Made a mistake on I-765 and mailed it to USCIS

[MaryLoves 5]

 

I currently live in the US and work for a company here under OPT with F-1, and I applied for STEM OPT Extension.

I already mailed the packet to USCIS and they received it, but then I realized I had an error on the I-765 form. 

 

For "Place of Birth", there are 3 boxes: "City or Town", "State/Province", and "Country".

I entered Town, Province, and Country of my hometown address, but I yesterday realized I should have entered the address of the hospital where I was born.

It turned out from my birth certificate thingy in my country that the province and country of my hometown address are the same as those of my hospital address, but the towns are different.

 

About 6-7 years ago, I applied for J-1 visa when I came to the US as an exchange student, and on my DS-2019 from then, it correctly uses the town of my hospital address.

This time on my I-765 form, I mistakenly used the town of my hometown address.

 

Is this going to be a problem or the cause of rejection? I am freaking out, and is there anything I need to do? 

It seems like some people say as long as the country and province are correct, it is not a big deal but I am worried. Can someone please give me advice.

 

P.S. I still haven't received the receipt notice I-797, but I am sure it is on its way. 

Edited December 13, 2017 by MaryLoves

[Coco8 1,042]

It might be a problem or it might not be a problem. They won't reject because of this. You might get a RFE, request for more evidence. Keep track of your mail because if you get a RFE you will have to reply fast. 

[MaryLoves 5]

Is it possible to just call them at the phone number listed on I-797 which I received today, to ask them to correct it?

[Coco8 1,042]

No, that is not possible.  They do not allow you to change stuff over the phone; everything is done over mail that is why I said you need to wait for an RFE. Calling might even work against you.

[MaryLoves 5]

6 hours ago, Coco8 said:

No, that is not possible.  They do not allow you to change stuff over the phone; everything is done over mail that is why I said you need to wait for an RFE. Calling might even work against you.

 

Hmm, I just hope nothing bad happens. I will wait for them to make the first move, whether that's an RFE or final decision. But if it is an RFE, what kind of evidence would they need though? 

If they ask for a birth certificate, which shows the address of the hospital where I was born, it would work against me because in I-765 I entered my hometown address. So I could never provide them with an actual evidence stating my place of birth is as listed on I-765 =/