The FY2014 RFE Thread

[vizcard]

vizcard,

Now that you are current in July and have also completed RFE response when do you expect the actual "green" card in mail? Would it be within the first 2 weeks of July?

The response should go out today. Freaking Fragomen!

I have no idea how quickly the approval happens. Could be 2 weeks or 2 months.

[prodigy_max4]

Has anyone gone through one of the RFE for medical renewal already? My wife and I had done it more than a year ago. Does the renewal mean the same vaccinations needs to be repeated or does the doc just need to confirm they're still valid? My wife is currently pregnant so she wouldn't be able to them again at this time. Thanks.

[qesehmk]

Q - I completely understand. I got carried away and you did the right thing.

No problem in getting carried away with .. especially after all these years of wait when one sees light at the end of the tunnel ...

[imdeng]

Another Sept 2009 PD reported receiving RFE text/email on trackitt just now.

[triplet]

Mine was in IR before itself. No change in status. Didn't get a text or email either. The RFE just showed up in my mailbox one day in late May.

Thanks Viz. The Initial Review message was kind of strange, it referred to an address change and I haven't changed my address in over 4 years, so not sure what's going on. Has this happened to anyone else on the forum? Maybe it is a mistake but I'll just wait it out to see what happens. Can't wait for the long wait to be over, I remember in 2011/12 when Veni and Nishant were on edge waiting for their approval, there was a post every few minutes until they made it through, it is our turn now! You'll be going first in a few weeks.

[triplet]

Wow! I just became a Sensei, not sure that title is fitting, I know nothing about the nitty gritty of the immigration process/calculations.

[vedu]

Looks like RFE's are raining...June, July, August...and now September...October! It's getting crazy! If the dates go that far, CO will be forced to generate new demand sooner than later! Good luck to you imdeng! Give us another RFE soon!!!

Another Sept 2009 PD reported receiving RFE text/email on trackitt just now.

[helpful_leo]

I am in a similar situation. PD Dec 2009, 485 receipt date Jan 8, 2012.

Could it be possible that early Jan 12 RD cases are not getting RFEs - just trying to deduce patterns here!

Hello,
i am not sure if similar question was asked/answered.
My PD is July 2008. got current come July
Filed for 485 in Jan 2012.
However i have not received RFE for medicals. what do I do?
sit tight and wait for RFE to come through?


Thanks
Satya Uppaluri

[vizcard]

I am in a similar situation. PD Dec 2009, 485 receipt date Jan 8, 2012.

Could it be possible that early Jan 12 RD cases are not getting RFEs - just trying to deduce patterns here!

I'm jan 12 RD. Got the RFE and responded.

[vizcard]

Has anyone gone through one of the RFE for medical renewal already? My wife and I had done it more than a year ago. Does the renewal mean the same vaccinations needs to be repeated or does the doc just need to confirm they're still valid? My wife is currently pregnant so she wouldn't be able to them again at this time. Thanks.

Congrats on the pregnancy. My wife and I just had our first 2.5 months ago.

There's another thread on Medicals where there might be a more detailed answer.

Basically if you have proof of vaccinations, you don't have to take them again. Your wife should take her pregnancy medical records from her OBGYN to the civil surgeon. If not appropriate, she won't have to take them and the civil surgeon will mark it as "not appropriate". You should do some research or ask her OBGYN on the TB test (PPD) and definitely shouldn't do the chest X-ray.

I cannot stress this enough. Talk to her OBGYN before going to the civil surgeon.

[imdeng]

The latest RFE reports are up to Oct 2009. Not sure how far they are planning to go - we will know in next few days if Dec 2009 is part of their plan.

I am in a similar situation. PD Dec 2009, 485 receipt date Jan 8, 2012.

Could it be possible that early Jan 12 RD cases are not getting RFEs - just trying to deduce patterns here!

[imdeng]

Thanks Vedu. I am thinking what this deluge of RFEs mean. On one hand they wouldn't throw these RFEs out if there wasn't some change of their resolution this FY. OTOH - they can't possibly have enough visa numbers to reach Oct 2009.

Looks like RFE's are raining...June, July, August...and now September...October! It's getting crazy! If the dates go that far, CO will be forced to generate new demand sooner than later! Good luck to you imdeng! Give us another RFE soon!!!

[triplet]

Got RFE msg from USCIS, probably medical and EVL, yesterday my status changed to IR and today I got RFE!! This is great, can get it through early and hope for a prompt approval in August (PD OCT 17 2008, NSC)

[aug152008]

The response should go out today. Freaking Fragomen!

I have no idea how quickly the approval happens. Could be 2 weeks or 2 months.

