I-90 (d) California Service Center

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toughcase

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Hi all,

Just want to use this thread to communicate with all the members out there with the same situation as me.

I received my green card on 11/5/07 and found they misspelled my first name. In fact, I realized that on the welcome letter I received from USCIS on 11/2/07 already; however, I found that the plastic card was already in my mail box three days after I received the welcome notice.

During this three days, I called 1-800 number and managed to send a fax to USCIS California Service Center (CSC) told them the mistake they made. I was hoping they can correct my first name right away before they sent out the card. By the time they reply my fax, it was one month later and I already got my green card with "incorrect first name" on it.

I asked my lawyer to file I-90 with reason (d) on 11/8 and have not yet heard anything from CSC since. Checked CSC processing date on visa(s) every week, the I-90 processing date is still stay on 7/30/2006 since I filed it in November 2007. Login to USCIS customer account, it still showed my visa application was approved in October, which means my I-90 application has even been assign a case number yet. I cannot imagine when I am going to receive my correct green card.

Does anyone of you have the same problem with CSC? Please share your thought or experience.
 
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Checked CSC processing date on visa(s), the I-90 processing date is finally advanced to 8/11/2006. Since I filed it in November 2007, I still have long ways to go ~
 
toughcase said:
Checked CSC processing date on visa(s), the I-90 processing date is finally advanced to 8/11/2006. Since I filed it in November 2007, I still have long ways to go
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Does it mean that it will be a year and a half, approximately, before you get a replacement card? Did you get a receipt number from US CIS, after you filed I-90?
 
With I-90 option (d) administrative error from USCIS, you won't get a receipt number.

I call the 1-800 number several times, but was told different waiting time each time. From "6 to 8 weeks" to "180 days". I just called them again, this time the lady told me to wait at least "190 days". This is getting more and more unbelievable. I thought I will be ok to wait if it's 2 to 3 month, but I have been waiting for almost 4 month. I finally made a infopass and planning to get a temporary stamp on my passport so I can go home for a visit.

Everyone who has infopass experience with similar issue, please drop a line or two on how and what do I prepare for getting my stamp. Thanks~
 
toughcase said:
I finally made a infopass and planning to get a temporary stamp on my passport so I can go home for a visit.

Everyone who has infopass experience with similar issue, please drop a line or two on how and what do I prepare for getting my stamp. Thanks~
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I went, waited for half-hour, and then entered into a shouting match with an immigration worker, in front of amused audience of about 100 people.

The immigration worker said they couldn't issue me a temp I-551, despite that a USCIS letter said so, and didn't elaborate why. The letter I received said, apply for I-90(d), and feel free to go to a district USCIS office to get temporary one, while-u-wait. So I did, showed the letter to an immigration worker, and she said, forget it, this is not the way we work, we can't issue you a temporary I-551.

I responded, well why did then a letter from US CIS Nebraska Center said otherwise? She didn't know, and didn't know what to do from there on. After about half-hour of back-and-forth, I asked for a supervisor. Supervisor couldn't help either, so I asked for the next rank up the ladder.

Another half-hour of waiting, and I get called to yet another window, where Pat, a senior immigration officer told me, "OK, I don't know why they said that in the letter, but we can't issue you a temporary green card until you show us evidence that you filed I-90, i.e. a receipt number."

I asked, why didn't the immigration officer said so two hours ago? She couldn't answer, but gave me her business card, and said, "file I-90, get a receipt and come back with two photographs."

So my InfoPass experience wasn't too good, they couldn't help me.

On top of it, a request to US CIS about I-90 came back with "we have no evidence of your I-90 application". That - after I sent 4 copies of the original application with cover letters explaining that the original application likely got lost, and copies of postal receipts that the original application confirming delivery... :) Each of these letters came back to me with "denied, because you did not include your green card with this application".

How do you fight that? You send an application via certified mail, receipt requested, and they lose it. When you call, they say, "we have no record of it". When you mail them a copy with a letter, "hey looks like it got lost, here is a copy", they respond with "denied: you did not inlcude your green card".

How do you fight that?
 
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toughcase said:
With I-90 option (d) administrative error from USCIS, you won't get a receipt number.
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You were right, a US CIS customer service rep just explained that to me. Told me to go to the district office (can't wait to see all those friendly immigration workers again), ask them what to do.
 
Dear mixednut,

What was your case? Also, when did you file your I-90? Where do you live? I live in southern California.

After read your post, I start to worry about my infopass appointment. I afraid I might get the same "Treatment" as you. By understanding they might not issue me a temp I-551, what do you suggest I should ask? Or, I should say, what kind of information I should get from this infopass? Unlike you, I probably won't survive 2 mins in front of immigration officer.

