Rejected...send in old forms or updated forms?

[Nyro33 27]

Hi everyone

 

Thank you for reading.

 

We sent in our CR1 packet in late February 2019. It arrived at USCIS March 1st, 2019.

 

It was rejected due to an "incomplete mailing address." Where we live doesn't have streets or house numbers. I switched to a US mailing address to remedy this.

 

Anyways, the I-130 and I-130A forms that we sent in February 2019 had an expiration date of 7/31/18. That was the updated version on the USCIS website at the time.

 

Yesterday, we received our application back in the mail after being rejected. I fixed the incorrect addresses on our forms, but now I see that USCIS has updated the I-130 and I-130A forms on their site to an expiration date of 2/28/21.

 

Am I supposed to fill out the updated version from scratch or just fix the few pages that need fixed in the old forms that we sent in?

 

Thank you for your help.

Edited March 28, 2019 by Nyro33

[C90 376]

2 minutes ago, Nyro33 said:

Hi everyone

 

Thank you for reading.

 

We sent in our CR1 packet in late February 2019. It arrived at USCIS March 1st, 2019.

 

It was rejected due to an "incomplete mailing address." Where we live doesn't have streets or house numbers. I switched to a US mailing address to remedy this.

 

Anyways, the I-130 and I-130A forms that we sent in February 2019 had an expiration date of 2/27/17. That was the updated version on the USCIS website at the time.

 

Yesterday, we received our application back in the mail after being rejected. I fixed the incorrect addresses on our forms, but now I see that USCIS has updated the I-130 and I-130A forms on their site to an expiration date of 2/28/21.

 

Am I supposed to fill out the updated version from scratch or just fix the few pages that need fixed in the old forms that we sent in?

 

Thank you for your help.

You have to send in the most recent forms they have. If you send outdated forms they'll send everything back again, even when you just made 1 mistake on the old ones.

Edited March 28, 2019 by C90

[Nyro33 27]

Hi C90. Thank you for your help. We will fill out the new, updated forms. Appreciate the guidance.

[arken 4,197]

You can send out the old form if you want.

 

I130 form edition from USCIS:

02/13/19. Starting 05/06/19, we will only accept the 02/13/19 edition. Until then, you can use the 02/27/17 edition. You can find the edition date at the bottom of the page on the form and instructions.

[Nyro33 27]

6 minutes ago, arken said:

You can send out the old form if you want.

 

I130 form edition from USCIS:

02/13/19. Starting 05/06/19, we will only accept the 02/13/19 edition. Until then, you can use the 02/27/17 edition. You can find the edition date at the bottom of the page on the form and instructions.

Hi Arken

 

Thank you for pointing that out! You saved us some extra time and effort. Thanks again.