USCIS - General Tips on Assembling Applications for Mailing - Page 5

hello all,

For those living in the following states: Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia,Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts,
Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina,New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon,Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina,Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin,or West Virginia.

The above states mail the app to the Chicago lockbox...use the following filing prep tips
http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/usc...0045f3d6a1RCRD

For all other lockbox locations...you guys might want to use these tips:

http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/usc...000ecd190aRCRD

Anyways the point of my post was that for my chicago lockbox peeps - dont use acco fasteners!!!

can i send in colored copies?

OOPS. I already used ACCO fasteners for my evidence sent to Chicago Lockbox. Oh well, worst that could happen is an RFE. I have some pics of what I did, redone-sample forms and my cover page (identifying info removed) attached if you guys want to look.

Basically what I did was: ACCO fasten all evidence together with tabs at the bottom, ACCO Clip'd the forms along with the passport photos and check, put it in a manila folder (wrote name/identifying info on it), put it in express mail envelope, and then the lady at the post office put it in a different packet because it was "cheaper". The cover page lists everything in order. God. They're going to have one hell of a time opening that up, I hope they don't get too ticked lol.

Additional links:
http://i47.tinypic.com/14xyloj.jpg - Cover page, the ACCO clip kinda showing
http://i45.tinypic.com/2zgt6w6.jpg - Evidence packet

http://tinyurl.com/9zm3s6j - Completed I-821d sample (filled out part 7)

I'm really appreciating your input and making me more confident in mailing my own very soon. Thanks!!!!

My high school diploma and my passport has my middle name spelled differently. The diploma has an extra "A" at the end. What should I do?

You should still submit it as an alias. We are not the first ones to have our names misspelled or letters added to it. Just my opinion. We have a lot of bright people on this forum that should be able to come up with a solution.

guys... I punched holes on the side. I'm an idiot. lmao

Its all good as long as you don't punch holes through the information =P

BTW if you have a "large amount of docs" and don't want to send in a padded envelope, Office Max sells a 11.5"x8.75"x2.125" Duck Self-Locking Mailing Box for around $3.29 each. 2" of documents fit in there perfectly.

(for reference - this is bulk pricing)
http://www.officemax.com/office-supp...story=z8fmfzv9

Does USPS certified mail have a tracking number? Do I just ask the Postal worker to send it by certified mail and do we need to purchase a box to send the application?