mindthegap

Thanks for the advice. I’m glad your extensive month long wait, experience of and full familiarity with the process gives you the perspective to be able to say that. I have been very patient….for seven and a half years, and three filings…so far. So, yeah, thanks for that 😐

Honestly, I'm referring to both. Background checks are re-run during the I-751, as is the fraud assessment, as both are relevant. Compared to your average applicant from an average 'friendly' G7 country, say, Canada, the UK, Western Europe, and other large swathes of the world, rightly or wrongly, significantly more scrutiny is given to applicants from that region of the world with regards to fraud, and also to background/possible links than other countries. This is often time consuming - moreso than a lower risk application - and often results in the frustrating standard template ' due to security checks' letter in response to out of processing times enquiries from frustrated applicants. A month for an I-751 is completely and utterly ridiculous in the current state of processing times. Seriously ridiculous. To put that in perspective, a decade ago my initial DCF CR-1 (including interview) in London was under four months start to finish and that was ridiculously quick at the time, and I-751s were taking maybe 6 - 8 months back then from start to finish. I would bet now that the vast, vast majority of people on here have been waiting a minimum of at least 18 months/2 years for their I-751 if filed in the last couple of years with no end in sight - and an indication of this has been the creep in extension letter issue times in recent years. They used to be issued for twelve months and obtaining an i-551 stamp was not a common occurrence. As I said, I'm not mad at the OP, I'm truly happy for them to be free of this awful process that we are all so, so sick of.... it's just incredibly annoying and a bit of a kick in the balls for others to see USCIS once again making it up as they go, presumably to massage their figures, while making a mockery of others cases and waiting times, with ZERO accountability once again. I also appreciate that I'm angrier than most at USCIS, hence my rant-ish here, but my points stand. It is ridiculous.

I’m happy for you, but I’m also pretty mad that this happened - obviously I’m not actually mad at you, just my continued annoyance, frustration and exasperation with USCIS. Nothing surprises me with these clowns any more. You apparently submitted less evidence than most, and are from a country and region that it is no secret that the US deems as high risk, that is well known for giving extra scrutiny to all applicants from….yet you get approved in a month? For once on here, I am lost for words. Congratulations

No, becuase that is not what has been requested in your RFE, so as long as you respond to the RFE in some form, you should be ok. By respond, I mean respond - be it evidence, affadavits, or just a letter detailing why you can't provide much (or any) of the further evidence that has been requested. All three would be great, but whatever you choose, you must respond to the RFE. If you state in that letter that you are separated, or that divorce has been filed or filing is imminent, they will probably then RFE you again for the decree, or perhaps they won't and will just schedule you for interview. My sympathies - the timing sucks and you are in sort of a USCIS grey area that they won't clarify, but you won't be the first to be caught out by this and you won't be the last. Note that should the worst happen, a denial does not prevent you from refiling again, as a solo divorce waiver filing at a later date, and divorce is not a reason for denial.

That is ridiculous