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I am a concerned husband for my out of status wife. We just received notice today that my wife's Adjustment of status based on marriage has been denied. Tomorrow was suppose to be her interview. My wife is from Kenya and I am a US citizen. We currently live together in Missouri. Why did this happen and what does this mean? Here is an outline of our situation:
1. In August 2008, my wife comes from Kenya on a student visa to attend college in Missouri. She also obtains employment where I work at. This is the first time we meet.
2. In January 2010, my wife (girlfriend at the time) became out of status due to dropping out of school. We both still are working together at the same place.
3. In July 2010, my wife and I got married. We move in a house together where we have lived since then.
4. In September 2010, my wife gets contacted by an immigration officer due to her being out of status. This is when removal proceedings begin. We are informed that she is to see an immigration judge in Kansas City during May 2011 for removal proceedings.
5. In November 2010, we send out I-485 (Adjustment of Status based on marriage), I-130 (Immigrant Petition for Relative), and I-765 (Application for Employment Authorization).
6. In December 2010, we go to Saint Louis for my wife's biometrics. There was no problem there.
7. In January 2011, we receive notice that our interview for adjustment of status is on March 10, 2011.
8. In February 2011, my wife receives her employment authorization. We start to breathe a sigh of relief because she had been working this whole time illegally due to her being out of status(her paycheck takes out taxes though).
9. This is when things started looking bad. On March 1, 2011, we received notice that my wife's adjustment of status interview had been canceled due to unforeseen circumstances. The letter said we would be informed later of a new date for an interview.
10. Today, March 9, 2011, we received notice on the USCIS website that my wife's adjustment of status case had been denied. It said we would receive a letter explaining why and how to appeal if we wanted to.
We are very concerned right now. We were confused when the interview had been canceled due to unforeseen circumstances, now we are even more confused as to why her case has been denied without an interview ever taking place. We also do not understand how she was able to obtain employment authorization if she isn't able to obtain adjustment of status. We called customer service today and explained our situation, but all they could tell us was to wait for the letter explaining the reason for the denial. Once we receive that letter, I will post it on this discussion board. As of right now, what is the meaning to all this? Did we do something wrong? Or is this an error on the part of USCIS? We have done everything right. I am a college graduate that works and pay taxes. My wife will be a graduate once she can get back into school. She also pays taxes. We have never been in trouble for anything. We just want for her to get her green card so she can get back into school and we can move on in our lives. If anyone can share similar experiences or their knowledge on the matter, we would greatly appreciate it. Thank you for your time.
-Concerned Husband
1. In August 2008, my wife comes from Kenya on a student visa to attend college in Missouri. She also obtains employment where I work at. This is the first time we meet.
2. In January 2010, my wife (girlfriend at the time) became out of status due to dropping out of school. We both still are working together at the same place.
3. In July 2010, my wife and I got married. We move in a house together where we have lived since then.
4. In September 2010, my wife gets contacted by an immigration officer due to her being out of status. This is when removal proceedings begin. We are informed that she is to see an immigration judge in Kansas City during May 2011 for removal proceedings.
5. In November 2010, we send out I-485 (Adjustment of Status based on marriage), I-130 (Immigrant Petition for Relative), and I-765 (Application for Employment Authorization).
6. In December 2010, we go to Saint Louis for my wife's biometrics. There was no problem there.
7. In January 2011, we receive notice that our interview for adjustment of status is on March 10, 2011.
8. In February 2011, my wife receives her employment authorization. We start to breathe a sigh of relief because she had been working this whole time illegally due to her being out of status(her paycheck takes out taxes though).
9. This is when things started looking bad. On March 1, 2011, we received notice that my wife's adjustment of status interview had been canceled due to unforeseen circumstances. The letter said we would be informed later of a new date for an interview.
10. Today, March 9, 2011, we received notice on the USCIS website that my wife's adjustment of status case had been denied. It said we would receive a letter explaining why and how to appeal if we wanted to.
We are very concerned right now. We were confused when the interview had been canceled due to unforeseen circumstances, now we are even more confused as to why her case has been denied without an interview ever taking place. We also do not understand how she was able to obtain employment authorization if she isn't able to obtain adjustment of status. We called customer service today and explained our situation, but all they could tell us was to wait for the letter explaining the reason for the denial. Once we receive that letter, I will post it on this discussion board. As of right now, what is the meaning to all this? Did we do something wrong? Or is this an error on the part of USCIS? We have done everything right. I am a college graduate that works and pay taxes. My wife will be a graduate once she can get back into school. She also pays taxes. We have never been in trouble for anything. We just want for her to get her green card so she can get back into school and we can move on in our lives. If anyone can share similar experiences or their knowledge on the matter, we would greatly appreciate it. Thank you for your time.
-Concerned Husband
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