RFE request and help with i-130a

[Silverback 0]

Hello all please forgive me I apologize in advance it’s a lot. So I got married in October 5, 2023 and I filed for my wife and submitted the I-130 on November 8, 2023 and I received a receipt that I had done so. I knew that I would have to file a 130a for my wife but it never prompted me to do that. I didn’t hear anything from Uscis until March 10, 2025 and I received a notification that they were requesting more items. When the notification came up on my portal I was unable to see what they were requesting until the letter was actually deliver to my home that took a week later. I couldn’t even see in writing what they were requesting on my Uscis portal. So they sent me a RFE that requested that I validate my U.S. citizenship, marriage certificate and the I-130a for my wife. So I had uploaded what I had to my portal that requested this information and noticed that I didn’t submit the “Cover Letter” and the affidavits. So literally the next day I attempted to resubmit this information in the portal and it was closed and I waited for Uscis to open and I called to ask if I could have another opportunity to upload these required documents. The person who I spoke to on the phone from Uscis had told me that they were unable to reopen the portal request that I sent the information to. Instead they told me that I could just fill out the I-130a along with the other documents and resubmit for review and it shouldn’t be a problem. As soon and I got of the phone with them I filled out the I-130a for my wife and gathered the other things such as the cover letter and the other required documents and mailed them at the post office. I was even triple verifying that I had written the correct destination that the RFE request came from so I wouldn’t cause a mistake and my documents get lost. My issue is I’ve been waiting so long and I had submitted those other documents minus the I-130a I even can see that I had sent my citizenship before when I uploaded my documents to the document section on the portal. Im

just a little nervous about all of this and I just don’t want to mess up and have to get denied and reapply again. Does anyone have any advice or anything they think I can do so help this situation. Thank you in advance!

Edited April 3 by Silverback

[Crazy Cat 43,113]

If you followed the instructions on the RFE as directed, you should be OK, although it will take time.  It is not unusual for USCIS to ask for things already submitted.

 

**Moved to the IR-1/CR-1 Progress forum area***

[Silverback 0]

Thank you. I really didn’t mean to miss documents in the portal and I attempted to send them by mail.