Two I-129F packets sent

[SCFsnoopy 0]

Was on the phone with my fiancé today – I was asking him to post a copy of our I-129F and NOA1 so that I can have them with me for POE when I go over in August. Long story short, I found out that when he sent out petition off, he forgot to put the photos in the packet, so he sent a second envelope about two days later with a photocopy of the original I-129F and slipped the photos into that packet.

I know photos aren’t the be-all and end-all of proof of meeting (there were also photocopies of boarding passes, my J-1 visa, entry stamps, etc) but it still helps. Do you think USCIS would have realised, when they got the second envelope, that those photos were meant to go with the original petition? As far as I know they didn’t send the second packet back so I can only assume they figured it out, since obviously the second packet had no check in it which would make them immediately return it if they thought it was a new petition.

I suppose the worse case scenario will be an RFE, so I’ll ask him to get more photos printed just in case… just wanted to see what you guys think about it.

[Otto 83]

It is possible that the new evidence/forms might marry up with the original petition - especially if a letter of explanation and/or (at least) a copy of the NOA1 was included.

It is never recommended that one attempts this simply because it may never actually reach the petition (it's a big place and without proper documentation they may simply not know what to do with it.)

Hopefully it will reach its destination - otherwise (like you said) if you get an RFE, you'll end up sending it again.

Never know - wait and see..

[payxibka 10,045]

Was on the phone with my fiancé today – I was asking him to post a copy of our I-129F and NOA1 so that I can have them with me for POE when I go over in August. Long story short, I found out that when he sent out petition off, he forgot to put the photos in the packet, so he sent a second envelope about two days later with a photocopy of the original I-129F and slipped the photos into that packet.

I know photos aren’t the be-all and end-all of proof of meeting (there were also photocopies of boarding passes, my J-1 visa, entry stamps, etc) but it still helps. Do you think USCIS would have realised, when they got the second envelope, that those photos were meant to go with the original petition? As far as I know they didn’t send the second packet back so I can only assume they figured it out, since obviously the second packet had no check in it which would make them immediately return it if they thought it was a new petition.

I suppose the worse case scenario will be an RFE, so I’ll ask him to get more photos printed just in case… just wanted to see what you guys think about it.

chances are slim...

[SCFsnoopy 0]

It is possible that the new evidence/forms might marry up with the original petition - especially if a letter of explanation and/or (at least) a copy of the NOA1 was included.

It is never recommended that one attempts this simply because it may never actually reach the petition (it's a big place and without proper documentation they may simply not know what to do with it.)

Hopefully it will reach its destination - otherwise (like you said) if you get an RFE, you'll end up sending it again.

Never know - wait and see..

Yeah, I don't think there was any sort of explanation with it - I wish he'd asked me about it first! Haha. Oh well, we will wait and see if they RFE us. I'll hope for the best since they didn't send it back, so it must've gone somewhere ...

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

Was on the phone with my fiancé today – I was asking him to post a copy of our I-129F and NOA1 so that I can have them with me for POE when I go over in August. Long story short, I found out that when he sent out petition off, he forgot to put the photos in the packet, so he sent a second envelope about two days later with a photocopy of the original I-129F and slipped the photos into that packet.

I know photos aren’t the be-all and end-all of proof of meeting (there were also photocopies of boarding passes, my J-1 visa, entry stamps, etc) but it still helps. Do you think USCIS would have realised, when they got the second envelope, that those photos were meant to go with the original petition? As far as I know they didn’t send the second packet back so I can only assume they figured it out, since obviously the second packet had no check in it which would make them immediately return it if they thought it was a new petition.

I suppose the worse case scenario will be an RFE, so I’ll ask him to get more photos printed just in case… just wanted to see what you guys think about it.

You may have confused the pig. If he sent it off BEFORE receiving the NOA1 with case number, there is no way for them to "match it up" with the first envelope. It is never recommended to do this. If something is forgotten, you can TRY to get them extra documents by including a cover letter with the case number, but without that, and especially since he sent it as a "new complete" package, he may just end up getting it returned for not having the check attached. This could take a few weeks. Never imagine USCIS has any ability to think, reason and interpret. When they send an RFE there is a particular letter you return with your answer to make sure it stays with your file.

Cross your fingers. If it comes back, keep it until you have an RFE.