March (2012) filers...

[TigerFlower 61]

Hope you feel better soon!!

Here is 'my' stack... I'm the highlighted 93.

[Aphroditee 1]

Believe me, today I woke up in such a bad mood... I cried, stayed in bed, cried, didn't eat anything until 3 pm... I am on Skype with my fiance, he went downstairs to get coffee and I checked the case status... and I was shocked! It's a RFE but at least there is some movement... For now it's not painful, I feel relieved that someone actually touched it... Stay strong, it's coming for all of us.

I'm sorry to hear that you got RFE and you've been waiting for almost 7 months, I can imagine how you feel. Wait for the request in the mail and see what they're asking for, then take action right away. Wish you and your fiance a quick final decision!

I found this piece of information which I think might be helpful to you and others who ever get RFE:

Responding To A Request For Evidence Or Notice Of Intent To Deny

The Vermont Service Center receives thousands of pieces of paper correspondence each day. A large number of these

pieces of correspondence are responses to Requests for Evidence (RFE) or Notices of Intent to Deny (NOID). As our

contract staff sifts through all of this incoming mail, the blue coversheet helps them quickly and easily identify which

documents should be routed immediately to the file as a response to our request. When the response is matched up with

the file the case is immediately pulled and routed to the officer. However, any correspondence which does not contain a

copy of the RFE or NOID is not recognized as a response and is sent to our Customer Service Division for sorting and

dissemination.

Once the customer service division identifies the correspondence as supporting evidence it is routed to the file to be included

in the record. However, the evidence that you submitted without the proper coversheet will sit on the shelf for the

entire tolling period because there is no way to be sure that what was submitted is the actual response to our request for

additional evidence. Once the waiting period for a response has expired, it is then sent to an officer for review. Because

there is not a way to determine if what was submitted was the actual response to the RFE there is a significant delay in

the processing of a final decision on an application or petition.

It is very important that our staff is able to promptly recognize incoming correspondence as a response to an RFE. In

addition, 8 CFR Section 103.2(b)(11) addresses how an applicant or petitioner should respond to an RFE, “All requested

materials must be submitted together at one time, along with the original USCIS request for evidence or notice of intent

to deny.”

In some cases it is not possible to identify the case that relates to the submitted information. In the future the VSC may

start returning documentation that is submitted without a copy of the receipt notice or RFE when we cannot determine

which case it relates to.

[miguel.angel 11]

All this sitting on the shelf gets me worried.

I know im not using a binder. Im going to stack it neatly and use one of those big black clips to keep it together. Possibly put it in a simple manila folder and thats it with of course the BLUE RFE form right on top. Im on my way to the post office in an hr to do all this

[TigerFlower 61]

All this sitting on the shelf gets me worried.

I know im not using a binder. Im going to stack it neatly and use one of those big black clips to keep it together. Possibly put it in a simple manila folder and thats it with of course the BLUE RFE form right on top. Im on my way to the post office in an hr to do all this

Sounds nicely organized! Good luck!!

[islandgal 74]

Who knows... there are 8 left in 'my' whole stack. They bounce at the top and bottom. I'm at the center. None touched today. ONE yesterday.

They haven't touched any in my stack. I seriously think its lost.

[Kaaha 6]

They haven't touched any in my stack. I seriously think its lost.

I'm sure it's not. you'll get your approval until the end of September. Believe in it.

[islandgal 74]

I'll let you know when we get the letter... it's either about my fiance's income or proof of relationship... I don't know, we'll see, probably on Friday.

Please VSC, give us more spprovals today!

It could never be income at this stage. That's for the interview. It's probably regarding proof of meeting in the last two years or some other document needed.

[islandgal 74]

I'm sure it's not. you'll get your approval until the end of September. Believe in it.

Here's my stack:

37 -

38 approved 9/20

39 -

40 -

41 approved 9/20

42 -

43 -

44 approved 9/4

45 ME

46 withdrawn

47 approved 8/16

48 -

49 -

50 RFE 8/20

51 -

52 -

53 -

[TigerFlower 61]

Here's my stack:

37 -

38 approved 9/20

39 -

40 -

41 approved 9/20

42 -

43 -

44 approved 9/4

45 ME

46 withdrawn

47 approved 8/16

48 -

49 -

50 RFE 8/20

51 -

52 -

53 -

Wow you are next!!! That's great!

