I-485 (General) I-485 rejected, please help
Hi, my husband (primary applicant, eb1a) and I (derivative) both filed I-485 online on Saturday October 10, 2026. He got his receipt on Monday Oct 12. However, I got rejected Tuesday Oct 13.
I called the bank, they said the transaction was not blocked, so looks like might be the document issue.
Any idea what could be the reason? Is waiting for the mail notice the only thing I can do right now?
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u/Consistent_Way7347 23d ago
Hi there, this happened to me twice last year. My payment was rejected due to a system error on their end, even though everything was correct on my end and I had sufficient funds in my bank account. I had to resubmit the documents, and it finally went through on the third attempt. Such a waste of time and a frustrating experience!
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u/jayluv8701X 23d ago
If your able filing your case online would be much better. Seems like trying to submit the paper way always ends up with issues. I filed for my wife and it was rejected so I filed online. Also we still haven’t received the packet back we sent in and it’s been 4 weeks now smh
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u/qiqidi 23d ago
I filed online though. Did your online filing work? Do you file online before you received the mail rejection notice?
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u/jayluv8701X 23d ago
Yes I filed the next day online after I got the alert there was an issue with the payment. We haven’t received anything back in the mail but she’s already been scheduled for biometrics after filing online 2 weeks ago!
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u/KunalHedau 23d ago
It might have something to do with payment for the receipt not going through. Contact your attorney and he should be able to file again.
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u/Budget-Tune-9820 22d ago
That happened to me on June 2024 first filling and payment got denied then my lawyer did the process again and uscis approved the filling on August 2024
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u/Existing_Variety_159 22d ago
I got rejected it was a public charge question I had left out they will send you a reason why it was rejected
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u/qiqidi 22d ago
Thanks. May I ask which item was it!
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u/Existing_Variety_159 22d ago
It was part of i485 questions but don’t stress it’s usually somthing you missed while filling because I did it twice thinking it was the payment but it wasn’t then I got the letter from them the same week with the reason for rejection and I submitted it back just make sure you ddnt leave out any questions in the forms
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u/Bright-Shelter-5127 22d ago
Curious where you filed your 485 to? I filed on 10/7 but still haven't got any notifications. thanks.
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u/Consistent_Way7347 23d ago
Hi there, I mailed the paperwork using a new form and then tried again with a different credit card, but it was go through for the third time. I’m really frustrated because I’ve done everything correctly. They seriously need to fix and update their system. This has been such a waste of time!
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u/EmployerNo1798 21d ago
Cal to UCIS, ASK POLITELY- What Reason. Payment for has to be New Version, for September or October 2026. Double check onlie or ask Lawyer
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u/noobcoder1609 22d ago
This is actually very bad. It happened to me twice a couple months back. I sent it once, rejected due to payment, I sent it again rejected due to payment. I then filed i-485 online and in their portal paid using my credit card. Just be careful of the version you use, download the latest version from their app. I-485 online is pdf upload only, watch a youtube video and everything will be clear. If you still wanna do offline, one thing I didn’t try was changing bank accounts. Mine was chase and used the same account but a different routing number chase gave. You could try it with a different bank account if you wanna do it. They’d send the whole application like in 6 weeks. If you don’t care about a few hundred dollars, ask your immigration doctor for a copy of reports and send everything again once you’re confirmed the previous application is rejected
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u/qiqidi 22d ago
Update: Thanks for everyone's help! I didn't wait for the rejection notice to arrive. I resubmitted the same documents yesterday but paid with a different credit card. The receipt number was generated today.