zulaymendez
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I received a denial letter for my I-485 saying that my husband (US citizen) and I failed to appear for interview. However, we never received a notice to appear. The denial letter was dated Dec. 29, 2004, but it was mailed on Jan. 24, 2005, and we received it on Jan 25.
My husband and I went to the USCIS office in New York on the following day (Jan. 26) after having received the denial letter. We explained that a notice to appear had never been received. A supervisor there advised my husband to write a letter requesting a "Service of Motion to Reopen" and were sent home to "WAIT".
On Feb. 22, 2005 we went to USCIS again to inquire on the status of our request. We were told that I perhaps had to wait a year during which time I am ineligible to work or travel.
What is really strange is that on Dec. 30, 2004 (a day AFTER the I-485 had been denied) my husband and I visited USCIS to inquire about my work authorization card. My case was reviewed on that day and I received my card immediately. Two weeks later, I received my Social Security Card and started working as a teacher.
I truly and honestly believe that this is all a crass error ont the part of USCIS, yet I am being penalized for their obvious error.
We are at wit's end. What if anything can or should be done?
My husband and I went to the USCIS office in New York on the following day (Jan. 26) after having received the denial letter. We explained that a notice to appear had never been received. A supervisor there advised my husband to write a letter requesting a "Service of Motion to Reopen" and were sent home to "WAIT".
On Feb. 22, 2005 we went to USCIS again to inquire on the status of our request. We were told that I perhaps had to wait a year during which time I am ineligible to work or travel.
What is really strange is that on Dec. 30, 2004 (a day AFTER the I-485 had been denied) my husband and I visited USCIS to inquire about my work authorization card. My case was reviewed on that day and I received my card immediately. Two weeks later, I received my Social Security Card and started working as a teacher.
I truly and honestly believe that this is all a crass error ont the part of USCIS, yet I am being penalized for their obvious error.
We are at wit's end. What if anything can or should be done?