The RFE Master List

[scottiep 0]

anyone get an RFE for not translating the supporting evidence?

e.g. RFE for not translating hotel receipts, bus tickets, etc

[IBLP 1]

Question about Divorce Decree and Divorce Certificate

According to the USCIS site they request:

" If either you or your fiancé(e) were married before, give copies of documents showing that each prior marriage was legally terminated."

Does anyone know if in both docs it is proved we can legally get married?

What is the correct one?

Thanks for yr help.

[jken 2]

We have finally accumulated all of the necessary information to file our petition for the k-1 visa.; it should be mailed to Vermont, from Maine next week! We have for our primary a hotel with both our names on it and the dates etc., will this be enough for primary, we have also included photos for secondary and reciepts from another hotel but only with my finaces name on them, however we did include the receipts from getting our passport photos done as it had both our names and puts us both at the exact same place -same time. Fingers are crossed...We are hoping to be able to marry in the U.S. by fall - What do you think our chances are of that happening? the Consulate i am dealing with in Canada is in Montreal and i havent heard from very good reviews for this particular Consulate!

Good Luck to everyone!

[tinegary 1]

We got RFE march 19 didnot recve hardcopy yet but suck hope its not hard..

[Sandy&Will 0]

I got a RFE they want transportation tickets,date and place photos etc etc. what I sen d was Airline stubs or email tickets confirmation it's that good enough?????I send dated pictures, a very short statementof our meeting. Im tired about this. we have 2 children but is not enough for them.

[jken 2]

I got a RFE they want transportation tickets,date and place photos etc etc. what I sen d was Airline stubs or email tickets confirmation it's that good enough?????I send dated pictures, a very short statementof our meeting. Im tired about this. we have 2 children but is not enough for them.

From what i understand, you need 'primary' evidence that you have actually met, within the 2 years. Something that puts both of you at the same place,date etc.,..airline tickets with names on them..dated pictures, passport stamps..do some research here, theres alot of good information...then after establishg that you have met, you will need evidnece of an on going relationship. I know it's frustrating...but it's what they need - so no choice but to get er done if you want to be together, simple as that. It will work out, take a step at a time.

good luck

[Beeps 3]

I have a question and it's probably not the right place, so I am sorry, but you have the UK flag so I am guessing you have gone through the same thing.

On the Fiance letter of Intent, they ask for it to be notorized. Notorizing means something simpler in the US than it does in the UK. Do I really need to pay £250 to a fully qualified solicitor and apostile for every single document, or do they mean what we call a witness over here in the UK.

Please help.

[jken 2]

I have a question and it's probably not the right place, so I am sorry, but you have the UK flag so I am guessing you have gone through the same thing.

On the Fiance letter of Intent, they ask for it to be notorized. Notorizing means something simpler in the US than it does in the UK. Do I really need to pay £250 to a fully qualified solicitor and apostile for every single document, or do they mean what we call a witness over here in the UK.

Please help.

I am thinking you intended to reply to someone else else as i don't have the uk flag! no worries...i don't know the answer, however, you might want to go into the portals and select your country and post there...good luck!

[Ben and Neil 0]

Question about Divorce Decree and Divorce Certificate

According to the USCIS site they request:

" If either you or your fiancé(e) were married before, give copies of documents showing that each prior marriage was legally terminated."

Does anyone know if in both docs it is proved we can legally get married?

What is the correct one?

Thanks for yr help.

We got an RFE on that. The correct one is the divorce decree, signed by a judge. That's considered "primary evidence", what they're looking for. My mistake was to send a divorce certificate totally valid in Spain, delivered by the Register Office, in which they record my marriage, separation and divorce, with dates, record #, etc. They consider this "secondary evidence" just because it's not signed by a judge, although it's perfectly valid in Spain, and they won't accept any secondary evidence unless you send another document coming from an official source saying it's impossible to get the primary evidence.

Stick to the primary evidence, the final divorce decree signed by the judge.

[Steve and Margie 2]

I can choose to copy my passort instead of submiting my birth certificate, is this correct?

[Casper&Diana 0]

I just got my RFE as part of a K-1 visa application. Only one item was listed: 'We need proof that you have met in the last 2 years.' You gotta be kidding me?! What about the affidavit and countless photos in multiple countries??? Apparently, and this just shows what century the USCIS is living in, "...only film dated photos count..." Ok, when was the last time someone used film?!

So, now it's 9pm, I'm at the office making color copies of my passport showing Ukraine Visas, copies of airplane boarding passes, blah blah. I'll send it back in the morning and with a little luck get my NOA 2 in a couple weeks.

Wish the I-129f instructions had been a little more instructive!

[erni 0]

Hello there,

I have 2 questions.

1. when you get a rfe is there actually a deadline until when you have to have sent back what they where asking for? Something like "you have 20 days to sent back what we ask you for"?

2. Has anyone ever had a rfe about tax reports?

[Evans and Flor 2]

I have a concern for a RFE. Im 20 yrs older then my fiancee and he is the one coming here. ( I pray) I was separated from my ex-husband for 2 yrs and just had my divorced finalized on 9/9/09. We tried doing the B-2 visa first to see if he would like it here but was denied. Something really silly he said. ( A hole in one of the finacial documents from a staple) Is there a chance that we will get an RFE for any of these reasons. His country Ghana. Some relief from anyone if they have any idea. VERY NERVOUS. Thanks for any and all advice.

[Lohninck 2]

Add me to the list of RFEs, but we don't know why yet. It just feels really silly and we hope it means a quick NOA2 after we send it back in. VSC is killing us.

[Dr.Ali 1]

Received my RFE way back in March. VSC is asking for more proof that we met with in the last 2 yrs (2007 - 2009)

So made a huge info packet hoping to satisfy their request.

Lets see what happens.

Still kinda laughing at the fact, that i fedexd the request packet two days (march 29, and some one signed for it on march 30) after i received the RFE. They finally decided to open the packet and up-date their status yesterday!!!!!!!!!