Green Card denial

[floridaconsulti]

Green Card interview

I am a Swiss Citizen, and live in the US since 1999. First I had an E2 (Investors) Visa, then a H1B Visa, thereafter I got married, and became eligible for a green card. I know a few people from Mexico, Cuba, Columbia and Honduras, who got their green card within one year beeing in the US, some of them even without beeing married.

I live almost 8 years in the US, 7 of them together with my wife. I always payed my taxes, never had a late fee, never broke the law, never had a speeding ticket. My immigration lawyer told me there is no way I won't get my green card after my "green-card" interview. So I went there, together with my wife, at the immigration office in Miami.

He was wrong. Miami is different. We spent about 2 hours at the immigration waiting room, surrounded by 50 people who didn't even speak english. Finally the immigration officer, a Mexican woman, called our names. Since she knew my last name is not Mexican, she slammed the office door into my face. Then she tried to talk to us in her native language, and since we did not understand her, she became even more angry.

The whole interview was the most humiliating experience of our lifes. And I can give you some absolutley incredible facts about that, but I dont want to write too much.

At the end of the session, she told us:"get out of my office". My lawyer then submitted my case to congress, but nothing happened.

My question is: Do I really have to become a Mexican Citizen before I am able to become a green card holder, be able to work, to support my family? Why in the world are Mexican people in charge of giving away green cards? Isn't it obvious that they rather give a green card to a Mexican criminal than to a non-Mexican who payed taxes for 8 years and was a premium resident?

This is important to me: Is there a way for a non-Mexican, after living with, and supporting an US Citizen for 7 year, married to her, to get a green card? Or am I forced to move back to Europe, and leave my american wife back with no funds, for here to become homeless, only because I am not a Mexican? If so, isn't that discrimination against US Citizens and long time residents??

 

[Heretic]

I sincerely hope you are joking.

Otherwise, go back to Switzerland. Everybody wins.

 

[floridaconsulti]

It's the true

I swear on my mothers life!

 

[ozarka]

you need to contact obusmand or call the 1 800 number u should of clearly gotten ur gc

 

[floridaconsulti]

Contact who?

Who is obusmand? What's the 800 number?

 

[ozarka]

he is one u contact if u have serious problems with ur case and the 1 800 number is 1-800-375-5283 call in the afternoon before 5 they should help u out with ur case

 

[ozarka]

he is one u contact if u have serious problems with ur case and the 1 800 number is 1-800-375-5283 call in the afternoon before 5 they should help u out with ur case

 

[floridaconsulti]

Congress

We even wrote to the Honorable Connie Mack, Congressman for our county, and even that was a waste of time.

 

[ozarka]

You should call as soon as possible...

 

[floridaconsulti]

Who is obusmand?

An immigration lawyer?

 

[ozarka]

A immigration lawyer is not needed right now if the National Customer Service doesn't help then u may need to hire a immigration lawyer.

 

[floridaconsulti]

National Customer Service?

I have a serious issue here. I hope you are sincerely trying to help.

 

[Al Southner]

Solution...

I am a Swiss Citizen, and live in the US since 1999. First I had an E2 (Investors) Visa, then a H1B Visa, thereafter I got married, and became eligible for a green card. I know a few people from Mexico, Cuba, Columbia and Honduras, who got their green card within one year beeing in the US, some of them even without beeing married.

I live almost 8 years in the US, 7 of them together with my wife. I always payed my taxes, never had a late fee, never broke the law, never had a speeding ticket. My immigration lawyer told me there is no way I won't get my green card after my "green-card" interview. So I went there, together with my wife, at the immigration office in Miami.

He was wrong. Miami is different. We spent about 2 hours at the immigration waiting room, surrounded by 50 people who didn't even speak english. Finally the immigration officer, a Mexican woman, called our names. Since she knew my last name is not Mexican, she slammed the office door into my face. Then she tried to talk to us in her native language, and since we did not understand her, she became even more angry.

The whole interview was the most humiliating experience of our lifes. And I can give you some absolutley incredible facts about that, but I dont want to write too much.

At the end of the session, she told us:"get out of my office". My lawyer then submitted my case to congress, but nothing happened.

My question is: Do I really have to become a Mexican Citizen before I am able to become a green card holder, be able to work, to support my family? Why in the world are Mexican people in charge of giving away green cards? Isn't it obvious that they rather give a green card to a Mexican criminal than to a non-Mexican who payed taxes for 8 years and was a premium resident?

This is important to me: Is there a way for a non-Mexican, after living with, and supporting an US Citizen for 7 year, married to her, to get a green card? Or am I forced to move back to Europe, and leave my american wife back with no funds, for here to become homeless, only because I am not a Mexican? If so, isn't that discrimination against US Citizens and long time residents??

Hi,



Man...write a letter to the Director of the DO, and ask them to examine the taped interview you had with the so-called mexican american. I believe that it is now an established protocol that all AOS interviews are video-taped, so you can have a recourse should abuse be evident on the tape.

