USCIS Field office asking for RFE

[LisaBrian 2]

We just got an RFE saying that Brian's medical expired. He's got an appointment tomorrow to get the new sealed envelope to send back and I've been reading up on how they want this sent back. My question is, the letter came from an office in New York City, 26 Federal Plaza, Suite 8-800. That just seems odd to me because we live in New Jersey. I assumed our local Field Office, if we'd progressed this far, would be in Newark, NJ.

Also, any advice on how we can quickly get this back to them? Should I make an appointment and bring it in? Overnight mail it?
I want to send it return receipt requested and have them sign for it. I need to know they got it on time.

[KayDeeCee 4,896]

Send it to the address listed in the RFE.

~ Moved from K-1 Process to AOS from Family Based Visas - topic is AOS, not K-1 ~

[LisaBrian 2]

Also noticed that the A# listed in the top right corner is not Brian's Alien number?
Should I mention that in my response or just assume it's some other number and not bother?

[TBoneTX 46,152]

A stand-alone thread that duplicated the above query has been removed. Please post in only one thread if issues are of similar theme.

[sccrsurfer 2]

We just got an RFE saying that Brian's medical expired. He's got an appointment tomorrow to get the new sealed envelope to send back and I've been reading up on how they want this sent back. My question is, the letter came from an office in New York City, 26 Federal Plaza, Suite 8-800. That just seems odd to me because we live in New Jersey. I assumed our local Field Office, if we'd progressed this far, would be in Newark, NJ.

Also, any advice on how we can quickly get this back to them? Should I make an appointment and bring it in? Overnight mail it?

I want to send it return receipt requested and have them sign for it. I need to know they got it on time.

Did anyone answer your question about the appropriate mail-type? Im wondering if we can overnight our RFE as well (we have the exact same request). And literally we have to send it to the same place. Did you overnight the package?

It seems some members are more interested in forum protocol than helping answer the actual questions asked.

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[LisaBrian 2]

I found information on NOLO.com which was fairly helpful:

http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/how-handle-request-evidence-rfe-from-uscis.html

We mailed it Priority as it suggested, and certified so we can track it. And also Return Receipt Requested.

I believe in multiple forms of proof for this kind of thing, but we had time so we didn't need to overnight it.

[KayDeeCee 4,896]

Also noticed that the A# listed in the top right corner is not Brian's Alien number?

Should I mention that in my response or just assume it's some other number and not bother?

You should definitely let them know that the A# is different. Perhaps there is a mix-up. You can even call the USCIS and ask for your call to be escalated to a tier 2 immigration officer to ask about the discrepancy.

[Unidentified 2,930]

Did anyone answer your question about the appropriate mail-type? Im wondering if we can overnight our RFE as well (we have the exact same request). And literally we have to send it to the same place. Did you overnight the package?

It seems some members are more interested in forum protocol than helping answer the actual questions asked.

To moderators and members who are looking for duplicate threads, can you please include a link when you say there is a duplicate thread? This way we can add conversation to the main one that's been started. Also, when I google search a certain question, it's helpful to have answers in multiple threads. The SEO works that way since we all type queries into Google differently, and it will make the content on this forum more accessible and understandable by those seeking answers. From a query perspective, it's OK to have multiple threads with similar topics.

If someone had answered in the duplicate thread the moderators would have merged the answers over here. It is better for them to send the topics to the correct forum since people who are "experts" in different areas only keep themselves to certain forums and this way the thread starter will get the best help. If you have more suggestions for the forum you can go to the forum suggestion section where this has been brought up.

Edited September 24, 2015 by Maria&Seve

[LisaBrian 2]

>>You should definitely let them know that the A# is different. Perhaps there is a mix-up. You can even call the USCIS and ask for your call to be escalated to a tier 2 immigration officer to ask about the discrepancy.

So i did some research online and figured out that the alien number on all the paperwork is the correct one. Apparently, the alien number on his Visa isn't the alien number. At that point, being K-1 Fiance, he wasn't an immigrant yet and wouldn't have had an alien number. But I did mention in the cover letter that I had mistakaenly thought that was it on some of the earlier paperwork as an FYI.

[KayDeeCee 4,896]

>>You should definitely let them know that the A# is different. Perhaps there is a mix-up. You can even call the USCIS and ask for your call to be escalated to a tier 2 immigration officer to ask about the discrepancy.

So i did some research online and figured out that the alien number on all the paperwork is the correct one. Apparently, the alien number on his Visa isn't the alien number. At that point, being K-1 Fiance, he wasn't an immigrant yet and wouldn't have had an alien number. But I did mention in the cover letter that I had mistakaenly thought that was it on some of the earlier paperwork as an FYI.

A K-1 visa holder would have an A#. The A# can be found above the beneficiary's name on the I-129F approval notice (NOA2).

Edited September 25, 2015 by KayDeeCee