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Repeat Application for I-130 - Cover Letter

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YpsiFella   20

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We are making I-130 application for me (wife is USC). I had a green card but have abandoned it - in reality in June 2011 - and formally three weeks ago with an I- 407 when confronted at the border.

We are actually about to make application again so I can re-establish my permanent residency in the US - we have to get my wife closer to family. As I make application this time I have the following questions:

1. I presume that I should use and reference on the I-130 my previous A number - correct?

2. How should I deal with this in the cover letter? I presume that we should reference the previous green card but what else should we say, if anything?

Has anyone been through this?

Thanks.

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I haven't been through your situation, but I suspect they would be interested in your reasons for abandoning status, confirmation that you intend to reside in the US permanently this time round and why it is so important to you - ie if there are any reasons behind your wife's need to return to close proximity with family.

Staff at USCIS are human, they understand that we take decisions that seem best at the time but turn out to be "wish I'd seen that coming" somewhere down the line.

Just be honest with your cover letter and I'm sure they will give you unbiased decisions. :)

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I haven't been through your situation, but I suspect they would be interested in your reasons for abandoning status, confirmation that you intend to reside in the US permanently this time round and why it is so important to you - ie if there are any reasons behind your wife's need to return to close proximity with family.

Staff at USCIS are human, they understand that we take decisions that seem best at the time but turn out to be "wish I'd seen that coming" somewhere down the line.

Just be honest with your cover letter and I'm sure they will give you unbiased decisions. :)

Thank you - it is what I assumed.

I just realized also that I should have posted this in the CR-1/IR-1 forum so if it shows up there don't be surprised. Sorry Moderator!

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I also should have asked the following additional question.

Should I title the cover letter ORIGINAL SUBMISSION as I did previously? Technically this is a new original submission I believe - correct?

Thanks.

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how did you get the previous GC and why did you abandon it? pls share as this may help responses to structuring your cover letter

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09/15/2012: Got Married
09/26/2012: Mailed I-130 from Nigeria( delayed by customs)
USCIS stage ( 66 days)
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12/17/2012: NOA 2 (case was transferred to NYC office 11/27/12)
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Interview: 2011-09-27
Oath Ceremony: 2011-09-30

IR-5 for Mom Entire process took 5 months exactly
USCIS (22days)
mailed I-130 : 2011-09-30
NOA 1: 2011-10-03 (text & email)
NOA 2: 2011-10-25 (text and email)
NVC: (19 days)
Case entered and # assigned: 2011-11-18
NVC Case COMPLETED: 2011-12-07 ( 43 days from NOA 2 and 65 days from NOA 1)
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Hi,

I posted this by mistake in another forum and I assume it should have been here (sorry Moderator).

We are making I-130 application for me (wife is USC). I had a green card but have abandoned it - in reality in June 2011 - and formally three weeks ago with an I- 407 when confronted at the border.

We are actually about to make application again so I can re-establish my permanent residency in the US - we have to get my wife closer to family. As I make application this time I have the following questions:

1. I presume that I should use and reference on the I-130 my previous A number - correct?

2. How should I deal with this in the cover letter? I presume that we should reference the previous green card but what else should we say, if anything?

Has anyone been through this?

Thanks.

1. Yes

2. Just a brief description of why you did not maintain your permanent residence. The rest will be in their records.

What is actually happening is your wife is filing a petition for alien relative, in your behalf. So, the cover letter and I-130 signed by her. When the petition is approved, you will be allowed to apply for a new IR1 visa.

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We would have been quite happy staying in the US but my employer was getting ready to fold. They gave a few of us in management a heads up to leave because they couldn't afford to pay us anymore. I looked for work but the economy was SO bad at the time that I wasn't having any luck. A solid job offer came up in Canada (where I am from) so we took the certain offer. I will have the whole challenge of working again but am closer to retirement.

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