Special envelopes for IMBRA RFEs?

[c-dog 0]

I'm worried that the envelope i sent back my IMBRA RFE in will be put in the "common correspondence" pile or whatever it is at the service center, and not opened right away like it should be. On the uscis website and

on the phone I heard that RFEs (though they don't mention specifically IMBRA RFEs) come with a special envelope for returning them in. I didn't get a special envelope with mine, so my question is, did anyone

else?

Also, if anyone sent an IMBRA RFE to the California service center in a regular envelope like I did, how long did it take them to send you a confirmation that they got it (whether through the cis website, e-mail, or post)?

Anything any of you could tell me on this subject would be great, thanks.

[Dean iWait 0]

I didn't get a special envelope with mine. Have'nt of anyone else getting one either.

[vartan 0]

no one got special envelopes.. unless they were invisible... then ..well they would be special

[zethris 0]

The "special envelope" should actually just be any envelope with the words "Request For Evidence: IMBRA Response" or something like that written somewhere on it. Thats what I plan to do if and when I get my RFE.

[YnaYeBa0808 0]

i didnt get a special envelope enclosed in the RFE. you may want to take zethris' suggestion into consideration

[phatmadame81 0]

The "special envelope" should actually just be any envelope with the words "Request For Evidence: IMBRA Response" or something like that written somewhere on it. Thats what I plan to do if and when I get my RFE.

I agree with you I wrote RFE RESPONSE on my second RFE and it was confirmed delivered.

[hockeygal 0]

don't worry - they open the mail to direct it.

I think the website says somewhere that you can indicate on the envelope what it is, for ease, ie. IMBRA RFE or RFE RESPONSE, but I am sure most people don't read websites etc and don't do that and their things get moved along just fine.

then again, even though I TOLD the boy to write IMBRA RFE on the envelope, he probably didn't. We had a 2 week wait between mailing it and getting our response, so perhaps we were put in a pile, but hey, we got the response in the end, didn't get lost, so, there you go!

Edited July 27, 2006 by hockeygal

[c-dog 0]

Right, well, thanks everyone. It worked out alright even though I didn't write anything on the envelope. They sent me an e-mail saying they got it today. Took about 2 weeks.

[Mew 0]

Right, well, thanks everyone. It worked out alright even though I didn't write anything on the envelope. They sent me an e-mail saying they got it today. Took about 2 weeks.

Good to know! Better later than never, right? Heh.

[MrMrsKnight 0]

They did send envelopes with the RFE, to some people. I didn't get it so I just mailed it overnight with USPS... normal envelope and I forgot to tell Dave to write "RFE RESPONSE" on it.