Corrections to an accepted I-129F Petition

[DianeMark 2]

Hello...Diane and I just received our NOA2 yesterday and we are both ecstatic! We filed on March 8th and received our NOA2 in just 120 days. Shortly after our filing we realized that we had made a number of mistakes on our Petition. Our mistakes were pretty significant:: I failed to answer I-129F part C Question 2 which asks if you have ever been convicted; We failed to include letters of intent to marry within 90 days; I failed to provide certified copies of my divorce, and, I failed to include a copy of my US Passport identification page.

Of course we knew that we were destined to receive an RFE. I posted a number of questions here on VJ and everyone advised me that we certainly would receive an RFE and that there was nothing we could do besides wait for the RFE and then submit the corrections.

Out of curiosity, I called the USCIS National Service Center and inquired if there was a process to submit corrections to an accepted petition. My call took a while but eventually the CSR found a protocol in his database that provided for a process to submit corrections. The process was fairly simple: The CSR told me to gather the corrections and omissions and write a cover letter that included the following: The title was "I-129-F Correction to Accepted Petition"; next was the receipt number WAC1290XXXXXX; next was the I-797C Notice of Action date of March 13, 2012; next the name of the Petitioner; next the date of birth of the Petitioner, and , last the Alien Fiancee name.

The CSR told me to address the letter to the California Service Center and include an opening paragraph stating that I was submitting corrections to my original submission I-129F, Petition for K-1 Fiancee Visa, for Diane (my Fiancee) and to write that I was directed by the CSR at the USCIS National Customer Service Center to file my correction in this manner. I then listed the five corrected items that were included with my letter (corrected I-129F Part C Question 2; two letters of intent to marry, one from each of us; Certified copy of my divorce decree, Copy of my US Passport ID page.)

I sent all of the above to the CSC on June 8th. I never received and text or email update that my file had been touched. What we did receive was an approved I-129F Petition for Fiancee on July 11th.

It is our hope that this information will be of some help to all other Petitioners who have filed the I-129F and realized that some mistakes were made.

[abner137 48]

Hello...Diane and I just received our NOA2 yesterday and we are both ecstatic! We filed on March 8th and received our NOA2 in just 120 days. Shortly after our filing we realized that we had made a number of mistakes on our Petition. Our mistakes were pretty significant:: I failed to answer I-129F part C Question 2 which asks if you have ever been convicted; We failed to include letters of intent to marry within 90 days; I failed to provide certified copies of my divorce, and, I failed to include a copy of my US Passport identification page.

Of course we knew that we were destined to receive an RFE. I posted a number of questions here on VJ and everyone advised me that we certainly would receive an RFE and that there was nothing we could do besides wait for the RFE and then submit the corrections.

Out of curiosity, I called the USCIS National Service Center and inquired if there was a process to submit corrections to an accepted petition. My call took a while but eventually the CSR found a protocol in his database that provided for a process to submit corrections. The process was fairly simple: The CSR told me to gather the corrections and omissions and write a cover letter that included the following: The title was "I-129-F Correction to Accepted Petition"; next was the receipt number WAC1290XXXXXX; next was the I-797C Notice of Action date of March 13, 2012; next the name of the Petitioner; next the date of birth of the Petitioner, and , last the Alien Fiancee name.

The CSR told me to address the letter to the California Service Center and include an opening paragraph stating that I was submitting corrections to my original submission I-129F, Petition for K-1 Fiancee Visa, for Diane (my Fiancee) and to write that I was directed by the CSR at the USCIS National Customer Service Center to file my correction in this manner. I then listed the five corrected items that were included with my letter (corrected I-129F Part C Question 2; two letters of intent to marry, one from each of us; Certified copy of my divorce decree, Copy of my US Passport ID page.)

I sent all of the above to the CSC on June 8th. I never received and text or email update that my file had been touched. What we did receive was an approved I-129F Petition for Fiancee on July 11th.

It is our hope that this information will be of some help to all other Petitioners who have filed the I-129F and realized that some mistakes were made.

Good stuff....and I am literally amazed......

[Tahoma 2,292]

Thanks for posting the info.

On my I-129F, the box on Page 3/Part C/Question 2 wasn't marked either! It must have been caused by some computer glitch when I printed it out. As a matter of fact, none of the boxes that required check marks were checked. I didn't notice it and I submitted it to the USCIS.

The petition was approved by the USCIS, sailed through the NVC, and the mistake was caught by the consular officer at Chinook's interview. The consular officer gave Chinook a 221g only for Page 3/Part C/ Question 2 despite the fact that none of the boxes on the I-129F were checked. The consular officer apparently didn't care about any of the unchecked boxes except for that one box.

I sent Chinook a corrected I-129F and she submitted it to the Embassy. She got her visa one week later.

[Mogambi 96]

I'm glad it all worked out for you, but isn't the lesson here simply to READ the instructions? I mean, no offense, but how on earth could you have screwed it up that badly? How could you be confused about how to answer the question about if you have ever been convicted? Why did you think you didn't need to answer it?

So yes, thanks for posting how to make corrections, because of course it's bound to happen from time to time.

Recently, there was a similar thread, but in that one, the person claims they didn't even make any of the corrections, and they were STILL approved. I have no idea how it's possible, but some people are just lucky I guess.

Anyway, congrats!

Might be a smart idea to prepare better for your interview