Card Ordered After RFE

[October filer 0]

I just received an approval e-mail from CRIS. What a relief it is! We filed on October 3, never got the NOA, got the RFE (Dec. 10), but were fortunate enough to finally get the approval e-mail today.

My timeline is below:

Oct. 3, 2007--filed with NSC; transferred to CSC

Nov. 13, 2007--biometrics

Dec. 10, 2007--RFE

Jan. 10, 2007--response to RFE received by USCIS

Jan, 24--card production ordered.

For those of you interested in our evidence, you can see the list of what we sent originally if you look at my earlier posts. The RFE we received was not specific--pretty much listed everything, without checking any particular box. The list of what we sent in response follows:

I. Proof of Joint Residence:

• Three joint leases 2005-08;

• Mail addressed to both [husband] and [wife]. Also included are our respective pay stubs;

• Mail addressed to [husband] or [wife] separately. The assortment included correspondences from work, official agencies, magazine subscriptions, a video rental place envelopes, and simply junk mail.

II. Auto-Related Documents:

• Title to [car] in both our names;

• Registration to [car] in both our names;

• Insurance for two vehicles, including Certificates of Insurance and the last annual policy declaration;

• Car Repair Bill in both names.

III. Health Insurance

• Official verification from [husband's] employer that [wife] was added to his policy as of the date of our marriage;

• Multiple Explanation of Benefits statements spanning over the past two years.

IV. Other Insurance Policies

• Rental insurance for our apartment—two policy declaration statements 2006-2008

• Life Insurance policies with [husband] and [wife] designated as primary beneficiary of each other's policy;

• Personal Articles insurance declaration for a wedding ring.

V. Banking and Finances

• Verification from the [bank] that [wife] was added to [husband's] checking account in May of 2005, and has been a joint owner since. Please note that [husband's] earnings are deposited into this account. [Wife] currently attends school full time;

• Assortment of statements from the account from 2005, 2006, and 2007;

• Statement of a recently-opened joint CD account;

• Copies of credit cards to the same accounts issued in [husband] and [wife’s] respective names. Enclosed are cards to Sears, Banana Republic and Bank of America credit accounts, with documents showing their active use;

• Verification that [husband] is a beneficiary for [wife]’s savings account at [another bank] and a statement of the account;

• Verification that [husband andwife] have a joint safe deposit box.

VI. Taxes

• Official IRS transcripts of our taxes filed jointly as a married couple—for years 2004, 2005 and 2006.

VII. Bills:

• Recent Verizon Wireless bills indicating we are on a Family Share plan. The last month’s statement includes a breakdown of all calls and shows frequent calls we made to each other;

• Consumers Energy statements over two years—first in [husband's] name only, then in joint names;

• Comcast statements over two years—in [wife’s] name;

• Joint AT&T telephone statements in 2005-2006;

• Joint Sam’s Club cards.

VIII. School-Related Documents

• Wife's Transcript indicating she is in her last year of [professional school] and maintains [high] GPA;

• Federal Student Aid Reports for this and last year, indicating [wife's] family status as “married” and showing husband's income as the only income in the family.

IX. Family Activities

• Two itineraries for trips to Las Vegas in December of 2005 and New York City in 2007. Included is the e-mail from husband’s mom to wife relating to the New York trip;

• Tickets to a couple of shows we attended together;

• Joint passes to a local gym.

X. Affidavits and Pictures

• Two affidavits from friends attesting to the genuine nature of our relationship;

• Calendar with our pictures that we sent to wife’s family in [her home country].

All in all, we are so glad it is over! Now, naturalization!

[ED*Riza 0]

Congrats and thanks for sharing!

[Spiderette 0]

Congratulations, that was a fast approval!!!

What did the RFE request?

[myfellah 0]

Wonderful News, Congratulations

Doreen

[ikyang 1]

seems to me that evidences listed were more than enough. what else did you send for RFE?

[bettenan 1]

I just received an approval e-mail from CRIS. What a relief it is! We filed on October 3, never got the NOA, got the RFE (Dec. 10), but were fortunate enough to finally get the approval e-mail today.

