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I had submitted two I-485s on Feb 14, one for myself and one for my spouse to the Phoenix lockbox. Both packets were sent with filing fees of $1225, one check in each I-485 packet. That included the biometrics fee of $85, over the I-485 filing fees of $1140. It was an employment based I485 case. Each package included the I765 and I131 applications as well, for EAD and advance parole respectively. The package was delivered to USCIS on Feb 17, which happened to be a Saturday.
On March 2, we got 3 email updates for my spouse's application saying that they had been accepted and the receipt number was correspondingly provided in the email. Also, the check for my spouse's application(s) was cashed on the same day. However, for my application(s), I did not receive any such update nor was the check cashed. In addition, I got a I797C notice from USCIS the next day, dated Mar 1, saying that extra remittance was submitted along with the application which was not necessarily for processing of the same, and that no action was required on our part. What was more interesting is that there was no check enclosed, inspite of the notice claiming that the rejected check was enclosed. There was nothing else in the envelope. In addition to all of that, the envelope was not sealed (or it was sealed and later opened by someone). What also doesn't make sense is that my spouse's application packet was accepted, inspite of it being a derivative and not the primary.
From what I could tell, the filing fees are the same for both the primary as well as the dependent applicant and there is no reason to have had one of our $1225 checks returned, assuming of course that the USCIS had intended to include it in the envelope and is not an error on their part. Has anyone had a similar experience and can share what could be done in such a scenario?
Thanks!
On March 2, we got 3 email updates for my spouse's application saying that they had been accepted and the receipt number was correspondingly provided in the email. Also, the check for my spouse's application(s) was cashed on the same day. However, for my application(s), I did not receive any such update nor was the check cashed. In addition, I got a I797C notice from USCIS the next day, dated Mar 1, saying that extra remittance was submitted along with the application which was not necessarily for processing of the same, and that no action was required on our part. What was more interesting is that there was no check enclosed, inspite of the notice claiming that the rejected check was enclosed. There was nothing else in the envelope. In addition to all of that, the envelope was not sealed (or it was sealed and later opened by someone). What also doesn't make sense is that my spouse's application packet was accepted, inspite of it being a derivative and not the primary.
From what I could tell, the filing fees are the same for both the primary as well as the dependent applicant and there is no reason to have had one of our $1225 checks returned, assuming of course that the USCIS had intended to include it in the envelope and is not an error on their part. Has anyone had a similar experience and can share what could be done in such a scenario?
Thanks!
