The FY2014 RFE Thread

[dorais]

JJcalifornian & zee112008eb2I,

My case is also handled by the same officer. Even I had sent the response on July 11th and it was received by USCIS on July 14th. My lawyer had sent to the Dallas address using FedEx. I had updated the address on 07/25 and it got reflected in the USCIS case status site. Did you guys send it to the Dallas address as well?

zee112008eb2I,

Mine is also similar to you, PD Jan 2009, RD FEB 2012, RFE response delivered on 14th July 2014, it's with XM280@TSC status is still at RFE.

[dorais]

My RFE response was sent to the Dallas address as well using FedEx. The processing center is TSC and I have not had my status change from RFE to RFERR. The law firm I used is one of the leading law firms and I have high hopes that they did it right.

This is a true experience of my friend. His RFE response was sent 2 weeks ago and his online status never changed to RFERR, he became anxious and decided to followup with the attorney. To his dismay he found out that his attorney sent the RFE response to a Dallas Address instead of PO BOX address (Mesquite, TX) as mentioned in the RFE letter. What a shame!!!

His attorney told him that they used Dallas address because that is the address used for Fed-ex deliveries to the TSC. He said the one on the RFE (Mesquite, TX) is for regular mail delivery.

Now my friend is not sure what to do, whether to resend everything (EVL+Medicals) to the PO Box address or hope somehow the RFE response reaches his pending 485 file.

[JJcalifornian]

JJcalifornian & zee112008eb2I,

My case is also handled by the same officer. Even I had sent the response on July 11th and it was received by USCIS on July 14th. My lawyer had sent to the Dallas address using FedEx. I had updated the address on 07/25 and it got reflected in the USCIS case status site. Did you guys send it to the Dallas address as well?

My attorney sent to Dallas address via FedEx

[dorais]

Thanks. Our 60 day from RFE response would be on Sep 14th. Not sure if we can do anything before that to confirm that USCIS has tied the RFE response to the 485 case.

I am thinking of taking an infopass in the next couple of weeks. I hope taking an infopass would not hurt the case processing even if it cant help.

My attorney sent to Dallas address via FedEx

[qbloguser]

My RFE response was sent by our lawyer on Thurday (7/31) and status changed to RFERR on Tuesday (8/5) - it is still RFERR. It is in TSC.

Thanks. Our 60 day from RFE response would be on Sep 14th. Not sure if we can do anything before that to confirm that USCIS has tied the RFE response to the 485 case.

I am thinking of taking an infopass in the next couple of weeks. I hope taking an infopass would not hurt the case processing even if it cant help.

[vjan09]

Hi All
looks like the online status was not updated to RFE RR for all the FED EX packages delivered on 7/14.

PD:JAN 09
RFE Issue date: 06/20/2014
RFE physical coup:06/24/2014
RFE response received by USCIS :07/14/2014 (no status update to RFE RR since then)
Officer:XM1333

Inquiry by me : spoke to L2 staff and got a confirmation that USCIS received RFE response on 7/14, when i asked about the online status not being updated to RFERR the L2 staff said that its at the officers discretion to update the status (sounded like some officers dont do it)

[la_2002_ch]

Guys,

I have prepared all documents for my RFE response. However this one small thing is still making me nervous.

For whatever reason, our company does not have any "official company letterhead". The HR prepared my EVL exactly as per the instructions in the RFE but they printed it on just a plain paper. However, it has been signed in the original by the HR head.

Unfortunately, I don't have a choice here because we don't have an official company letterhead.

a) Is this going to be a problem?
b) Should I send a supporting letter signed by the facilities department saying we don't have an official letterhead? Good idea? Bad idea? Overkill?
c) Should I send my paystub (also shows cumulative Y2D earnings) in case? Good idea? Bad idea? Overkill?

