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You should send the application via regular mail to the USCIS Service Center listed on the I-751 Instructions. Overnight or Fedex if the expiration date is close.

As you have recognized, succeeding with a fiance visa for a couple who have not met face-to-face can be quite problematic. The USCIS, as well as immigration attorneys experienced with family-based applications, nonetheless are familiar with the circumstances and types of evidence that can show a genuine marriage-engagement relationship. Approval of these types of applications are based largely upon the subjective discretion of the reviewing immigration official, and so it is critically important to adequately explain and document the reasons to believe the relationship is bona fide notwithstanding that the couple has not met. Some immigration law firms, including mine, offer legal services on a "flat fee" basis so that a client will know the total expense from the very beginning, and a few immigration law firms, including mine, offer an initial consultation free of charge.

It may well be that there was nothing wrong with the format of your request.  Because of the large quantity of correspondence received by U.S.C.I.S., the average time to receive a response to a withdrawal request on a pending petition is generally 2 months.  To withdraw a pending petition, you should write to the Service Center that is holding the petition, and simply request that your petition be withdrawn giving your names and the USCIS case number.  You can also attach a copy of the receipt notice from the agency. Due to the limitations of the Lawyers.com Forums, Alan Lee, Esq.'s (the "Firm") participation in responding to questions posted herein does not constitute legal advice, nor legal representation of the person or entity posting a question. No Attorney/Client relationship is or shall be construed to be created hereby. The information provided herein by the Firm is general, and requires that the poster obtain specific legal advice from an attorney. The poster shall not rely upon the information provided herein as legal advice nor as the basis for making any decisions of legal consequence.