Re: Help filing complaint: I-130 visa denial

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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.