RFE'd

[Achromatic 0]

So I've been RFE'd (actually Request for Initial Evidence'd) by our friends at DHS re my AOS.

Four pages.

Page 1, Request 1: (40) "W-2s, 1099s and/or all schedules submitted to the IRS" - fair cop, I have a distinct feeling that while tax return was submitted, W-2s were not. Can do.

Page 2: Request 2: (36) Proof of "authorization to work" from my sponsors, i.e. apparently I have to submit their birth certificates to prove they can work in the US.

Page 3: Request 3: (34) "Tax returns for sponsors", "W-2s for sponsors" - am getting just a little deja vu here.

Page 4: Request 4: (41) "W-2s, 1099s and/or all schedules submitted to the IRS" - now I really AM getting deja vu here, though the parenthetical is different

Page 4: Request 5: (37) Proof of current income of sponsor. Hm. My wife is a student, zero income recorded. Not entirely sure how I prove she earns zero.

Fun fun fun.

[mRx 16]

haha, well it sounds like you know exactly what you need to send now.

Good luck,

Matt

[notscenenough 6]

wow, this has to be the biggest RFE that i've ever heard of. mine was 1 page only

[Achromatic 0]

haha, well it sounds like you know exactly what you need to send now.

Good luck,

Matt

I'm tempted (and if I was to be strictly on the side of caution, probably should ) send multiple copies of the W-2s, etc. One for each request.

I'm writing the covering letter, and trying to be polite, while noting the three separate requests for the same document, ie:

"Page 1: See enclosed W-2s"

"Page 3: As per Page 1, see enclosed..."

...

[no name 1]

I admit 1 & 4 are the same but the rest is not. One is for co-sponsor, one is for primary sponsor.

[cellarlily 0]

That's how I read it, too. Your sponsor needs to submit her W-2s AND your co-sponsors need to submit them as well.

As annoying and redundant as it may be, give them exactly what they want without any veiled sarcasm (leave out the "as per Page X" comments). These people hold your and your wife's futures in their hands so it's best to be as polite and as "yes m'am, yes sir...anything you want" with them as possible.

[ArykahUofA 0]

I received an RFE asking for all that same stuff... although they fit all of the list on one page. It was a pink sheet, and it was VERY confusing. I had already sent in everything they asked for in the original I-485 packet, so I was concerned about what new information they wanted for the RFE. I made an infopass appointment, and the woman who helped us told me that sometimes when they go through our I-485 packets, they miss some documents that we have actually submitted. If the processor misses something in their 10 second glance through the pages, they send an RFE. Gotta love the government... Anyway, after I sent all the documents in again, we got the interview date and our case was approved in no time. I know it's a pain in the butt, but go ahead and send in everything they ask for. It'll just cost you the cost of copies and a stamp.

[Achromatic 0]

I received an RFE asking for all that same stuff... although they fit all of the list on one page. It was a pink sheet, and it was VERY confusing.

Yeah, in one case the request was obviously cut and pasted. It contained a bit from the prior clause, and even started mid sentence. Oh well, off to make copies I go.

On the plus side, they didn't RFE my Vaccination Supplement (I submitted the DS, not the I (or vice versa)).