[webslngr 4]

Thank you. I have to make sure that we have it done perfectly..

I'm keepieng my fingers crosses for you so you get it ASAP!

Thats kind of a double edged sword. On the bright side they looked at your file. That's progress. I hope it wasn't for something silly like a check box.

[islandgal 74]

Wow you are next!!! That's great!

I'm smack dead in the middle like you are. There's no for the people in the middle. My 200th day is on Friday!

Edited September 26, 2012 by islandgal

[TigerFlower 61]

I'm smack dead in the middle like you are. There's no for the people in the middle. My 200th day is on Friday!

Interesting that both of us have a withdraw just under us, too.

They are definitely not working on K-1s today. If they are, it's only one a day. There is something else going on there, and they are trying to do it before end of month. Good heavens, I can't handle another long weekend!! I'll go crazy...

Edited September 26, 2012 by Tigerflower

[islandgal 74]

Interesting that both of us have a withdraw just under us, too.

They are definitely not working on K-1s today. If they are, it's only one a day. There is something else going on there, and they are trying to do it before end of month. Good heavens, I can't handle another long weekend!! I'll go crazy...

I'm sending my email to Fox later. This is beyond absurd. AND CALIFORNIA IS PROCESSING JULY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I want to scream!

[Nick + Elizabeth 54]

I'm sorry to hear that you got RFE and you've been waiting for almost 7 months, I can imagine how you feel. Wait for the request in the mail and see what they're asking for, then take action right away. Wish you and your fiance a quick final decision!

I found this piece of information which I think might be helpful to you and others who ever get RFE:

Responding To A Request For Evidence Or Notice Of Intent To Deny

The Vermont Service Center receives thousands of pieces of paper correspondence each day. A large number of these

pieces of correspondence are responses to Requests for Evidence (RFE) or Notices of Intent to Deny (NOID). As our

contract staff sifts through all of this incoming mail, the blue coversheet helps them quickly and easily identify which

documents should be routed immediately to the file as a response to our request. When the response is matched up with

the file the case is immediately pulled and routed to the officer. However, any correspondence which does not contain a

copy of the RFE or NOID is not recognized as a response and is sent to our Customer Service Division for sorting and

dissemination.

Once the customer service division identifies the correspondence as supporting evidence it is routed to the file to be included

in the record. However, the evidence that you submitted without the proper coversheet will sit on the shelf for the

entire tolling period because there is no way to be sure that what was submitted is the actual response to our request for

additional evidence. Once the waiting period for a response has expired, it is then sent to an officer for review. Because

there is not a way to determine if what was submitted was the actual response to the RFE there is a significant delay in

the processing of a final decision on an application or petition.

It is very important that our staff is able to promptly recognize incoming correspondence as a response to an RFE. In

addition, 8 CFR Section 103.2(b)(11) addresses how an applicant or petitioner should respond to an RFE, “All requested

materials must be submitted together at one time, along with the original USCIS request for evidence or notice of intent

to deny.”

In some cases it is not possible to identify the case that relates to the submitted information. In the future the VSC may

start returning documentation that is submitted without a copy of the receipt notice or RFE when we cannot determine

which case it relates to.

I wonder if this is somehow slowing mine down... I put the blue RFE pages on top, all 3 just to be safe (though I photocopied them for my own records), and the next thing down was my cover page listing the contents of the RFE... however, on the VERY top I clipped my photos. I mean, they're 4x6 and you can clearly see the blue pages behind them. Some part of me though has been wondering if that is what has caused it to take so long. I can't give VSC any credit for not being totally dumb when it comes to looking at files. However, if I clipped them behind the blue pages it wouldn't have sat right and I thought the RFE pages would get torn or something. Sigh, I think I'm over thinking this.

I'm sending my email to Fox later. This is beyond absurd. AND CALIFORNIA IS PROCESSING JULY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I want to scream!

Yes, I agree with you. I want to scream too. At this point I want to have a full blown tantrum like I haven't had since I was three years old, hehe.

Edited September 26, 2012 by Nick + Elizabeth

[Galla 1]

Well, checked uscis site this morning ( Europe time)- nothing, checked right now and we got an RFE.

One one side Im happy to know they are finally working on our case, on the other side I want to freak out on them for waiting freaking 6 months for an RFE!!!

I assume they will ask for receipts, plane tickets and such, since we didnt file those, just our photos. Having totally mixed feelings about this