HELP! Confused by a RFIE

[B&ANZ 134]

We just recieved a letter in our account for Request for Evidence. I am assuming initial evidence as our PD is February 2020. The request is as follows:

 

You did not submit a copy of the Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative, at the time you submitted the documentary evidence. Therefore, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) requires a copy of the original petition and your signature to continue to process your petition. The petitioner must sign the form on page 9 of 12. A photocopied signature is not acceptable.

 

We are confused as we filed out I-130 petition online and now they want a hard copy. Has anyone had this happen to them? Do would just print out and complete the I-130 form manuall and mail it to them?

[Quarknase 1,072]

My wording was a bit different, but they also asked for wet signature (we filed online).

We only returned that one page with signature to them, along with all the other things they asked for in the RFE  

Are you saying this was the only thing they asked for (the signature)? That would be the first time I'm hearing this.

[B&ANZ 134]

1 hour ago, Quarknase said:

My wording was a bit different, but they also asked for wet signature (we filed online).

We only returned that one page with signature to them, along with all the other things they asked for in the RFE  

Are you saying this was the only thing they asked for (the signature)? That would be the first time I'm hearing this.

It seems like they are asking for the entire I-130 as they said they did not recieve it and to ensure the I-130 form I send is signed with an original signature. This is the only thing they asked. Just seems odd that we completed it online.

Edited April 10, 2020 by B&ANZ

[Quarknase 1,072]

10 minutes ago, B&ANZ said:

It seems like they are asking for the entire I-130 as they said they did not recieve it and to ensure the I-130 form I send is signed with an original signature. This is the only thing they asked. Just seems odd that we completed it online.

That's interesting to say the least, as the form is literally the case you create online hahaha... I'm curious if others report similar things. I haven't seen any other online filers with RFE or approval so far, so it's hard to tell...

[B&ANZ 134]

I am just so confused! How could we submit everything and payment without completing the I-130!? Hell, we couldn't progress in the application leaving dates blank so we had to put in the date of filing on certain items to show "PRESENT" such as dates of current marriage and employment. I am contacting them as soon as they open tomorrow morning their time to see what is up with this notice. I am still so confused why they are saying they did not recieve out I-130!

[B&ANZ 134]

I called USCIS and spoke to a Tier 2 Officer. He could not provide me with any information. I could not get an answer whether I need to send the entire I-130 application evidence and all or just the form. The RFE says the I-130 was not received when I submitted documentary evidence. He could not tell me anything other than follow the directions on the RFE but did confirm my I-130 is in fact on file. This is a nightmare! I then asked if I can Respond to Request via my USCIS account to avoid  going to the Post Office to overnight it during this pandemic and he said I could just put a stamp and mail it in. The USCIS website says it is highly recommended to get a tracking number when responding to RFE. I do not understand. I filed the I-130 online!

[DELETEME1234 208]

14 hours ago, B&ANZ said:

We just recieved a letter in our account for Request for Evidence. I am assuming initial evidence as our PD is February 2020. The request is as follows:

 

You did not submit a copy of the Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative, at the time you submitted the documentary evidence. Therefore, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) requires a copy of the original petition and your signature to continue to process your petition. The petitioner must sign the form on page 9 of 12. A photocopied signature is not acceptable.

 

We are confused as we filed out I-130 petition online and now they want a hard copy. Has anyone had this happen to them? Do would just print out and complete the I-130 form manuall and mail it to them?

I'm kinda confused. Your signature states you filed I-129F (for the unobtainable K3?) but the sidebar mentions CR1/IR1? 

 

Which is it? But even so, whatever you mail in. If it's based on an I-130 it's good practice to add a copy of the NOA if not filed concurrently. Did you guys do that?

[B&ANZ 134]

We filed the I-130 and then shortly after we also sent in our 129f application for a K3. We know its rare but there have been many rumors that it can speed up the application process. It does not seem to be working now like it did last year, but it is free to file so worth a shot. 

 

This RFE is for our I-130 not the 129f. When we sent in our 129f, we also sent in a copy of our NOA1 for the CR1 as it is a requirement per the instructions. 

 

So scratch the 129f as this RFE has nothing to do with it. It is the fact that we filed the I-130 online, the USCIS officer confirmed they have it, and now we get a RFE saying they do not have our I-130 form when it was done online.