Form I-824 Application for Action on an Approved Application

Application for Action on an Approved Application or Petition
Department of Homeland Security
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Returned
Date

USCIS
Form I-824
OMB No. 1615-0044
Expires 12/31/2023

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Date

Resubmitted
Date

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Date

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Remarks

Priority Date:

Date the Previously Approved Visa Petition
Was Filed (Form I-130, I-140 or I-360):
Date the Previous Visa Petition Was Approved
(Form I-130, I-140 or I-360):

Country of Chargeability:
Classification Code:

To be completed
by an attorney or
BIA-accredited
representative (if any).

Select this box if
Form G-28 or G-28I
is attached.

Attorney State Bar Number
(if applicable)

Attorney or Accredited Representative
USCIS Online Account Number (if any)

► START HERE - Type or print in black ink.

Part 1. Information About You (Person filing this
Application)

9.

Country of Citizenship or Nationality

1.

10.

IRS Tax Number (if any)

11.

U.S. Social Security Number (if any)
►

12.

USCIS Online Account Number (if any)
►

I am the (select only one):

Applicant

Petitioner

on the previously approved application or petition.
2.a. Family Name
(Last Name)
2.b. Given Name
(First Name)
2.c. Middle Name
3.

Company or Organization Name (if any)

Mailing Address

13.a. In Care Of Name
4.

Current/Recent Immigration Status
13.b. Street Number
and Name

NOTE: If you are a U.S. citizen, type or print “N/A”
for Item Number 4.

13.c.

5.

13.d. City or Town

Certificate of Naturalization or Citizenship Number
(if any)

Apt.

13.e. State
Alien Registration Number (A-Number) (if any)
► A-

13.g. Province

7.

Date of Birth (mm/dd/yyyy)

13.i. Country

8.

Country of Birth

6.

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13.f. ZIP Code

13.h. Postal Code

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Part 1. Information About You (Person filing this
Application) (continued)

Part 3. Other Information

Physical Address

Provide the following information about the principal
beneficiary of the previous application or petition, if other
than you.

14.a. Street Number
and Name

1.a. Form Number of Previously Approved Application or
Petition

14.b.

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1.b. Receipt Number (On Form I-797, Notice of Action)

14.c. City or Town
14.d. State
14.f. Province
14.g. Postal Code
14.h. Country

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14.e. ZIP Code

1.c. Filing Date of Application or Petition (mm/dd/yyyy)

1.d. Approval Date (mm/dd/yyyy)

2.a. Family Name
(Last Name)
2.b. Given Name
(First Name)

Part 2. Reason for Request

2.c.

I am requesting (select only one):

2.d. Date of Birth (mm/dd/yyyy)

1.a.

A duplicate approval notice.

1.b.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)
to notify a new U.S. Consulate, different from the
one that I originally requested, through the U.S.
Department of State's National Visa Center (NVC) or
Kentucky Consular Center. USCIS will notify the
U.S. Consulate about the approval of a nonimmigrant
visa petition or about a new Port-of-Entry (the Portof-Entry is different from what I originally requested)
about the approval of a waiver application.
Please notify the U.S. Consulate or Port-of-Entry at:

Middle Name

2.e. Country of Birth

2.f.

Alien Registration Number (A-Number) (if any)
► A-

2.g. Daytime Telephone Number

Mailing Address

3.a. In Care Of Name

1.c.

USCIS to notify a U.S. Consulate through the NVC
about my adjustment of status to permanent resident
in the United States.
Please notify the U.S. Consulate at:

3.b. Street Number
and Name
3.c.

Apt.

so that my spouse and/or children may accompany or
follow-to-join me.

3.d. City or Town

1.d.

USCIS to send my approved immigrant visa petition
to the NVC.

3.e

1.e.

USCIS to notify the U.S. Department of State that
I have become a U.S. citizen through naturalization.

3.f.

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ZIP Code

3.g. Province
3.h. Postal Code
3.i.

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Part 3. Other Information (continued)
Physical Address
4.a. Street Number
and Name
4.b.

