Department of Homeland Security

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

I-824, Application for Action on an

Approved Application or Petition

When Should I Use Form I-824?

You should use Form I-824 to request the U.S. Citizenship and

Immigration Services (USCIS) to provide further action on a

previously approved petition or application.

Use Form I-824 to request further action on an approved

petition or application.

How Do I File Form I-824?

You may file this form at any time while the application or

petition is valid.

Step 1 - Reason for Filing Form I-824

USCIS wants to make sure that you receive the requested

benefit. To do this, we may ask for more evidence, interview

you and/or conduct an investigation. If you give us false

documents, misrepresent facts or otherwise engage in

fraud, USCIS will take appropriate action. This means we

will not only deny your application, you may lose current and

future immigration benefits. You may also face penalties,

including criminal and/or civil prosecution leading to fines

and/or imprisonment.

Step 2 - Fill Out the Form I-824

Step 3 - Submit Your Application

Instructions

Notice

You will need to give us:

A completed and signed Form I-824

Filing fee

See Step 3 for specific filing instructions.

USCIS to notify a different U.S. Consulate or Port-ofEntry concerning the approval of an application or

petition. Check Box B. If approved, USCIS will cable

information regarding the approval of your application or

petition to a different consulate or Port-of-Entry than

originally requested.

USCIS to send your approved immigrant visa to the U.S.

Department of State's National Visa Center (NVC). Check

Box D. This is to request USCIS to send your approved

immigrant visa to the U.S. Department of State through

the NVC.

USCIS to notify a U.S. Consulate that your status has been

adjusted to permanent resident. Check Box C. This is to

request USCIS to notify a specific U.S. Consulate that

your status has been adjusted to that of a lawful permanent

resident so that your spouse and/or child(ren) may apply

for an immigrant visa. This notification is available only

on following-to-join immigrant relative visas based on a

principal's employment, fiancé(e) or diversity status.

USCIS to notify the U.S. Department of State of your U.S.

citizenship status. Check Box E. This is to request USCIS

to notify the U.S. State Department that you have become

a U.S. citizen through naturalization.

NOTE: You may also notify the U.S. Department of

State of your status as a U.S. citizen by submitting a copy

of your naturalization certificate to the National Visa

Center, 32 Rochester Avenue, Portsmouth, NH

03801-2909.

You may not file this form to request:

A duplicate notice for an application or petition that is

pending or has been denied; or

NOTE: USCIS will not process Form I-824 if your petition or

application has been denied or has not yet been approved. This

form should not be used to verify the status of a pending petition

or application.

A separate Form I-824 must be filed for each action being

requested. Follow the steps below to complete your application:

A duplicate approval notice. Check Box A.

If you are requesting:

NOTE: The duplicate notice will contain only the

information listed on the original Form I-797, Notice of

Action. A replacement employment card, Form I-94 or

any other USCIS authorization document will not

accompany the duplicate approval notice.

NOTE: Please read these instructions carefully to properly complete this form. If you need more space to complete an answer, use a

separate sheet(s) of paper. Write your name and Alien Registration Number (A #), if you have one, at the top of each sheet and indicate the

number of the item to which the answer refers. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is comprised of offices of the

former Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS).

The reasons why you may request further action are listed in the

next column. Check the box in Part 2 of Form I-824 that applies

to your request.

 Step 1. Reason for Filing Form I-824.

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A copy of the original approval notice

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Mailing Address - Give your mailing address, if different

from your home or business address.

Home or Business Address - Give your physical street

address. This must include a street number and name or a

rural route number. Do not put a post office box (P.O. Box

number here).

Use black ink. Type or print clearly using capital letters. If an

item does not apply to you, write "N/A." If the answer is none,

write "NONE."

 Step 2. Fill Out the Form I-824.

This form is divided into Parts 1 through 5. The following

information should help you fill out the form.

Family Name (Last name) - Give your legal name. If you

have two last names, include both and use a hyphen (-)

between the names, if appropriate.

Part 1. Information about you.

Daytime Telephone Number - Give a complete number with

area/country codes where you can be reached during the day.

Company or Organization Name - Give the entity's

complete name if the petitioner or applicant is a company or

organization.

Country of Birth - Give the name of the country where you

were born.

Country of Citizenship - Give the name of the country of

which you are a citizen.

Filing fee. The filing fee for Form I-824 is $200.00.

 Step 3. Submit Your Form I-824.

