RFE received after 1 year (Merged x2)

[SalishSea 17,828]

31 minutes ago, Afghanguy said:

My notice letter on USCIS website says PETITION approved but retained by USCIS..can someone please shed some light on this as to what form I should fill out to correct this so that my case is forwarded to NVC. Someone told me to file 824 but another person told me to not file 824 which confused the hell out of me. My wife is still in morocco..she will get interviewed there and visa i assume issue at time of interview...I have pasted notice letter response below. thank you...So I need to file i824 and send this approval notice with the i -824?

 

The above petition has been approved. However, you indicated on the petition that the beneficiary intends to apply for an immigrant visa abroad at a U.S. Embassy or a U.S. Consulate and will also apply for adjustment of status in the United States. Since you have indicated both options, USCIS has retained the petition.

 

If the beneficiary intends to apply for adjustment of status in the United States, they should submit a copy of this notice, along with a Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status. They can obtain Form I-485 from the USCIS website at www.uscis.gov, by contacting the USCIS National Customer Service Center (NCSC) at 1-800-375-5283, or by visiting the local USCIS field office.

 

Filing address information can be found on the USCIS website at www.uscis.gov. If the beneficiary decides to apply for an immigrant visa outside the United States based on this petition, you should file Form I-824, Application for Action on an Approved Application or Petition, to request that we send the petition to the U.S. Department of State National Visa Center (NVC).

 

The NVC processes all approved immigrant visa petitions that require consular action. The NVC also determines which consular post is the appropriate consulate to complete visa processing. It will then forward the approved petition to that consulate. The NVC will contact the beneficiary of this petition with further information about immigrant visa processing steps.

 

Right, you didn't fill the form out correctly.  So now you have to file the I-824, along with the fee ($465 now?).  It could take an additional year to get the the point of an interview.

[milimelo 4,477]

1 hour ago, Afghanguy said:

hi there..i asked someone else on here about my issue and they are saying to note file 824 so now i am really confused..there reason pasted below

 

If you included a USCIS office,  at the #'s  62, the USC has to file a special form to change interview location to Casa as u are not interviewing in US /  there is a fee of over 500 but i have been looking and can't find the form #

 

u do not do the I 824  /u can not do AOS in USA 

 

sorry i don't know that number of form but the VJ comminity does so ask in main page

 

if the USC did not include a us office location and only put Casa,  she needs to write to the US office to have them correct their error as u are not doing AOS to adjust status 

And this someone else is wrong. You're free to waste as much additional time you want, but the case will not be transferred to NVC unless and until you complete the I-824. It wasn't USCIS' fault, it was your fault for completing both sections when that was not the case. Expensive mistake to make but you know the way forward - I-824 and its fee. 

[Crazy Cat 41,845]

9 hours ago, Afghanguy said:

u do not do the I 824  /u can not do AOS in USA 

You MUST file the I-824.....that will move the case to Casa.  This is my last advice.  Good luck on the rest of your journey.

[Crazy Cat 41,845]

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[Pinkrlion 2,718]

You have to file I-824.