Oryx

Hello all, My (now) wife (K1 visa) and I prepared and submitted the AOS paperwork, etc. on June 30 this year. We have been taking care of biometrics and just waiting for any other updates. Last night we received an RFE for my stepdaughter (K2) which apparently indicates that NOTHING was submitted for her as “initial evidence”. No I-864 No I-94 No I-693 I’ve seen posts essentially indicating that the USCIS lost or cannot find the medical examination, and so an I-693 is requested again even though it was done and is in the possession of the USCIS. However I have no idea why the I-94 and I-864 is shown as not in the initial evidence, as I have copies of everything which was sent here in front of me. I-94 submission for K2 included: - The I-94 form printed from online - The passport / visa entry stamp - The marriage certificate As a K2 applicant, a separate I-864 wasn’t completed. The stepdaughter is on the wife’s I-864 as a family member. I-864 submission for K2 included: - A copy of my wife’s I-864 The supporting documents (tax transcripts, etc.) were not submitted a second time My question is what needs to be submitted differently since everything was submitted the first time - am I just to submit it again? How to get some clarification on what is missing - like from the actual person who submitted the RFE? Because if I submit the same information again it’s likely to end with the same result, no? If we must get the medical examination completed again, then I guess there is no choice. Just looking for some advice. Thanks!

I appreciate your suggestion, both myself and my fiancé have tried to call the Guangzhou Embassy. I have also emailed the Embassy via a website-submitted message (similar to the NVC) and to CIS.Guangzhou@uscis.dhs.gov Sorry for my ignorance, but how does someone contact the Embassy by phone and actually talk to someone? The number 20 3814 5880 (when called from the United States) only provides a long message. The number 20 3814 5000 can reach an “operator”, but both the operator and the phone-tree selection for non-immigrant visa ends with a transfer to the Beijing office and another long message.

Hello and Thanks to everyone - this site has been great for finding helpful Information through the K1 process thus far. Sorry if this has been asked many times before. I swear I couldn’t find anything related to my fiancé’s recent experience. It appears our case has just arrived at the U.S. Embassy in Guangzhou, China. My fiancé was called on January 30th (twice) and missed both calls. Her phone was on mute as she was helping her sister and family get to the train station for their return trip home after the Lunar New Year celebration. She noticed the missed calls afterwards, no messages were left. We are still awaiting the arrival of the Packet 3, I guess we didn’t know that we should expect the Embassy to call? Our case was previously shown on CEAC as ‘In Transit’ before January 30th. After the missed calls, the status on CEAC shows two updates of ‘Refused’ and status of ‘Refused.’ Naturally, I presume the status is because the Embassy wasn’t able to reach my fiancé. I had found additional information that a ‘Refused’ status could just mean that the Embassy needs more documentation. We know this is definitely the case since we haven’t even submitted anything to the Embassy yet. I’m wondering if perhaps the Embassy was calling to confirm the mailing address for the Packet 3? Or if there would be another reason for the Embassy to call my fiancé before we have even begun to submit any documents to the them? I have emailed the Embassy to inquire what to do (if anything). Of course any reply may take some time, so I thought I would ask the more experienced people here in VJ. Thanks for any insight or suggestions.

The NOA2 for my fiancé and me was approved on October 17, 2022. We are also in the same situation - just wondering where the case is at. The NVC auto-replies to email that our case has been received but is awaiting data entry into their system. Called the USCIS today after 75 days since NOA2 approval, and they say it doesn’t show as sent to NVC in their system. The woman said it can take 90 days to transfer to the NVC and have a case created. Curious if anyone knows how the transfer from USCIS to NVC occurs? Is it a physical transfer of documents, or electronic, or some of both? Just wondering why it takes 90 days to transfer? It’s just frustrating because the NVC website currently says they are working on cases “received” on November 3, 2022. But that means nothing unless you know when your case was received by the NVC, or even when it was, or will be sent.