wondering about G-325a

[mybaby 0]

Hi all

Just wondering what to do, the latest G-325a is just one copy and the previous was then four copies identical. What did you guys do? Who got approved using one copy or four based on the revised G-325a?

Thanks a lot.

[dutchmatt 1]

Hmm...weird. The directions on the form just say fill it out and make no mention of copies or anything. I think your best bet would be to call the USCIS for clarification as many members of the site are not familiar with the updated form.

[MsSheka 0]

Hmm...weird. The directions on the form just say fill it out and make no mention of copies or anything. I think your best bet would be to call the USCIS for clarification as many members of the site are not familiar with the updated form.

please google edition 07/14/06 because that g325a with the one page will not be accepted i just had to send my husband the old g325a to sign because according to USCIS the edition 06/12/09 is not correct. I just had to send it by dhl because i was ready to send my I-130 when i notice so now i have to wait for him to sign it and return it to me:(

ps. here's the link to the old g352a

http://www.visapro.com/Download/INS-G-325A-Form.pdf

[Nik+Heather 121]

Hmm...weird. The directions on the form just say fill it out and make no mention of copies or anything. I think your best bet would be to call the USCIS for clarification as many members of the site are not familiar with the updated form.

please google edition 07/14/06 because that g325a with the one page will not be accepted i just had to send my husband the old g325a to sign because according to USCIS the edition 06/12/09 is not correct. I just had to send it by dhl because i was ready to send my I-130 when i notice so now i have to wait for him to sign it and return it to me:(

ps. here's the link to the old g352a

http://www.visapro.com/Download/INS-G-325A-Form.pdf

Can you please elaborate? Because I read the instructions for the I485 AND the G325a, and neither one mentions 4 copies any longer. This appears to be a recent change. Do you have a source (other than the guides here, which may need updating) that indicates that the recent change wasn't deliberate? Did you call or get an RFE or...??? When did you call, and who did you call?

I'm not trying to be aggressive, just thorough, we are going to have to do this in a couple months.

Thanks!

Edit: Here's what the USCIS website says:

Form Updates

This page lists updates to forms as we publish them, along with a brief explanation of the nature of the update.

July 15, 2009

...

G-325A, Biographical Information. New version dated 6/12/09 (prior versions accepted). Revised to reflect extension of OMB control number.

http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/men...00045f3d6a1RCRD

So I guess for some fretters like me, maybe better safe than sorry.

Edited July 28, 2009 by Nik+Heather

[MsSheka 0]

Hmm...weird. The directions on the form just say fill it out and make no mention of copies or anything. I think your best bet would be to call the USCIS for clarification as many members of the site are not familiar with the updated form.

please google edition 07/14/06 because that g325a with the one page will not be accepted i just had to send my husband the old g325a to sign because according to USCIS the edition 06/12/09 is not correct. I just had to send it by dhl because i was ready to send my I-130 when i notice so now i have to wait for him to sign it and return it to me:(

ps. here's the link to the old g352a

http://www.visapro.com/Download/INS-G-325A-Form.pdf

Can you please elaborate? Because I read the instructions for the I485 AND the G325a, and neither one mentions 4 copies any longer. This appears to be a recent change. Do you have a source (other than the guides here, which may need updating) that indicates that the recent change wasn't deliberate? Did you call or get an RFE or...??? When did you call, and who did you call?

I'm not trying to be aggressive, just thorough, we are going to have to do this in a couple months.

Thanks!

Edit: Here's what the USCIS website says:

Form Updates

This page lists updates to forms as we publish them, along with a brief explanation of the nature of the update.

July 15, 2009

...

G-325A, Biographical Information. New version dated 6/12/09 (prior versions accepted). Revised to reflect extension of OMB control number.

http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/men...00045f3d6a1RCRD

So I guess for some fretters like me, maybe better safe than sorry.

i called yesterday i sent my husband the old g325a today because that form travels with the petition and there are four places where it will be needed if you look on the bottom left you will see that each page goes to a different place (1) ident(2) Rec.Br (3) C (4) consulate trust me i called twice because i did not want to redo the form since that would mean waiting for my husband to sign and return it before i can send the I-130petition.

[Nik+Heather 121]

Hmm...weird. The directions on the form just say fill it out and make no mention of copies or anything. I think your best bet would be to call the USCIS for clarification as many members of the site are not familiar with the updated form.

please google edition 07/14/06 because that g325a with the one page will not be accepted i just had to send my husband the old g325a to sign because according to USCIS the edition 06/12/09 is not correct. I just had to send it by dhl because i was ready to send my I-130 when i notice so now i have to wait for him to sign it and return it to me:(

ps. here's the link to the old g352a

http://www.visapro.com/Download/INS-G-325A-Form.pdf

Can you please elaborate? Because I read the instructions for the I485 AND the G325a, and neither one mentions 4 copies any longer. This appears to be a recent change. Do you have a source (other than the guides here, which may need updating) that indicates that the recent change wasn't deliberate? Did you call or get an RFE or...??? When did you call, and who did you call?

I'm not trying to be aggressive, just thorough, we are going to have to do this in a couple months.

Thanks!

Edit: Here's what the USCIS website says:

Form Updates

This page lists updates to forms as we publish them, along with a brief explanation of the nature of the update.

July 15, 2009

...

G-325A, Biographical Information. New version dated 6/12/09 (prior versions accepted). Revised to reflect extension of OMB control number.

http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/men...00045f3d6a1RCRD

So I guess for some fretters like me, maybe better safe than sorry.

i called yesterday i sent my husband the old g325a today because that form travels with the petition and there are four places where it will be needed if you look on the bottom left you will see that each page goes to a different place (1) ident(2) Rec.Br (3) C (4) consulate trust me i called twice because i did not want to redo the form since that would mean waiting for my husband to sign and return it before i can send the I-130petition.

Well, I found this on the K1 forum.

http://www.expertfianceevisas.com/?p=47

Also, thinking about it more, there was NO mention of reducing the paperwork, with this "improvement" They just basically removed the clarification for how many pages! Talk about annoying!

Anyway, I understand that for a petition case it travels around alot, but I wonder if that's true for the AOS cases (this forum).

Annoyed they had to go and change things in the middle of my process!

[mybaby 0]

Thanks MsSheka

We are also thinking of submitting four copies, we just want to surf someone from here that can clarify our doubts

[MsSheka 0]

Thanks MsSheka

We are also thinking of submitting four copies, we just want to surf someone from here that can clarify our doubts

your welcome, my husband was so mad because i just got back from jamaica with the new form on 07/22/09

the girl at USCIS says that its an error because the new edition should also be 4 pages because its a generic form. they are working my pocket with these express packages to my husband back and forth.

[mybaby 0]

I also found this, about the revised G-325a .

I was caught by this line :

"The latest version forgets that 4 pages are required and only prints one page. That is all well and good if only one page was required. Or if new instructions told users to print the form out four times. But that knowledge is not shared.

How many petitioners will without specifically being instructed to, send in four copies of this new form?.

Too Few.

How many petitions submitted with only one page of new G-325a will be rejected.

Too many."

link : http://www.expertfianceevisas.com/?p=47