For those who use a Lawyer or Agent to facilitate the processing of your visa; Please Read

[Greenbaum 12,258]

USCIS Published New Version of Form G-28

The G-28 is getting an update to include more information gathering i.e. biographic data, email addresses and cell phone numbers. USCIS needs to know how to keep in touch with the applicant/petitioner/requestor and therefore requires the G-28. USCIS will send correspondence and secure documents directly to applicant or they will send it to the legal representative and the new G-28 will help to that end. G- 28 is used to inform USCIS of the legal representative in a given circumstance.

Be sure your "legal" representative, if you use one, includes the update form or you will receive an RFE slowing down your process.

[hyommysone 16]

USCIS Published New Version of Form G-28

The G-28 is getting an update to include more information gathering i.e. biographic data, email addresses and cell phone numbers. USCIS needs to know how to keep in touch with the applicant/petitioner/requestor and therefore requires the G-28. USCIS will send correspondence and secure documents directly to applicant or they will send it to the legal representative and the new G-28 will help to that end. G- 28 is used to inform USCIS of the legal representative in a given circumstance.

Be sure your "legal" representative, if you use one, includes the update form or you will receive an RFE slowing down your process.

we use a legal representative for our petition and submitted it yesterday will we have an RFE for this?

[Greenbaum 12,258]

You will be Okay. From April 13, 2015, the earlier version of Form G-28 is not valid.

http://www.uscis.gov/g-28

Did you ever consider doing your visa on your own. Hank has a great step by step guide (see the link at the multi-arrows below) that will walk you through the process and if you have any questions you can do just what you are doing now; asking question in VJ. If you continue to use a lawyer/agent you should read it anyways. We find a lot of lawyer/agents are missing forms or are giving applicants, like yourself, the wrong information.

Do an experiment, ask for a copy of the G-28 from your lawyer/agent and see what date is on the G-28 form that they submitted on your behalf. I'd be curious to know the answer.

As they say "knowledge is power".

Edited March 12, 2015 by Greenbaum

[hyommysone 16]

You will be Okay. From April 13, 2015, the earlier version of Form G-28 is not valid.

http://www.uscis.gov/g-28

Did you ever consider doing your visa on your own. Hank has a great step by step guide (see the link at the multi-arrows below) that will walk you through the process and if you have any questions you can do just what you are doing now; asking question in VJ. If you continue to use a lawyer/agent you should read it anyways. We find a lot of lawyer/agents are missing forms or are giving applicants, like yourself, the wrong information.

Do an experiment, ask for a copy of the G-28 from your lawyer/agent and see what date is on the G-28 form that they submitted on your behalf. I'd be curious to know the answer.

As they say "knowledge is power".

Yes. I consider it doing on our own. However, it was too late when we found out about this site. But our legal representative is helpful since we had a mistake on filling out the form and he corrected it for us. I think a second person to check will be helpful for us since we both are prone on making mistakes.

I will check the form and come back here. Thank you for the info!