Sample Letter Requesting to Recapture Priority Date

U.S. Department of Homeland Security
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Vermont Service Center
38 River Road.
Essex Junction, VT 05479-0001

[Replace this address with I-130 service center that issued receipt]

Re: I-130 Visa Petition with Priority Date Recapture Request

Dear Sir/Madam:

I, Rahul Ram Gupta, am enclosing an I-130 petition for my son Jay Gupta with supporting documents, including:

1. Copy of my son’s birth certificate
   
   
2. Copy of his mother’s and my marriage certificate
   
   
3. Copy of my naturalization certificate
   
   
4. Filing fee of $190 by check
   
   

1. Copy of original I-130, showing my son’s name
   
   
2. Copy of USCIS notice approving this I-130, with June 6, 2003, priority date.