Got an RFE and we marked the wrong box

[ClickityClackity 134]

2 minutes ago, carmel34 said:

If you did not mark the "yes" box to disclose the past offense on the I-129F, they most likely investigated and found the unreported crime, hence the RFE.  Or if they sent the RFE only because neither box was marked, the past offense will be discovered eventually so sending the records she has might help when the RFE response is considered.  I agree with geowrian, disclosing everything now might lead to a petition approval.  At least if they deny based on what she sends, you can get married and start the CR-1 process sooner than if you get denied after your interview.  I hope this all works out for you in the end.  All the best!

Yeah, they sent the RFE because we forgot to mark either box, so I hope by sending the records and marking the right box everything goes well.

 

Thank you very much for your answers and patience!

[geowrian 22,337]

5 minutes ago, Mary&Rafa said:

So should I just call USCIS and ask for a new form or use whiteout and send the actual one?

You can either fix the current one or provide a a new copy of the page(s) with the corrected information. Either is fine..they just need a complete and correct form.

You can download and print the form (https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/files/form/i-129f.pdf).

 

As noted, provide documentation of the case as well.

[ClickityClackity 134]

10 minutes ago, geowrian said:

You can either fix the current one or provide a a new copy of the page(s) with the corrected information. Either is fine..they just need a complete and correct form.

You can download and print the form (https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/files/form/i-129f.pdf).

 

As noted, provide documentation of the case as well.

Thank you!

With the RFE they just send a page on which the missing question was printed, so we are just going to white-out that and send it with all the documents.

Thank you!

[SalishSea 17,829]

4 hours ago, Mary&Rafa said:

My fianceé has all the court records and the documents that say that her record was expunged, so we can make certified copies and send that no problem. 

What you are saying seems really severe for just forgetting to mark a box, but then again the whole process is not to be taken lightly. I think we will call USCIS and see what can they say about the form.

 

Hopefully, they can understand it was an honest mistake (especially considering the crime) and our application isn't denied.

 

Also, when my fianceé got a background check done that charge didn't pop up, so I don't know why would it since it has been expunged.

 

Thank you for your answer, it has helped

 

 

It is very confusing - did you forget altogether to mark the box, or did you mark "no" when the correct answer was "yes"?

[nastra30 2,285]

1 hour ago, Jorgedig said:

It is very confusing - did you forget altogether to mark the box, or did you mark "no" when the correct answer was "yes"?

I'm with @Jorgedig on the confusion. If OP can clarify a bit; OP might already have but I didn't see it so my apologies in advance.

1. Did you send the original application with the question not answered at all, and that's why you got the RFE?  Then you filled it, and realized you filled it wrong so now you are trying to correct it?

2. Or you sent it with the question answered. But you got RFE for something else and realized that question wasn't answered correctly so you are trying to change it in addition to the requested RFE?

[EM_Vandaveer 2,408]

7 hours ago, nastra30 said:

I'm with @Jorgedig on the confusion. If OP can clarify a bit; OP might already have but I didn't see it so my apologies in advance.

1. Did you send the original application with the question not answered at all, and that's why you got the RFE?  Then you filled it, and realized you filled it wrong so now you are trying to correct it?

2. Or you sent it with the question answered. But you got RFE for something else and realized that question wasn't answered correctly so you are trying to change it in addition to the requested RFE?

OP clarified it already. On their original submission they did not check either yes or no, hence the RFE for not answering all the questions on the I-129F form.

[NikLR 13,227]

Never use whiteout on a legal form.  Certainly do not use whiteout on the RFE from the USCIS. 

Really? Whiteout? Even if you incorrectly marked the wrong box the correct way would be to check the correct box and initial the correction.  

You said she marked no.  Then you said she marked neither box.  Which was it? 

[EM_Vandaveer 2,408]

4 minutes ago, NikLR said:

Never use whiteout on a legal form.  Certainly do not use whiteout on the RFE from the USCIS. 

Really? Whiteout? Even if you incorrectly marked the wrong box the correct way would be to check the correct box and initial the correction.  

You said she marked no.  Then you said she marked neither box.  Which was it? 

Neither on original form. No on RFE.

[NikLR 13,227]

Im so lost.... thankfully other people arent.  Regardless no whiteout. 

[nastra30 2,285]

1 hour ago, EM_Vandaveer said:

OP clarified it already. On their original submission they did not check either yes or no, hence the RFE for not answering all the questions on the I-129F form.

Cool. Then I believe OP has already been given the guidance they sought.

[ClickityClackity 134]

17 minutes ago, nastra30 said:

Cool. Then I believe OP has already been given the guidance they sought.

 

50 minutes ago, NikLR said:

Im so lost.... thankfully other people arent.  Regardless no whiteout. 

Tnak you for your answers and sorry for the late reply!

 

I got guidance, but some people said yes to white out, some are saying no...

 

I'm just going to call call uscis for a new form

 

Thank you!

[MandW 310]

Just download and print a new 129f and mark the box yes and include the court records and the RFE they sent and should be fine.

no whiteout for sure.

[Daniela M_______ 410]

23 hours ago, Mary&Rafa said:

Hello all!

 

Title it's pretty self-explanatory. We got an RFA because we had forgotten ticking the "have you ever been convicted or charged of a crime" and initially my finaceé thought she hadn't, so she ticked no. 

Afterward, she realized that she got charged with a Minor in Possession when she was in college, so we have to tick YES on the form. Since she already ticked no, can we just use some sort of correction fluid like tip-ex or similar to uncheck the box and mark the other or is that a no-no and we need to get a new form?

 

Sorry if this is a stupid question, but I looked and I didn't find any answers to this

 

Thank you all! 

Exactly the same thing happened to us, we forgot to answer the question on the I129F, and on the RFE letter my fiance rushed to check the NO box and he had 3 MIPs.

 

Well, he put tip-ex on it and checked YES instead, we did include an statement letter repeating the question and being as clear as possible that the answer was YES. We also included all we could find about those 3 MIPs. 

 

We got approved after 2 weeks of sending the answer back to USCIS.

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2 hours ago, Daniela M_______ said:

Exactly the same thing happened to us, we forgot to answer the question on the I129F, and on the RFE letter my fiance rushed to check the NO box and he had 3 MIPs.

 

Well, he put tip-ex on it and checked YES instead, we did include an statement letter repeating the question and being as clear as possible that the answer was YES. We also included all we could find about those 3 MIPs. 

 

We got approved after 2 weeks of sending the answer back to USCIS.

This was not that long ago, so I think we are going to do this.

 

Thank you so much!!!!

[John & Rose 7,239]

19 hours ago, Mary&Rafa said:

I appreciate your response, although it did not answer the question I asked at all.

 

I had a 30 year old arrest that was dropped and expunged.  I answered no at the recommendation of RapidVisa.  We were denied because I failed to disclose information in the petition...That is my story of answering 4a wrong.  Maybe you can bring it up to the CO during the interview.  We were denied after the interview during AP.  They took my wife's and step-kids passports and returned them with the denial letter.