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K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresThe RFE Master List
I sent the original they sent and I kept a copy for myself. They instruct us to send back that page so I did! good.gif
ELWFemaleIndia2009-11-10 09:16:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresThe RFE Master List
The Intent to Marry document is required. Please immediately get it ready NOW (one you write and one your fiance writes) because it is very possible you will get an RFE for that. If you have it ready, you can return it immediately when you get the RFE. Good luck!
ELWFemaleIndia2009-10-06 23:12:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresThe RFE Master List
I would suggest the fastest thing is to answer the RFE with a request to cancel your application due to not meeting within two years. I am not sure if you have to wait for a reply or whether you can immediately (after meeting) send in your new application. Please copy your above post, click on NEW TOPIC button below, and paste in what you wrote and post that new thread. Others will give you advice. Not many people read this long RFE Master List topic. Good luck! good.gif
ELWFemaleIndia2009-04-21 22:56:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresThe RFE Master List
I don't have experience in this matter - better you start a new thread on this same forum (K1 Process) - probably there are others out there to give you good advice!

When did you file? Did you specifically tell them the last time you met, which was over 2 years ago? I think yes, you can write to withdraw the application on the basis that you haven't met in the last two years. Then you can reapply immediately after you have met again. You have known each other for so long, there won't be any red flags. I am sure your process will go smoothly after you meet again. good.gif
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ELWFemaleIndia2009-04-21 21:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresThe RFE Master List
You can apply for the same beneficiary again, there are no regulations limiting that. no0pb.gif In fact I know of several cases where the couple of was denied then reapplied and were approved. yes.gif
ELWFemaleIndia2009-04-19 13:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresThe RFE Master List
All you can do is wait and see. Hopefully they will overlook it as a small mistake. Fingers crossed! star_smile.gif
ELWFemaleIndia2009-04-17 20:55:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresThe RFE Master List
You definitely have to wait for them to send the RFE. It NEVER works to send in extra paperwork before they contact you. Get it ready just in case, so you can send it in immediately in case you get an RFE. Good luck! good.gif
ELWFemaleIndia2009-02-20 09:11:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresThe RFE Master List
Our case was slowed by about 3 weeks due to a RFE. It is different for everyone. For some the case is delayed by 2 weeks; others, two months. Usually the delay isn't too bad. no0pb.gif
ELWFemaleIndia2009-02-20 00:01:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresThe RFE Master List
We didn't send it and no one asked about it, but I've heard of some people getting an RFE and they requested it. It seems to depend upon the person adjudicating the case. You can only wait and hope it is not necessary. star_smile.gif
ELWFemaleIndia2009-02-19 21:46:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresThe RFE Master List
It all depends on the employee adjudicating the case, it is their own whim. It is actually not required but if requested, it needs to be sent. yes.gif

ELWFemaleIndia2009-01-14 23:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresThe RFE Master List
Well! I wrote an answer but when I saw your Timeline I edited my answer out and wrote something else. What I wrote originally was that yes, it is absolutely necessary to prove that you two met in person within two years of applying, and RULES ARE RULES to them and even if it is a week over, they will reject the application. I hope you prove me wrong!

I have heard a couple of cases that filed a waiver of the meeting in person requirement, but they were refused. You have to prove extreme hardship of meeting in person to get the waiver, but I've never heard of a successful attempt.
ELWFemaleIndia2008-11-02 16:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresThe RFE Master List
QUOTE (mander1141 @ Nov 1 2008, 12:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Are you sure about this?? My Fiance and I were together last about 2 yrs and 6mos before we got the I-129 in. Is 6 mos. REALLY going to be that big of a hairy deal to them??

I thought it was required now I just saw your Timeline, so you were approved even though you last met over two years ago? ohmy.gif I guess there ARE exceptions. congrats! biggrin.gif (The requirement is for approving the I-129F so I would think your Administrative Review at the Consulate level is for another reason.)

Edited by ELW, 01 November 2008 - 02:44 PM.

