Missing checkbox on submitted I129-F petition - RFE?

[drussell024 11]

Hi all - lurker here with a quick question for all you knowledgeable people: 

Our I129-F petition was prepared (horribly) by a lawyer. Before submitting, I (the petitioner) corrected COUNTLESS mistakes and omissions through multiple reviews with them. Our petition was received June 2021. 

I just got back from overseas visiting my fiance. I went back through a copy of our submitted I129-F petition in the excitement from just being together and noticed her (the beneficiary) mother's gender was not checked as anything (male/female/other) but her father's gender was checked as male. The checkboxes for gender were left blank for her mother, I couldn't believe I didn't catch the (yet another) mistake from the lawyer. 

Will this cause an RFE? I spoke with our lawyer today and they want to send a letter in with a correction, but they also said it's not a big deal. Any advice? Thanks so much in advance!

[SalishSea 16,988]

14 minutes ago, drussell024 said:

Hi all - lurker here with a quick question for all you knowledgeable people: 

Our I129-F petition was prepared (horribly) by a lawyer. Before submitting, I (the petitioner) corrected COUNTLESS mistakes and omissions through multiple reviews with them. Our petition was received June 2021. 

I just got back from overseas visiting my fiance. I went back through a copy of our submitted I129-F petition in the excitement from just being together and noticed her (the beneficiary) mother's gender was not checked as anything (male/female/other) but her father's gender was checked as male. The checkboxes for gender were left blank for her mother, I couldn't believe I didn't catch the (yet another) mistake from the lawyer. 

Will this cause an RFE? I spoke with our lawyer today and they want to send a letter in with a correction, but they also said it's not a big deal. Any advice? Thanks so much in advance!

I doubt you will get an RFE for that.  The type of check boxes one receives and RFE for are the critical ones, like IMBRA/criminal history.

 

Btw, why use a lawyer?  So not necessary.   They do not speed up the process or increase the chance of approval; quite the opposite, as you're now finding.

[drussell024 11]

11 minutes ago, Jorgedig said:

I doubt you will get an RFE for that.  The type of check boxes one receives and RFE for are the critical ones, like IMBRA/criminal history.

 

Btw, why use a lawyer?  So not necessary.   They do not speed up the process or increase the chance of approval; quite the opposite, as you're now finding.

Thanks for the response, really appreciate it. So submitting a follow-up letter is not recommended? 

Note to all though who may stumble across this:

DON'T have a lawyer prepare your paperwork. I found this site after getting a lawyer and learned more here than I would have from a team of lawyers. If you have specific legal questions regarding your case, call a lawyer and pay for an hour of their time, but don't shell out $$$ to have them carelessly fill out your paperwork and treat your case like another paycheck regardless of the outcome. 

[SalishSea 16,988]

16 minutes ago, drussell024 said:

Thanks for the response, really appreciate it. So submitting a follow-up letter is not recommended? 

Note to all though who may stumble across this:

DON'T have a lawyer prepare your paperwork. I found this site after getting a lawyer and learned more here than I would have from a team of lawyers. If you have specific legal questions regarding your case, call a lawyer and pay for an hour of their time, but don't shell out $$$ to have them carelessly fill out your paperwork and treat your case like another paycheck regardless of the outcome. 

I don't believe you need to send a letter.   Honestly, in all the years I've been reading VJ, I've never heard of anyone getting an RFE over an unchecked box for a parent's gender.  Good luck!

 

PS:  The delays lawyers cause actually net them more money than if they'd done things right initially.   Stick around at VJ for the rest of your process.  We will help you!