Motion to Reopen (merged)

[Ben & Melanie 5]

Have any of you filed a Motion to Reopen your case after a denial decision?

Can you tell me how long it took to get a response and how the overall process went for you, please?

 

Much appreciated!!

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Mods might merge this thread with your existing one so all pertinent info is one place... 

According to the USCIS website, "USCIS field offices and service centers try to adjudicate motions within 90 days."

 

https://www.uscis.gov/forms/questions-and-answers-appeals-and-motions 

[NMFerrer 32]

On 1/24/2019 at 2:54 PM, Ben & Melanie said:

I need your help! Our case was denied after just over 8 months of waiting due to an error on USCIS' part. Has this happened to any of you? We were advised to write a letter to the Director, as some mistakes do happen sometimes. The mistake was also acknowledged and confirmed by the higher representative that we talked to. We are faced with filing a motion as the 30 day deadline is quickly approaching. Has anyone had any luck with motions to reopen your case? Any help is greatly appreciated!

Hi, how's your case now ? Did the USCIS Reopen it? what did you do after they reopen it?

[ThomasNC1988 762]

9 minutes ago, FemmeFatal said:

Hi, how's your case now ? Did the USCIS Reopen it? what did you do after they reopen it?

He hasn't been online in over 6 months, but if you check his profile/timeline it appears that they did get their case reopened and approved. 

[Ben & Melanie 5]

On 1/24/2019 at 3:54 PM, Ben & Melanie said:

I need your help! Our case was denied after just over 8 months of waiting due to an error on USCIS' part. Has this happened to any of you? We were advised to write a letter to the Director, as some mistakes do happen sometimes. The mistake was also acknowledged and confirmed by the higher representative that we talked to. We are faced with filing a motion as the 30 day deadline is quickly approaching. Has anyone had any luck with motions to reopen your case? Any help is greatly appreciated!

Same happened to me. 8 months into the process. We filed a motion to reopen the case, wrote a letter explaining why we felt it needed to be reopened without accusing them of course!!! It was a mistake on their part but I was careful not to point the finger at them. I used terms such as “It is our understanding that...” or I apologized for failing to comply with the initial petition by failing to provide all of the resquested documents, etc.. Our case was denied after failing to respond correctly to a RFE, which we did not. They ended up missing something in the RFE.

After we filed the motion to reopen our case, the cheque was cashed within days, our case was reopened and approved within a few weeks.

Good luck to you! 

[Ben & Melanie 5]

1 hour ago, ThomasNC1988 said:

He hasn't been online in over 6 months, but if you check his profile/timeline it appears that they did get their case reopened and approved. 

Yes it was reopened and approved within a few weeks after filing the motion. See my below post for more details.

[Ben & Melanie 5]

1 hour ago, ThomasNC1988 said:

He hasn't been online in over 6 months, but if you check his profile/timeline it appears that they did get their case reopened and approved. 

 

5 minutes ago, Ben & Melanie said:

Yes it was reopened and approved within a few weeks after filing the motion. See my below post for more details.

Sorry, I replied to the wrong thread down there!

1 hour ago, FemmeFatal said:

Hi, how's your case now ? Did the USCIS Reopen it? what did you do after they reopen it?

8 months into the process. We filed a motion to reopen the case, wrote a letter explaining why we felt it needed to be reopened without accusing them of course!!! It was a mistake on their part but I was careful not to point the finger at them. I used terms such as “It is our understanding that...” or I apologized for failing to comply with the initial petition by failing to provide all of the resquested documents, etc.. Our case was denied after failing to respond correctly to a RFE, which we did not. They ended up missing something in the RFE.

After we filed the motion to reopen our case, the cheque was cashed within days, our case was reopened and approved within a few weeks.

Good luck to you! 

[T&J16 0]

On 1/28/2020 at 11:14 AM, Ben & Melanie said:

 

Sorry, I replied to the wrong thread down there!

8 months into the process. We filed a motion to reopen the case, wrote a letter explaining why we felt it needed to be reopened without accusing them of course!!! It was a mistake on their part but I was careful not to point the finger at them. I used terms such as “It is our understanding that...” or I apologized for failing to comply with the initial petition by failing to provide all of the resquested documents, etc.. Our case was denied after failing to respond correctly to a RFE, which we did not. They ended up missing something in the RFE.

After we filed the motion to reopen our case, the cheque was cashed within days, our case was reopened and approved within a few weeks.

Good luck to you! 

Could u share the letter your wrote to them .we are getting ready to do a motion to reopen

[Ben & Melanie 5]

I’m sorry, I don’t have a copy of that letter handy. Like I said, make your letter apologetic, do not point the finger at them, begin sentences with “it is/was my understanding that...” or of that nature. Explain why you believe your case should be reopened. Include as much evidence as possible and thank them “in advance” for their consideration to reopen your case.

 

After I filed the motion to reopen, my case was reopened and approved in 3 weeks.

 

Goodluck!

On 2/23/2020 at 8:17 AM, T&J16 said:

Could u share the letter your wrote to them .we are getting ready to do a motion to reopen

Please see my below reply.

 

Goodluck!