Instructions For Notice Of Appeal Of Decision Under Sections 245a Or 210 Of The Immigration And Nationality Act (Form I-694) (Page 2 of 5) in pdf

4. USCIS Online Account Number (if any). If you have previously filed an application, petition, or request using the

USCIS online filing system (previously called USCIS Electronic Immigration System (USCIS ELIS)), provide the

USCIS Online Account Number you were issued by the system. You can find your USCIS Online Account Number

by logging in to your account and going to the profile page. If you previously filed certain applications, petitions,

or requests on a paper form via a USCIS Lockbox facility, you may have received a USCIS Online Account Access

Notice issuing you a USCIS Online Account Number. If you received such a notice, your USCIS Online Account

Number can be found at the top of the notice. If you were issued a USCIS Online Account Number, enter it in the

space provided. The USCIS Online Account Number is not the same as an A-Number.

5. Part 4. Appellant’s Statement, Contact Information, Certification, and Signature. Select the appropriate box

to indicate whether you read this form yourself or whether you had an interpreter assist you. If someone assisted

you in completing the form, select the box indicating that you used a preparer. Further, you must sign and date your

form and provide your daytime telephone number, mobile telephone number (if any), and email address (if any).

Every form MUST contain the signature of the appellant (or parent or legal guardian, if applicable). A stamped or

typewritten name in place of a signature is not acceptable.

6. Part 5. Interpreter’s Contact Information, Certification, and Signature. If you used anyone as an interpreter to

read the instructions and questions on this form to you in a language in which you are fluent, the interpreter must fill

out this section, provide his or her name, the name and address of his or her business or organization (if any), his or

her daytime telephone number, and his or her email address (if any). The interpreter must sign and date the form.

7. Part 6. Contact Information, Declaration, and Signature of the Person Preparing this Form, if Other Than

the Appellant. This section must contain the signature of the person who completed your form, if other than you,

the appellant. If the same individual acted as your interpreter and your preparer, that person should complete both

Part 5. and Part 6. If the person who completed this form is associated with a business or organization, that person

should complete the business or organization name and address information. Anyone who helped you complete this

form MUST sign and date the form. A stamped or typewritten name in place of a signature is not acceptable. If the

person who helped you prepare your form is an attorney or accredited representative whose representation extends

beyond preparation of this form, he or she may be obliged to also submit a completed Form G-28, Notice of Entry of

Appearance as Attorney or Accredited Representative, along with your form.

8. Part 7. Additional Information. If you need extra space to provide any additional information within this form,

use the space provided in Part 7. Additional Information. If you need more space than what is provided in Part 7.,

you may make copies of Part 7. to complete and file with your form, or attach a separate sheet of paper. Include your

name and A-Number (if any) at the top of each sheet; indicate the Page Number, Part Number, and Item Number

to which your answer refers; and sign and date each sheet.

We recommend that you print or save a copy of your completed form to review in the

future and for your records.

Briefs

You may submit a brief in support of your Form I-694, although it is not required. You may submit a brief with your

Form I-694 or separately after your form is received at the USCIS Service Center. If you submit your brief separately,

USCIS must receive it within 30 calendar days from the receipt date of your Form I-694.

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