By the way, what did you bring to the infopass? Did you bring your passport?
 
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toughcase said:
What was your case?
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Not sure I understand the question. The case in question is I-90(d).
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Also, when did you file your I-90? Where do you live? I live in southern California.
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Filed I-90 a year ago, in February 2007, in Los Angeles.
toughcase said:
After read your post, I start to worry about my infopass appointment. I afraid I might get the same "Treatment" as you. By understanding they might not issue me a temp I-551, what do you suggest I should ask? Or, I should say, what kind of information I should get from this infopass? Unlike you, I probably won't survive 2 mins in front of immigration officer.

By the way, what did you bring to the infopass? Did you bring your passport?
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I don't know what to tell you. Maybe it was just my bad luck, that none of the immigration officers I talked to, all the way to the top, knew their stuff. The letter from US CIS said, black on white, go to the district office and get a temporary I-551. 1st two officers point blank refused, and the last, "Senior Officer", said, bring a receipt, then we will issue you an I-551. I.e. she didn't even know that with I-90(d), you don't get a receipt. So in my case, a letter from US CIS said one thing, and the district office said no, they couldn't do it, and they haven't gotten the faintest idea what to tell me.

And that is called "government"? I mean, if US CIS represents the US Government in any way, I can only marvel how they get anything done at all. My experience with US CIS is the worst example of counter-productive Kafka-esque bureacracy I've ever seen. And I thought Soviet apparatchiks were the worst.

I even wrote to the US CIS "Ombudsman", but they simply forwarded my letter to US CIS customer service, and 6 months later, I received a response which was essentially a write-off, i.e. they didn't say what the next step should be, or explained why I couldn't get a temporary I-551.

And you would think, they only torture terrorists... :)
 
What I meant was that is your name wrong, birth date wrong, or sex wrong? I heard a lot of people got their sex wrong. Also, couple filed together and received card together, but husband's birth date is on wife's card. Unbelievable ~

Regarding to temporary I-551, do they really need pictures for it? If somehow~ they decide to give me the visa, what document do I need to present to them?

Thanks!
 
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What I meant was that is your name wrong, birth date wrong, or sex wrong? I heard a lot of people got their sex wrong. Also, couple filed together and received card together, but husband's birth date is on wife's card. Unbelievable ~
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Mine got the "A" number wrong, in one digit.
 
Hi mixednut,

Just as I predicted before I went to my infopass, I did not last 5 mins.

I arrived 20 mins before the appointment, and waited for 35 mins. Talked to an lady officer who is not very patient and friendly at all, she won't let me finish my every sentence. As I was explaining my case, she interrupt me and told me that the system shows they received the my incorrect greencard on Jan 24 2008 despite I told her my case was filed last November (I even show her the certified mail receipt). This time, I interrupted her sentence and explained to her that my case was filed last November, but all I got from her month was "So, what do you want me to do about it? That's what the screen showed.". I almost felt like to punch her in the face and told her "What do you mean - what do I want you to do about it? I want you to tell me why this was happened."

Of course, I did not punch her and I did not asked that sentence. I was told that I will have to wait at least 90 days after they received my incorrect greencard before I can contact them to track the process.

As of temp I-551, I was told by the same lady that my immigration visa stamp (the stamp, no the visa sticker) is valid for one year from the day I entered the US, but she was not sure. So, she sent me to second floor to different department (room 2067, couldn't remember the name). I went there and was told by the front desk lady that my visa (based on the visa Sticker) is valid only six months. Since it was issued in Oct. 07, it is valid until Apr. 08. I questioned her about "the stamp", but she said there is nothing to do with "stamp" , only based on the visa sticker. At that moment, I did not pay attention to the fine print and believed what she said should be correct since she is the expert of this visa thing. I checked the visa sticker after I went home and found that there is a line of fine print said the visa sticker will acting as temp I-551 valid for one year (from the day I entered US) once endorsed by the custom. Now, I am confused and thinking about going back to ask the second floor lady again, since I didn't have to make an appointment there.

Which one do you think is correct? Me? Or. the second floor lady?
 
toughcase said:
Now, I am confused and thinking about going back to ask the second floor lady again, since I didn't have to make an appointment there.

Which one do you think is correct? Me? Or. the second floor lady?
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I don't know! :)

I entered the US 17 years ago, in 1990 (and yes, still don't have a correct green card, and still don't have citizenship - and I am legal - can you believe that?) - and a lot has changed in 17 years. I'd recommend getting a consultation with a decent immigration lawyer - let me know if you need a referral. It shouldn't be too expensive, $100-200, but you will get a legal advice.
 
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