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I had my naturalization interview in the Detroit Office yesterday. Everything had gone great up until then. The officer basically informed me that my application was probably going to be denied because of violation to jurisdiction to the detroit office. Apparently you have to live in Michigan 3 months before you apply for citizenship for this branch. !!!???? I had just moved here from California in late April, and applied when i got here. What difference does it make!!?? This was the first time I had heard that rule, my immediate question was then how did I get this far, without actually being told of this rule!!! I have been in the United States my entire life, since I was 4, attended school, attended university, now going for PhD at UMich, which is why I am here. I finally have some fluid finances and I get denied by some stupid bureaucratic crap. Why did they then take my money and not inform me that I was ineligible!
I thought I was naturalizing into the US, not Michigan... I am probably the only person this has happened to. Anyways, after that ordeal, he typed my response as comments at end of application(i could write faster than he could type). Then we went through the rest of the interview, didn't study and questions were ridiculously easy, then again I have been here my whole life and know "our" countries history. Just my luck i guess. Overall he was friendly, I refrained from subjective comments. He said he didn't like the rule as much as I did and that he would fight for it by talking to his superiors to see if there was a loophole. He said there is nothing holding back my application except the jurisdiction violation. I have my fingers crossed but I am not too optimistic. He mentioned If denied, I can appeal, which costs almost as much as another application. Don't know if I would want to waste my time, would rather just re-apply now. Any suggestions???????
I thought I was naturalizing into the US, not Michigan... I am probably the only person this has happened to. Anyways, after that ordeal, he typed my response as comments at end of application(i could write faster than he could type). Then we went through the rest of the interview, didn't study and questions were ridiculously easy, then again I have been here my whole life and know "our" countries history. Just my luck i guess. Overall he was friendly, I refrained from subjective comments. He said he didn't like the rule as much as I did and that he would fight for it by talking to his superiors to see if there was a loophole. He said there is nothing holding back my application except the jurisdiction violation. I have my fingers crossed but I am not too optimistic. He mentioned If denied, I can appeal, which costs almost as much as another application. Don't know if I would want to waste my time, would rather just re-apply now. Any suggestions???????
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