Also, in your letter, please ignore racial overtones, mexican lady.... From my experience in Florida, there are more hispanic people there, so the common thread will be that USCIS has naturalized mexicans, columbians, etc working for them, if they so desire to seek immigration related employment. So, to single them out might be misconstrued as you being a racist and deserving a denial in ther eyes. Also, not all mexicans are criminals, so you are stereotyping an ethinic or race, which is ill-advised. I have a Mexican friend who went to the London School of Economics, so is my french friend, who went there too. I was in Miami for my honey on the moon, I was amazed as to how many stores we went to, in which they spoke spanish, but if you have the Almight dollar, they will speak English or whatever language you speak. Lastly, no mexican is in charge of giving greencard away and this is a racist statement. What the hell is wrong with a person other than a white person giving away an immigration benefit? It is absurd and ridiculous for people to think that this world is made up of only people of our skin color.

I suspect that your interview happen as it did, because you seem to have a negative perception of Mexican people. For all we know, what prove do you have that she is of Mexican origin? People in Columbia speaks Spanish, and unless you are a fluent and observant languistic, to me all spanish sound the same. Hence, when I speak Dutch to people in Amsterdam and Rotterdam, I can tell the little subtle linguistic differences, but it is all the same language. However, unless the woman told specifically that she was from mexico, and she only issues benefits to people of mexican heritage, then your point will be valid.

Being a mexican is not a requirement for the greencard, otherwise all mexicans will be in Mexico with their greencard working in the green fields... To whom did your lawyer submit your case to in Congress? Congress is a body of 535 people working for 50 states, so with whom did he submit it and for what? My advise, ensure that your lawyer is doing what he's paid to do. First of all, he/she SHOULD have accompanied you to the INTERVIEW, to ensure that such abuse doesn't happen. The Director of DO will give more weight to a complaint filed by a lawyer than you, because with you, objectivity is a missing ingredient because you are the beneficiary, but a lawyer carries no such baggage. Moreover, had he been there when you were "woman-handled", a sworn statement from you and a letter threatening to bust USCIS with a lawsuit, you case would have been reserved a long time ago.

Lastly, it is possible for people who naturalize and work for USCIS to favor their own countrymen over other people. I don't condone these actions, because I find them to be deplorable and dirty. Also, you might have been a victim of "european-wanna-be-greencard-holder", why?? In their mind, all is well Europe, except for Latin American countries, so you ought to be punished. So, all I am saying is this: I am sorry that you experienced this as you allege, but in seeking counsel, don't become a bigot which Mark Foley, Ted Haggard, Mel Gibson or now Michael Richards (Kramer) turned out to be, by judging people based on their skin color or language or origin.

 

[cherr1980]

You should contact not only one congressman...ALL of them. You even should contact the governor's office, how? get one number and continue.

by the way just must appeal and do your MTR asap.

As the other post said, I would suggest that even your experience has been pretty bad with this woman in particuar do not take it as all Mexicans are like that or actually has to do with it. I know is difficult and frustrated especially

 

[cherr1980]

You should contact not only one congressman...ALL of them. You even should contact the governor's office, how? get one number and continue randomly and you will find it, my husband's did it.

by the way just must appeal and do your MTR asap.

As the other post said, I would suggest that even your experience has been pretty bad with this woman in particuar do not take it as all Mexicans are like that or actually has to do with it. I know is difficult and frustrated especially when is about your staying here and be with your wife and with so many things that people who just jump over the law and get with it. I know by friends of minethat the MIA office is really difficult and others had similar experiences with Cubans even one of them was married with one and a similar thing happened but things got solved.

In general we do and obey laws because we believe in so not because others do it. So keep the faith and use all the tools that you can have. Your immigration lawyer should guide you trough all this process and should know better how to proceed.

Good luck,

 

[faysal]

Mr. Floridaconcult:

It is very sad that you had to experience and endure such a severe discrimination and inhumane experience; however, I think you are reading too much into race. There are bad individuals, but a whole community or nation can't be bad. Also you haven't provided us with reasons for which the officer denied your application. I don't have the statistics, but many people get greencards.

Any way I think as others suggested you should contact emediately to the office of Ombudsman. I have provided all the information you need below. This office is very responsive and they are not as busy as congress. They will act on your behave as soon as possible. I contacted with them twice and each time they were very responsive and they helped me. their power is, however, limited. If the lady has a good reason based on law for which she can deny you greencard that office has no power. The office can force the lady to give you a detailed explanation of why she denied your case. Once you get that correspondence from her, you can go from there.

I hate to say but if you have an immigration problem it takes long fight to get results.
Please find the information on Ombudman below. Write to them and provide as much evidence as you have...good luck


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[floridaconsulti]

Green Card

Hi,



Man...write a letter to the Director of the DO, and ask them to examine the taped interview you had with the so-called mexican american. I believe that it is now an established protocol that all AOS interviews are video-taped, so you can have a recourse should abuse be evident on the tape.

We will do that.

Also, in your letter, please ignore racial overtones, mexican lady.... From my experience in Florida, there are more hispanic people there, so the common thread will be that USCIS has naturalized mexicans, columbians, etc working for them, if they so desire to seek immigration related employment. So, to single them out might be misconstrued as you being a racist and deserving a denial in ther eyes.

