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Request for Initial and Additional Evidence Was Mailed

📬 USCIS mailed a request for evidence. Check the deadline on the notice.

What it means

USCIS is asking for both documents that were missing from the original filing and further evidence it needs to decide. One notice, one deadline, covering everything listed.

What happens next

Send every item on the list before the deadline. Partial responses are decided on as-is.

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Official USCIS wording

On September 4, 2024, we mailed a request for initial and additional evidence for your Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status, Receipt Number XXXXXXXXXXXXX. The request for evidence explains what we need from you. We will not take action on your case until we receive the evidence or the deadline to submit it expires. Please follow the instructions in the request for evidence. If you do not receive your request for evidence by September 19, 2024, please go to www.uscis.gov/e-request to request a copy of the notice. If you move, go to www.uscis.gov/addresschange to give us your new mailing address.

The numbers

44 cases I track in this state

I-485 most common form

Which forms show this

Form	Cases
I-485	44