I am a US citizen and filed with my wife for AOS; forms I-130 and I-485 concurrently (along with G-325A's, I 864 and all relevant supporting documents). The documents were sent to the Chicago Lockbox in one packet and were delivered on July 14, 2011. However, we received our entire packet back in the mail on July 20th along with the original checks. The only reason given for the rejection of the forms was on a I-797C Notice of Action attached to the I-130. It read, "the signature is not contained in the signature block of the application...the "Signature of person preparing form, if other than above" block is not a valid signature for this purpose." However, I signed my I-130 in blue ink in block E "Signature of Petitioner", which should be the proper spot for my signature. In addition, the I-797C also read, "your I-130 is being returned to you because the eligibility you filed under requires that you file a I-485 also." However, I included my wife's I-485 in the original packet with the relevant supporting documents. We feel like we did all the necessary research on the process and filed our documents properly, with a table of contents for the entire packet and each individual form, along with all relevant supporting documentation. So, we are perplexed by the reasons given for initial rejection. Has anyone else experienced something similar? Thanks in advance for any advice you might have.
July 2011 AOS filers
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I am a US citizen and filed with my wife for AOS; forms I-130 and I-485 concurrently (along with G-325A's, I 864 and all relevant supporting documents). The documents were sent to the Chicago Lockbox in one packet and were delivered on July 14, 2011. However, we received our entire packet back in the mail on July 20th along with the original checks. The only reason given for the rejection of the forms was on a I-797C Notice of Action attached to the I-130. It read, "the signature is not contained in the signature block of the application...the "Signature of person preparing form, if other than above" block is not a valid signature for this purpose." However, I signed my I-130 in blue ink in block E "Signature of Petitioner", which should be the proper spot for my signature. In addition, the I-797C also read, "your I-130 is being returned to you because the eligibility you filed under requires that you file a I-485 also." However, I included my wife's I-485 in the original packet with the relevant supporting documents. We feel like we did all the necessary research on the process and filed our documents properly, with a table of contents for the entire packet and each individual form, along with all relevant supporting documentation. So, we are perplexed by the reasons given for initial rejection. Has anyone else experienced something similar? Thanks in advance for any advice you might have.