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[esoll 0]

Looking at the for 325 Bio form. I am thinking of having this form filled and sign by my fiancee abroad and have her scan and email to me. Is that ok or they need to have an original signature on it? so forcing her to snail mail it. Thanks

Esoll

[Stinky Monkey 1]

sorry it will have to be snail mail they will need it with the original signiture on it

[pushbrk 13,632]

sorry it will have to be snail mail they will need it with the original signiture on it

USCIS has a policy not to hold up or reject an otherwise properly filed petition, for the lack of a signature on a G325a. The problem is, any given adjudicator may not be aware of the policy.

[Nagishkaw 510]

sorry it will have to be snail mail they will need it with the original signiture on it

It is YOUR case, but I agree with this poster. You don't want to foul things up for yourself so it's best to play it safe. IMO.

[neva 0]

What you could do is go ahead and file with the scanned form, and have her snail mail the originals at the same time. That way if you receive an RFE for a signed form, you can instantly send the signed forms back to USCIS. Either way it will probably be quicker than waiting on the signed form to get here, unless you're FedExing it.

Edited November 12, 2008 by neva

[KimandRuss 0]

An RFE will most likely hold the OP up longer than waiting for the originals.

I agree with what was said above... be safe and get the originals.

[tallcoolone 102]

Originals would be best.

Fed Ex / DHL etc........

[neva 0]

An RFE will most likely hold the OP up longer than waiting for the originals.

I agree with what was said above... be safe and get the originals.

An RFE can be turned around in a week. Getting the original documents can take 2 weeks or more by international mail, often longer. International FedEx/UPS is expensive.

Edited November 12, 2008 by neva

[KimandRuss 0]

An RFE can be turned around in a week. Getting the original documents can take 2 weeks or more by international mail, often longer.

I've put in bold the exact reason we are telling them to wait for the originals. MANY people here have waited MUCH longer than a week for an RFE even to be delivered... and much longer for the approval after the documents are sent back in. It has everything to do with the adjuticator. I dont think i've seen one that has been issued by USCIS, sent to the beneficiary, replied to, mailed back and approved.... all within a week in all the time i've been here.

[neva 0]

An RFE can be turned around in a week. Getting the original documents can take 2 weeks or more by international mail, often longer.

I've put in bold the exact reason we are telling them to wait for the originals. MANY people here have waited MUCH longer than a week for an RFE even to be delivered... and much longer for the approval after the documents are sent back in. It has everything to do with the adjuticator. I dont think i've seen one that has been issued by USCIS, sent to the beneficiary, replied to, mailed back and approved.... all within a week in all the time i've been here.

Sure. All kinds of things can happen. It really depends on how the OP is willing to approach this, and I think it's wise to present all possible solutions. If they want to play it "safe"--although I'm not sure "safe" is the right word because there's no "danger" involved, just some delay--then yes they should wait for originals. If they want to buy themselves a couple of weeks, knowing there is a very small chance of being RFE'd, then they should send in the packet with scans, while simultaneously snail mailing the orginals. There's no controversy here.