Your must include the following items.

Your signed and completed Form I-824.

A duplicate approval notice naming a spouse or children

accompanying or following-to-join the principal beneficiary

on an approved immigrant petition; or

USCIS to cable information to the U.S. Consulate regarding

the approval of your expired nonimmigrant application or

petition; or

USCIS to cable information to the U.S. Consulate regarding

an employment based application or petition if your

employment for the original petitioner has ended; or

USCIS to notify a U.S. Consulate of the approval of a Form

I-600A, Application for Advance Processing of Orphan

Petition, and/or a Form I-600, Petition to Classify Orphan as

an Immediate Relative.

U.S. Social Security # - If you do not have a U.S. Social

Security number, leave this blank.

Check one box that applies to your particular request.

Part 2 - Reason for request.

Part 3 - Additional information.

Provide the requested information regarding the original

application or petition.

As the applicant, you must sign and date your Form I-824.

If you do not sign the form, the application will be returned

as incomplete.

Part 4 - Signature.

Part 5 - Signature of person preparing form,

 if other than applicant.

If you, the applicant, did not fill out Form I-824, the

preparer must also sign, date and give his or her address.

IRS Tax # - If you are filing this application on behalf of a

business or organization, give the Internal Revenue Service

Tax Number of the business or organization.

Date of Birth - Use eight numbers to show your date of birth

(example: May 1, 1979, should be written 05/01/1979).

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A # - This is your Alien Registration Number (immigration

file number). If you do not have an A number or do not

know it, leave this blank.

NOTE: Please spell out Department of Homeland Security.

Do not use the initials "USDHS" or "DHS."

If you live in Guam and are filing your application

there, make it payable to the Treasurer, Guam.

If you live in the U.S. Virgin Islands and are filing

your application there, make it payable to the

Commissioner of Finance of the Virgin Islands.

Make the check or money order payable to the

Department of Homeland Security, unless:

--

Use the following guidelines when you prepare your check or

money order:

The check or money order must be drawn on a bank or

other financial institution located in the United States

and must be payable in U.S. currency; and

--
Address Changes. If you change your address, you must fill

out a Form AR-11, Alien's Change of Address Card, and mail it

to the office where the Form I-824 was originally filed. Write

"Form I-824" in the lower left hand corner of the address side of

the AR-11.

Your check or money order must be honored by the bank or

financial institution on which it is drawn. If it is not, we will

charge you a $30.00 fee and your application and any

document issued to you will not be valid.

Attach copies, showing the front and back of the following

documents, if available.

-- A copy of the original petition or application.

A copy of the Form I-797, Notice of Action, for the

original petition or application.

--

-- A copy of the Form N-550, Certificate of Naturalization.

Submit your application.

You should submit this form and any related evidence to the

USCIS office that approved the original petition or

application. This could be either a USCIS Service Center or

local USCIS office.

Our goal at USCIS is to process all applications fairly. The

processing time will vary, depending on the specific

circumstances of each case. We may reject an incomplete

application. We may deny your application if you do not give

us the requested information or do not go to a scheduled

interview.

Paperwork Reduction Act Notice. An agency may not

conduct or sponsor an information collection and you are not

required to respond to a collection of information unless it

displays a currently valid OMB control number.

We try to create forms and instructions that are accurate, can

be easily understood and that impose the least possible burden

on you to provide us with information. Often this is difficult

because some immigration laws are very complex.

The estimated average time to complete and file this

application is as follows: (1) 5 minutes to learn about the law

and form; (2) 5 minutes to complete the form; (3) 15 minutes

to assemble and file the application; for a total estimated

average of 25 minutes per response.

If you have comments regarding the accuracy of this estimate,

or suggestions for making this form simpler, you may write to

the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Regulatory

Management Division, 111 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.,

Washington, DC 20529. Do not mail your completed

application to this address.

Check List

You should keep copies of your application and documents

for your records.

Did you completely fill out and sign the form?

Did you attach all required evidence?

Did you attach a check or money order for the

appropriate fee?

Do not send original documents unless instructed to do so.

Evidence.

Privacy Act Notice. USCIS will use the information on

FormI-824 to determine your eligibility for the request. We

may provide information on your application to other

government agencies.

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Processing Information.

