Staples, or paper clips?

[Sarah08 0]

Ok, so we have everything ready to send off with the exception of the med forms. I was just wondering if I should staple the forms together (according to which form they are, of course), or just use paper clips? Stapling looks a lot better, I think, but I dont know if they are going to be running the forms through machines or not. What has been everyone's experience with this? Thanks a lot.

[Mary Lou 673]

We used ACCO fasteners to fasten the forms together. It looks neater and it's easier for them to disassemble.

Edited July 14, 2007 by garyandmarylou

[Jasman0717 8]

We used ACCO fasteners to fasten the forms together. It looks neater and it's easier for them to disassemble.

That is what is recommended on the USCIS site, ACCO fasteners at the top

[misa 2]

I used binder/bulldog clips.

[RonMay 1]

fastener here

[Dr_LHA 3]

Acco fasteners are recommended if you have a very large amount of paperwork, otherwise anything else will do, as long as its neat. I personally used a combination of staples and paperclips.

[Marry American 0]

I placed our documents in a folder.

I HOPE IT WAS NOT A MISTAKE NOT ATTACHING THEM TOGETHER...

[JelloShotGirl 0]

i used those acco things i had no idea what they were initially but if u go to office supply they know what they are , get the bigger ones, not the tiny ones. gud luck

[cellarlily 0]

NEVER staple.

I receive a very high volume of applications for different grants at my job and curse everyone who staples stuff. It's a pain.

[Dr_LHA 3]

NEVER staple.

I receive a very high volume of applications for different grants at my job and curse everyone who staples stuff. It's a pain.

The curses of people who work at the Chicago Lockbox never got a persons Green Card denied.

[SC & TF 1]

Personally, I don't think you should staple your documents together, especially if they may eventually be separated and sorted out during the process. Acco fasteners or paper clips should work.

Edited July 14, 2007 by SC & TF

[featherB 1]

Wish they'd make up their minds about those ACCO fasteners - I know the USCIS site recommends them, but the NBC's own website says:

Please refrain from using “ACCO” style fasteners and/or staples (However, it is ok to staple the fee to the top of the primary application package.)

(link here)

[Sarah08 0]

Thanks everyone for your replies. What I did already was I stapled the actual forms together, and made like, 4 or 5 packets out of each form and the respective supporting documents. I just paperclipped each packet together with a paper on top of each packet that says the name of the form, my hubby's name and SSN. I think it looks pretty nice. Thanks for the input.

[featherB 1]

Thanks everyone for your replies. What I did already was I stapled the actual forms together, and made like, 4 or 5 packets out of each form and the respective supporting documents. I just paperclipped each packet together with a paper on top of each packet that says the name of the form, my hubby's name and SSN. I think it looks pretty nice. Thanks for the input.

Sounds good to me!

[Dr_LHA 3]

Thanks everyone for your replies. What I did already was I stapled the actual forms together, and made like, 4 or 5 packets out of each form and the respective supporting documents. I just paperclipped each packet together with a paper on top of each packet that says the name of the form, my hubby's name and SSN. I think it looks pretty nice. Thanks for the input.

This is basically what I did. As long as your packet is clear and neat, I think it will be fine. They basically will pull it apart and put it into the form they want at the Chicago Lockbox anyway, so there's not too much point spending huge amounts of effort in putting it together a certain way.