Another TSCLoser RFE

[akwalta 0]

I read lovedolphin's posts. I wanted to ensure the TSCLoser club realized there was another one of us with an RFE.

Mine is different that LD's. I need to provide:

Proof of US citizenship for me

Evidence of final legal termination of all previous marriages (I have one)

Residing together/commingling finances such as the following:

• Bills in both your names (I previously sent cell phone, credit card, & auto insurance)
• History of joint tax returns (I previously sent first two pages of 2004, & 2005, 2006)
• Medical insurance reporting you or your spouse as the beneficiary (can't remember what I sent a year ago)
• Transaction statements for joint checking or savings accounts (sent some before)
• Transaction statements for mortgage payments (owned pre-marriage, too expensive to add his name)
• Date stamped photos showing you and your spouse with family and friends on holidays, graduation, and other social occasions common to a group or family (previously sent a few, including family at son's first communion, us obviously in New Orleans, us at beach, us with soccer team we coached)

I had a lot of stuff in addition to notes above. But, I didn't have any utility bills in both names because taking time off work to run all over the county to change the names is a pain in the @ss. Adding his name to the house was going to cost over $800. We're selling the house in less than a year, so it didn't seem worth the hassle/expense to do all of that stuff.

[annelizabeth 1]

Sorry to hear about your RFE.

Our house too is only in my name and it wasn't worth adding him to the deed as we were thinking of moving, so I didn't! All our utility bills were in either one name or the other (non were joint). We didn't send any photos either and we were approved without any problems.

If I were you I would write and explain why the house/mortgage is in your name only. They are probably just looking for updated info since it is so long since you sent in your petition! Good luck.

[tweety 1]

At least you will see your approval as soon as you send everything in... I just got transferred to VSC... after waiting almost 11 months at TSC.... now back in the line at anther service center... this gets ridiculous.

[lovedolphins 0]

Hi Akwalta,

So sorry to hear of your RFE. At least, we are not alone!

Just get everything ready (our information will take approx 2-3 weeks to gather) and then re-send everything.

Then pray...

:(

Tweety,

You were transferred to VSC? Maybe now, as your file is in ACTIVE mode it will be dealt with promptly.

I will keep my fingers crossed for you..except for the ones that type on VJ!

[tweety 1]

Hi Akwalta,

So sorry to hear of your RFE. At least, we are not alone!

Just get everything ready (our information will take approx 2-3 weeks to gather) and then re-send everything.

Then pray...

:(

Tweety,

You were transferred to VSC? Maybe now, as your file is in ACTIVE mode it will be dealt with promptly.

I will keep my fingers crossed for you..except for the ones that type on VJ!

Thank you lovedolphins

Akwalta, sorry if my first post sounds negative - didn't mean to. I was just very upset this morning.

Hope you get your RFE docs ready and approved in no time. All the best!

[akwalta 0]

Thanks for the support, guys. I took some time off work to add him to the electric bill. They said our names were too long to fit in the name blank.

I have more recent versions of all the stuff I sent in before. I don't know how additional bank/credit card/auto insurance/cell phone/car/taxes will be more convincing now than a year ago.

I'm including family photos with notes such as: "notice how the kids are older here." "You can see her braces now." "I had red hair that winter." We don't live near my extended family, so most photos are just the immediate family (my kids from previous marriage). I've started taking one every day (date-stamped) and will include a sheet of them. In one, we're still in bed

Proof of my citizenship and previous divorce is easy. It does make me wonder... how could we have gotten this far if I wasn't a US citizen?

I got letters from several people I work with, some family members, and the neighbors. My 12-year-old even wrote a letter. It ended, "My stepdad has done enough #######. Just send him the green card."