RFE - Timeline

[Morgan Tooke 0]

Hi there,

 

Our k1 application was approved however we did not receive our NOA2.

 

After two weeks we submitted a request on the USCIS website for more info and then were sent an RFE even though our case had already been approved?!

 

We sent in all our documents for our RFE on the 20th of sep and haven't heard anything yet.

 

Does anyone know how long an RFE notice usually takes to process and how long for them to send or update the case online to show they have received our RFE docs?

 

Thanks

 

 

 

 

[smilingstone 130]

When did you receive approval? 

 

Are you able to share what the RFE requested? It may be that you received an approval in error and your inquiry triggered a revision on your petition.

 

Generally speaking, expecting a response to an RFE within 5 days is way too soon. For us, it was approx. a 2 month wait, but depending on the nature of their request it could be longer.

 

 

[apnzz 119]

I've seen people wait anywhere from a few days to several months for approval after an rfe.

 

Most recent I've seen was about a week ago and they waited 76 days from evidence being sent to uscis, to approval.

 

It is also not uncommon for cases to say approved then get an rfe.

 

No way to know for sure, every case is different. 

[Morgan Tooke 0]

We received our approval on the 6th of sep.

 

Did you receive any type of confirmation or any indication that they had received your RFE documents? I know we're expecting a good month or two for an approval but just want to know that they have definitely received.

[apnzz 119]

 

I still agree with smilingstone, it's still too soon; your OP states the evidence was sent on 20th Sept, that isn't even a week ago.

 

This doesn't mean your case is approved, the approval status was most likely an admin error on their behalf, if they requested evidence they'll need time to process that accordingly. 

 

It could take several weeks or even longer for them to even acknowledge/ officially update the status as "received" evidence. It is usually within a month, but can take longer, there is no way to know. Then, potentially even longer for them to process and assess that along with your case. It varies from case to case and there is no way to specify or narrow that down; unfortunately you just have to wait.

 

As smilingstone said, it can also depend on the nature of the RFE.

Edited Thursday at 09:48 AM by apnzz

[smilingstone 130]

3 hours ago, Morgan Tooke said:

We received our approval on the 6th of sep.

 

Did you receive any type of confirmation or any indication that they had received your RFE documents? I know we're expecting a good month or two for an approval but just want to know that they have definitely received.

 

Yes, you will get an update on the USCIS tracker that states they have received your RFE response. 

[Edward and Jaycel 67]

Our I-129F was approved within 3 days of USCIS receiving our RFE response, however our RFE was a simple one, we were just missing one document. It all depends on the nature of the RFE on how quickly they will approve your case after receiving the response.

[Gary Rich 238]

4 minutes ago, Edward and Jaycel said:

Our I-129F was approved within 3 days of USCIS receiving our RFE response, however our RFE was a simple one, we were just missing one document. It all depends on the nature of the RFE on how quickly they will approve your case after receiving the response.

Yeah.. mine took only 2 weeks... it was fast... I think in some cases if USCIS,sees some kind fraud.. then RFEs.. can take longer