Question about error in K-1 packet

[557chris 0]

I am very new to this forum, but I recently submitted for a K-1 visa for my Ukrainian fiancée. My petition is in the early stages of being processed, but when my fiancée looked over the copy of the packet that I mailed her, she realized that I forgot to include her official Russian divorce decree. I only included the translated copy of this decree. I am assuming that I will be sent an RFE for this, but didn't know if it would be better (quicker) to try and contact someone in the service center to send in the official untranslated Russian decree. Does anyone here have any recommendations on what I should do? Obviously, I would like to have my petition approved as quickly as possible and would like to preempt any possible RFE delay.

- Chris

[LeftCoastLady 441]

Wait until you receive an RFE, if you do receive one. There is no 100% guarantee that the document would be matched up with your petition. There was a note in the VSC newsletter a few months back on trying to reduce attempts to match up additional documentation sent if it doesn't have the appropriate cover sheet in place. It slows them down if they have to stop what they're doing to go dig through something else because the petitioner forgot/neglected to include something in their package. http://www.aila.org/content/default.aspx?docid=40032

[GrayL 47]

I agree, there's nothing you should do at this stage, hope that it's overlooked (It could very well be), or reply to an RFE if you get it. RFE's only add a few weeks to the delay, so it's not a huge deal in the scheme of things.

I would always recommend against mailing in addition supplements to your package once sent, you shouldn't do anything at this stage unless asked for it.

That being said, it's a simple oversight, could happen to anyone, don't worry too much about it

[Arinlars 19]

Hello, I wanted to sake regarding 557chris question, what if I want to change some wrong birth date/year or a misspell I'm the name ? I received my noa1 with my wrong birth year. We called and request to change it but we want to make sure everything is ok. Is the anyway besides telephone or waiting for a RFE?

[Pitaya 2,577]

Wait for the RFE.

[Phil & Alla 26]

If there is no RFE--no problem. Just make sure she takes her original with her to the interview

[557chris 0]

I appreciate all of the replies. I will hope that it slips through, but I expect an RFE and will submit it then.

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

I am very new to this forum, but I recently submitted for a K-1 visa for my Ukrainian fiancée. My petition is in the early stages of being processed, but when my fiancée looked over the copy of the packet that I mailed her, she realized that I forgot to include her official Russian divorce decree. I only included the translated copy of this decree. I am assuming that I will be sent an RFE for this, but didn't know if it would be better (quicker) to try and contact someone in the service center to send in the official untranslated Russian decree. Does anyone here have any recommendations on what I should do? Obviously, I would like to have my petition approved as quickly as possible and would like to preempt any possible RFE delay.

- Chris

Do not send anything until you get an RFE. Your petition is NOT "in the early stages of being processed" it is in a box, sealed up and will stay there until someone opens it some months down the road to adjudicate it. The chances of anything you send now ending up with tyour peition are about -0-.

Get the documents ready (origianal AND another copy of the translation) and send it when they call your name. The RFE will come with special documentation to get it to the right place

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

I appreciate all of the replies. I will hope that it slips through, but I expect an RFE and will submit it then.

Do NOT hope it slips through. IF it slips through it may get caught at the Consulate, or during AOS or during ROC or during Citizenship. There is no such thing as "getting away with it" Someone will catch it at some point and then you will have to correct and it will likely be a bigger problem then than now. You will get an RFE, send the correct documentss and you will get an approval.

Yes, it will delay your case. The RFE WOULD have been an approval if you did it right, so any time between the RFE being issued and the Approval being issued is the time you "lost" Could be a few days, could be a few weeks.

Edited October 29, 2012 by Gary and Alla