In the RTD I just received, USCIS erroneously stated my country as India, even though I clearly stated in the form that I am not a citizen of India.This mistake has been repeated in 4 out of the last 5 RTDs I have received. I was born in India(not an Indian citizen) but am a citizen of an African country, came to the US on my African passport and was granted Asylum based on the fact that I am a citizen of that African country. The smart asses at USCIS don't seem to get it, for them one is automatically a citizen of the country in which one is born!! Duh. On numerous occasions I have to expain myself to concerned authorities in other contries about that discrepancy, as such I am forced to carry my NP and birth certificate whenever I travel.
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Received RTD with error
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when did you apply for your rtd and how long it took in the mail to arrive ?madasylee said:In the RTD I just received, USCIS erroneously stated my country as India, even though I clearly stated in the form that I am not a citizen of India.This mistake has been repeated in 4 out of the last 5 RTDs I have received. I was born in India(not an Indian citizen) but am a citizen of an African country, came to the US on my African passport and was granted Asylum based on the fact that I am a citizen of that African country. The smart asses at USCIS don't seem to get it, for them one is automatically a citizen of the country in which one is born!! Duh. On numerous occasions I have to expain myself to concerned authorities in other contries about that discrepancy, as such I am forced to carry my NP and birth certificate whenever I travel.
africa said:when did you apply for your rtd and how long it took in the mail to arrive ?
Africa, I applied in August and received the RTD 10 days ago.
they've made the same mistake with my RTD both times i applied. I didn't know what was supposed to be there at that time, and it didn't cause me any problems while entering. I learnt about that later on this forum. The interesting thing is the officers never noticed the difference on the RTD and I-94 (where natuarally i put the right country). If you have to travel soon, i think it's ok to use what you got, but if you don't plan to travel in the next 3 months i would try to get them to change that by calling 1-800 number and asking for the officer. When i called after travelling, i got transferred about 5 times(!) before i got talk to the person who knew what really has to be there.
NY_Applicant
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It's same as on the greencard, the country of birth, not citizenship. There is no mistake pal.
wantmygcnow
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NY_Applicant said:It's same as on the greencard, the country of birth, not citizenship. There is no mistake pal.
NY Applicant is right. It lists your Country of Birth in GC & RTD.
Would you have any reference in the law or any kind of INS regulations to that? As i mentioned before I got to talk to one officer in NSC some time ago, and he said it must be country of citizenship... My concern is, i might be travelling to my country of birth and I'm afraid i may have problem getting visa from them as they would assume i got asylum from them. My NP already expired and i don't plan to renew. Thanks.wantmygcnow said:NY Applicant is right. It lists your Country of Birth in GC & RTD.
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wantmygcnow said:NY Applicant is right. It lists your Country of Birth in GC & RTD.
Wantmygcnow and NY Aplicant,
But that beats logic, what is the relevance of country of birth to them USCIS, I am assuming that the logic they are trying to use is one is a citizen of the country where he/she is born, and that is not necessarily true.
My initial application for TPS was rejected because the IO working on my case assumed that I was a citizen of India and as such I am not eligible to apply for TPS, but it was overturned on appeal.
wantmygcnow
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madasylee said:Wantmygcnow and NY Aplicant,
But that beats logic, what is the relevance of country of birth to them USCIS, I am assuming that the logic they are trying to use is one is a citizen of the country where he/she is born, and that is not necessarily true.
My initial application for TPS was rejected because the IO working on my case assumed that I was a citizen of India and as such I am not eligible to apply for TPS, but it was overturned on appeal.
Madasylee..
You are logically correct, however even in U.S passport it says country of birth. According to American law, country of birth is country of citizenship but they dont know many countries in Europe don't have that rule...
You are right that all immigration benefits are based on your country of citizenship, however, currently all documents that are produced from my knowledge mention country of birth. GC to RTD..to AP..I dont know about RP.