I-824
Application for Action on an Approved Application or Petition
Form I-824, Application for Action on an Approved Application or Petition, is used to request further action on a previously approved application or petition. The instructions say it goes to USCIS, or to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) for certain approvals CBP issued.
With USCIS, the form offers five requests: a duplicate approval notice, notice to a new U.S. Consulate or Port-of-Entry, notice to a consulate that a permanent resident's status was adjusted so a spouse or children may follow to join, sending an approved immigrant visa petition to the National Visa Center (NVC), and notice to the Department of State of naturalization.
The USCIS page says it will not process Form I-824 if the petition or application is still pending or has been denied. The instructions say Form I-824 cannot be used to check the status of a pending case, that it may be filed with the original application or petition under 8 CFR 103.9, and that each action needs a separate Form I-824.
Whether you were the applicant or petitioner, your name or company name, immigration status, naturalization or citizenship certificate number, A-Number, birth details, citizenship, IRS tax number, Social Security number, online account number and addresses.
One box from 1.a. to 1.e.: a duplicate approval notice, a new consulate or Port-of-Entry, follow-to-join notice after adjustment, sending the petition to the NVC, or notice of naturalization.
The form number, receipt number from Form I-797, filing date and approval date of the earlier case, the principal beneficiary's details, and for a 1.c. request each family member who will follow to join.
Your contact details, certification and signature, then the interpreter and preparer sections.
Space for answers that do not fit, with the page, part and item number for each one.
The instructions list requests it does not cover, such as correcting an error on an approval notice or replacing a card. An EAD is replaced with Form I-765, Form I-94 with Form I-102, a Green Card with Form I-90 and a travel document with Form I-131.
Choose only one box from 1.a. to 1.e. The instructions say a separate Form I-824 is filed for each action requested.
The USCIS page says the form is rejected if the Part 3 receipt number from Form I-797, Notice of Action, is missing, or if it is not signed.
The instructions say Items 5.a. to 34 of Part 3 are completed for each family member who will follow to join. Extra entries go in Part 7.
Type or print in black ink. Write N/A where a question does not apply and None for a zero. The instructions say a U.S. citizen writes N/A for immigration status in Part 1, Item 4.
The instructions say a stamped or typewritten name is not accepted, and a parent or legal guardian may sign for an applicant under 14. This page lets you fill the form online free, then print it for signature.
You get the real form, filled in a browser tab, with nothing standing between you and the finished PDF.
The USCIS page says the filing location changed on Oct. 7, 2026. Mail filers check the Direct Filing Addresses for Form I-824 page, by agency. USCIS gives a grace period and accepts forms postmarked on or before Nov. 9, 2026 sent to a prior location.
The instructions say CBP filers file at the CBP-designated Port-of-Entry listed on www.cbp.gov, or mail to the CBP Admissibility Review Office at the address on that site.
The fee is on the USCIS Fee Schedule page, and the instructions point to Form G-1055. Fees can change, so check it on the day you file.
The instructions ask for a copy, front and back, of Form I-797 for the approved case for requests 1.a. to 1.d., or a copy of Form N-550, Certificate of Naturalization, for request 1.e.
The instructions say a duplicate approval notice is only a Form I-797. It does not include a copy of the approved application or petition, or a replacement EAD, Permanent Resident Card or travel document.
The instructions say the 1.c. notice is not available to someone admitted on an immigrant visa issued abroad, who can contact the NVC, or to refugees and asylees, who use Form I-730. Approval does not guarantee a visa.
I-730
292 fields, 12 pages
I-90
195 fields, 7 pages
I-765
161 fields, 7 pages
I-102
115 fields, 5 pages
I-131
339 fields, 14 pages
G-1145
6 fields, 1 page
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No. The instructions say a Permanent Resident Card is replaced with Form I-90, an EAD with Form I-765, a Form I-94 with Form I-102, and a Form I-512 or I-512L travel document with Form I-131.
No. The instructions say it cannot be used to verify the status of a pending application or petition, and the USCIS page says it will not process Form I-824 if the case is still pending or was denied.
No. The instructions say not to file Form I-824 with USCIS to correct an error on an approved application or petition, or with CBP to correct an error on an approval notice.
Request 1.c. asks USCIS to notify a U.S. Consulate through the NVC. The instructions say it applies when status was adjusted based on Form I-130, I-140 or I-360, or a diversity case number.
Yes. The instructions say a separate Form I-824 is filed for each action, and Part 2 allows only one box.
USCIS fees change, so this page does not list one. The I-824 page points to the USCIS Fee Schedule, and the instructions point to Form G-1055.