ELWFemaleIndia2008-11-01 14:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresThe RFE Master List
Photocopies are fine. Save all your originals! yes.gif
ELWFemaleIndia2008-10-27 21:12:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresThe RFE Master List
You included copies of your passport page with visa and arrival & departure dates right? You should be OK. If you are worried, search through all your paperwork at home (and ask him to do the same) and see if you can find other evidence, then copy it and keep ready just in case.
ELWFemaleIndia2008-10-25 14:04:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresThe RFE Master List
Good proof to provide at this stage includes passport stamps showing you both were in the same country at the same time, boarding passes, copies of tickets and itineraries, and any paperwork with your name and address on it showing you both were in the same place at the same time (like credit card receipts showing purchases in his country, debit card receipts, hotel bills etc). And of course, photos. You can include written statements verifying the dates and places you were together.
ELWFemaleIndia2008-10-25 13:30:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresThe RFE Master List
The proof they want with the I-129F is that you have met in person within the last two years. They don't want and they don't care about non-physical relationship proof at this stage (like emails, phone calls etc.). At the interview stage in your country, that is when they want the ongoing relationship proof.
ELWFemaleIndia2008-10-25 11:53:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresThe RFE Master List
Muircat, Sorry about the bogus agency that is really sad. crying.gif Anyway study the K1 Guide here on VJ, sounds like you have enough evidence, all you can do is send it in now and hope for the best. For the entire journey my fiance and I only had 6 photos together and we did fine. good.gif

Stepha, I hear ya! I fretted also over the RFE for nearly two weeks before it arrived in our mailbox, and it was what I thought it would be for (more relationship proof). Just gather up and get ready everything you think it may be for, and wait. Hopefully the RFE will be for something you can correct relatively easily. star_smile.gif
ELWFemaleIndia2008-10-12 18:01:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresThe RFE Master List
They do not care how long you have known your fiance. no0pb.gif In fact some people who file have known each other only for a few months or less! The only thing they care about is if you have met IN PERSON within the last two years. Waivers for the requirement do exist but I have never heard a case so far where they have approved them. Therefore YES, you will have a problem if you didn't meet in person within the last two years. Please do NOT send in the I-129F application till you make another trip to see your fiance in person, and save all proof (like photos, itinerary, boarding pass, hotel receipts in his country etc). It does not even have to be a long trip, even a week is enough. yes.gif If you file the application before you meet in person again, it will be refused! crying.gif
ELWFemaleIndia2008-09-10 07:47:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresThe RFE Master List
Big Congrats on the NOA2 approval, Nao! good.gif kicking.gif kicking.gif
ELWFemaleIndia2008-06-26 21:49:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresThe RFE Master List
Your evidence sounds great! good.gif Please only send in COPIES. You may want to bring the originals for the Consulate interview late on. yes.gif

Edited by ELW, 09 June 2008 - 06:38 PM.

ELWFemaleIndia2008-06-09 18:37:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresThe RFE Master List
Congrats on getting the RFE sent in and have a great trip this weekend!

From our Timeline:

Jan 16, 2007: Touch & email about RFE
Jan 26, 2007: Received RFE (request for further evidence of meeting)
Jan 27, 2007: Sent in RFE info packet
Feb 5, 2007: Email that RFE had been received by USCIS
Feb 8, 2007: NOA2
ELWFemaleIndia2008-06-05 22:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresThe RFE Master List
So happy you got a nice officer. star_smile.gif I think your timeframe is perfectly reasonable and best wishes to get the approval before the end of June. Have a great time together in July! heart.gif
ELWFemaleIndia2008-05-15 23:16:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresThe RFE Master List
When we received the email about the RFE, our case status changed online too. Apparently it does not happen in all cases. blink.gif That's the govt online systems for ya! wacko.gif
ELWFemaleIndia2008-05-14 20:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresThe RFE Master List
QUOTE (Nao @ May 13 2008, 08:13 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
So, when they send out RFE letter, does the case status online change from "case received and pending?"

The case status online changes to:

"Current Status: We mailed you a notice requesting additional evidence."

"On (date), we mailed a notice requesting additional evidence and/or information in this case. Please follow the instructions on the notice to submit the evidence and/or information requested. This case will be held in suspense until we either receive the evidence or the opportunity to submit it expires. Once you submit the information and/or evidence requested, you will be notified by mail when a decision is made, or if the office needs something further from you. If you move while this case is pending, call customer service."

NN1980, besides the additional evidence, we also RE-SENT all the other evidence, like the same photos (there were only 6 photos of us together in existence at that time), passport pages, etc. I also wrote a cover letter certifying that we had met on such and such dates and describing every bit of evidence proving it, all attached paperwork. I suggest you write an explanation letter how you stayed with your fiance so don't have hotel receipts, etc.

Nao if your case status did not change online, here's hoping it was indeed a mixup and you will get approved soon! good.gif
ELWFemaleIndia2008-05-13 23:28:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresThe RFE Master List
NN1980, sorry about the RFE. Be sure to send in some SOLID proof of meeting, because that is the important thing at this stage, NOT of ongoing relationship. Send them things like more photos together of course, plane tickets, itinerary, traveler check encasement receipts, hotel bills, etc. Anything showing your name and address in the foreign country showing both of you were at the same place at the same time. Send again all pages in your passport and any visa paperwork. Read carefully the RFE notice and send them exactly what they ask.

