Can I send in my marriage certificate now to avoid an RFE?

[Tineka 0]

Hello all!

I am new to this site and appreciate the wealth of information here. You all are wonderful and the site has helped so much. Some facts about me:

I am from Toronto, Canada, and my husband is a USC. We were married 12/31/2010.

In the province where I live, it takes 10-16 weeks to get a marriage registered and then get the certificate. We were devastated when we found this out, but had already made all of our wedding plans. We decided to wait until the marriage certificate came before starting our application process.

Recently, a friend also applying for a visa for his Canadian wife advised us to send the application without it, so we did (we sent our marriage 'solemnization' instead). We received an email notifying us that they received our application on March 25, 2011.

Thankfully, our marriage certificate recently came to me in the mail!

My question: can I send the marriage certificate in NOW, to the Chicago Lockbox where we sent in the I-130, in order to avoid an RFE??

THANKS!

[payxibka 10,047]

It will most likely not avoid and RFE as the second package will not get matched up to you initial

[Barbara J 115]

Hello all!

I am new to this site and appreciate the wealth of information here. You all are wonderful and the site has helped so much. Some facts about me:

I am from Toronto, Canada, and my husband is a USC. We were married 12/31/2010.

In the province where I live, it takes 10-16 weeks to get a marriage registered and then get the certificate. We were devastated when we found this out, but had already made all of our wedding plans. We decided to wait until the marriage certificate came before starting our application process.

Recently, a friend also applying for a visa for his Canadian wife advised us to send the application without it, so we did (we sent our marriage 'solemnization' instead). We received an email notifying us that they received our application on March 25, 2011.

Thankfully, our marriage certificate recently came to me in the mail!

My question: can I send the marriage certificate in NOW, to the Chicago Lockbox where we sent in the I-130, in order to avoid an RFE??

THANKS!

Yeah no don't do that as it will get mixed up you will just have to wait for RFE. And as you have the marriage cert now you will be able to send it off pronto so it wont hold your case up.

[Udella&Wiz 325]

BEst to wait on the RFE because when you return it you include a copy of the RFE letter plus teeh item they are looking for (marriage cert). It will be more quickly attached to your file if you do it tghat way.

PS - don;t forget to send a copy and not the original )

[bestofboston 36]

Wait for the RFE like others stated. You will only lose about 1 week. Do not send it without RFE. It will get lost in the system if you do.

[Tineka 0]

Thank you! We really appreciate the advice!