Stupidest RFE in immigration history!

[Navid+Tina 3]

As you all are already aware, our case received an RFE on 4-23-13.

The RFE says there is an omitted item on question 3 in part C:

"If you have privded information about a conviction for a crime listed above and you were being battered or subjected to extreme cruelty by your spouse, parent, or adult child at the time of your conviction, check all of the following that apply to you:

___ I was acting in self-defense.

___ I violated a protection order issued for my own protection.

___ I committed, was arrested for, was convicted of, or plead guilty to committing a crime that did not result in serious bodily injury, and there was a connection between the crime committed and my having been battered or subjected to extreme cruelty."

Obviously, none of these apply to me, and they only had boxes available to check in.

I did not check any of the boxes. The RFE was that I should have written N/A even though it wasn't an option and there was no space to write it!

Sent it back today with N/A just written after the question. Hopefully it will be resolved soon!

Thanks everybody for your help!

[A&P_Germany 8]

"If you have privded information about a conviction for a crime listed above and you were being battered or subjected to extreme cruelty by your spouse, parent, or adult child at the time of your conviction, check all of the following that apply to you:

Apparently they do not know the meaning of IF. If you have provided information about a conviction above ie. checking yes in question 2 then why would you even look at there since it says IF.

Yeah you have every reason to be pissed... and I will be if i get the same RFE, cause I sure as hell didn't put NA next those. I love how on their form it's a check box, but apparently you should print it then write n/a there... wow are you $%#@$#@$ kidding me

Edited April 27, 2013 by A&P_Germany

[HK12 273]

Sorry to hear. We left this question blank (since obviously my fiancé did not have a criminal background) and did not get an RFE. You must have had a super-strict adjudicator. At least it is something easy to fix. Good luck!

[JD & Coconut 35]

That is pretty lame, we too got a RFE, I'm still at a complete loss as to why but if it is for the same thing some heads will roll.

[Navid+Tina 3]

my question is: After I corrected and sent this back, can they give additional RFEs? Or is there only the possibility for one?

[Arinlars 19]

We got the same. I cannot believe this was the reason.

[PandaMaker 24]

I agree. That is one dumb RFE!

...and what's crazy is I thought long and hard about that question because of all the NONEs and N/As talked about on these forums. I made sure I answered questions with either of those instead of leaving them blank...even putting parentheses around NONE in the field for my fiancée's middle name, just to make sure they don't think her middle name is None lol.

Then I get to this question, and I thought "No way they ding me for this. I answered NO on the previous question". I guess I may be wrong!

I'm sorry to hear about your RFE, but if I get an RFE, I hope it would be as easy as yours haha

[Lynkali 163]

That is absolutely CRAZY. Could I just clarify, are you saying that you answered "no" to question number 2? And then of course you didn't check anything for question 3 (since you had just answered NO and the #3 question is only IF YOU ANSWERED YES)?

That adjudicating officer should be ashamed. There is absolutely no reason OR SPACE to put anything in question 3, if you answered no to question 2!

I also did not check any box in 3, having answered no to 2. I wonder whether we'll get an RFE as well! But I can't believe anyone would think to write in N/A since there is no space available to do so!

[Navid+Tina 3]

" you were being battered or subjected to extreme cruelty"

I was never subjected to extreme cruelty!

It says check any boxes that apply. NONE OF THE BOXES APPLIED.

THEREFORE, i DID NOT check any of them lol.

In the instructions, it doesnt say write N/A, nor does it provide a space to do so!

How is anyone supposed to know?!!!!!

[Lynkali 163]

Really sorry for your RFE, truly! It sounds like you should not need to check anything at all!

But I'm still trying to understand -- you did answer yes to #2 then? Because #3 is entirely dependent upon #2, from my reading ...?

I'm not saying you did anything wrong! I probably would have done (or maybe I did!) do the same as you! But if you did answer yes to #2 then I can at least see where N/A comes in, at least a little bit ... if you answered no to #2 then it wouldn't make any sense at all for RFE! So was #2 yes or no?

[Navid+Tina 3]

Really sorry for your RFE, truly! It sounds like you should not need to check anything at all!

But I'm still trying to understand -- you did answer yes to #2 then? Because #3 is entirely dependent upon #2, from my reading ...?

I'm not saying you did anything wrong! I probably would have done (or maybe I did!) do the same as you! But if you did answer yes to #2 then I can at least see where N/A comes in, at least a little bit ... if you answered no to #2 then it wouldn't make any sense at all for RFE! So was #2 yes or no?

Yes, I have been convicted of a crime related to theft with a former girlfriend, because we had possession of each others items. There was not any theft. Since it involved a girlfriend, it automatically becomes a domestic violence offence.

Regardless, question 3 is totally irrelevant to the situation, as neither of us suffered extreme cruelty or torture lol

[Lynkali 163]

Ok, yes, I agree ... none of the questions apply to you and there is no room to put N/A and I think the adjudicating officer was just being WAY too picky! I am so sorry you have to go through the RFE process.

But it does ease my mind because a bunch of others in this thread (including me) answered no to #2 and were starting to think we'd get RFEs too. Not that it's any better for you, but maybe we can calm down a little!

My sympathies and best of luck on getting a speedy approval!

[Navid+Tina 3]

Ok, yes, I agree ... none of the questions apply to you and there is no room to put N/A and I think the adjudicating officer was just being WAY too picky! I am so sorry you have to go through the RFE process.

But it does ease my mind because a bunch of others in this thread (including me) answered no to #2 and were starting to think we'd get RFEs too. Not that it's any better for you, but maybe we can calm down a little!

My sympathies and best of luck on getting a speedy approval!

Thanks!

Do you think it's possible to get 2 RFEs?

[JBForever 12]

my question is: After I corrected and sent this back, can they give additional RFEs? Or is there only the possibility for one?

i think it is just about what they'd need if they didnt specify you to provide anything else. I'm sorry for your frustration. i would be pissed too.

Hopefully, that is the end of your long wait and you'd get approved shortly after this.

[Boiler 45,486]

There is no limit to the number of RFE's.