Nao good luck with getting the RFE notice soon.
ELWFemaleIndia2008-05-13 20:30:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresThe RFE Master List
Our RFE took 10 days to arrive after getting the email about it. yes.gif
ELWFemaleIndia2008-05-12 20:13:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresThe RFE Master List
Thanks for the compliments, I love to help! blush.gif

As for the special envelope, they sent a plain white 9 by 12 one with their address on it; it did NOT fit all the piles of paperwork I had to send, so I got a similar, bigger envelope and copied the address on the "special envelope" exactly.

Sounds like your RFE would NOT be for proof of relationship, you sent TONS of that already! (I had not found VJ until I already submitted the I-129F, so all I sent was copies of my passport pages to prove I was in India. After the RFE I sent in copies of plane tickets, itinerary, visa extensions, etc.).

Usually The petition is approved fast after receiving the RFE. For us, we got approved 12 days after I sent in the RFE.
ELWFemaleIndia2008-05-11 09:16:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresThe RFE Master List
When you send in the RFE, definitely include the cover letter they sent you. First make a copy of it of course, for your records. You can also put "RFE Reply" with your case number on the cover envelope you send it in, that is what I did when I got an RFE for our K1 (it was for more proof of relationship). And of course, include a cover letter clearly stating what documents you are sending.

You can certainly send in more proof if you want, other than the RFE they specifically request. My motto throughout this process is, "Better safe than sorry!" and to drown them in paperwork! good.gif
ELWFemaleIndia2008-05-10 17:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresThe RFE Master List
I think as soon as you get your NOA1, your name is sent to a separate agency (FBI) to do the security/name check. Meanwhile, the file is waiting on a shelf until an adjudicator gets to it. Usually the security check is finished first.

Usually people get one letter with multiple (if applicable) RFE requests. However after receiving the RFE info, they might go over the case again and find something else missing. However usually that does not happen. no0pb.gif

If you have any idea what the RFE could be for, you can start preparing the paperwork now, ready to send immediately. Many RFEs are for W2s or other tax info; or concerning co-sponsors (like their proof of citizenship or W2s/tax info). You could also go over all your copies of the applications you sent and double check that the info is correct and you signed everything, etc. Good luck with a fast approval! good.gif
ELWFemaleIndia2008-05-08 23:18:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresThe RFE Master List
They are mostly concerned about the COUNTRY not the state in the country, so as long as you have proof that he was in USA, you are good to go! good.gif (When submitting my proof it just showed I was in India, nowhere did we have any proof that we were in the same state at the same time, except photos).

I don't know about the photo thing, haven't heard of a similar case. Hopefully they will not send it back. If they do just write his name on the photo and return it immediately!
ELWFemaleIndia2008-04-10 19:18:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresThe RFE Master List
You can copy passport stamps and send copies of things like proof you changed money, a notarized Affidavit from the friends you stayed with, and any travel itinerary you may have. Actually the second trip is more recent so most important. Sounds like you have plenty of proof, at any rate! good.gif
ELWFemaleIndia2008-04-04 21:13:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresThe RFE Master List
Nao, I think the packet is received and only basic things are checked quickly, like the amount of the check and valid application date (new, updated forms come out now and then). After which, they send out the NOA1.

After that, the file waits for months in a storage room until an adjudicator gets to it (first come, first served - and they are ALWAYS waaaay behind mad.gif ). Then, all your paperwork is gone through carefully and it is at this stage that an RFE, if any, is sent out. So basically, the RFE is usually sent out at the very last stage of processing. On the bright side, if you get an RFE, your files remains at the top of the pile and as soon as you send in the needed info, the file is usually approved quickly. yes.gif

Wishing you good luck for an approval soon! good.gif
ELWFemaleIndia2008-04-03 19:24:00
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In my own opinion, you are doing the right thing in just sending the physical evidence again, along with a detailed explanation letter. yes.gif good.gif Just offering the vocal info via phone is probably not going to help anything. no0pb.gif
ELWFemaleIndia2008-03-14 23:05:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresThe RFE Master List
"Request For Evidence", it is when USCIS needs us to send in additional information regarding our case, before we get approved. yes.gif
ELWFemaleIndia2008-03-05 23:29:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresThe RFE Master List
The Example Forms on VJ are a great help! The Example Forms show "NONE" under that section. I hope the additional N/A will be ignored and it will be OK! whistling.gif

