Wait for RFE or send it now?

[Mayday 0]

Here’s our situation.

I’m married and I wanted to get a marriage based green card for my husband.

He’s Japanese. He didn’t have his birth certificate here in the US, where he is living now with me on a visa.

Our lawyer suggested we just write an affidavit explaining that we are unable to provide the birth certificate, because to get one, we’d have to go back to Japan, and that would be an undue hardship.

I wanted to get an info pass appointment and ask them, but we also wanted to apply as soon as possible. And the info pass appointments were so far into the future.

So we filed our application and included the letter in the 485 materials, like the lawyer suggested.

Then I had an info pass appointment, and they said we would definitely need the birth certificate itself. They said we would probably be getting an RFE any day now.

So we finally managed to get the birth certificate today.

So my question is this:

Should I send it now or wait for the RFE? We want to get a green card as soon as possible, and we don’t mind being proactive if it moves the process along faster.

If I send it now, which address should I send it to?

[cappucino boy 29]

Hi,

I'm no expert but I think most people would say to wait for the RFE, there might be other things that you may have to respond. Then you will be able to send all the information in at one time. You would want any paperwork to get misplaced by USCIS.

I wish you the best.

Here’s our situation.

I’m married and I wanted to get a marriage based green card for my husband.

He’s Japanese. He didn’t have his birth certificate here in the US, where he is living now with me on a visa.

Our lawyer suggested we just write an affidavit explaining that we are unable to provide the birth certificate, because to get one, we’d have to go back to Japan, and that would be an undue hardship.

I wanted to get an info pass appointment and ask them, but we also wanted to apply as soon as possible. And the info pass appointments were so far into the future.

So we filed our application and included the letter in the 485 materials, like the lawyer suggested.

Then I had an info pass appointment, and they said we would definitely need the birth certificate itself. They said we would probably be getting an RFE any day now.

So we finally managed to get the birth certificate today.

So my question is this:

Should I send it now or wait for the RFE? We want to get a green card as soon as possible, and we don’t mind being proactive if it moves the process along faster.

If I send it now, which address should I send it to?