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How can I expedite the I-829 filing receipt since my CPR is expiring soon?

I filed an I-829 petition more than 56 days ago but have not received the notice of receipt nor has the check been cashed. I wrote to the USCIS IPO office but haven''t received any response. I called the USCIS help line and was assured that a Tier 2 Officer would call back but I am yet to hear back. My CPR is set to expire on Feb 10. I have a FedEx receipt confirming that my petition reached them in Nov. What action can I take to expedite the I-829 petition filing receipt? What chances are there that the petition has been lost or rejected?

Answers

• Bernard P Wolfsdorf

  Immigration Attorney

  Answered on February 1, 2021

  Everything has been slow but see if your check has been cashed as the file number may be on the back of that check-and follow-up with IPO, they will eventually reply.

• Fredrick W Voigtmann

  Immigration Attorney

  Answered on January 28, 2021

  The USCIS in general, and the IPO in particular, are experiencing unusual and significant delays in cashing and filing fee checks, and issuing receipt notices. It is unlikely that your I-829 has been lost, but if that happens, you will need to "recreate" the filing and provide proof that it was timely filed in the first place. If the I-829 is rejected, it will be returned to you by USPS mail and will contain a notice detailing the filing deficiency; you can discern what the issue is, correct it, and refile it as soon as possible. Otherwise, you just have to wait for the checks to be cashed and extension/receipts to be issued.

• Dale Schwartz

  Immigration Attorney

  Answered on January 27, 2021

  I am pretty sure they will not expedite your case. I am not aware of anyone who has successfully done that. You might consider applying to change from F-1 to tourist B-2 before your status expires. What does your own lawyer say?

• Belma Demirovic Chinchoy

  Immigration Attorney

  Answered on January 27, 2021

  The USCIS has issued multiple notices that its mail rooms/processing facilities face a month-long backlog.

• Kristal Ozmun

  Immigration Attorney

  Answered on January 27, 2021

  There is no method by which one can expedite the issuance of the receipt notice. However, you remain a conditional permanent resident even without the receipt notice as evidence of this fact.

• Lynne Feldman

  Immigration Attorney

  Answered on January 27, 2021

  They are taking several weeks for receipts so your case is not unusual, which is why we stress to file 90 days before expiration, if at all possible. I don''t know of a way to expedite it.