I-129F expiration date??

[amber_eddy 1]

I just saw at the top of my I-129F form it says it expires on 02/29/2012. Why is this? We're still waiting on some documents before we can send everything in and I'm afraid it won't arrive in time. Does this mean they will be changing the form or increasing the fees perhaps after that date??

[Stephen + Elisha 92]

The expiration date at the top of the form is of little concern to you.

All government forms that ask for information ("information collections," in government parlance) are required to go through an OMB (Office of Management and Budget) approval process. That approval expires after a predetermined period of time. Most likely, USCIS will issue a new edition of the form sometime soon that bears a new OMB control number and expiration date. But as long as there are no substantive changes on the form, they typically continue to accept prior versions. In the case of the I-129F, the current version is the 11/23/2010 edition, but the 6/14/2010 and 2/19/2010 editions are still accepted.

The best advice is to check the USCIS I-129F page just prior to submitting your petition to make sure the edition you're using is still accepted. If for some reason it's not, just download the latest edition and transfer your information to it.

[ukcharlotte 4]

We were in a similar position towards the end of last year, but we were concerned for no reason. If you don't manage to submit your forms by the end of Feb then simply visit the USCIS website and download the new one (if it is available). In our case the payment didn't increase, nor did the content of the paperwork change, it was just the date. Hopefully this will be the same for you! I really wouldn't worry about it.

Edited February 5, 2012 by ukcharlotte

[theCook 0]

I just saw at the top of my I-129F form it says it expires on 02/29/2012. Why is this? We're still waiting on some documents before we can send everything in and I'm afraid it won't arrive in time. Does this mean they will be changing the form or increasing the fees perhaps after that date??

Just use latest forms when you fill out forms, we didnt realise they bought out new form and they returned it to us

[wolfx 0]

Well it's March now and the form still has the same expiry date. My fiancé is about to send it out. Hopefully that won't cause a problem:

http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=a10e4154d7b3d010VgnVCM10000048f3d6a1RCRD&vgnextchannel=db029c7755cb9010VgnVCM10000045f3d6a1RCRD