I-130 Approval - Courtsey Approval Mail and Offical Approval Mail for I-824

[cookiemonster06 3]

My I-130 was approved 9/14 and my partner (petitioner) received the courstey I-797C approval notice online but it says an official one will be sent. We received the I-797C courtsey approval one in the mail after 7 business days, when can we typically expect the formal watermarked I-797 approval notice?

 

Thanks! This is just an anxious experience and we just want to make sure we're doing things correctly. We assumed the I-797 official mail is needed to file the I-824. 

[pushbrk 12,820]

22 minutes ago, cookiemonster06 said:

My I-130 was approved 9/14 and my partner (petitioner) received the courstey I-797C approval notice online but it says an official one will be sent. We received the I-797C courtsey approval one in the mail after 7 business days, when can we typically expect the formal watermarked I-797 approval notice?

 

Thanks! This is just an anxious experience and we just want to make sure we're doing things correctly. We assumed the I-797 official mail is needed to file the I-824. 

If you got a paper notice by mail, that's it.  Not really important, as the notice will say the case has been sent to NVC.

[cookiemonster06 3]

7 minutes ago, pushbrk said:

If you got a paper notice by mail, that's it.  Not really important, as the notice will say the case has been sent to NVC.

Gotcha - so I have to file a I-824 to send my approved I-130 case to NVC unfortunately. Does this change whether I need the official I-130 approval notice to attach to my I-824 application or the courtsey one is sufficient? I overworry 

[Mike E 11,739]

5 hours ago, cookiemonster06 said:

Does this change whether I need the official I-130 approval notice to attach to my I-824 application or the courtsey one is sufficient

No. A photocopy of the I-130 approval is all you need

[cookiemonster06 3]

6 hours ago, Mike E said:

No. A photocopy of the I-130 approval is all you need

Thank you!! Just to update -- I received the courtsey copy 5 business days after the approval, and it seems like the official approval also arrvied at my lawyers office approximately 5-7 days as well.

[Mike E 11,739]

1 minute ago, cookiemonster06 said:

lawyers

Well that was a detail missing that I either missed or you did not mention.

 

Now your OP no longer confuses me.

[cookiemonster06 3]

5 minutes ago, Mike E said:

Well that was a detail missing that I either missed or you did not mention.

 

Now your OP no longer confuses me.

Sorry! I honestly didn't know whether it would be sent to our lawyers or not becuase previously, my partner / petitioner would recieve all the equivalent forms. We had a change of lawyers as well so knowing USCIS, we were hoping it would have just been sent directly to us. 

[OldUser 6,483]

1 hour ago, cookiemonster06 said:

We had a change of lawyers as well so knowing USCIS, we were hoping it would have just been sent directly to us. 

Was form G-28 filed? On the form there are check boxes instructing USCIS where to send notices, cards etc - you or your lawyer.

 

Ask the lawyer for a copy if unsure what was checked on it, so you know where to expect letters from USCIS.

Edited September 25, 2023 by OldUser

[JeanneAdil 6,414]

previous post u mention F2a visa?

is this CR1/IR1 or F2a?