April RFEs

[Takeo 6]

went i sent my packet i send out emails of when we first started talking and pictures of our 6 year relationship from begining to present, on the RFE they want as primary evidence airline tickets stubs , passport stamps of our last meeting , as secondary they want pictures, im thinking im just going to write a letter and get it notarized in tj stating that i was in tj mexico and that i dont have an airline ticket stubs or passport stamps because were right on the border next to each other and just send in more pictures hopefully it will be enough,,i was also thinkin on going to the doctors over thhere so i can send in my doctors note with m name in it they would know its from tj

From what you shared, it seems like the emails and pictures, which are "secondary" evidence, was not enough to prove to them that you met in person. Is there any other ways you can prove you were in TJ? Do you have credit card statements or ATM statements that show a transaction in TJ? What about receipts from a hotel? Any other types of receipts? Anything to show you were in TJ. I would also submit more pictures from various visits, and make sure you list the date, who is in the pictures, and where the pictures were taken. Be specific as you can. I would explain in a letter that you don't have the passport stamps or airline tickets because of your boarder crossing.

[Takeo 6]

First RFE notice 04/25

Second (and third) RFE notice on 04/30

No hard copy yet! Just checked the mail today.

This is causing my fiancee some serious stress. First the long delays with CSC, then the RFE, and now this. Dreading having to tell her that it did not come in the mail again.

My hard copy took 6 mailing days from the second email notice, but I live in Hawaii so mail from Continental US is a bit slower to get here. Hope you get yours by tomorrow. The stress definitely tests the strength of our relationships. Hang in there.

[sleekdizel 0]

Just got an email that says our petition has been approved!!!

[Ramsey 16]

Just got an email that says our petition has been approved!!!

Wooow, congratulations!!! That was about a 1-month turnaround between RFE notice and approval which is awesome

I hope my RFE gets handled that quickly as well (and everybody else here!)

Cheers

[sleekdizel 0]

Wooow, congratulations!!! That was about a 1-month turnaround between RFE notice and approval which is awesome

I hope my RFE gets handled that quickly as well (and everybody else here!)

Cheers

[sleekdizel 0]

Wooow, congratulations!!! That was about a 1-month turnaround between RFE notice and approval which is awesome

I hope my RFE gets handled that quickly as well (and everybody else here!)

Cheers

Thanks, I was worried when I heard decison could take up to 15-60 days after submitting response to RFE,but ours came exactly 12days after they acknowleged receival of our RFE response. Yours will be just as fast!!!

[Takeo 6]

Just got an email that says our petition has been approved!!!

Awesome! Congrats!!! I hope CSC is just as efficient! Igor's list for CSC NOA2s show recent approvals for those who had RFEs so things are looking good for those who responded to their RFEs!!

[lovelylovegia 0]

congrats on your aproval!!!and takeo thanks for your advice im going to email copies of the trasanctions i have done with me being in tj ,im triying to put everything together asap, but i dont want to send a weak package, i also called my congressman but an assistant answered he said he emailed the uscis so his waiting for the response , im just going to wait until tomorrow to see what they say, if i dont hear an answer i will just send my package hopin gits enough,,,oh btw do we need to use the envelope they send us , becuase its a small one my pictures are not gonna fit there

[Takeo 6]

congrats on your aproval!!!and takeo thanks for your advice im going to email copies of the trasanctions i have done with me being in tj ,im triying to put everything together asap, but i dont want to send a weak package, i also called my congressman but an assistant answered he said he emailed the uscis so his waiting for the response , im just going to wait until tomorrow to see what they say, if i dont hear an answer i will just send my package hopin gits enough,,,oh btw do we need to use the envelope they send us , becuase its a small one my pictures are not gonna fit there

I would make your response as strong as possible. Remember, primary evidence is key. You need to have evidence to show you have met, so proof that you have been in TJ will support this. Then, back it up with more secondary evidence, like the pictures. They are not asking to show an "ongoing" relationship, that will be for your interview, just proof of meeting in person. My Senator's office has not been too helpful, but others have had some luck. I put the small envelope in a bigger Express Mail envelope because I wanted to track it and have no more delays, which reminds me, it should of arrived by 3:00 today, so I need to check. Cost $19.95, but was worth it knowing it was going their the fastest, although there is no overnight from Hawaii. BTW, don't forget to make copies of everything you send. Include this with the copies of your first packet. When you get the NOA2, you will send this copy to your fiancee and keep a copy for yourself.

[sutherland 0]

I also got RFE on 4/27/2013 they want the letter of intent and prove that we meet. Although I send a copy of passport stamp, so now wait for man to sent it from Uganda to me. He could write then through email but I was scare so I said no . I had him fedx to me which arm and leg. Still waiting the arrival. I wait six month and now this. I miss my man so much I cry. There is nothing can do put wait. I feel like I am ask my parents the ok to marry ,but is not my family,

[Takeo 6]

I also got RFE on 4/27/2013 they want the letter of intent and prove that we meet. Although I send a copy of passport stamp, so now wait for man to sent it from Uganda to me. He could write then through email but I was scare so I said no . I had him fedx to me which arm and leg. Still waiting the arrival. I wait six month and now this. I miss my man so much I cry. There is nothing can do put wait. I feel like I am ask my parents the ok to marry ,but is not my family,

So you are waiting for your letter of intent to marry from your fiancee. What else are you submitting as primary evidence? What else can you submit to show you met your fiancee in person? Do you have boarding pass stubs, hotel reciepts, ATM withdrawals from Uganda on your account? These stressful times is hard, but it will make you a stronger person. Getting the RFE is actually a good thing, means you will be approved soon!