Makes sense. I understand your point.

Also, not all mexicans are criminals, so you are stereotyping an ethinic or race, which is ill-advised.

That's true. But if they immigrate only one criminal at cost of my green-card, it makes us angry. But I got your point.

Lastly, no mexican is in charge of giving greencard away and this is a racist statement. What the hell is wrong with a person other than a white person giving away an immigration benefit? It is absurd and ridiculous for people to think that this world is made up of only people of our skin color.

I am not a racist, not at all. I have a lot of mexican, cuban, columbian, etc. friends. Skin color does not matter to me. I dont care if an african-american, or a cuban, or an arabic person is in charge of green-cards.
But it is wrong, if they only foreward paperwork from customers of their own heritage, and everybody else is ignored. THATS what I call rassism.

I suspect that your interview happen as it did, because you seem to have a negative perception of Mexican people.

That is wrong. I have (had) a very positive perception of Mexican people.

For all we know, what prove do you have that she is of Mexican origin? People in Columbia speaks Spanish, and unless you are a fluent and observant languistic, to me all spanish sound the same.
Hence, when I speak Dutch to people in Amsterdam and Rotterdam, I can tell the little subtle linguistic differences, but it is all the same language. However, unless the woman told specifically that she was from mexico, and she only issues benefits to people of mexican heritage, then your point will be valid.

I have no prove, but since I have a lot of south-american friends, I can tell the difference between a mexican and a Columbian. How can I prove something like that? I can not. I understand your point.

To whom did your lawyer submit your case to in Congress?

To the Honorable Connie Mack. My lawyer wrote the letter, my wife (as an US citizen) signed it.

Congress is a body of 535 people working for 50 states, so with whom did he submit it and for what? My advise, ensure that your lawyer is doing what he's paid to do. First of all, he/she SHOULD have accompanied you to the INTERVIEW, to ensure that such abuse doesn't happen. The Director of DO will give more weight to a complaint filed by a lawyer than you, because with you, objectivity is a missing ingredient because you are the beneficiary, but a lawyer carries no such baggage. Moreover, had he been there when you were "woman-handled", a sworn statement from you and a letter threatening to bust USCIS with a lawsuit, you case would have been reserved a long time ago.

Lastly, it is possible for people who naturalize and work for USCIS to favor their own countrymen over other people. I don't condone these actions, because I find them to be deplorable and dirty. Also, you might have been a victim of "european-wanna-be-greencard-holder", why?? In their mind, all is well Europe, except for Latin American countries, so you ought to be punished. So, all I am saying is this: I am sorry that you experienced this as you allege, but in seeking counsel, don't become a bigot which Mark Foley, Ted Haggard, Mel Gibson or now Michael Richards (Kramer) turned out to be, by judging people based on their skin color or language or origin.

Thanks for the comment! I will certainly talk to my lawyer again, and mention your points.

 

[floridaconsulti]

Mr. Floridaconcult:

It is very sad that you had to experience and endure such a severe discrimination and inhumane experience; however, I think you are reading too much into race. There are bad individuals, but a whole community or nation can't be bad. Also you haven't provided us with reasons for which the officer denied your application. I don't have the statistics, but many people get greencards.

Any way I think as others suggested you should contact emediately to the office of Ombudsman. I have provided all the information you need below. This office is very responsive and they are not as busy as congress. They will act on your behave as soon as possible. I contacted with them twice and each time they were very responsive and they helped me. their power is, however, limited. If the lady has a good reason based on law for which she can deny you greencard that office has no power. The office can force the lady to give you a detailed explanation of why she denied your case. Once you get that correspondence from her, you can go from there.

I hate to say but if you have an immigration problem it takes long fight to get results.
Please find the information on Ombudman below. Write to them and provide as much evidence as you have...good luck

.........................





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OK THANKS! We will do this right away. (After we eat the Turkey)

We dont know the reason for beeing denied. We just did not heare from them anymore, and that is (acording to my lawyer) a sign of denial. To us it looks like the whole case endet up someplace in the trashcan.

 

[pianoplayer]

This is the time to cool down and think clearly. If everything is true as you stated it, the officer's behavior was definitely inappropriate. It is a very unusual situation as you described it. To be honest, I have to wonder whether there was some kind of provocation or reaction from your side. However, I am not going to accuse you of anything ---- we do occasionally run into crazy, foolish people in our lives.

Assuming that everything you said is true, there is no use in going into a tirade about Mexican people. It has nothing to do with that. Officers are all US citizens ----- regardless of where they come from. In California, where I own property, and Texas where I go to school, the majority of the population is Hispanic. It is simply natural that many officers would be of Hispanic origin.

Focus on the misdeeds ---- not the ethnicity of the person who committed the alleged misdeed. MTR and writing to local congressmen would be good ways to start.

 

[skau]

You didn't give details about your case. Affidavit of support, whether you wife is woking etc. The only reason I can think why USCIS can deny your case is if your wife don't have any income then she can't sponsor you but you can always submit a joint sponsor.

If everything is fine with your application then You should also contact your senator. Good luck and hope everything works out for you.