Front of folder/binder

[mindthegap 2,590]

10 minutes ago, viajero said:

wow that's huge lol... 

 

[viajero 14]

4 minutes ago, mindthegap said:

 

headache in 3..2...1

[Ksenia_O 696]

I just used these  Top Covered Report Covers. It comes as two pieces, joined by fastener.  First piece -  front, the second one - for the back/bottom". Worked really  great for me  - it "helped" to hold the entire package together   and looked neat. I just took out its "fastener"  because it's not long enough and used ACCO instead. 

Besides, I also wrapped it in a bubble wrap  -  to keep the package safe while it was "traveling" with USPS

 

Edited December 6, 2017 by Ksenia_O

[CharlieTanger 76]

19 minutes ago, Ksenia_O said:

I just used these  Top Covered Report Covers. It comes as two pieces, joined by fastener.  First piece -  front, the second one - for the back/bottom". Worked really  great for me  - it "helped" to hold the entire package together   and looked neat. I just took out its "fastener"  because it's not long enough and used ACCO instead. 

Besides, I also wrapped it in a bubble wrap  -  to keep the package safe while it was "traveling" with USPS

 

 

Thank you! And I assume they accepted your package? 

[WeGuyGal 1,052]

A link to our package for reference. We used two 2-inch Acco type fastners (available at Staples or Amazon) with two holes punched on the top. 

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/650632-our-roc-package/

 

[Ksenia_O 696]

1 minute ago, CharlieTanger said:

 

Thank you! And I assume they accepted your package? 

Sure  Already done with biometric.. We (my son and I) filed in June of this year. 

 

As others have said - the package will get apart anyway, after it's received by USCIS. But my point was  - to keep it safe while on its way to USCIS and make the package look neat.

 

Good luck!!!

 

 

[Andrea&Henry 311]

I shared no t long ago that a friend of my husband worked at the USCIS pretty much checking the packages for family petitions and fiances too and submitting the information into the system. He was there I think was on 2007-2010 something like that. He was the one who told us everything about the K1 Visa and the do's and dont's.

 

He was the one who recommended us the 3 ring binder because it looks neat and way more organize making things easier for the person who receives and review your package. That's how things worked there:

 

1. You have not less than 50 people per shift (depending on the service center) reviewing the packages. They have a quota to meet per day, something like 12-15 cases or something like that.
2. A package were all the papers are loose, not even a clip and in not a coherent order makes them waste a lot of time so what do they do? put that aside and keep working on the next one so they can meet that standard quota.
3. They do get rid of the binder, clips and everything you use to send it but just the fact you make their job easier, makes things easier for us as well
4. A not organize package also could leads to "fake RFE" meaning getting an RFE over a document you surely did send but they couldn't find it in the mess. In 6 years that I've been a member of VJ I've seen this happening btw.
5. Even if they papers comes with clips, it makes it really easy to get all crazy and disorganized.
6. A binder doesn't mean instant approval nor a messy package means and instant rejection, but it will never hurt to go an extra mile, especially with something so important as bringing your significant other to immigrate and move in with you.
7. So with that being said, of course is not a requirement nor necessary but going the extra mile will never hurt your case.

I did exactly the same thing with all my packages (k1 visa, AoS, ROC and my citizenship last year). Instead of making holes into the paperwork, I used plastic pocket sheets made for binders so the documents remain intact and you can also find the same plastic pockets for pictures and photograph as well, so I had everything in the same package, all labeled.

 

Answer the OP question in our case we put all the Service Center address on the cover, both of our names, k1 visa and my husband's address (he was the petitioner) did the same thing with all 4 packages.

Edited December 6, 2017 by Andrea&Henry

[CharlieTanger 76]

Thanks so much everyone! The information was helpful.

 

From what I gathered, for us, using the folder with the two-punched holes will hold everything in place and in order - making it easier for the reviewer to find things. Using a table of contents and tabbing the sections at the bottom. 

[Soup Dragon 104]

I used dividers for each section of paperwork and then put a big elastic band round the whole lot, with the I-751 form on top.  I didn't hole punch any of it.

