I-130 (CR-1) denied because USCIS lost the RFE they received.

[Muffinji 43]

1 hour ago, HonoraryCitizen said:

Yep I like your mentality. One should always see the glass half full instead of half empty, because it could be worse!

 

I wish you success on the reopening and pray they admit their error without much hassle. 

Thank you! 

[Muffinji 43]

4 hours ago, milimelo said:

Go through your congressional or senator’s immigration liaison to reopen the case. They have direct line to USCIS. Don’t forget to sign release of information form and write up all facts and provide proofs you have. 

Thanks! I’ll pass the info to my husband. 

[Sarah G 170]

10 hours ago, Muffinji said:

That would be confusing because the RFE requested specifically  for pages 10, 11 and 12 that were literally empty because it didn’t apply to us which was why my husband forgot to attach when sending it in the first time - which he sent in promptly as a reply to the RFE 😕 

 

I wonder if anyone can give their input on this.. because if it’s true then maybe we should just consider to re-apply instead.. 

So, if I am understanding correctly, the pages were initially missing, and then once the RFE came he submitted the missing pages which were fresh from the printer with no ink on them from him. 

 

If this is the case, they didn't lose it. They don't like unanswered questions. They like N/A to all the inapplicable stuff. So they would say that he didn't give the information they wanted, even if the pages were sent and received. 

 

Or maybe I am misunderstanding, it is 5:30am and I am not quite awake. 

Edited January 21, 2019 by Sarah G

[Muffinji 43]

3 hours ago, Sarah G said:

So, if I am understanding correctly, the pages were initially missing, and then once the RFE came he submitted the missing pages which were fresh from the printer with no ink on them from him. 

 

If this is the case, they didn't lose it. They don't like unanswered questions. They like N/A to all the inapplicable stuff. So they would say that he didn't give the information they wanted, even if the pages were sent and received. 

 

Or maybe I am misunderstanding, it is 5:30am and I am not quite awake. 

That could be a possible situation 🤔

[Sarah G 170]

41 minutes ago, Muffinji said:

That could be a possible situation 🤔

If it is, it may be tricky to reopen the case, but I know there are many people here who are far more knowledgeable than I! I hope someone will have some positive advice for you 😊 

[Muffinji 43]

52 minutes ago, Sarah G said:

If it is, it may be tricky to reopen the case, but I know there are many people here who are far more knowledgeable than I! I hope someone will have some positive advice for you 😊 

Yeah. I’m also waiting to see if there is any more advice to consider. Thank you so much for you input on it. 

[Unshakable Faith 493]

On 1/21/2019 at 12:32 AM, Sarah G said:

So, if I am understanding correctly, the pages were initially missing, and then once the RFE came he submitted the missing pages which were fresh from the printer with no ink on them from him. 

 

If this is the case, they didn't lose it. They don't like unanswered questions. They like N/A to all the inapplicable stuff. So they would say that he didn't give the information they wanted, even if the pages were sent and received. 

 

Or maybe I am misunderstanding, it is 5:30am and I am not quite awake. 

Very good point.   I-130 instructions say to write n/a if something does not apply. 

 

 

On the top of page 4 of the form instructions:

 

3. Answer all questions fully and accurately. If a question does not apply to you (for example, if you have never been 
married and the question asks, “Provide the name of your current spouse”), type or print “N/A,” unless otherwise 
directed. If your answer to a question which requires a numeric response is zero or none (for example, “How many 
children do you have” or “How many times have you departed the United States”), type or print “None,” unless 
otherwise directed.

Edited January 22, 2019 by Unshakable Faith

[Muffinji 43]

2 hours ago, Unshakable Faith said:

Very good point.   I-130 instructions say to write n/a if something does not apply. 

 

 

On the top of page 4 of the form instructions:

 

3. Answer all questions fully and accurately. If a question does not apply to you (for example, if you have never been 
married and the question asks, “Provide the name of your current spouse”), type or print “N/A,” unless otherwise 
directed. If your answer to a question which requires a numeric response is zero or none (for example, “How many 
children do you have” or “How many times have you departed the United States”), type or print “None,” unless 
otherwise directed.

Thanks @Unshakable Faith. I have informed my husband on it and he says he might consider trying to get legal advice on it before doing a MTR or else will just re file then. (If that is the likely issue here). It does seem to be the most likely issue. 

[Sarah G 170]

21 minutes ago, Muffinji said:

Thanks @Unshakable Faith. I have informed my husband on it and he says he might consider trying to get legal advice on it before doing a MTR or else will just re file then. (If that is the likely issue here). It does seem to be the most likely issue. 

If you do refile I think a good rule of thumb is to leave no box empty anywhere on the form. I wish you the very best of luck and I'm sorry this happened! 

[Muffinji 43]

7 hours ago, Sarah G said:

If you do refile I think a good rule of thumb is to leave no box empty anywhere on the form. I wish you the very best of luck and I'm sorry this happened! 

Thank you so much for your input on the whole matter . I’ll leave it to my husband to decide on what he thinks is best now and remind him to not leave anywhere empty if we refile 😂🤣 

 

[John & Rose 7,239]

2 hours ago, Muffinji said:

Thank you so much for your input on the whole matter . I’ll leave it to my husband to decide on what he thinks is best now and remind him to not leave anywhere empty if we refile 😂🤣 

 

Since those pages were about a translator or preparer we also left them blank.  Now I know what to do if we get the same RFE.

[Sarah G 170]

58 minutes ago, John & Rose said:

Since those pages were about a translator or preparer we also left them blank.  Now I know what to do if we get the same RFE.

It's also the additional info page. I think that also has to be filled out, even if only to say 'none'. Yay for bureaucracy. 🙄

Edited January 22, 2019 by Sarah G
Horrible typo

[Jaret&Rachael 106]

On 1/20/2019 at 12:26 PM, Muffinji said:

That would be confusing because the RFE requested specifically  for pages 10, 11 and 12 that were literally empty because it didn’t apply to us which was why my husband forgot to attach when sending it in the first time - which he sent in promptly as a reply to the RFE 😕 

 

I wonder if anyone can give their input on this.. because if it’s true then maybe we should just consider to re-apply instead.. 

It clearly states that only the INITIAL evidence with the i-130 was not sufficient. It also states that CLEARLY that "as of this date you have not responded". They did not state that their RFE response was not sufficient. Therefore, it is the fault of the USCIS, not the petitioner.

Edited January 23, 2019 by Jaret&Rachael

[Muffinji 43]

2 hours ago, Jaret&Rachael said:

It clearly states that only the INITIAL evidence with the i-130 was not sufficient. It also states that CLEARLY that "as of this date you have not responded". They did not state that their RFE response was not sufficient. Therefore, it is the fault of the USCIS, not the petitioner.

That is what we were thinking originally 😂 But I guess we do have to consider other possibilities because USCIS can be weird at times... 

 

(if it wasn’t harder to get my husband over my place I would probably be like... whatever, you move over instead 😂 ) 

[Hypnos 6,576]

Nothing has changed my opinion based on what the letter says; it clearly indicates that the reason for denial was lack of an RFE response, not an insufficient response.