I appreciate everyone who has helped me in this RFE phase until now. Thanks,

I work for one of the biggest Healthcare Technology company and my EVL was on a simple paper with the logo on the top and a couple of lines (no. of employees, office locations, etc.) about the company at the bottom alongwith the HR contact's designation and phone number. My attorney said this was fine and shouldnt be an issue.

I am hoping for a approval soon (been 3+ weeks since my status changed to RFERR).

[la_2002_ch]

You don't need to say sorry. If your date is Aug152008 EB2I then indeed this is extremely frustrating.

Generally speaking if people prior to Nov 2008 in EB2I are not yet approved then they should make noise and be heard. If there are issues with your case then USCIS needs to tell you what the problem is.

Q, Kanmani, Sportfan, other Gurus,

My PD in Sep 2008 and applied in Jan 2012. We were issued RFE on Jun 5th and then USCIS messed up my RFE details letter 2-3 of times (long story), we finally responded to RFE on Jul 22nd and my status changed to RFERR on Jul 23rd. Its now been 3+ weeks, do you guys suggest I should get in the escalation mode and start talking to USCIS/Congressman/SR or should I wait patiently for some more time? My case is at NSC which is already approving 2009 cases.

[zee112008eb2I]

This is a true experience of my friend. His RFE response was sent 2 weeks ago and his online status never changed to RFERR, he became anxious and decided to followup with the attorney. To his dismay he found out that his attorney sent the RFE response to a Dallas Address instead of PO BOX address (Mesquite, TX) as mentioned in the RFE letter. What a shame!!!

His attorney told him that they used Dallas address because that is the address used for Fed-ex deliveries to the TSC. He said the one on the RFE (Mesquite, TX) is for regular mail delivery.

Now my friend is not sure what to do, whether to resend everything (EVL+Medicals) to the PO Box address or hope somehow the RFE response reaches his pending 485 file.

My attorney did the same too. But it seems ok. I was worried about this too and my status also has not changed from RFE yet. I talked to Customer Service and they said it can be sent to both addresses. I'm still worried but they are not of much help.

[zee112008eb2I]

JJcalifornian & zee112008eb2I,

My case is also handled by the same officer. Even I had sent the response on July 11th and it was received by USCIS on July 14th. My lawyer had sent to the Dallas address using FedEx. I had updated the address on 07/25 and it got reflected in the USCIS case status site. Did you guys send it to the Dallas address as well?

Yes. My attorney sent to Dallas address as well using FedEx Standard Overnight. It was delivered on 14-Jul-2014 at 9:05 AM and signed for by B.Thomas.
When my status did not change to RFERR even after 4 weeks, I called L1 and they told me the status is not always updated and that it can change directly to Decision and not necessarily RFERR. My lawyer told me we have signature confirmation so not to worry. L1 voluntarily created an SR for me saying my application is beyond processing time. Again, asked me to wait 30 days for a response to SR. So it doesn't change anything.

[dorais]

zee112008eb2I & JJCalifornian - Thanks for your responses. It gives me some peace of mind.

Yes. My attorney sent to Dallas address as well using FedEx Standard Overnight. It was delivered on 14-Jul-2014 at 9:05 AM and signed for by B.Thomas.
When my status did not change to RFERR even after 4 weeks, I called L1 and they told me the status is not always updated and that it can change directly to Decision and not necessarily RFERR. My lawyer told me we have signature confirmation so not to worry. L1 voluntarily created an SR for me saying my application is beyond processing time. Again, asked me to wait 30 days for a response to SR. So it doesn't change anything.

[zee112008eb2I]

JJcalifornian & zee112008eb2I,

My case is also handled by the same officer. Even I had sent the response on July 11th and it was received by USCIS on July 14th. My lawyer had sent to the Dallas address using FedEx. I had updated the address on 07/25 and it got reflected in the USCIS case status site. Did you guys send it to the Dallas address as well?

My officer is XM0136. Same officer for you?

[JJcalifornian]

My officer is XM0136. Same officer for you?

mine is XM280, I think this is one is the slowest at TSC

[Zoroark]

My officer is XM0136. Same officer for you?

