RFE: "Your Form I-130 petition is incomplete because Pages 1 thru 12 are missing"

[melissaroo 4]

I received an RFE from USCIS stating that my Form I-130 (which I filed back in January 2022) is incomplete because "Pages 1 thru 12 are missing." But I filed online, and I can view the electronic version of the form online--so I know that I did complete it online.

 

However, in "The Stupid RFE Thread," someone else shared that they had received the same RFE, and when they contacted USCIS, they were told to follow the instructions of the RFE anyway (even though it was confirmed by whoever they contacted that they did have it online).

 

So my question is about how I should submit my I-130. Should I download the electronic version of my original form (from January 2022) and submit that? Or should I complete a new I-130--as in dated for today--with all the information?

 

EDIT: Actually, I went back to "The Stupid RFE Thread" and saw that the post about the same RFE was back in 2020. Has anyone else received this RFE recently, or seen someone post about receiving this RFE recently? Should I contact USCIS about it? (Of course, I'm only interested in contacting USCIS if it would make a difference. But if not, I'll just follow what the RFE is telling me to do.)

Edited January 28, 2023 by melissaroo

[Lil bear 4,181]

1 hour ago, melissaroo said:

I received an RFE from USCIS stating that my Form I-130 (which I filed back in January 2022) is incomplete because "Pages 1 thru 12 are missing." But I filed online, and I can view the electronic version of the form online--so I know that I did complete it online.

 

However, in "The Stupid RFE Thread," someone else shared that they had received the same RFE, and when they contacted USCIS, they were told to follow the instructions of the RFE anyway (even though it was confirmed by whoever they contacted that they did have it online).

 

So my question is about how I should submit my I-130. Should I download the electronic version of my original form (from January 2022) and submit that? Or should I complete a new I-130--as in dated for today--with all the information?

 

EDIT: Actually, I went back to "The Stupid RFE Thread" and saw that the post about the same RFE was back in 2020. Has anyone else received this RFE recently, or seen someone post about receiving this RFE recently? Should I contact USCIS about it? (Of course, I'm only interested in contacting USCIS if it would make a difference. But if not, I'll just follow what the RFE is telling me to do.)

Follow the instructions in the RFE. 

Edited January 28, 2023 by Lil bear

[melissaroo 4]

Thank you! Okay then, I'll just respond to the RFE and do as it says.

[Jordanian Bride 268]

Don’t waste your time fighting it. An RFE means approval is right around the corner. Give them what they want — fill in the form with today’s information and submit it online. No need to mail it.

[melissaroo 4]

23 minutes ago, Jordanian Bride said:

Don’t waste your time fighting it. An RFE means approval is right around the corner. Give them what they want — fill in the form with today’s information and submit it online. No need to mail it.

Don't I need to wait for the physical notice in the mail before I can respond? Online, the RFE says "The original notice must be submitted with the requested evidence." So I was assuming that "original notice" meant the one that they're mailing to me.

 

Edit: I do plan to submit it online, but I thought I had to wait to receive the notice in the mail first, and then scan that and submit online along with what they requested.

Edited January 29, 2023 by melissaroo

[Jordanian Bride 268]

 

8 minutes ago, melissaroo said:

Don't I need to wait for the physical notice in the mail before I can respond? Online, the RFE says "The original notice must be submitted with the requested evidence." So I was assuming that "original notice" meant the one that they're mailing to me.

 

Edit: I do plan to submit it online, but I thought I had to wait to receive the notice in the mail first, and then scan that and submit online along with what they requested.

No, they just send you the same wording online and in mail, but if you respond online it’s faster and you don’t need the mailed notice. 
 

Only people who are mailing their response to the RFE need their original notice to remind USCIS what the original RFE was for, but if it’s online it’s easy for them to access what the RFE was.

Edited January 29, 2023 by Jordanian Bride

[melissaroo 4]

Just now, Jordanian Bride said:

 

No, they just send you the same wording online and in mail, but if you respond online it’s faster and you don’t need the mailed notice. 
 

Only people who are mailing their response to the RFE need their original notice to remind USCIS what the original RFE was for, but if it’s online it’s easy for them to access what the RFE was.

Okay then, thank you! I'm going to do it now.