Double sided supporting documents?

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I just realized that we were not supposed to print anything double sided as per the USCIS website. Well we went ahead and printed all our bank statements and credit cards double sided! Do we have to reprint all of those again?

 

[Sukie 1,459]

The issue is that your packet is scanned.  If you have a double-sided packet, then someone has to flip EVERY SINGLE PAGE to scan the docs (if they don't have a fancy-dancy scanner that you can tell to do this), and that's if they notice you have double-sided stuff in the first place.

 

You risk having "missing pages" and you probably annoy a clerk who is scanning your packet - especially if you have 500 double-sided pages.

 

So it is best to follow the guidance of USCIS and print one-sided only.

 

Sukie in NY

 

 

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33 minutes ago, Sukie said:

The issue is that your packet is scanned.  If you have a double-sided packet, then someone has to flip EVERY SINGLE PAGE to scan the docs (if they don't have a fancy-dancy scanner that you can tell to do this), and that's if they notice you have double-sided stuff in the first place.

 

You risk having "missing pages" and you probably annoy a clerk who is scanning your packet - especially if you have 500 double-sided pages.

 

So it is best to follow the guidance of USCIS and print one-sided only.

 

Sukie in NY

 

 

I see! So it’s not a hard rule 

[Adventine 3,196]

3 hours ago, Blah blah said:

I see! So it’s not a hard rule 

 

It is a hard rule: https://www.uscis.gov/forms/filing-guidance/tips-for-filing-forms-by-mail

• All forms and supporting documents submitted must be single-sided, standard 8½ x 11 letter-size pages.

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2 hours ago, Adventine said:

 

It is a hard rule: https://www.uscis.gov/forms/filing-guidance/tips-for-filing-forms-by-mail

• All forms and supporting documents submitted must be single-sided, standard 8½ x 11 letter-size pages.

Thank you! We have been reprinting everything. 

[mindthegap 2,590]

Relax and save your ink & paper. 

I can tell you first hand from my several FOIA requests, that both front & back is scanned if it is double sided, and they have double sided scanners. 

If I had obeyed that guidance my last submission would have been a really ridiculous nearer 8000 pages instead of an already ridiculous 4000 double sided. 

 

Edited June 7, 2023 by mindthegap

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41 minutes ago, mindthegap said:

Relax and save your ink & paper. 

I can tell you first hand from my several FOIA requests, that both front & back is scanned if it is double sided, and they have double sided scanners. 

If I had obeyed that guidance my last submission would have been a really ridiculous nearer 8000 pages instead of an already ridiculous 4000 double sided. 

 

Hahah too late! It’s all already printed. Thanks for the future reference though

[Caligirl1 212]

6 hours ago, mindthegap said:

Relax and save your ink & paper. 

I can tell you first hand from my several FOIA requests, that both front & back is scanned if it is double sided, and they have double sided scanners. 

If I had obeyed that guidance my last submission would have been a really ridiculous nearer 8000 pages instead of an already ridiculous 4000 double sided. 

 

I submitted double sided copies too, with every application- was never an issue

[igoyougoduke 1,656]

not an issue. USCIS still has scanners from 1960's that scan every side 

[Loren Y 2,755]

I also used double sided supporting documents with all the petitions I have filed. No issue, I never double sided any of the official USCIS forms themselves, but when I did the wifes I485, all the credit card, bank statements, utility bills, etc. were double sided, same with K-1 packet from the beginning, supporting evidence double sided.

[Scandi 4,166]

We did that too and it was never an issue. We sent every single bank statements from the past 2+ years, so even if they only saw half of them it was plenty enough.