Re: Help filing complaint: I-130 visa denial

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On 6/24/09, Ron wrote:
> On 7/17/08, Dilbag Pannu wrote:
>> I read about the denial of an I130 on the USCIS website. Of
>> course it had no explanations. This was in November 2005.
>> Apparently, a letter from the USCIS was returned to them
>> undeliverd. A follow on letter was also returned undelivered.
>> After many calls with the USCIS customer service, I was told
>> to go to the National Records office to get the denial letter.
>> I am not sure what the first letter was all about but the case
>> was denied for "abandonment". The denial letter mentioned form
>> M-188 but the records office could not locate it. Anyway, now
>> almost 3 years later, I was told that the decision cannot be
>> appealed because I would have had to make the appeal within
>> thirty days of the denial letter, which was never delivered !
>> My only course of action is to re-apply and wait perhaps
>> another 12 years before possibly getting approval. This is
>> totally redicoulus for a genuine immigration petition case. Is
>> there another avenue which may allow me to keep my original
>> priority date ?
>>
>> Any help would be most appreciated.
>>
>>
>> General info: "Form" M-188 is simply the page attached to the
> decision letter. It is not a form in the typical sense of the
> word, rather it is an instruction sheet on how to file the
> Motion.