Small tear in packet

[benkat9596 3]

Hi guys,

Just received my packet by courier this morning, on the BBE (which was white) there is a small 1 and a half inch tear right at the bottom corner of the packet. I've heard this does happen and it's for clerks to check. Is this an issue? I have a flight booked for Tuesday so sending it back to the Embassy would be a bit of an issue, and my fiance is freaking out a little. Any advice?

Thanks guys

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

Not a problem. Unless you could pull out pages, alter them, and put them neatly back inside, your white envelope is fine.

[Shauneg 762]

They are actually supposed to cut a corner out of it, it's in their handbook. Sometimes there's just a tear....

9 FAM 504.10-2(D)(8) Document Placement in Envelope

(CT:VISA-1; 11-18-2015)
(Previous Location: 9 FAM 42.73 PN4.2; CT:VISA-2094; 04-29-2014)

a. You must put all supporting documents into a 9-1/2" x 12" Kraft envelope with gummed flap and "Foreign Service of the United States of America" and "Official Business" printed thereon, from which the bottom left corner has been cut. You must make the cut by starting 3" from the bottom of the envelope and continuing on an angle of approximately 50 degrees to a point 2 inches from the left side of the envelope. The envelope must bear the following wording in large type:

IMPORTANT NOTICE:

TO BE OPENED ONLY BY A U.S. IMMIGRATION OR PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE OFFICER. THIS IS YOUR VISA. IT MUST BE SURRENDERED TO THE U.S. IMMIGRATION OFFICER AT A PORT OF ENTRY INTO THE UNITED STATES. DO NOT PACK IT; IT MUST BE HAND-CARRIED.

You must place all supporting documents in the envelope so that the upper left corner of the packet protrudes through the missing corner of the envelope.

(Previous Location: 9 FAM 42.73 PN4.6; CT:VISA-1781; 12-02-201

Edited June 16, 2016 by Shauneg

[benkat9596 3]

Perfect, thank you both.