Use InfoPass to Make an Appointment. As an alternative

to waiting in line for assistance at your local USCIS office,

you can now schedule an appointment through our internetbased system, InfoPass. To access the system, visit our

website at www.uscis.gov. Use the InfoPass appointment

scheduler and follow the screen prompts to set up your

appointment. InfoPass generates an electronic appointment

notice that appears on the screen. Print the notice and take it

with you to your appointment. The notice gives the time and

date of your appointment, along with the address of the

USCIS office.

How to Check If the Fee Is Correct.

The fee on this form is current as of the edition date appearing

in the lower right corner of this page. However, because

USCIS fees change periodically, you can verify if the fee is

correct by following one of the steps below:

Visit our website at www.uscis.gov and scroll down to

"Forms and E-Filing" to check the appropriate fee, or

Review the Fee Schedule included in your form package, if

you called us to request the form, or

Telephone our National Customer Service Center at

1-800-375-5283 and ask for the fee information.

USCIS Forms and Information. To request USCIS forms,

call our toll-free forms line at 1-800-870-3676. You may also

get USCIS forms and information about immigration laws and

regulations by calling our National Customer Service Center at

1-800-375-5283 or from our internet website at www.uscis.gov.
Part 1. Information about you. (Person filing this application)

Family Name (Last name)

Part 2. Reason for request (check one):

START HERE - Please type or print in black ink.

Given Name (First Name) Middle Name

Apt./Suite #

City State or Province

Remarks

Action Block

Returned

Date

Date

Date

Date

Date

Date

Date

Date

Resubmitted

Reloc Sent

Reloc Rec'd

Receipt

Attorney or Representative, if any.

To Be Completed by

Fill in box if G-28 is attached to

represent the applicant.

 ATTY State License #

For USCIS Use Only

Mailing Address - Street Number and Name

Country of Birth

I am requesting: (Check one box.)

A.

B.

A duplicate approval notice.

C/O (in care of):

Home or Business Address - Street Number and Name

Apt./Suite #

Daytime Phone # (Area/Country Codes)

Zip/Postal Code Country

City State or Province

Zip/Postal Code Country

Country of Citizenship

Company or Organization Name

A # (if any) U.S. Social Security # (if any)

Date of Birth (mm/dd/yyyy) IRS Tax # (if any)

D.

E. USCIS to notify the U.S. Department of State of my U.S. citizenship status.

C.

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USCIS to notify a U.S. Consulate that my status has been adjusted to permanent

resident. Please notify the U.S. Consulate at:

USCIS to send my approved immigrant visa to the National Visa Center (NVC).

I-824, Application for Action on an

Approved Application or Petition Department of Homeland Security

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

USCIS to notify a different U.S. Consulate or Port-of-Entry about the approval of an

application or petition. Please notify the U.S. Consulate or Port-of-Entry at:
Part 3. Additional information.

2.

1. Give the following information about the original petition or application.

Give the following information about the petitioner or applicant for the original petition or application.

I declare that I prepared this at the request of the applicant and it is based on all information of which I have knowledge.

NOTE: If you do not completely fill out this form or fail to submit required documents listed in the instructions, you may not be

found eligible for the requested benefit and this application may be denied.

Signature

Part 5. Signature of person preparing form, if other than above. (Sign below.)

Date (mm/dd/yyyy)

Firm Name and Address

Print or Type Your Name

Daytime Phone Number (with area code)

I certify, under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of America, that this information and the evidence submitted

with it is all true and correct. I authorize the release of any information from my records that the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration

Services needs to determine eligibility for the benefit sought.

Part 4. Signature. Read the information on penalties in the instructions before completing this part.

E-Mail Address (if any) Daytime Phone Number (with area code)

Type of Petition or Application (Form Number) Receipt Number (On Form I-797, Notice of Action)

Filing Date of Petition or Application (mm/dd/yyyy) Approval Date (mm/dd/yyyy)

Current/Most Recent Immigration Status Naturalization/Citizenship Certificate Number

3. Give the following information about the principal beneficiary of the original petition or application.

Family Name (Last Name) Given Name (First Name) Middle Name

Home Address - Street Number and Name Apt. #

City State or Province Zip/Postal Code Country

Date of Birth (mm/dd/yyyy) Country of Birth A # (if any)

Mailing Address - (if different from home address

Street Number and Name/P.O. Box Number C/O (In Care Of)

City State or Province Zip/Postal Code Country

Daytime Phone (Area/Country Code and Number)

Date (mm/dd/yyyy)

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Signature