[Londonergirl 133]

8 hours ago, CharlieTanger said:

 

Yeah, we remember the “no staple rule” from the K-1 filing and assumed that rule lasts throughout all the processes. 

My birth certificate had a staple - No problem. And I went for my K1 interview in London.

Edited December 6, 2017 by Londonergirl

[little immigrant 801]

Hi I used regular binder clips for my latest application. It was rejected and sent back to me (wrong payment amount). They pulled apart my papers, stapled each application together and put the pictures in little plastic bags. I sent it back exactly how I received it staples and all. 

[Roy&Chanel 109]

12 hours ago, Maritah said:

 Hi!

 

We only prepared our paperwork like this, we didn't write anything in the cover, but we wrote in the front of the box where we sent it "ATT'N: I-751 with a black color sharpie, hope that help you!

 

Best regards!

 

M. 

Hey there, so how many binders did you use in that pile? I have similar amount of documents. 

As for application forms, I noticed that you placed them in plastic slots, did you fold the top of the application forms to punch on the plastic or did you just punch everything?

What are the stickers in green and orange?

I'm so skeptical about punching holes on these documents, worrying that they might not accept lol.

Thanks!

 

[Maritah 101]

51 minutes ago, Roy&Chanel said:

Hey there, so how many binders did you use in that pile? I have similar amount of documents. 

As for application forms, I noticed that you placed them in plastic slots, did you fold the top of the application forms to punch on the plastic or did you just punch everything?

What are the stickers in green and orange?

I'm so skeptical about punching holes on these documents, worrying that they might not accept lol.

Thanks!

 

 

Hi Roy&Chanel:

 

We use this dividers with tabs:  https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00006IBWN/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 ,  this item brings 26 dividers with tabs and a cover with table of contents, I only use 18 dividers with 3  ACCO fasteners.

 

The first plastic one contain the check with the $680, we decided put it inside so the check don't get lost and easy to find in the bulk of papers.  And yes I punch all the documents to organize the package.

 

The first 2 stickers in red mark where our original signatures are in the form 1-751, because in the USCIS instructions says clearly that If the form don't have the original signatures they will return the package, so I put the stickers there with the word "signature" in the pages where my husband and I signed the form just for be cautious. 

 

The  third red sticker was for divide the  401 K and the AD & D insurance documents. 

 

The yellow ones stickers was for mark  all the documents that we have as proof that we lived together in that apartment  when I just got in the US under the K-1 visa and after we got married, because my husband signed the lease of that apartment when he was single.

 

We prepared our package with the filling tips provided in the USCIS webpage: https://www.uscis.gov/forms-filing-tips 

 

Hope this info helps you!

 

Best regards!

 

M. 

 

 

[Ksenia_O 696]

6 hours ago, Roy&Chanel said:

 

I'm so skeptical about punching holes on these documents, worrying that they might not accept lol.

 

 

It WILL be accepted. 

• " In preparing your packet, remember:
  • Do not use binders or folders that we cannot easily disassemble.
  • Use fasteners to hold together thick or bulky applications or petitions. Two-hole punching the top of the material for easy placement in the file is appreciated.
  • Sticky tabs assist in locating items listed as attachments. For easy filing, place the tabs on the bottom of the page, not the side.
  • Do not use heavy-duty staples; instead use fasteners or heavy clips.
  • Do not submit originals unless specifically required. 
  • Do not submit oversized documentation unless it is necessary..."

https://www.uscis.gov/forms-filing-tips

[CharlieTanger 76]

1 hour ago, Ksenia_O said:

It WILL be accepted. 

• " In preparing your packet, remember:
  • Do not use binders or folders that we cannot easily disassemble.
  • Use fasteners to hold together thick or bulky applications or petitions. Two-hole punching the top of the material for easy placement in the file is appreciated.
  • Sticky tabs assist in locating items listed as attachments. For easy filing, place the tabs on the bottom of the page, not the side.
  • Do not use heavy-duty staples; instead use fasteners or heavy clips.
  • Do not submit originals unless specifically required. 
  • Do not submit oversized documentation unless it is necessary..."

https://www.uscis.gov/forms-filing-tips

 

That’s exactly what gave us the idea to do the two-hole punching. Written out clearly on the USCIS tips!