NEED ADVICE. WE WROTE TO USCIS TO WITHDRAW K1 PETITION DUE TO CHANGE OF PLANS BUT NOW WISH TO CONTINUE. WHAT CAN WE DO?

[O mr 2]

Hi all. The subject of this post almost says it all but a little more details. We applied for our K1 visa (submitted petition) around the end of July. Some situations occurred in the past couple of weeks (including work commitment) which led to the petitioner reaching out to USCIS to withdraw our petition, but now things are clearer and we wish to carry on with the application again. Can we reach out to them yet again that we want to carry on with the petition (even us know that that's a really weird move), if we do reach out to them, won't it affect our chances?? Will they even listen to us this time?
It's just a few days between the petitioner reaching out to withdraw and now, and the status of the petition remains the same on the USCIS website, although we know that takes a time to change even after the status of application has actually changed.
We haven't reached out to them yet about our change of mind as we are thinking of the best way to approach this but we literally have to continue with the application. Advices, opinions and comments are all welcome. Thanks all.

[Crazy Cat 41,979]

Withdrawals are irrevocable.  You must submit a new petition....and expect possible questions at the interview. Shouldn't be a big problem.  Good luck. 

Edited September 28 by Crazy Cat

[wildbug100420 117]

You'll have to start all over again. No way to undo the withdrawal. Be ready to explain the circumstances both at uscis petition and embassy stage.

[O mr 2]

11 minutes ago, Crazy Cat said:

Withdrawals are irrevocable.  You must submit a new petition....and expect possible questions at the interview. Shouldn't be a big problem.  Good luck. 

Thank you. Explaining the answers to questions about it hopefully won’t be a problem as we are very genuine and should be able to explain everything. I appreciate your response

[O mr 2]

23 minutes ago, Crazy Cat said:

Withdrawals are irrevocable.  You must submit a new petition....and expect possible questions at the interview. Shouldn't be a big problem.  Good luck. 

Also how long would you suggest we wait for filing again? Just your opinion. Thanks 

[Crazy Cat 41,979]

10 minutes ago, O mr said:

Also how long would you suggest we wait for filing again?

I see no reason to wait.

[O mr 2]

1 minute ago, Crazy Cat said:

I see no reason to wait.

THANK YOU

[powerpuff 6,728]

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[Yareth 60]

Did you send in a new petition?

[O mr 2]

On 10/6/2024 at 8:54 AM, Yareth said:

Did you send in a new petition?

No. Petition wasn’t withdrawn

[SalishSea 17,926]

7 hours ago, O mr said:

No. Petition wasn’t withdrawn

But you formally requested a withdrawal?

[Yareth 60]

8 hours ago, O mr said:

No. Petition wasn’t withdrawn

You said yourself that it was. Withdrawals are irrevocable and the petitioner sent a request for withdrawal. So it was, uscis just hasn’t  processed the request yet. 

You have to start all over again. 

 

Send in a new petition and make sure you check the box asking if you ever applied before. 

Edited October 10 by Yareth

[apnzz 261]

10 hours ago, O mr said:

No. Petition wasn’t withdrawn

What SalishSea and Yareth said is correct - just because USCIS has not updated your status acknowledging the withdrawal request, does not mean it won't be withdrawn. Many people experience significant delays in this update/acknowledgement; even several months.

 

A withdrawal request cannot be taken back after it has been submitted. Withdrawals are irrevocable.