Avoid unnecessary RFEs! (same sex marriage I-129F petitions)

[FulanoDeTal 19]

i just got an RFE regarding this. Ugh !

I'm wondering if my fiance and I (the petitioner) will both need to re-submit our letter of intent. Or I alone could send it. Also, we're planning on getting married in NY. Anyone knew where I could find their "relevant state's law of marriage"?

Sincerely,

Nathan

i just got an RFE regarding this. Ugh !

I'm wondering if my fiance and I (the petitioner) will both need to re-submit our letter of intent. Or I alone could send it. Also, we're planning on getting married in NY. Anyone knew where I could find their "relevant state's law of marriage"?

Sincerely,

Nathan

Nathan,

I think the safest thing would be for both of you to re-submit your letters of intent, so it's clear that you both intend to marry in New York within 90 days of your fiance's entry into the United States. There are links to the New York law and related documents at posts 49 and 50 of this discussion thread, so you can include that material as well.

Good Luck!

[iamnate 0]

hello guys

we received our RFE hard copy, they are asking from us in which state we are planing to celebrate our marriage and they want copy of the law of the relevant state where it says same sex marriage is legal

we will send everything tomorrow

thanks

Did u have to resend both of you and your partners letter of intent again?

Sincerely,

Jonathan.

[espared12 52]

Congrats flowershoes and mstewart! I am so happy for you guys!

I'm seeing more and more same-sex K-1 applications getting approved really quickly. Based on the last seven same-sex K-1 applications I've seen, the I-129F's were approved in about 60 days (average) from the NOA1 date.

Below are their timeline links:

• Keith and Haris http://www.visajourney.com/timeline/profile.php?cfl=&id=163981
• S and R http://www.visajourney.com/timeline/profile.php?cfl=&id=164741
• Peter and Bonieke http://www.visajourney.com/timeline/profile.php?cfl=&id=165089
• Sarah and Nichelle http://www.visajourney.com/timeline/profile.php?cfl=&id=165674
• Ray and Andy http://www.visajourney.com/timeline/profile.php?id=150442
• Tracie and Nikki http://www.visajourney.com/timeline/profile.php?id=164438
• Texas and Mathiew http://www.visajourney.com/timeline/profile.php?id=165034

If you would like to be added on this list, please let me know. I'm sure VJ members would appreciate seeing ​​​others' progress on here. Personally, this gives me really good vibes. There's so much love and support in the VJ community. It makes this long waiting process bearable.

Again, congrats to everyone approved and good luck to the rest of us!

- Donna

You are more than welcome to include us on your list. Keep up the good work!

[espared12 52]

Did u have to resend both of you and your partners letter of intent again?

Sincerely,

Jonathan

We got an RFE for same reason and we sent letters of intent again specifying in what city and state we would marry. They only need the state but I included the city as well. Got NOA2 a few days after they received RFE.

[MabuhayDaniel 11]

I somehow had this idea i was the only one on this boat. it's nice not to be alone.

[tropical island 1]

There is always Jesus in your boat....

[ivanalex1980 34]

We also got RFE with the same request and we sent the letters of intent again stating in which state we are going to get married

we did not include the city though because they were asking only state

so its always better to give them what they ask for and nothing more

[TAB2TAB 52]

Well, as of 9:15 pm this evening (Oct 30) we officially got electronic notice of our NOA2 (approved!) after submitting our RFE response!!!

They acknowledged receipt of our RFE response on Oct 3, so it took them 27 days to approve it... not the best turn around time but we're thrilled we are moving on to the next step!!

For those of you who have been asking about whether to revise one letter or two letters of intent (i.e. which state you intend to marry in), I made the decision to just send one (mine, the petitioner). The RFE was addressed to me as the petitioner and asked (me) to declare which state we are marrying in, so I didn't see any reason to re-send both... just gave them what they requested, and finally moving forward again!

Feel free to send us a message if you have further questions... Continued best wishes and luck for everyone!

Rob and Adrian

[FulanoDeTal 19]

Guys, congratulations! It looks like it was UK Same-Sex Couple F-1 Approval Day, which is great. Best wishes as you move on to the NVC and London.

Peter and Bonieke

[espared12 52]

Well, as of 9:15 pm this evening (Oct 30) we officially got electronic notice of our NOA2 (approved!) after submitting our RFE response!!!

They acknowledged receipt of our RFE response on Oct 3, so it took them 27 days to approve it... not the best turn around time but we're thrilled we are moving on to the next step!!

For those of you who have been asking about whether to revise one letter or two letters of intent (i.e. which state you intend to marry in), I made the decision to just send one (mine, the petitioner). The RFE was addressed to me as the petitioner and asked (me) to declare which state we are marrying in, so I didn't see any reason to re-send both... just gave them what they requested, and finally moving forward again!

Feel free to send us a message if you have further questions... Continued best wishes and luck for everyone!

Rob and Adrian

Congratulations! Everything moves a lot faster from here on forward.

[iamnate 0]

Well, as of 9:15 pm this evening (Oct 30) we officially got electronic notice of our NOA2 (approved!) after submitting our RFE response!!!

They acknowledged receipt of our RFE response on Oct 3, so it took them 27 days to approve it... not the best turn around time but we're thrilled we are moving on to the next step!!

For those of you who have been asking about whether to revise one letter or two letters of intent (i.e. which state you intend to marry in), I made the decision to just send one (mine, the petitioner). The RFE was addressed to me as the petitioner and asked (me) to declare which state we are marrying in, so I didn't see any reason to re-send both... just gave them what they requested, and finally moving forward again!

Feel free to send us a message if you have further questions... Continued best wishes and luck for everyone!

Rob and Adrian

Congratz! I have just sent mine, (just one letter as well coming from me, the petitioner). They received my RFE on October 31, so I'm guess it should be approved by Nov 27? hopefully won't be that long.

Goodluck on the upcoming interviews, etc.

Nathan

[ivanalex1980 34]

Congratz! I have just sent mine, (just one letter as well coming from me, the petitioner). They received my RFE on October 31, so I'm guess it should be approved by Nov 27? hopefully won't be that long.

Goodluck on the upcoming interviews, etc.

Nathan

Hi there

not necessarily

they received my RFE response on the 25 of October and I got approved on the 31 of October, in exactly 6 days

i am in TSC

[espared12 52]

Congratz! I have just sent mine, (just one letter as well coming from me, the petitioner). They received my RFE on October 31, so I'm guess it should be approved by Nov 27? hopefully won't be that long.

Goodluck on the upcoming interviews, etc.

Nathan

They got our RFE reply on Oct 9 and we got NOA2 Oct 11. You'll get a quick one too, just wait and see.

[MarthaLC63 0]

Just received our NOA1, the start of my VisaJourney begins today.

I sent everything mentioned by our fellow members, Intent to Marry (State of NY) from both of us and applicable house bill. Money (Obviously), passport stamps, boarding passes, application, dissolution of previous marriage, naturalization certificate and cover letter. I might have sent more but I can't remember.

Hope everything goes well. Wish me luck

[kmiami15 8]

Just received our NOA1, the start of my VisaJourney begins today.

I sent everything mentioned by our fellow members, Intent to Marry (State of NY) from both of us and applicable house bill. Money (Obviously), passport stamps, boarding passes, application, dissolution of previous marriage, naturalization certificate and cover letter. I might have sent more but I can't remember.

Hope everything goes well. Wish me luck

welcome MarthaLC..... the journey begins as you say.... we all here support each other.... so any questions, please ask away, we are not experts but try to help based on our experiences.... things are moving fast at TSC.... so you might get a response pretty soon... yay!!!! good luck... add me as a friend ..