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The new USCIS G-325a has been released with technical flaws.
This
error may cause thousands of petitions to be bounced back to
their
petitioners
USCIS just released an updated version of its G-325A. This is
the
biographical information form, that has been used for many
decades and
is used in conjuction with MOST petitions filed at homeland
security,
including but not limited to Fiancee and Spousal visas.
The new form Revised: 06/12/09 does not ask any new questions.
The
only slight modification is that the styling is slightly more
modern.
As questions have not changed in many decades, previous versions
are
acceptable.
Whoever got the contract forgot to check his work. For
instance,
there are 8 data fields where a petitioner types dates, 6 of 8
will
always be illegible when printed. I spoke with USCIS. "No
problem, the
petitioner can hand write in the dates". I know a lot of people,
who
after they carefully type the correct date in a fillable form,
will not
be checking to see that what they typed did not print
properly.
A bigger issue is the print settings themselves. The original
G-325
was a multicopy form that had carbon paper, or its equivalent so
that
the petitioner got 4 copies. Each copy identical except for its
designation at the bottom of the page (1) Ident. ,(2) Rec. Br. ,
(3) C.
, or (4) Consulate.
Earlier online pdf versions automatically printed out the 4
copies
with the four unique identifiers at the bottom of the page. USCIS
requires all four signed pages whenever the G-325A is submitted.
Since
carbons were always provided, or the online forms did this
automatically, USCIS instructions rarely refered to the G-325A in
the
plural. Instructions always simply stated "file the G-325A". The
underlining assumption was that all four copies constituted the
form.
The latest version forgets that 4 pages are required and only
prints
one page. That is all well and good if only one page was
required. Or
if new instructions told users to print the form out four times.
But
that knowledge is not shared.
How many petitioners will without specifically being
instructed to, send in four copies of this new form?.
Too Few.
How many petitions submitted with only one page of new G-325a
will be rejected.
Too many.
I reported this issue directly to USCIS. I hope they take
action before too many new applications are delayed.
For help in filing Fiancee or Spousal Visas visit
http://www.fiancee
visaservices.com
There you will also find free downloadable copies of USCIS
including the new G-325a Rev: 06/12/09 (which I don't recommend
using)
and the previous acceptable edition
G-325a Rev: 07/14/06 which I use and recommend you use until the
technical problems are corrected.
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