I echo you! Freaking fragomen says they need 2 weeks to send my response !

[vizcard]

I echo you! Freaking fragomen says they need 2 weeks to send my response !

It took exactly 2 weeks from the day I got my RFE to send the response in. I just got an email from the paralegal that it was sent today.

[ksur23]

It took exactly 2 weeks from the day I got my RFE to send the response in. I just got an email from the paralegal that it was sent today.

Good. My company also uses Fragomen and I was told 1-2 weeks. Yet to receive the RFE in mail (online status says posted 6th). You should now just sit back and wait - technically your employer and attorney "roles" are over and you should be free to go to whatever else you wanted to do! btw, did Fragomen tell you if the cards would reach you directly or their office?

[venkat]

Good Viz, i know last time when you filed your initial 485 they had kind of delayed it.

I sent my documents by UPS overnight yesterday and it should be reaching my Attorney's office today (They are based in NJ). Hopefully it gets sent out either today or tomorrow.

Do you know if your attorney used Fedex/UPS to send it to Texas? The reason I ask is because i've heard that PO BOX (mentioned in the RFE letter) addresses are not covered by Fedex/UPS.

It took exactly 2 weeks from the day I got my RFE to send the response in. I just got an email from the paralegal that it was sent today.

[aug152008]

It took exactly 2 weeks from the day I got my RFE to send the response in. I just got an email from the paralegal that it was sent today.

Do you think They will let me go to the fragomen office and personally review the response with them before they send it out? Sounds a bit crazy , I know..

[suninphx]

One of my friend got RFE yesterday. He is early Sep 2009. NSC.

[vizcard]

Good. My company also uses Fragomen and I was told 1-2 weeks. Yet to receive the RFE in mail (online status says posted 6th). You should now just sit back and wait - technically your employer and attorney "roles" are over and you should be free to go to whatever else you wanted to do! btw, did Fragomen tell you if the cards would reach you directly or their office?

All the EAD cards came to me. I can't imagine they get the final GC.

Good Viz, i know last time when you filed your initial 485 they had kind of delayed it.

I sent my documents by UPS overnight yesterday and it should be reaching my Attorney's office today (They are based in NJ). Hopefully it gets sent out either today or tomorrow.

Do you know if your attorney used Fedex/UPS to send it to Texas? The reason I ask is because i've heard that PO BOX (mentioned in the RFE letter) addresses are not covered by Fedex/UPS.

No idea. Whatever they use seems fine. In that respect they know how things work.

Do you think They will let me go to the fragomen office and personally review the response with them before they send it out? Sounds a bit crazy , I know..

Probably not but I don't think it's necessary either. The paralegals I've worked with seem competent and answered my questions in a timely manner. Other than taking time, they so a good job. Perhaps it's speed or thoroughness - can't have both :P

[imdeng]

Apparently it was mentioned in USCIS conference call today that EVERYBODY who is about to be current will receive an RFE for I-693. They are still in the process of sending RFEs - and they eventually they will cover everyone.

I am picking this off of trackitt - according to someone who attended the call.

[vizcard]

Apparently it was mentioned in USCIS conference call today that EVERYBODY who is about to be current will receive an RFE for I-693. They are still in the process of sending RFEs - and they eventually they will cover everyone.

I am picking this off of trackitt - according to someone who attended the call.

That makes sense. I just hope they get the RFEs out in order of PD. There are 2008 folks who haven't gotten their RFEs but 2009 folks have. I hope everyone who will be current in July atleast got their RFEs by now.

[rka_72]

Received the text/email today. Not sure whats in it?
My PD is 26Nov2008

[prodigy_max4]

Congrats on the pregnancy. My wife and I just had our first 2.5 months ago.

There's another thread on Medicals where there might be a more detailed answer.

Basically if you have proof of vaccinations, you don't have to take them again. Your wife should take her pregnancy medical records from her OBGYN to the civil surgeon. If not appropriate, she won't have to take them and the civil surgeon will mark it as "not appropriate". You should do some research or ask her OBGYN on the TB test (PPD) and definitely shouldn't do the chest X-ray.

I cannot stress this enough. Talk to her OBGYN before going to the civil surgeon.

Thanks for the wishes and the info

[la_2002_ch]

Has anyone who received the RFE notification within the last week, actually got the RFE letter/details in mail?

I received my notification last Thursday and there is no sign of the letter neither in my mail nor with the attorney and this mysterious delay is killing me. I literaly live within 4 hours away from NSC. Whats taking so long.

I checked with a L2 today that the address in the file is correct. He was very patient and told me that there is a note in my file from Sep 2012 that the case is waiting for a visa number to be available. I guess that means its preadjudicated?