I petitioned my husband of 8 years for permanent residency in 2001. We went through all the motions and even made it all the way through to the interview process (this was back in 2002). At the interview the immigration officer requested that we submit some documents pertaining to my husbands prior felony conviction. We immediately went down to the hall of justice and showed the clerk the forms that we needed to submit. Thinking that we had the proper documents we mailed them to the immigration office and waited for a response. It is now 2004 and we just received a letter from the immigration office stating that they have denied his application due to the fact that we did not submit the proper documentation and therefore considered the case abandoned. The letter states that he has fifteen (15) days to leave the country.
My question is what can I do now to prevent this from occuring. Who should I talk to and is there any way to appeal this decision? We did not abandon this case and have made numerous trips to the immigration office to inquire about the status of our case. The only response we would ever get is that our case was pending, no indication of missing documents was ever brought to our attention. Any help is greatly appreciated.
My question is what can I do now to prevent this from occuring. Who should I talk to and is there any way to appeal this decision? We did not abandon this case and have made numerous trips to the immigration office to inquire about the status of our case. The only response we would ever get is that our case was pending, no indication of missing documents was ever brought to our attention. Any help is greatly appreciated.