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12.c. Middle Name

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4.c. City or Town
4.d. State
4.f.

12.a. Family Name
(Last Name)
12.b. Given Name
(First Name)

4.e. ZIP Code

Province

4.g. Postal Code
4.h. Country

Dependents

Date of Birth (mm/dd/yyyy)

14.

Country of Birth

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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. If you need additional space
for your dependents, use the space provided in Part 7.
Additional Information, and include all the information
collected in Item Numbers 5.a. - 11.
5.a. Family Name
(Last Name)
5.b. Given Name
(First Name)

13.

5.c.

Middle Name

6.

Date of Birth (mm/dd/yyyy)

7.

Country of Birth

8.

Country of Citizenship or Nationality

9.

Relationship to Principal Applicant

10.

Dependent's Email Address (if any)

11.

Dependent's Daytime Telephone Number

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Country of Citizenship or Nationality

16.

Relationship to Principal Applicant

17.

Dependent's Email Address (if any)

18.

Dependent's Daytime Telephone Number

19.a. Family Name
(Last Name)
19.b. Given Name
(First Name)

19.c. Middle Name
20.

Date of Birth (mm/dd/yyyy)

21.

Country of Birth

22.

Country of Citizenship or Nationality

23.

Relationship to Principal Applicant

24.

Dependent's Email Address (if any)

25.

Dependent's Daytime Telephone Number

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Part 3. Other Information (continued)
26.a. Family Name
(Last Name)
26.b. Given Name
(First Name)

Part 4. Applicant's Statement, Contact
Information, Declaration, Certification, and
Signature
NOTE: Read the Penalties section of the Form I-824
Instructions before completing this part.

26.c. Middle Name

Applicant's Statement
27.

Date of Birth (mm/dd/yyyy)

28.

Country of Birth

NOTE: Select the box for either Item Number 1.a. or 1.b.
If applicable, select the box for Item Number 2.

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29.

Country of Citizenship or Nationality

30.

Relationship to Principal Applicant

31.

Dependent's Email Address (if any)

32.

Dependent's Daytime Telephone Number

1.a.

I can read and understand English, and I have read and
understand every question and instruction on this
application and my answer to every question.

1.b.

The interpreter named in Part 5. read to me every
question and instruction on this application and my
answer to every question in

2.

33.b. Street Number
and Name
33.c.

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33.d. City or Town
33.e. Province

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33.f. Postal Code
33.g. Country

Contact Information of Dependents
34.

At my request, the preparer named in Part 6.,
prepared this application for me based only upon
information I provided or authorized.

Foreign Address of Dependents
33.a. In Care Of Name

,

a language in which I am fluent, and I understood
everything.

Foreign Telephone Number

3.

Applicant's Daytime Telephone Number

4.

Applicant's Mobile Telephone Number (if any)

5.

Applicant's Email Address (if any)

Applicant's Declaration and Certification
Copies of any documents I have submitted are exact
photocopies of unaltered, original documents, and I understand
that USCIS may require that I submit original documents to
USCIS at a later date. Furthermore, I authorize the release of
any information from any and all of my records that USCIS
may need to determine my eligibility for the immigration
benefit that I seek.
I furthermore authorize release of information contained in this
application, in supporting documents, and in my USCIS
records, to other entities and persons where necessary for the
administration and enforcement of U.S. immigration law.
I certify, under penalty of perjury, that all of the information in
my application and any document submitted with it were
provided or authorized by me, that I reviewed and understand
all of the information contained in, and submitted with, my
application and that all of this information is complete, true, and
correct.

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Part 4. Applicant's Statement, Contact
Information, Declaration, Certification, and
Signature (continued)
Applicant's Signature

Interpreter's Contact Information
4.

Interpreter's Daytime Telephone Number

5.

Interpreter's Mobile Telephone Number (if any)

6.

