SHAMAL said:Here is the letter that I had written to the Senator.
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How common is your name? Mine is pretty damn common...udacha6 said:Compass,
One more thing... Four years ago when we had to decide who files for GC - me or my husband (we both had independent H1Bs) - our lawyer very strongly insisted on me being the primary because he was almost confident that my husband's case will get stuck at the FBI and that if it happened at least I would be able to get my case approved. We didn't really care or believe him at that time, but how insightful it was... Obviously it is a well known fact among good immigration lawyers.
udacha6 said:I don't think it is our name (it isn't unique, but it isn't common either). It is more like military education and PVO officer rank received in college or some low clearance required in the technical schools or something else...
udacha6 said:I don't think it is our name (it isn't unique, but it isn't common either). It is more like military education and PVO officer rank received in college or some low clearance required in the technical schools or something else...
I don't think so. They run your name against their databases of known terrorists/criminals. There might be a DB of people with military/restricted access characteristics, but i doubt it.udacha6 said:Rir_or,
There is no question like that in the I485, but things like that come up during the name check.
udacha6 said:Here is what I learned about the FBI process from the senator's office and internet.
The database is a lot more than terrorists and criminals. It is also scientists, people affiliated with some religious and political organizations, workers with foreign security clearances and many many more. You may have a file in the FBI if you ordered a book on the explosives in the library last year (Patriot's Act) or were arrested for drunk-driving or had access to the sensitive informaiton (like weapon or nuclear technology) here or abroad. The senator's assistant even told us that a "hit" in the database doesn't even have to be you to cause further investigation, but may be your immediate relatives because your LPR status or citizenship rights will eventually allow them to come here as well...
It doesn't help that you are scared either. It is not a big deal to be in the database. The big deal is that your file may be in a pile of millions waiting to be prepared by a couple of FBI agents.dragonhead said:Wow! Sounds scary. I guess I'm stuck in NC because I rented a lot of violent action movies in the past few years from my local library.
Anyhow, my pain may have been just started (in the NC for about a year) and keep counting ...