Move or not to move?

[DNP07 0]

Hey guys,

I need an advice. We filed for my husband's ROC in July. He is already done with his biometrics and now we are just waiting on his approval. The question which I had was that we were planning on moving in a month before our baby is born. If we do end up moving in middle of this ROC process would it raise any sort of red flags which could trigger an interview or a RFE.

Any suggestions would greatly be appreciated!!! :-)

[Ryan H 3,834]

would it raise any sort of red flags which could trigger an interview or a RFE.

No

[DNP07 0]

Thank you Ryan!!

[2ndMessiah 184]

Just remember to file your change of address with the USCIS. I think its an AR-11 form. I also think you can do it online or by phone.

[DNP07 0]

Just remember to file your change of address with the USCIS. I think its an AR-11 form. I also think you can do it online or by phone.

I will...Thank you

[victorian221b 12]

Just want to chime in on this.

We filed for my ROC in April 2013 but we had to move by end of August 2013 because that is the end of our lease and we were in the process of buying a house. The timeframe cuts into the processing of my ROC so I had to do a change-of-address.

I did the change on 8/8/13 and received an RFE on 8/14/13 (dated 8/12/13). Whether or not the change request triggered the RFE I will never know as my RFE did not specify exactly what I am missing or not providing enough of.

If you have a choice not to move for another year, then I'd say don't. However, if you absolutely have to move, just be aware that the RFE has a 50/50 chance of happening and prepare any evidence you are still living together in the new residence in case you do get one. My theory is they want to make sure the change-of-address is because the couple is moving residence and not some other reason - but I could be wrong.

Also, I found out that my husband needed to submit a change of address via I-865 because he submitted an I-864 (which I assume applies to all Conditional GC holders), so just want to make you aware of that.

Good luck!

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

Just want to chime in on this.

We filed for my ROC in April 2013 but we had to move by end of August 2013 because that is the end of our lease and we were in the process of buying a house. The timeframe cuts into the processing of my ROC so I had to do a change-of-address.

I did the change on 8/8/13 and received an RFE on 8/14/13 (dated 8/12/13). Whether or not the change request triggered the RFE I will never know as my RFE did not specify exactly what I am missing or not providing enough of.

If you have a choice not to move for another year, then I'd say don't. However, if you absolutely have to move, just be aware that the RFE has a 50/50 chance of happening and prepare any evidence you are still living together in the new residence in case you do get one. My theory is they want to make sure the change-of-address is because the couple is moving residence and not some other reason - but I could be wrong.

Also, I found out that my husband needed to submit a change of address via I-865 because he submitted an I-864 (which I assume applies to all Conditional GC holders), so just want to make you aware of that.

Good luck!

I disagree with this entirely. Moving does not trigger a RFE. All RFEs for ROC are generic, because the only proof needed is proof of a "bona fide marriage." So if you get an RFE it just means you did not send them enough proof. The RFE just asks for more of it. Your moving had nothing to do with it. The 50/50 chance you quoted is made up.

[Navyk 78]

I disagree with this entirely. Moving does not trigger a RFE. All RFEs for ROC are generic, because the only proof needed is proof of a "bona fide marriage." So if you get an RFE it just means you did not send them enough proof. The RFE just asks for more of it. Your moving had nothing to do with it. ian221b torThe 50/50 chance you quoted is made up.

Yes, the RFE in the case Victorian221b the generation of a RFE might me co-incidence.

Please go ahead and move as desired and then within 30 days of your move please file AR-11 online (for immigrant spouse) and if the USC spouse had filed I-864, then he or she needs to submit I-865 for change of his/her address by mail.

[olaru_steve 1]

DNP07,

RFE for ROC has nothing to do with your place of resident. What USCIS is looking for is whether the marriage was entered into a good faith and is bpnafied or not. Not all the immigration officers follow same procedure to evaluate if the evidence provided during submission of I-175 are sufficient. As far as i know there is no such protocol to follow as per uscis adjudicator's field manual. Always keep in mind that each case is unique. So there are times people have received RFE after moving out to new place but this has nothing to do with just changing address. Lot of times people have to move out due to several reasons. So if you are planning to move to a new place, feel free to do so.

[victorian221b 12]

Let me make this clear, I am not trying to mislead anyone here, just trying to speak from my own experience. I am not quoting anything...the fact that you said that I "quoted" the 50/50 is incorrect because it is just based on my personal experience. I DID specifically say it is "my theory", but somehow that was disregarded. I never claimed that the change of address WILL trigger an RFE, I only said this "Whether or not the change request triggered the RFE I will never know".

As I have said, I do not know what is the reason for my RFE because unlike some of us here I did not get anything specific despite the fact that I had submit plenty of evidence ("plenty" is very subjective, let's not make conclusions). Some here get RFEs that said they need to submit extra tax transcripts (with a specific year!) - mine was lifted off the original I-751 instructions - I wish I had that specific detail!

