Still it does not make sense. The consul who issued teh visa did not catch this. The GC adjudicator did not catch this. And all these two persons are supposed to review the employment claim more carefully than the IO who review N400. Then suddenly the IO now caught this during a brief interview.
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Need advice and support after N400 interview
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Still it does not make sense. The consul who issued teh visa did not catch this. The GC adjudicator did not catch this. And all these two persons are supposed to review the employment claim more carefully than the IO who review N400. Then suddenly the IO now caught this during a brief interview.
Yes, A# is also assigned (by USCIS) when you get EAD (can get on Student visa (F1) also) or CPT.
But never heard that consulate (or DOS) assigning one during non-immigrant visa renewal.
Are you sure you were not having EAD then?
But never heard that consulate (or DOS) assigning one during non-immigrant visa renewal.
Are you sure you were not having EAD then?
It does not take a CG to get assigned an A#. I myself was assigned an A# when I still had a student visa, and believe it or not, the first time I saw it, is when I renewed my visa at the local US consular office in my country. The consular officer wrote it on top of the visa stamp!
True, when you acquire a GC the USCIS gather all your previous files including the one in the embassy/consular office where you first applied for a visa to the US--that's actually your very first immigration file!
Yes, A# is also assigned (by USCIS) when you get EAD (can get on Student visa (F1) also) or CPT.
But never heard that consulate (or DOS) assigning one during non-immigrant visa renewal.
Are you sure you were not having EAD then?
No, I did not have an EAD. Actually, it happened when I switched sponsors. Initially, I persued a Masters degree under the sponsorship of my government (scholarship), and then later I pursued a Ph.D degree under a grant from the school (research assistanship). It seems that the consular office assigned it to me to be later recorded by the IO at the port of entry.
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Jackolantern
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IOs spend time reviewing the A-file before the interview takes place. This IO may have reviewed it in more detail than the consular officer or GC adjudicator. Sometimes people with discrepancies or criminal records slip through at those earlier stages because the IO's weren't paying enough attention to the details. Look at how they renewed Mohammad Atta's visa after 9/11, for example.Still it does not make sense. The consul who issued teh visa did not catch this. The GC adjudicator did not catch this. And all these two persons are supposed to review the employment claim more carefully than the IO who review N400. Then suddenly the IO now caught this during a brief interview.
In this case, perhaps the employment discrepancy from 10 years ago did not become obvious until after seeing the employment history in the years afterwards. For example, if the visa application listed employment as the head chef in a fancy restaurant, and then all the years of employment in the US after that were as a ditch digger or janitor, that raises a red flag as to the truth of the head chef claim.
sanjoseaug20
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IOs spend time reviewing the A-file before the interview takes place. This IO may have reviewed it in more detail than the consular officer or GC adjudicator. Sometimes people with discrepancies or criminal records slip through at those earlier stages because the IO's weren't paying enough attention to the details. Look at how they renewed Mohammad Atta's visa after 9/11, for example.
In this case, perhaps the employment discrepancy from 10 years ago did not become obvious until after seeing the employment history in the years afterwards. For example, if the visa application listed employment as the head chef in a fancy restaurant, and then all the years of employment in the US after that were as a ditch digger or janitor, that raises a red flag as to the truth of the head chef claim.
One of the other thing which has been happening in recent times is increased scrutiny of H1 firms. There have been numerous audits. Partially as a result of the economy, and partially as a result of the scrutiny, you will know that the number of H1s filed this year is very low compared to the past years. USCIS might be building a database of known bad companies who have taken, let us say, liberties with the employment visas. Besides the recent H1 scrutiny, USCIS might also be keeping a tab on companies with suspect credentials (too many H1 cancelations, too many people paid less than LCA, too many AC21s, whatever...)
I am not saying the OP landed in one such bucket, but I would not be surprised if USCIS scrutinizes people who came through or had any relation with such companies.
Of course, IOs spend time reviewing the file before interview. Their only involvement with your case is much more than the 15-30 minutes you spend with them. That is why some interviews go well from the get go (so much so that they seem like mere formality), and some are like traps (because the IO has data which counters the app).
Also in this day and age of computers, despite people getting oath letters on different days and tickets not showing up on DMV records, checking some basic information would be much easier than in the past. It is just that we do not know which information they have, and which they don't.
One of the other thing which has been happening in recent times is increased scrutiny of H1 firms. There have been numerous audits. Partially as a result of the economy, and partially as a result of the scrutiny, you will know that the number of H1s filed this year is very low compared to the past years. USCIS might be building a database of known bad companies who have taken, let us say, liberties with the employment visas. Besides the recent H1 scrutiny, USCIS might also be keeping a tab on companies with suspect credentials (too many H1 cancelations, too many people paid less than LCA, too many AC21s, whatever...)
I am not saying the OP landed in one such bucket, but I would not be surprised if USCIS scrutinizes people who came through or had any relation with such companies.
Of course, IOs spend time reviewing the file before interview. Their only involvement with your case is much more than the 15-30 minutes you spend with them. That is why some interviews go well from the get go (so much so that they seem like mere formality), and some are like traps (because the IO has data which counters the app).
Also in this day and age of computers, despite people getting oath letters on different days and tickets not showing up on DMV records, checking some basic information would be much easier than in the past. It is just that we do not know which information they have, and which they don't.
I have learned recently that in addition to FBI checks (Fingerprints and name checks) the USCIS does it own background check through CLAIMS 4.0 database system which includes all the DHS agencies' data. The IO adjucating the N-400 application also scrutinizes the A# file from A to Z looking for possible fraud through inconsistencies resulting from the many applications for benefits that the applicant submitted in the past.
TheFree,I think that is nothing new. They have been using this procedure for a long time, right?
I think what is new is the CLAIM 4.0 database consolidating a huge amount of information about the applicant.
IOs spend time reviewing the A-file before the interview takes place.
Many interviewees got the impression the IO never read their file and it is during tehinterview their IO had ever took a peek into the file
I beleive IO will review your file before interview. But I don't think IO will review your immigration whole story file in detail. How to get Visa? Is your marriage to USC fraud? Is your employment sponsor fraud? Is asylum fraud? How many works IO will do for N400 interview? They wouldn't look whole file in detail, except they find some suspicous thing very obviously. But I am confused why such obviously thing couldn't be caught by green card IO?
I heard that there are somebody use false employment applying B1 visa, like manager in some company. After come to U.S, just work as a waiter in a resturant. But how you can tell that is a false empoyment, maybe they can say they just enjoy working as a waiter.....
I heard that there are somebody use false employment applying B1 visa, like manager in some company. After come to U.S, just work as a waiter in a resturant. But how you can tell that is a false empoyment, maybe they can say they just enjoy working as a waiter.....
I heard that there are somebody use false employment applying B1 visa, like manager in some company. After come to U.S, just work as a waiter in a resturant. But how you can tell that is a false empoyment, maybe they can say they just enjoy working as a waiter.....
It is said among taxi drivers in NY there were a lot of ex-doctors,
ex-lawyers etc
But I am confused why such obviously thing couldn't be caught by green card IO?
Maybe USCIS has an evil mind and they play this game:"Let's approve these peoples' GCs and let them stuck more in life here and make suffer more by
deporting them later when they have children here"