USC rejected - what to do next ?

Bobsmyth said:
The questions the officer asks at the border normally weeds those out. If the car registration doesn't match the identity of the driver or if the car is stolen you can bet the line of questioning will catch that.
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It won't happen. It is very rare. Do they care about checking vehicle registration? It is not perfect, again.
 
USGC485 said:
It won't happen. It is very rare. Do they care about checking vehicle registration? It is not perfect, again.
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No system is perfect, but it does work. The same goes for Naturalization. Some applicants are dishonest and get away with it, but others are caught and must face the consequences.
 
optimum2b said:
It has been 5.5 years after getting the green card and have lived in the States for over 36 months in the past 5 years ... I was traveling overseas for about 1.5 years of my residency, but made sure to visit back home once in 6 months (no stays outside the US for over 6 months).

I applied for USC after completing 90 days of returning. FP notice came in 5 weeks and I completed the same. During my interview last week, the IO reviewed my case and asked me questions about my stay outside the US. I clearly mentioned to him this was business related and that there was no stay over 6 months. However, he told me to reapply after living continuously in the US for a year. My job requires me to travel overseas. Anybody in similar situation ? Please share your experience/idea.
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At which DO was that?
 
aabbcc11 said:
The OP's case is completely different from Immigrateful. I have just glanced throuhg this thread but see that the OP had basically just 90 days residency and no serious ties while Immigrateful had applied after living in the US for 1.5 yrs continuosly. Apples and oranges imo.
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Indeed that is a very key difference. Certainly the longer you've been "back" in the US prior to applying, the easier time you're going to get at interview.
 
Yikes. Rejected. I'm going to be back in the US for at least 6 months before I apply for citizenship, but maybe I should wait a little longer...

As for entry into the US without the GC or passport being scanned, the airline desks abroad do take down information. I asked them what all of it was for (they asked for US address, etc.) and they told me that US immigration needed pre-arrival information. So, I guess there will be air entry records.
 
cafeconleche said:
As for entry into the US without the GC or passport being scanned, the airline desks abroad do take down information. I asked them what all of it was for (they asked for US address, etc.) and they told me that US immigration needed pre-arrival information. So, I guess there will be air entry records.
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Again, that is not consistent at every country and every airline. Last time I traveled by air into the US, all they did was look at the green card before issuing my boarding pass. They didn't ask me for a US address or write down any details from the card.
 
cafeconleche said:
Oh, I wasn't aware that it was only required in some places. I guess it isn't a very reliable system.
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yeah, Some controls don't scan your passport or your gc (at some points like landing crossing border between canada and usa) despite the cameras capturing license tags.
 
optimum2b said:
It has been 5.5 years after getting the green card and have lived in the States for over 36 months in the past 5 years ... I was traveling overseas for about 1.5 years of my residency, but made sure to visit back home once in 6 months (no stays outside the US for over 6 months).
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Something similar happened to me. But the IO focused on having me provide her with any proof that I was living in the U.S. during the time I was away. Check out this thread, it's interesting:

http://www.immigrationportal.com/showthread.php?t=278616

The only thing you can do next is wait.....
 
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