A very straight forward marriage. I130 & I485 -DENIED -after 3 Years 7 months painful waiting

Victoria chan

Case submitted : 22 Feb 22 Interviewed : 13 Aug 24 REF request : 23 June 25 ( I693 & Divcorce cert only ) DENIAL : 11 Sept 25 . Summary of Issues: 1. Advance Parole Misclassification – Repeated Error • USCIS denied my I-485 application, claiming I departed the U.S. without valid travel authorization. • This is incorrect. I held a valid I-512L Advance Parole document, approved through my I-485, valid until July 25, 2022. • I reentered lawfully and submitted evidence of this. • This same error occurred in my I-131 denial in 2022. • My Congressman’s office intervened in October 2022, and USCIS acknowledged the mistake and issued a new Advance Parole. • Despite this correction, USCIS repeated the same error in my I-485 and I-130 denials. 2. Misinterpretation of Divorce Certificate – Factual Error • USCIS denied my I-130 petition, stating I failed to submit the original divorce judgment and only provided a translation. • This is factually incorrect. • The document I submitted is the original certified decree issued by the Hong Kong District Court. • Hong Kong operates under British common law, and English is an official legal language. • The application was filed in English, and the court issued the decree in English accordingly. • The document bears the official red circular court stamp and the registrar’s signature, confirming its authenticity and legal finality. • There is no Chinese version unless one is separately requested and paid for. • USCIS misclassified the original as a translation, despite clear legal formatting and certification. Dear all , anyone had my same terrible experience ? W can I do ? 1. If I go for I-290B for Motion to Reopen and Motion to Reconsidersk - I am not able to leave the country to deal with my emergency cases in Hong Kong which I planned to fly in 2 months . who had the experience with similar situation and denial reasons and can give me yr timeline ? 2. I see many people just go ahead to re-apply the whole bunch of Green card application . my last experience was 3.5 years like this mess now , how can I trust it would be faster ? but this mean, I can at least apply urgent I131 AP , and able to plan my urgent trip . please share yr experience and advices !!! 🙏

IR-1/CR-1
U.S. citizen filing for a spouse

Total Days: 1297 days

Case

2022-02-22

2025-09-11

I-485

1297 Days

I-130

1297 Days

Texas Service Center: I-485, I-130

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2022-02-22

I-485

I-130

Submission to USCIS

2024-07-08

I-485

I-130

D+867

Interview

2024-08-13

I-130

I-485

Added

D+903

Interview done @ San Antonio field office - case being hold for further review .

2024-08-13

I-130

I-485

Added

D+903

Interview done @ San Antonio field office - case being hold for further review .

2025-09-11

I-485

I-130

D+1297

Decision (Approval or Denial)

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p Z2h

I think uscis not happy and suspicious you with your mess up advance parole, it’s better to keep stay in the US till you get approval, but I saw you still have the urgent plan to leave the US, that’s can relate uscis thinking about your divorce at your country not real too.

Victoria chan2h

@p Z I did not mess up , USCIS messed up . if we did not have the AP , how can we able to re-entry and got the custom chop , marked Parole

p Z2h

I don’t have an idea, I just think it’s better to keep stay in the US till you get approval, if you reopen the case, Maybe you also need the lawyer to fix your case.

Ibe trust God1h

sorry to hear that but i honestly think USCIS is doing everything they can to deny you.

victoria B41m

@Victoria chan in my opinion, the easiest and fastest thing you could do would be to file a motion to reopen and ask your attorney (if you have one) to write a letter to explain that it was the original divorce cert and not a translation. also attach the document again.

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