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14 hours ago, Family said:

Your first post included a “photo “ of paper I-130 …( fillable forms PDF) so I don’t think he did it “:online” where everything is digital and uploaded. 
Your husband can also report the problem to ombudsman and even try USCIS expedite for I-824 if he has any qualifying hardship/reasons.

 

Anyway they are not “ recognizing “ it as anything other than the applicant’s mistake but they have had problems reported. Here’s a link to OMBUDSMAN’s telling USCIS to update special instructions so problem doesn’t keep happening.

 

Oh, I screen shot it from his USCIS account. Sad to hear that there are many cases like this. We waited 2 years for the approval and it's sad that our processing time got  even longer.   Thank you so much for all the help

12 hours ago, Family said:

That is the 1st packet u sent . Nothing was done to/with it. 
New application w money order should go through without problems.

 

It has come to my attention that a few people who filed I-130 online were facing the same problem as your husband. Even though they clearly marked only one selection for Consular Processing, they were later forced to file I-824 because system marked both consular and adjustment in US. 
 

Did your husband file I-130 online ? 
Did he file w  paper I-130 and does he have a copy? Trying to see if maybe he did not make the mistake we are assuming.

Hi! Yes, he did file it online. I don't know if he marked only one selection for the consular processing, but he was confused because after filling up "changing of status at USCIS office (61)" the part for "apply for an immigrant visa abroad (62)" still appeared. He thought that it must be both filled up.

He said it's not like the form i-824 wherein you fill it up through adobe reader. It was more like filling up part by part though a slide, like a PowerPoint presentation. Hope I made sense.

On 8/8/2022 at 2:37 AM, Family said:

No it will not be a “ double submission “ . As I showed in previous link, USCIS has a No Pay No Play rejection policy.

hi! we've sent a new application  for i-824 last 08/08, but this just got in the mail today. Huhuh are they going to reject our new form? We sent it with a money order last 08/08.. my husband already emailed the uscis.. we're anxiously waiting for their reply.. Thank you

On 8/8/2022 at 2:37 AM, Family said:

No it will not be a “ double submission “ . As I showed in previous link, USCIS has a No Pay No Play rejection policy.

hi!! We're gonna senf the from again today. to whom should be address the money order? Thank you. Is it correct that he made it payable to U.S departtment of homeland security, not USCIS?

Oh, I see! Thank you so much! Thank you thank you!

On 8/5/2022 at 1:26 PM, Family said:

Yes you can do a new one and make sure you send a copy of the I-130 approval notice. No there is no expiration of the case since it is w USCIS and won’t affect it at all.

Sorry to hear about the credit card , but it happens to many people.

Yes, will do! Thank you for this. BTW, 2e still don't have a notice from USCIS. We only knew that the payment was rejected through the  navy federal mobile banking app. It won't be a double submission of form i-824, right? Sorry, we're just really anxious that it's the second error now. I hope things will go smoothly after this. My husband plans to mail it again tomorrow

On 8/2/2022 at 11:44 AM, Family said:

No , they just reject the I-824 filing because payment did not go through. As soon as he mails it in with a money order ( bank check or even personal check), then they will begin processing it. 

He can use the same packet , no need to redo
 

No reason to worry, just a little delay. 
This time he needs to make copies!
 

 

Hi! Just want to ask, does the i-130 approval have an expiration date? I mean, we received our approval notice last june 27, 2020. I mean if we can't send the form i-824 immediately, won't it affect our approval? 

Last time, when my husband went to Navy federal, they said it was tagged as suspicious transaction that's why they rejected the payment and he should have called beforehand about it. But we haven't received any notice or letter from the USCIS yet.  Do you think we can send new form i-824 with money order?

Thanks you!

9 minutes ago, Family said:

No , they just reject the I-824 filing because payment did not go through. As soon as he mails it in with a money order ( bank check or even personal check), then they will begin processing it. 

He can use the same packet , no need to redo
 

No reason to worry, just a little delay. 
This time he needs to make copies!
 

 

Oh I see. This helps a lot. Thank you so much!

7 minutes ago, Family said:

Oh…please make sure when you refile you keep a COMPLETE COPY of what you send to USCIS! 
I recommend waiting a bit , they will send it back . 
 

Declined Credit Cards

If a credit card is declined, we will not attempt to process the credit card payment again. We will reject your application, petition, or request for lack of payment.Apr 25, 2022

https://www.uscis.gov/pay-with-a-credit-card

Huhuhu this makes me anxious and kind of scared. "We will reject your application, petition," if they reject our application, does it mean that we have to start all over again?  😢 

Just now, Family said:

I assumed your husband is in the US…because you CANNOT send foreign checks as payment…

Is your husband in the Philippines with you?

Oh sorry, he's in the US, and I'm in the Philippines. Sorry for the confusion

3 minutes ago, Family said:

You should have the packet back within 2 weeks. 
Your husband will know what a money order is but “ giro postal” is closest to mind 

What country are you in?

Oh, I see, So after getting back our form i-824, do we fill out another form? or do we use it again and send a money order? 

I'm from the Philippines. Is it the same as Manager's or Bank's check? 

