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Sorry....I just thought of another question. What is the G-28 form used for? If I would decide to hire an attorney, does he/she need to complete it and I submit it with my petition, or is it just if the attorney is appearing in front of the USCIS on my behalf? I'm confused Thanks.
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We were originally scheduled for our biometrics on March 15, but because we would be out of town, we requested to be rescheduled for a later date, thinking it would be about 2 weeks from our request. As of today (April 8), still no appointment. So I scheduled one of the very limited USCIS Infopass appointments with the Phoenix office to talk about Sunshine's case while she is up taking care of business at our hotel out of state. The Phoenix USCIS "service" center had all the hallmarks of government inefficiency: 10 available windows, 6 of them occupied people right out of central casting for lazy government workers -- who were more concerned about their own personal matters and comparing shades of fingernail polish (i was close enough to listen, unfortunately) than helping the growing lines of customers waiting in the lobby area. Only 2 of the 6 employees even bothered to stop gossiping to help customers the 30 minutes I was waiting there. Now here is why I am upset: I tried to simply request an appointment for Sunshine's biometrics, and to see about how to get an AP for our scheduled May trip back to China. It turns out nothing could be done without her being present, even though I am her appointed and authorized representative per the G-28 form we filled out during AOS. Wait a minute! I was approved as a representative, and received copies of this. I showed him the copies of her info sent to my name. "Sorry, you must be an attorney to be a representative" "That's poppycock! I was approved!" He went to talk with the supervisor, who also agreed that I was not authorized. I asked to speak to the supervisor, a shrewish looking woman, about just wanting to set up a biometrics appointment a full month after we asked to reschedule. Her: "You are not authorized. Only lawyers are authorized. It seems you have misrepresented yourself." Me: "If that is so, why doesn't the G-28 require an Arizona Bar Number if only attorneys can be authorized representatives? Why was my petition approved by the national center? If they had a problem, why wasn't this denied? And why can't a husband be her authorized representative since she signed and approved this" Her: "Well that is the rule in this office, I am the supervisor." Me: "This is a federal form, and all offices should follow the same rules, correct?" Her: "In this office, I set the rules. If you are not a lawyer, you cannot do anything on her case unless she is present. That's it" At this time, this harpie-in-a-hairbun walked away. Has anyone else been denied? Also, who can I talk to about the Phoenix office and it's renegade rule-setting? I really think government workers in Arizona are the worst this country can muster.
