copy of NOA2 from I-129F

[beaglemcgee 0]

Hello everyone ,we are in the process of doing the ASO packet and I cant seem to find my NOA2 document ,I have looked at many different samples of cover letters and some have the NOA2 in it and some do not ,so my question to all of you is if you didnt send in your NOA2 with the packet did you get a RFE or did it go through anyway .........side note - if they do send me a RFE for the NOA2 does anyone know how to get a copy of it ....Thanks

[Scandi 4,180]

You can order one by sending in this form, the cost is $465. https://www.uscis.gov/i-824

[beaglemcgee 0]

Here is what I found out ,and I also found my noa2 ...........

Hi there,

There is a lot of contention over whether or not a NOA2 is required for an adjustment of status. We lost ours and have spent the past 2 weeks getting to the bottom of this. Here is the answer YOU DON'T NEED IT.

I called the USCIS and was told that an NOA2 IS ABSOLUTELY required to file. I was told on the phone that I needed to file an I-824 for a replacement at a cost of $405 dollars, and a processing time of 3-6 months. This was devastating news to us, and cast a shadow over our wedding day as we prepared to live the next 9 months on one income. I called back and was told the same thing by an immigration officer after demanding to be transferred. So I wrote a check and paid the $405 and filed. I figured if it take 6 months I better do it asap. I made an infopass appointment and scheduled a meeting with our congressman's secretary to discuss our case. The congressman's secretary told us that is was required but that she would chase it up and try and see if she could get our I-824 expedited but offered no promises. Then we went to our infopass appointment..

Surprise surprise, she told us exactly what I expected to hear: Of course you don't need your NOA2 to file because you have a K1 visa in your passport. More importantly that K1 visa has your receipt number, and your A number recorded in it. She showed us that our receipt number could be used to instantly pull up our file on their system which showed our I-129F status as approved. She printed out a copy of this for us to use in our AOS application. She told us she was sorry that we had been misinformed but could not stop the I-824 from going through; We would just have to eat the $405 fee.

For any of you out there that have lost your NOA2 (aka I-797): RELAX and DO NOT FILE AN I-824!! If you want reassurance make an infopass appointment and ask for a printed copy of your approval on their system. If you don't have a receipt number on your K1 visa they will give it to you if you provide your A number (on your K1 and I-94).

It happens to people all the time, it is not a big deal, and it should not hold up your application.

Hope this makes someone feel better.

[Adam&Allison 128]

On 7/9/2017 at 1:38 PM, beaglemcgee said:

Hello everyone ,we are in the process of doing the ASO packet and I cant seem to find my NOA2 document ,I have looked at many different samples of cover letters and some have the NOA2 in it and some do not ,so my question to all of you is if you didnt send in your NOA2 with the packet did you get a RFE or did it go through anyway .........side note - if they do send me a RFE for the NOA2 does anyone know how to get a copy of it ....Thanks

 

We lost ours for a little while, my feeling is that you'll not get an RFE. We ended up finding ours, but I spoke to a couple of immigration attorneys about it and they didn't seem to think it would be an issue as the K-1 visa in of itself is proof that the I-129F was approved. I would advise sending alternative evidence it was approved. When we got the letter from the US embassy in London stating we could book our interview, we also got returned the I-129F petition with 'Approved' stamped on it. We were going to send that off.