Zee, I received the RFE on June 12th and uscis got the reply on Aug 4th. The status changed to RFERR on the same day. If L2 say they received your reply then dont worry about online status.

[zee112008eb2I]

Zee, I received the RFE on June 12th and uscis got the reply on Aug 4th. The status changed to RFERR on the same day. If L2 say they received your reply then dont worry about online status.

Did you send your RFE reply to P O Box Mesquite address or Dallas address for courier service?

[la_2002_ch]

My rule of thumb is this. We are the "august batch". When Sept rolls around and if we start seeing approvals from the Sept batch without us being approved, I would do whatever I can to get an approval.

Since the date has moved to May 1, and since we have responded to the RFE though, I think it is safe to say an approval will come unless a 0.01% chance of another RFE. All background checks have happened before the RFE so this is only a matter of someone approving it in the system. Just relax and enjoy your time.

Thanks.... I hope all of us in Aug batch get the good news in the remaining 17 days!! Very anxious time to pass.

[Zoroark]

Did you send your RFE reply to P O Box Mesquite address or Dallas address for courier service?

I don't know since my lawyer mailed the document.

[dorais]

Mine is XM280 as well.

My officer is XM0136. Same officer for you?

mine is XM280, I think this is one is the slowest at TSC

[helpful_leo]

The Sept bulletin has given me a lot of peace. All RFE respondents whose papers are in order should get greened. Clearly, they have that much spillover. It remains to be seen when TSC picks up our cases because they are still approving the July batch and not done yet.

I expect many of the Sept batch to get greened in October from the FY 2015 numbers.

Good to read this.
Esp. afetr reading the many folks on trackitt with Oct / Nov 08 PDs who are moaning they will miss the boat this year beacuse NSC is approving 09 PDs while TSC has not crossed Aug 08!

[dorais]

I think they prefer FedEx/UPS for all immigration documents and they can not mail it to a PO box.

The RFE asks clearly to send the response to the PO box. I don't know why some lawyers are sending it to the Dallas lockbox.

[RMS_V13]

Q, Kanmani, Sportfan, other Gurus,

My PD in Sep 2008 and applied in Jan 2012. We were issued RFE on Jun 5th and then USCIS messed up my RFE details letter 2-3 of times (long story), we finally responded to RFE on Jul 22nd and my status changed to RFERR on Jul 23rd. Its now been 3+ weeks, do you guys suggest I should get in the escalation mode and start talking to USCIS/Congressman/SR or should I wait patiently for some more time? My case is at NSC which is already approving 2009 cases.

The whole month of September and 1/2 August is available. I understand your situation. Mine was with TSC and no news for over 50 days. I wanted to give them the 60 days they ask and then begin spamming everyone with escalation emails. But in your case, you may or may not have 60 days to wait.

I would call L2 first. See what is going on with your file and then play it.

[RMS_V13]

Thanks for this info...puts my mind to ease considerably.

My husband's employer decided to merge with a much bigger corp. The EVL was on the new company header/logo. No other supporting documentation. No info about # of employees, location, etc. Just a para about the company. We got ours approved.

[RMS_V13]

Sports fan- No letter head - okay. Is there a logo?

[RMS_V13]

RMS, yes, there is a logo. The parent company is very well known.

I also used another trick. Apparently we had some official envelopes with the company logo and address on it. I used two of those envelopes for the 2 RFE responses.

Anyway, my mail was out yesterday and will be delivered tomorrow. No idea of how long a wait I am going to encounter so I will again spend the next few days in a nervous state of mind. This GC business is really killing my productivity.

I understand. What is the prediction for Oct ? My gutt feeling is they want to clear until Apr 2009, be it Sept or Oct. If I were you, I would start making my moves in 2 weeks by calling L2 and once the VB is out, if its retrogressing, call Senator's office.

[RMS_V13]

Any updates from Vizcard?