Interpreter's Email Address (if any)

6.a. Applicant's Signature

6.b. Date of Signature (mm/dd/yyyy)

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NOTE TO ALL APPLICANTS: If you do not completely fill
out this application or fail to submit required documents listed
in the Instructions, USCIS may deny your application.

Part 5. Interpreter's Contact Information,
Certification, and Signature

Provide the following information about the interpreter.

Interpreter's Full Name

1.a. Interpreter's Family Name (Last Name)

1.b. Interpreter's Given Name (First Name)

2.

Interpreter's Business or Organization Name (if any)

Interpreter's Mailing Address
3.a. Street Number
and Name
3.b.

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Interpreter's Certification

I certify, under penalty of perjury, that:
I am fluent in English and

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which is the same language provided in Part 4., Item Number
1.b., and I have read to this applicant in the identified language
every question and instruction on this application and his or her
answer to every question. The applicant informed me that he or
she understands every instruction, question, and answer on the
application, including the Applicant's Declaration and
Certification, and has verified the accuracy of every answer.

Interpreter's Signature

7.a. Interpreter's Signature

7.b. Date of Signature (mm/dd/yyyy)

Part 6. Contact Information, Declaration,
and Signature of the Person Preparing this
Application, if Other Than the Applicant

Provide the following information about the preparer.

Preparer's Full Name
3.c. City or Town
3.d. State
3.f.

1.a. Preparer's Family Name (Last Name)
3.e. ZIP Code

Province

3.g. Postal Code

1.b. Preparer's Given Name (First Name)

2.

Preparer's Business or Organization Name (if any)

3.h. Country

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Part 6. Contact Information, Declaration,
and Signature of the Person Preparing this
Application, if Other Than the Applicant
(continued)
Preparer's Mailing Address
3.a. Street Number
and Name
3.b.

Apt.

3.c. City or Town
3.d. State
3.f.

Province

3.g. Postal Code
3.h. Country

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Preparer's Certification
By my signature, I certify, under penalty of perjury, that I
prepared this application at the request of the applicant.
The applicant then reviewed this completed application and
informed me that he or she understands all of the information
contained in, and submitted with, his or her application,
including the Applicant's Declaration and Certification, and
that all of this information is complete, true, and correct.
I completed this application based only on information that the
applicant provided to me or authorized me to obtain or use.

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Preparer's Signature

3.e. ZIP Code

8.a. Preparer's Signature

8.b. Date of Signature (mm/dd/yyyy)

Preparer's Contact Information
4.

Preparer's Daytime Telephone Number

5.

Preparer's Mobile Telephone Number (if any)

6.

Preparer's Email Address (if any)

Preparer's Statement
7.a.

I am not an attorney or accredited representative but
have prepared this application on behalf of the
applicant and with the applicant's consent.

7.b.

I am an attorney or accredited representative and
my representation of the applicant in this case
extends
does not extend beyond the
preparation of this application.
NOTE: If you are an attorney or accredited
representative, you may be obliged to submit a
completed Form G-28, Notice of Entry of Appearance
as Attorney or Accredited Representative, or Form
G-28I, Notice of Entry of Appearance as Attorney In
Matters Outside of the Geographical Confines of the
United States, with this application.

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5.a. Page Number

Part 7. Additional Information
If you need extra space to provide any additional information
within this application, use the space below. If you need more
space than what is provided, you may make copies of this page
to complete and file with this application or attach a separate
sheet of paper. Type or print your name and A-Number (if any)
at the top of each sheet; indicate the Page Number, Part
Number, and Item Number to which your answer refers; and
sign and date each sheet.
1.a. Family Name
(Last Name)
1.b. Given Name
(First Name)
1.c. Middle Name
2.

5.b. Part Number

5.c. Item Number

5.d.

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3.a. Page Number

3.d.

4.a. Page Number

3.b. Part Number

3.c. Item Number

6.a. Page Number

6.b. Part Number

6.c. Item Number

7.b. Part Number

7.c. Item Number

6.d.

4.b. Part Number

4.d.

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4.c. Item Number

7.a. Page Number

7.d.

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