I do not want to go into the details of my situation but I don't believe that anyone of us here is very certain as to how USCIS review our cases.

If we're all so sure, we won't need this forum.

I disagree with this entirely. Moving does not trigger a RFE. All RFEs for ROC are generic, because the only proof needed is proof of a "bona fide marriage." So if you get an RFE it just means you did not send them enough proof. The RFE just asks for more of it. Your moving had nothing to do with it. The 50/50 chance you quoted is made up.

[DNP07 0]

Just want to chime in on this.

We filed for my ROC in April 2013 but we had to move by end of August 2013 because that is the end of our lease and we were in the process of buying a house. The timeframe cuts into the processing of my ROC so I had to do a change-of-address.

I did the change on 8/8/13 and received an RFE on 8/14/13 (dated 8/12/13). Whether or not the change request triggered the RFE I will never know as my RFE did not specify exactly what I am missing or not providing enough of.

If you have a choice not to move for another year, then I'd say don't. However, if you absolutely have to move, just be aware that the RFE has a 50/50 chance of happening and prepare any evidence you are still living together in the new residence in case you do get one. My theory is they want to make sure the change-of-address is because the couple is moving residence and not some other reason - but I could be wrong.

Also, I found out that my husband needed to submit a change of address via I-865 because he submitted an I-864 (which I assume applies to all Conditional GC holders), so just want to make you aware of that.

Good luck!

Thanks you for your suggestion Victorian221b :-)

[DNP07 0]

I disagree with this entirely. Moving does not trigger a RFE. All RFEs for ROC are generic, because the only proof needed is proof of a "bona fide marriage." So if you get an RFE it just means you did not send them enough proof. The RFE just asks for more of it. Your moving had nothing to do with it. The 50/50 chance you quoted is made up.

Thank you Harpa Himsah :-)

[DNP07 0]

Yes, the RFE in the case Victorian221b the generation of a RFE might me co-incidence.

Please go ahead and move as desired and then within 30 days of your move please file AR-11 online (for immigrant spouse) and if the USC spouse had filed I-864, then he or she needs to submit I-865 for change of his/her address by mail.

Thank you Navyk for your advice. Does USC spouse have to file for I-864 to ROC for immigrant spouse?

DNP07,

RFE for ROC has nothing to do with your place of resident. What USCIS is looking for is whether the marriage was entered into a good faith and is bpnafied or not. Not all the immigration officers follow same procedure to evaluate if the evidence provided during submission of I-175 are sufficient. As far as i know there is no such protocol to follow as per uscis adjudicator's field manual. Always keep in mind that each case is unique. So there are times people have received RFE after moving out to new place but this has nothing to do with just changing address. Lot of times people have to move out due to several reasons. So if you are planning to move to a new place, feel free to do so.

Thank you so much for your advice olaru_steve.

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

Let me make this clear, I am not trying to mislead anyone here, just trying to speak from my own experience. I am not quoting anything...the fact that you said that I "quoted" the 50/50 is incorrect because it is just based on my personal experience. I DID specifically say it is "my theory", but somehow that was disregarded. I never claimed that the change of address WILL trigger an RFE, I only said this "Whether or not the change request triggered the RFE I will never know".

As I have said, I do not know what is the reason for my RFE because unlike some of us here I did not get anything specific despite the fact that I had submit plenty of evidence ("plenty" is very subjective, let's not make conclusions). Some here get RFEs that said they need to submit extra tax transcripts (with a specific year!) - mine was lifted off the original I-751 instructions - I wish I had that specific detail!

I do not want to go into the details of my situation but I don't believe that anyone of us here is very certain as to how USCIS review our cases.

If we're all so sure, we won't need this forum.

Victorian,

All ROC RFEs are generic. That is what you are missing here. They all say something like "please submit more evidence of a bona fide marriage" and then they list possible things you can send. For ROC, there is never a request to submit a specific thing, like a tax transcript, because no single item is strictly required. A person does not have to submit a joint lease, or joint taxes, or any specific thing. They have to prove that they have a bona fide marriage, which is purposely a fluid thing. So your RFE wasn't unusual, don't worry. All very normal.

[Navyk 78]

Thank you Navyk for your advice. Does USC spouse have to file for I-864 to ROC for immigrant spouse?

Thank you so much for your advice olaru_steve.

I-864 - Affidavit of support provided to the immigrant spouse and we filed it along with DS-230 (Application for Immigrant Visa) during the CR1 approval time. In our case I and my father both filed I-864s for my immigrant wife, so when either of us move, we have an obligation to report change of address using I-865 with 30 days of such move. So if you USC had filed I-864, then you will have to file I-865 now.

The immigrant spouse also has obligation to inform change in address and is done using AR-11.

Hope this is clear else let me know.

Edited September 30, 2013 by Navyk