Hi there!
Short background. I am on H-1B (non-immigrant). 100% legal. 8th year already. 3 failed attempts to get Green Card. Still fighting for 4th one. Wish me luck
Unfortunately for me, I am gun addict. I spent enough money on gun rents and ammo to buy close to 10 guns. So I decided to try my luck on non-immigrant alien with hunter's license route.
Sure enough, it resulted in Brady denial. I got my appeal file from FBI in a mail today. They claim that I am illegal alien. I called and they told me that ICE returned expired I-94 on me. Looks like they missed my first status change, and according to their database - I am illegal alien.
I will send them response with notarized copies of my I-94's. But I assume it will not change anything until ICE fix information about me in their database.
My problem is - I have no idea how to approach this problem. ICE have no customer service contact information on their web site. Phone they have is for "reporting illegal activity". I doubt it's the one I should use. Plus, I have no idea what to ask from them. Can I request my records from their database under Freedom Of Information Act? But there is another problem. They ask to specify what information do I need. How do I know what I need if I don't know what they collect?
Anyway, I wonder if there is anyone who is familiar with ICE/USCIS interface or may be there is some one here who dealt with similar problem before?
I can go to my atterney, but I fear it will cost me more than another 10 guns.
Thank you in advance.
Short background. I am on H-1B (non-immigrant). 100% legal. 8th year already. 3 failed attempts to get Green Card. Still fighting for 4th one. Wish me luck
Unfortunately for me, I am gun addict. I spent enough money on gun rents and ammo to buy close to 10 guns. So I decided to try my luck on non-immigrant alien with hunter's license route.
Sure enough, it resulted in Brady denial. I got my appeal file from FBI in a mail today. They claim that I am illegal alien. I called and they told me that ICE returned expired I-94 on me. Looks like they missed my first status change, and according to their database - I am illegal alien.
I will send them response with notarized copies of my I-94's. But I assume it will not change anything until ICE fix information about me in their database.
My problem is - I have no idea how to approach this problem. ICE have no customer service contact information on their web site. Phone they have is for "reporting illegal activity". I doubt it's the one I should use. Plus, I have no idea what to ask from them. Can I request my records from their database under Freedom Of Information Act? But there is another problem. They ask to specify what information do I need. How do I know what I need if I don't know what they collect?
Anyway, I wonder if there is anyone who is familiar with ICE/USCIS interface or may be there is some one here who dealt with similar problem before?
I can go to my atterney, but I fear it will cost me more than another 10 guns.
Thank you in advance.