2 minutes ago, Family said:

Or if husband has a complete copy of the I-824 packet, he can do a Wet Signature on the copy and send it out w the Money Order.

Make sure he keeps a copy of the filing

Sorry... i think I missed out on this one. Is the packet the one that mailed to USCIS , right? We don't have copies of it. 

3 minutes ago, Family said:

Did you have enough funds in your account? Did you ask the bank why they bounced the payment ( am assuming used a debit card or credit card).

 

Options are to wait for the packet ( that will be returned) as rejected filling and send it Again with a Money Order

We used Navy Federal credit card. We don;t know the reason yet. We're assuming maybe the bank thought of it as a fraudulent transaction. How long does it take for the packet to be returned to us?   Sorry, but what is money order?

On 7/13/2022 at 4:41 AM, powerpuff said:

Good luck and don’t hesitate to ask more questions as they come 

HI! I hope you can help me again. Our payment for the i-824 was declined by the bank. We paid via navy federal credit card. huhu Thank you!

Hi guys! Our payment was declined by the bank for the i-824 processing  Do you know what the problem might be and what should be do now? Pleas help  Thank you!

hi! I just want to confirm, is this where we'll mail our i-824 form? our reciept starts with IOE. My husband is staying in our USCIS service center is in California. Thank you so much everyone!

1 hour ago, Family said:

You made the right choice

 

Part 1.    1.d ( send to NVC) 

Part 2.     dependents is blank or not applicable ,

so no need to list your daughter ( NVC gets the I-130 and sees your child as derivative, she will show up in the CEAC site once NVC gets the case, creates a case number and e-mails instructions on how to log in) 

 

Part 3. is about you the principal , receipt number and dates. 
 

Just a quick question, in part 1 as applicant on I-824 is husband listed and marked as “ petitioner “ 

 

 

 

Hi! Thanks so much!! Yes, he marked the "petitioner" in Part 1

3 hours ago, F2bpinas said:

Any updates on F2B Philippines? Seems Visa Bulletin  for August 22 has no movement. Still stuck at

OCT 22, 2011. My brother was DQd 5 months ago. 
 

My mom a green card holder petitioned him back in Sept 2012. 

Thanks

Hi! Apologies but I don't know anything about it. We're still in the early stages so I'm still also confused on what to do, forms and other technical terms. 

Maybe you can also try to ask in other bulletins. Goodluck

 

8 hours ago, SusieQQQ said:

nvm

Hi! Thank you! Yes, We filled that out in our i-130 but there's no derivative section in the i-824 form. So we don't know where to put my daughter's information. Thank you so much!

8 hours ago, powerpuff said:

Yes, it does seem that that section only applies if you checked reason 1c. Regarding the part about automatically being included under your name I’m not sure about since I have never completed this form. As far as I know, derivatives are included when you complete Ds-260 at the NVC stage, that’s when you inform them that you have a derivative (your child in this case).

Thank you!!

On 7/23/2022 at 10:39 PM, powerpuff said:

That looks correct to me.

 

Just a note, it is best if your husband does not naturalize while you’re still in the process. When green card holders petition for their spouse, as you can see, there is an option to have a derivative on your application (your child) that will be joining you. If he becomes a US citizen, that no longer is the case. He will have file a new I-130 petition for the child from the beginning. Just an FYI 

Hi again! We decided to  leave the part 3, dependents part, blank since it should be filled up when you choose the reason 1.c. Is it okay if we don’t fill up our daughter’s name in here? Does she automatically come under my name? Thanks so much! 

4 hours ago, powerpuff said:

That looks correct to me.

 

Just a note, it is best if your husband does not naturalize while you’re still in the process. When green card holders petition for their spouse, as you can see, there is an option to have a derivative on your application (your child) that will be joining you. If he becomes a US citizen, that no longer is the case. He will have file a new I-130 petition for the child from the beginning. Just an FYI 

Oh I see. Thanks for this but as of now he has no plans to change his citizenship. By the way, do we still need to fill out the "dependent" part even though we chose the Part 2., Item Number 1.d? Hopefully we won't make mistakes this time.

On 7/13/2022 at 4:41 AM, powerpuff said:

Good luck and don’t hesitate to ask more questions as they come 

Hi! Thanks for your help last time. Turns out my husband haven't sent the form i-824. He'e gonna mail it tommorow but we noticed this part? Can you please check if we have filed up the correct part and reason? We have a 3 yr old daughter so put her her on the dependent. But we didn't notice the "If you selected Part 2., Item Number 1.c., provide the  following information about the dependents for whom you are  requesting follow-to-join benefits" We Chose the Item number 1.d for part 2.  hanks so much!

 

6 hours ago, powerpuff said:

Good luck and don’t hesitate to ask more questions as they come 

Thank you much! we filed it, and this is the one that we checked. 

6 minutes ago, powerpuff said:

@Villanelle is correct, if you look at I-824 instructions it indicates several reasons one would file and yes, your falls under #5 on that list. 
 

We often see very poor advice coming from attorneys here. If they don’t know basic information like that (that I-824 is not just for lost notices), I would certainly not retain them.

Yess, I’m now showing him this forum. This is really helpful. Thank you so much😊