[kfischm1 18]

went i sent my packet i send out emails of when we first started talking and pictures of our 6 year relationship from begining to present, on the RFE they want as primary evidence airline tickets stubs , passport stamps of our last meeting , as secondary they want pictures, im thinking im just going to write a letter and get it notarized in tj stating that i was in tj mexico and that i dont have an airline ticket stubs or passport stamps because were right on the border next to each other and just send in more pictures hopefully it will be enough,,i was also thinkin on going to the doctors over thhere so i can send in my doctors note with m name in it they would know its from tj

When they request further evidence about meeting in person within the two years prior to submitting the petition, keep in mind they are looking for evidence BEFORE the petition was submitted. Anything after, whether visits, plane ticket stubs, photos, etc. does not count. So going to your doctor now I don't think would be very helpful.

I ran into a similar problem as you and received a RFE this month for proof of meeting in person within two years prior to the application filing. I met my fiance in Spain when I was there working. He is from France and was also in Spain working at the time. Because he is from the European Union, he didn't get a stamp or need a visa to be there like I did or to travel between countries in the European Union. With my original petition package I sent in photos (non-timestamped) and copies of email itineraries of trips we took together by plane and copies of hostel reservations. We did not have any boarding passes of those trips, or of our travel to/from Spain. We didn't save them and like most people threw them away after our trips because at that time we were not thinking of getting married/not thinking into the future that maybe some day those might be needed/etc. I thought that the evidence I sent would be enough, but of course it wasn't. For primary evidence, the itineraries weren't enough without our boarding passes and entrance/exit stamps. Also, they said for secondary evidence, it had to be time-stamped photos, so ours didn't count.

So in my RFE reply that I just mailed off, I included a copy of my visa page, copy of my foreign resident ID in Spain, copy of my entrance stamps (which were actually from another country because that is where I entered the European Union). I also included a copy of my letter of employment from the Spanish government and the translation and signed translation certificatation. For my fiance it was more difficult. I included a copy of his letter offering him employment and translation and also a copy of his rent contract and translation. I sent in a document from the police station he received after registering his presence, but because he is from the European Union, of course he didn't receive an ID card like me. I wrote a long letter explaining all of those details about why he didn't have a stamp and I did, etc. Hopefully it will be enough.

[Takeo 6]

When they request further evidence about meeting in person within the two years prior to submitting the petition, keep in mind they are looking for evidence BEFORE the petition was submitted. Anything after, whether visits, plane ticket stubs, photos, etc. does not count. So going to your doctor now I don't think would be very helpful.

I ran into a similar problem as you and received a RFE this month for proof of meeting in person within two years prior to the application filing. I met my fiance in Spain when I was there working. He is from France and was also in Spain working at the time. Because he is from the European Union, he didn't get a stamp or need a visa to be there like I did or to travel between countries in the European Union. With my original petition package I sent in photos (non-timestamped) and copies of email itineraries of trips we took together by plane and copies of hostel reservations. We did not have any boarding passes of those trips, or of our travel to/from Spain. We didn't save them and like most people threw them away after our trips because at that time we were not thinking of getting married/not thinking into the future that maybe some day those might be needed/etc. I thought that the evidence I sent would be enough, but of course it wasn't. For primary evidence, the itineraries weren't enough without our boarding passes and entrance/exit stamps. Also, they said for secondary evidence, it had to be time-stamped photos, so ours didn't count.

So in my RFE reply that I just mailed off, I included a copy of my visa page, copy of my foreign resident ID in Spain, copy of my entrance stamps (which were actually from another country because that is where I entered the European Union). I also included a copy of my letter of employment from the Spanish government and the translation and signed translation certificatation. For my fiance it was more difficult. I included a copy of his letter offering him employment and translation and also a copy of his rent contract and translation. I sent in a document from the police station he received after registering his presence, but because he is from the European Union, of course he didn't receive an ID card like me. I wrote a long letter explaining all of those details about why he didn't have a stamp and I did, etc. Hopefully it will be enough.

Wow! What a challenging RFE. And this is why people who get easy RFEs should be grateful. Sounds like you did a good job with providing as much evidence you could, please keep us updated! Wishing you the best!

[kfischm1 18]

Wow! What a challenging RFE. And this is why people who get easy RFEs should be grateful. Sounds like you did a good job with providing as much evidence you could, please keep us updated! Wishing you the best!

Just logged in now...and approved!!

We mailed our RFE on April 29. They received it and updated it in the system on May 2, and today, as of about 30 minutes ago, we've been approved! CSC is FINALLY working again. After filing in July 2012 and being depressed and hopeless for months, 9 1/2 months later we are finally approved!!!!! I've refreshed the page about 5 times because I just can't believe it.

Best of luck to everyone!! I hope you all hear soon!

[Oregon Bound 30]

Just logged in now...and approved!!

We mailed our RFE on April 29. They received it and updated it in the system on May 2, and today, as of about 30 minutes ago, we've been approved! CSC is FINALLY working again. After filing in July 2012 and being depressed and hopeless for months, 9 1/2 months later we are finally approved!!!!! I've refreshed the page about 5 times because I just can't believe it.

Best of luck to everyone!! I hope you all hear soon!

Congratulations

CSC just notified us they have received our reply to the RFE on 6th May so hopefully we will hear soon.