Application Denied
My wife currently filed to have the conditional status removed on her PR. It was denied due to abandonment (we did not respond in time) yet we did respond but they never acknowledged reception. The denial notice also said we will receive a notice to appear before a judge and we can try to have the case reopened by filing I290-B.
What do we do now? Im not sure if we can prove we made an adequate attempt to contact them before the deadline so should we not try to reopen the case, wait for the court notice to arrive, appear before a judge and reapply? Would we need a lawyer then? Can she still work and find work (her PR is now expired)?
Thanks for the help, Im really confused by all this.
File MTR (I-290 B) first. Attach all evidence that you have regarding your attempt to respond and your response to their request (even if you sent if before). After you get a receipt to MTR, she can start working again. Thats the easiest way. If you can afford a lawyer, let him/her handle MTR, but it seems that your case if fairly simple. You can handle I-290B, but I would not go to immigration court without a lawyer.
Whats MTR? I have no problem filing it myself, but there is a $585 processing fee. I was told by somebody that there is little chance that my application will be reopened and that I would just be wasting my money. There is also a fee waiver that I should qualify for, but Ive found very little information regarding applying for it.
*EDIT - just noticed that MTR is another name for I-290 B, what I meant was whys it called that?
It is kind of confusing to know if you want your case solve or not.Therefore there are things, regardless of the money spent, to do if you want that she continue be living here legally and be able to work, etc.
She can right now continue working...but she should not go out of the US until all this solve. There is nothing that says that she cant continue working.
Be aware that is you to demostrate that you did the possible to contact them plus you already admitted that was your own fault to not respond on time, it was about a RFE?
In any case, if you going to appear in front of an immigration judge be prepare and consult with a lawyer.