Usually there is only one RFE and then processing is resumed, but on rare occasions people are contacted with a second RFE (because the adjudicator goes through your file a second time and might catch something missed the first time). But that really doesn't happen too often. no0pb.gif

72 days since they received the RFE - that is waaay tooo long! However ever since the fee increase, they are really totally backlogged with files and everything takes longer. It was touched on Jan 10 so that is a good sign - someone is working on your case again. Let's hope you get the approval soon. Yes probably futile to call them again, since it was touched a week ago. Give it another week or two then call them again, or schedule another Infopass. Good luck! good.gif
ELWFemaleIndia2008-01-17 22:18:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresThe RFE Master List
QUOTE (redpim1 @ Jan 1 2008, 09:54 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
what is the difference in a "short form" and a "long form"??? I have not ever heard of this.

I heard that the "long form" has additional information, like parent's names.

My mother lost my birth certificate mad.gif so I ordered another one from Pennsylvania, where I was born. They sent a "short form" (it is half a page in size) which did not have my parent's names on it. I sent it back requesting them to send the "long form" with parent's names. They sent back the same "short form" with parent's names added.

There's some talk that some state policies are different. Someone said that the "long form" is not issued to adults, they only give a re-issue of the "short form."

In any case, I sent in all pages of my passport too and had no troubles. no0pb.gif
ELWFemaleIndia2008-01-01 14:55:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresThe RFE Master List
QUOTE (Tunisianlover @ Dec 13 2007, 01:06 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
This is a problem for me, I lived in Italy for three years and I never had a lease. I don't have any of my boarding passes. Can you give me more ideas.

I sent in copies of my passport stamps (proving I was in India for 21 years) and some photos, I thought that would be enough. But I got an RFE for more evidence of relationship. Mostly they want proof that you were both in the same country at the same time. I was staying for free in a friend's apartment so I did not have any lease, either. I also didn't have pay stubs because I was just working for a small honorarium. So I sent in copies of all my visa extensions and evidence I gave in India for that (bank account statements, letter from my employer, visa fee payment copies), money exchange certificates, hotel bill (I only had one, for a one-day stay while doing visa extension), boarding pass and itinerary for my trip home to USA, and I again sent in the same copies of my passport and photos. I also sent in a cover letter explaining how long I was in India and what I was doing there. I was approved soon after I sent in all that evidence. good.gif Good luck to you, too!
ELWFemaleIndia2007-12-13 22:47:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresThe RFE Master List
I would not worry too much about it. Don't call up USCIS (when you contact them unasked, it only confuses them and complicates the case) and if later you are asked in an RFE, he can just explain the truth. There were no dates on the pictures I took with a cheap camera in India. When I sent in the K1 application, I guessed an approximate date and wrote it on the photo. Then when I sent in the same photos that were submitted at the Consulate for the interview, I could not find any copy of what I had submitted with the I-129F, so I had to guess the dates again, which were different! No one asked me about it and all went smoothly. So you two kiss and make up, it is an honest mistake he made, under the stress of paperwork, poor guy. No big deal. no0pb.gif
ELWFemaleIndia2007-12-06 23:42:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresThe RFE Master List
QUOTE (Luckyswife2b @ Nov 30 2007, 03:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Actually, just to add, I too sent the "short form" BC and where it stated to make SURE to copy BOTH SIDES, mine only had ONE SIDE.... wacko.gif So I do wonder if I should attempt the same thing as you are thinking of doing by copying all pages of my US Passport!!!!

What do you all think? Should we try this?

Thanks! B)

I sent in only my US passport, copies of every page, but no BC at all (I only have the "short form"), and got approved fine. Make the passport copies and keep them safe. If you get an RFE, you can send them in. Otherwise, just make sure you send the passport copies to the Consulate when your honey has an interview. yes.gif
ELWFemaleIndia2007-11-30 21:25:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & ProceduresThe RFE Master List
First of all, if you sent in evidence that you have been to USA many times, it should be enough (along with photos of both of you together too). Copies of your passport will also confirm your visits. They just want proof that you two have met, it is not required that he show proof that he has been to your country. However if asked (and for the Consulate interview), it would be great if you could provide the proof of him coming to visit you in Japan also.

Certainly they have proof of your visits to USA, but when you submit the immigration paperwork, they want us to submit the proof we have in a nice, neat packet. That's a lot easier than have the employees do extensive research on their own, for every case.

Second, this thread is specifically for people who have received RFEs (Request for additional Evidence) so not many people read it. If you have other questions, start a new topic so more people can see it and reply! good.gif
ELWFemaleIndia2007-10-26 20:05:00