Scanned Form and Letter

[Amazing_journey 5]

Hi, anybody here experienced submitting a scanned G325A form and the Letter of Intent along with the I-129F packet to the USCIS? Will that be ok if I just email my filled out and signed form and letter to my fiance and he will just scan and include them with the other docs? Does anybody done that and will that be accepted by USCIS and just bring the originals upon the interview? Appreciate your responses. TIA

[shayden10 78]

Typically USCIS wants a "wet" signature, so it can't be electronic, scanned, or photocopied. I have heard of a few people getting away with signatures that weren't wet, it's definitely the easier option, but I took the extra time to sign everything and mail it to my fiancé because of the amount of work we put into it. I would have been mad if we got an RFE and slowed down my application over my documents not having original signatures. It is hit or miss whether you will get an RFE, so it's really based on whether you want to take the chance or not!

Edited March 16, 2017 by shayden10

[geowrian 22,337]

For the fiance's G-325A and letter of intent to marry, the beneficiary can print, sign, scan, and email it to the beneficiary. While a "wet" signature is generally necessary, I have yet to see a single case where an RFE was issued for this reason on those forms. Many people do this and don't have any issues, so you should be fine.

[Tahoma 2,292]

No originals?  You are rolling the dice.

 

Unlike the previous poster, I've seen RFEs that requested originals.

[Scandi 4,154]

They don't give RFEs for those documents anymore, they removed the requirement of wet signatures a few years ago. Tons of beneficiaries scan and email their docs to the US citizen, it's never any issues. So go ahead, it'll save you time and money.

[TheSkywalkers 143]

On 3/16/2017 at 7:46 AM, Amazing_journey said:

Hi, anybody here experienced submitting a scanned G325A form and the Letter of Intent along with the I-129F packet to the USCIS? Will that be ok if I just email my filled out and signed form and letter to my fiance and he will just scan and include them with the other docs? Does anybody done that and will that be accepted by USCIS and just bring the originals upon the interview? Appreciate your responses. TIA

It's okay to just send signed and scanned forms and letter thru email, I did it myself. I signed, scanned then emailed the forms and letter of intent to my fiance and we did not get any RFE, in fact our process was smooth and quick and just took us 4months from filing to approval. Best of luck!

[DakotaKid 38]

I would think that if they will accept the 325a for the beneficiary without a signature, the other document should be accepted as well.

 

 

Interoffice Memorandum

To: SERVICE CENTER DIRECTORS

From: Michael Aytes /S/

Acting Associate Director for Operations

United States Citizenship and Immigration Services

Department of Homeland Security

Date: November 1, 2005

Re: Guidance for Processing Pending Form I-129F Petition for Alien Fiancé(e) when

G-325A for Petitioner and/or Beneficiary is not Signed and/or Photos not Submitted.

Purpose

To provide field offices with guidance on processing Form I-129F petitions when the accompanying G-325A is missing signatures and/or photographs.

A properly executed Form G-325A is required for all I-129F petitions. Previously it was standard practice to issue an RFE when the beneficiary failed to sign the G-325A and/or failed to submit photographs. From the date of this memorandum, an RFE should not be issued in instances where the beneficiary failed to sign the G-325A and/or failed to include photographs provided that the beneficiary is residing abroad. The beneficiary will be required to sign the Form G-325A and/or submit photographs at the time of visa issuance abroad. It is also not necessary to RFE for the petitioner’s signature on the G-325A, if the petitioner failed to sign it. The signature of the petitioner on the Form I-129F should be deemed sufficient for purposes of adjudicating the petition. Finally, it is important to note that the petitioner’s photograph is still required for the adjudication of the I-129F, so if it is missing, it must be requested prior to adjudication.

Questions regarding this memorandum may be directed through appropriate channels to Mica Pilz of Service Center Operations.