My timeline is below:

Oct. 3, 2007--filed with NSC; transferred to CSC

Nov. 13, 2007--biometrics

Dec. 10, 2007--RFE

Jan. 10, 2007--response to RFE received by USCIS

Jan, 24--card production ordered.

For those of you interested in our evidence, you can see the list of what we sent originally if you look at my earlier posts. The RFE we received was not specific--pretty much listed everything, without checking any particular box. The list of what we sent in response follows:

I. Proof of Joint Residence:

• Three joint leases 2005-08;

• Mail addressed to both [husband] and [wife]. Also included are our respective pay stubs;

• Mail addressed to [husband] or [wife] separately. The assortment included correspondences from work, official agencies, magazine subscriptions, a video rental place envelopes, and simply junk mail.

II. Auto-Related Documents:

• Title to [car] in both our names;

• Registration to [car] in both our names;

• Insurance for two vehicles, including Certificates of Insurance and the last annual policy declaration;

• Car Repair Bill in both names.

III. Health Insurance

• Official verification from [husband's] employer that [wife] was added to his policy as of the date of our marriage;

• Multiple Explanation of Benefits statements spanning over the past two years.

IV. Other Insurance Policies

• Rental insurance for our apartment—two policy declaration statements 2006-2008

• Life Insurance policies with [husband] and [wife] designated as primary beneficiary of each other's policy;

• Personal Articles insurance declaration for a wedding ring.

V. Banking and Finances

• Verification from the [bank] that [wife] was added to [husband's] checking account in May of 2005, and has been a joint owner since. Please note that [husband's] earnings are deposited into this account. [Wife] currently attends school full time;

• Assortment of statements from the account from 2005, 2006, and 2007;

• Statement of a recently-opened joint CD account;

• Copies of credit cards to the same accounts issued in [husband] and [wife’s] respective names. Enclosed are cards to Sears, Banana Republic and Bank of America credit accounts, with documents showing their active use;

• Verification that [husband] is a beneficiary for [wife]’s savings account at [another bank] and a statement of the account;

• Verification that [husband andwife] have a joint safe deposit box.

VI. Taxes

• Official IRS transcripts of our taxes filed jointly as a married couple—for years 2004, 2005 and 2006.

VII. Bills:

• Recent Verizon Wireless bills indicating we are on a Family Share plan. The last month’s statement includes a breakdown of all calls and shows frequent calls we made to each other;

• Consumers Energy statements over two years—first in [husband's] name only, then in joint names;

• Comcast statements over two years—in [wife’s] name;

• Joint AT&T telephone statements in 2005-2006;

• Joint Sam’s Club cards.

VIII. School-Related Documents

• Wife's Transcript indicating she is in her last year of [professional school] and maintains [high] GPA;

• Federal Student Aid Reports for this and last year, indicating [wife's] family status as “married” and showing husband's income as the only income in the family.

IX. Family Activities

• Two itineraries for trips to Las Vegas in December of 2005 and New York City in 2007. Included is the e-mail from husband’s mom to wife relating to the New York trip;

• Tickets to a couple of shows we attended together;

• Joint passes to a local gym.

X. Affidavits and Pictures

• Two affidavits from friends attesting to the genuine nature of our relationship;

• Calendar with our pictures that we sent to wife’s family in [her home country].

All in all, we are so glad it is over! Now, naturalization!

Bette

[mooninlove 1]

congratulations!!!!!!!

[October filer 0]

I listed the evidence that we sent IN RESPONSE TO RFE. The original list was much smaller, and you can see it if you look at my earlier post some time in October. The RFE was not specific--just listed all groups of evidence all over again and added "and whatever else you can send to show that marriage is good faith."

[Muuuuah 0]

Congratulations

[ThaiStyleUSA 1]

Congrats!

[den_y2005 0]

congratulations.

you have alot of evidences and I can't believe they still give you a RFE. It was approved right away when you submitted additional documents.

[October filer 0]

Thanks to everybody. I don't know what we would have done without this site. It is extremely helpful, and people here seem to be very warm. Good luck to everybody who is still waiting!

[EsOrEnNa 0]

Congrats!!!

[ForeverAmen 0]

Congratulations!