I-130 approved, I-485 denied

[soakedbootcuts]

Ok my situation is this:
In 2001 my sister filed for me for permanent resident status (she is a US citizen, I was unmarried, no law problems, high school student, etc, I was 17 years old).

In 2002 more or less I received a work permit and a Social Security number and card.

Then in 2004 (at 20 ys old) I had an interview with an immigration officer in which she told me I had to return back to my home country (ALONE) to wait for my green card to come through, because my Priority Date was 2001 and at the time they were serving PD 1989 or something like that. She explained about how I was a 4th category visa and all that stuff. She said I could leave voluntarily or I'd be deported. So I left voluntarily in 2005, but I never reported myself in the embassy of my home country or anything like that. 3 Questions: Why did I have to leave the country if I didn't have any problems with the law and I was working and paying taxes and going to college and minding my own business?? Is that a normal procedure? Is it right for them to separate families just like that or can I sue them?

Now it's 2009 and according to my sister, my I-130 was approved years ago but the I-485 was denied. They supposedly sent a letter of the I-130 approval but it was never received by my parents. What does this mean? Can I apply for a visa to return to the US at the embassy here? Am I going to receive a green card now or do I still have to wait for my PD to be served? (PD's this month will be serving those from 1998)...

It is all so very confusing, and we do not know what to do! Any help would be appreciated.

 

[Vishnu Mahadev]

Ok my situation is this:
In 2001 my sister filed for me for permanent resident status (she is a US citizen, I was unmarried, no law problems, high school student, etc, I was 17 years old).

In 2002 more or less I received a work permit and a Social Security number and card.

Then in 2004 (at 20 ys old) I had an interview with an immigration officer in which she told me I had to return back to my home country (ALONE) to wait for my green card to come through, because my Priority Date was 2001 and at the time they were serving PD 1989 or something like that. She explained about how I was a 4th category visa and all that stuff. She said I could leave voluntarily or I'd be deported. So I left voluntarily in 2005, but I never reported myself in the embassy of my home country or anything like that. 3 Questions: Why did I have to leave the country if I didn't have any problems with the law and I was working and paying taxes and going to college and minding my own business?? Is that a normal procedure? Is it right for them to separate families just like that or can I sue them?

Now it's 2009 and according to my sister, my I-130 was approved years ago but the I-485 was denied. They supposedly sent a letter of the I-130 approval but it was never received by my parents. What does this mean? Can I apply for a visa to return to the US at the embassy here? Am I going to receive a green card now or do I still have to wait for my PD to be served? (PD's this month will be serving those from 1998)...

It is all so very confusing, and we do not know what to do! Any help would be appreciated.

Did you contact any attorney to dig out your 130 approval and follow up on 485 application? Apparently it seems that no followup was done at right time and necesary steps were not taken. But all may be not be lost. This is the case for attorney: Exceptional and with merit.

 

[soakedbootcuts]

No we didn't, my sister is doing most of the research on my case. No follow-up was ever done, after they told me I had to come back that's what I did and no questions were ever asked from us. What should I have done since 2004?
Is an attorney really necessary in my case or should I just wait for PD?

 

[Vishnu Mahadev]

No we didn't, my sister is doing most of the research on my case. No follow-up was ever done, after they told me I had to come back that's what I did and no questions were ever asked from us. What should I have done since 2004?
Is an attorney really necessary in my case or should I just wait for PD?

Unless you can wait and last till eternity , I suggest you talk to Mr. Rajeev Khanna directly. Disclaimer: I don't get get any commission from him as such. But he deserves to be your attorney.

 

[Jackolantern]

Why did I have to leave the country if I didn't have any problems with the law and I was working and paying taxes and going to college and minding my own business??

You did have a problem with the law; you were here illegally because you were not eligible for the I-485 at the time you filed it. They have to reach your priority date for you to become eligible for the I-485, and as they explained the sibling category is years and years away from reaching your 2001 date.

 

[Jackolantern]

Did you contact any attorney to dig out your 130 approval and follow up on 485 application? Apparently it seems that no followup was done at right time and necesary steps were not taken. But all may be not be lost. This is the case for attorney: Exceptional and with merit.

An attorney can't do anything for this case except take people's money. With the I-130 being filed by the sister in 2001, the OP obviously wasn't eligible for the I-485 in the first place, and USCIS should have rejected it as soon as it was filed.