How Do I Get a Duplicate Approval Notice for my Application or Petition?
Why Would You Need a Duplicate Approval Notice?
Where is the Law?
How Do I Request a Duplicate Notice of Approval?
How Can I Find Out the Status of My Application?
How Can I Appeal?
Can Anyone Help Me?
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Why Would You Need a Duplicate
Approval Notice?
You may wish to ask for a duplicate notice of approval if you have found out that your application or petition has been approved and:
- You need a new copy to replace a lost copy, or
- You never received the original notice of approval.
For example, if your petition to bring a relative to live in the
United States was approved (Form I-130), but you lost the original
notice, you may ask for a duplicate notice of approval. You should
plan to make a copy of the approval notice for your own records,
especially if the visa may not be issued for a long time. (Please
see How Do I Get an Immigrant Visa Number?
for more information on waiting times for immigrant visas.)
If USCIS records show that a notice of approval was sent to your
address, you must file a Form I-824 (Application for Action on an Approved Application
or Petition) with the appropriate fee to get a duplicate approval
notice.
You must file Form I-824 while the original application or petition
is still in effect in order to receive a duplicate approval notice.
Where is the Law?
There is no law that covers this action. However, rules
governing Form I-824, Application for Action on an Approved Application
or Petition, are published in Title 8 of the Code of Federal Regulations
under 8
CFR § 103.5b.
How Do I Request a Duplicate Notice of Approval?
You must file
Form I-824 (Application for Action on an Approved Application
or Petition) at the USCIS office that approved your original application
or petition. Detailed information is provided in the instructions
for Form I-824.
Forms are available by calling 1-800-870-3676, or by submitting
a request through our forms
by mail system. For further information on filing fees,
please see USCIS
filing fees, fee waiver request procedures, and the
USCIS
fee
waiver policy memo. Please see our USCIS
field offices home page for more information on USCIS office
locations.
How Can I Find Out the Status of My Application?
To check the status of your application, please contact
the USCIS office with which you filed your application. You should
be prepared to provide the USCIS staff with specific information
about your application. Please click here for complete instructions
on checking the status of your application.
Please click here for information on USCIS
offices.
How Can I Appeal?
If your application is denied, you will receive a letter
that will tell you why the application was denied. You may submit
a motion to reopen or a motion to reconsider to the same office
that made the unfavorable decision. By filing a motion, you are
asking the office to reexamine or reconsider its decision. A motion
to reopen must state any new facts that would support your motion.
You may be required to submit affidavits or other documentary
evidence in support of these new facts. A motion to reconsider
must establish that the decision was based on an incorrect application
of law or Immigration policy, and further establish that the decision
was incorrect based on the evidence in the file at the time the
decision was made. For more information, please see How
Do I Appeal the Denial of Petition or Application?.
Can Anyone Help Me?
If advice is needed, you may contact our office for a consultation.
Frequently Asked Questions [FAQs]
Do you want further information? Please see our Frequently
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