Ok I got my RFE

[everandel 0]

I went to the post office today to pick up my mail and there it was the

RFE. They are asking for the birth certificate of the beneficiary. I am soooo mad.

[TucsonBill 0]

Ya, that was one of the peices of unsolicited information I fortunately sent, what I failed to send were my bank and credit card statements from the time I was in Thailand.

BIll

[heishe 2]

A lot of people have been getting a beneficiary birth certificate RFE lately.. is this some kinda new rule? A disturbing trend, at least!

[Chris-n-Veronica 0]

Yea I hope not...Because I didn't send it.. I have it...but it wasn't in the instructions.. and those RFE's seem to add about 60 days to the process..

A lot of people have been getting a beneficiary birth certificate RFE lately.. is this some kinda new rule? A disturbing trend, at least!

Honestly I think these guys are so far behind...that they are told to find any reason to delay as many as possible..so they can catch up...

I think I read somewhere..here that they tried this with someone else..and they informed them that the Birth Cert wasn't needed for the I-129F ..according to their rules on needed items...

I think I would call.....

Yea I hope not...Because I didn't send it.. I have it...but it wasn't in the instructions.. and those RFE's seem to add about 60 days to the process..

A lot of people have been getting a beneficiary birth certificate RFE lately.. is this some kinda new rule? A disturbing trend, at least!

From USCIS web site:

Application Procedures: Bringing a Fiancé(e) to Live in the United States

Only a U.S. citizen may file USCIS Form I-129F (Petition for Alien Fiancé(e)) on behalf of a fiancé(e). The U.S. citizen filing the petition must provide the following items to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (more complete instructions are on USCIS Form I-129F):

Form I-129F Petition for Alien Fiancé(e) (if your fiancé(e) has unmarried children who are under 21, they are eligible to accompany your fiancé(e), but only if they are listed on this form.)

Evidence of your U.S. citizenship - your original U.S. birth certificate, your U.S. passport, your Certificate of Naturalization, or your Certificate of Citizenship. (Please see USCIS Form I-129F for information on the use of copies.)

2 Form G-325A Biographic Data Sheets (one for you and one for your fiancé(e))

One color photo of you and one of your fiancé(e) taken within 30 days of filing (please see Form I-129F for more instructions on photos).

A copy of any divorce decrees, death certificates, or annulment decrees if either you or your fiancé(e) have been previously married.

Proof of permission to marry if you or your fiancé(e) are subject to any age restrictions. (For instance, in some U.S. states, you must receive special permission to marry if you are under the age of 16.)

Forms are available by calling 1-800-870-3676, or by submitting a request through our forms by mail system. For further information on filing fees, please see USCIS filing fees, Fee Waiver Guidance ,and Fee waiver policy memo.

Last Modified 01/20/2006

Yea I hope not...Because I didn't send it.. I have it...but it wasn't in the instructions.. and those RFE's seem to add about 60 days to the process..

A lot of people have been getting a beneficiary birth certificate RFE lately.. is this some kinda new rule? A disturbing trend, at least!

Honestly I think these guys are so far behind...that they are told to find any reason to delay as many as possible..so they can catch up...

I think I read somewhere..here that they tried this with someone else..and they informed them that the Birth Cert wasn't needed for the I-129F ..according to their rules on needed items...

I think I would call.....

Yea I hope not...Because I didn't send it.. I have it...but it wasn't in the instructions.. and those RFE's seem to add about 60 days to the process..

A lot of people have been getting a beneficiary birth certificate RFE lately.. is this some kinda new rule? A disturbing trend, at least!

[mybackpages 0]

I am curious to know if the petitioners who received the RFE for the beneficiary's birth certificate have something in common. For example did the foreign fiance live or work in the US? Were they divorced? Had they petioned for a US visa before?

Maybe I am just grasping at straws, but it seems that since it is not a required peice of evidence, it must be asked for to add further evidecne to something in the original evidence? no?

[Arazia 0]

I'd be curious to know if the people getting RFEs for original birth certificates are from certain countries also. I also wonder if it could be a 'name hit' issue. Where the fiancee's name strikes something in their database, and they ask for the birth certificate to either confirm the identity of the beneficiary or proove that the name-hit is someone else.

Of course, that's just my thoughts which have no basis in fact whatsoever.

[Chris-n-Veronica 0]

Well this would make more sense... then them just asking for stuff..so they can claim they processed their qouta and more each day... hahhaahhaha

I'd be curious to know if the people getting RFEs for original birth certificates are from certain countries also. I also wonder if it could be a 'name hit' issue. Where the fiancee's name strikes something in their database, and they ask for the birth certificate to either confirm the identity of the beneficiary or proove that the name-hit is someone else.

Of course, that's just my thoughts which have no basis in fact whatsoever.

[zyggy 9]

I am curious to know if the petitioners who received the RFE for the beneficiary's birth certificate have something in common. For example did the foreign fiance live or work in the US? Were they divorced? Had they petioned for a US visa before?

Maybe I am just grasping at straws, but it seems that since it is not a required peice of evidence, it must be asked for to add further evidecne to something in the original evidence? no?

Actually it's usually because of a name hit in their databases. The BC will show if it is or is not the same individual. Nothing that you can really do about it.. you were just unfortunate to have the same or similar name as a person of interest...

[Yodrak 7]

heishe,

It's something that's quite old, actually, quite frequent at the CSC. (Sure enough, our OP is dealing with the CSC.) Frequent enough that not all that long ago it was common to advise that the beneficiary's birth certificate be included with the petition as a preventive measure.

I guess that advice has been forgotten, and should be resurrected.

Yodrak

A lot of people have been getting a beneficiary birth certificate RFE lately.. is this some kinda new rule? A disturbing trend, at least!

[E&K 0]

We didn't send a copy of my birth certificate, but we sent a copy of my passport- the 2 biographics pages, and a copy of my B1/B2 visitors visa. Would these help in case they have a "name hit"?

You'd think they should be able to get the info they need from my visa number, right?

[bebop + rocksteady 0]

I've got a nasty feeling we've got this RFE on the way. I'm hoping with such a low-risk country like Canada, they might not be in need of it. But...well...either way, we've got his Canadian long-form certificate on the way.

Cass (bebop the great)

[no name 1]

heishe,

It's something that's quite old, actually, quite frequent at the CSC. (Sure enough, our OP is dealing with the CSC.) Frequent enough that not all that long ago it was common to advise that the beneficiary's birth certificate be included with the petition as a preventive measure.

I guess that advice has been forgotten, and should be resurrected.

Yodrak

The Cap'n has updated the guides to reflect this!!

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...mp;page=k1guide

[Yodrak 7]

devilette,

I don't see this item.

Yodrak

heishe,

It's something that's quite old, actually, quite frequent at the CSC. (Sure enough, our OP is dealing with the CSC.) Frequent enough that not all that long ago it was common to advise that the beneficiary's birth certificate be included with the petition as a preventive measure.

I guess that advice has been forgotten, and should be resurrected.

Yodrak

The Cap'n has updated the guides to reflect this!!

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...mp;page=k1guide

[no name 1]

devilette,

I don't see this item.

Yodrak

damn. In my excitement I read the US citizen's BC as the foreign one. I highly receommended it in the site updates thread though. I still think it should be in there. I will ask the Cap'n.

You do have an eagle eye & I post when I get too excited & haven't read it all.

[Yodrak 7]

devilette,

You really should break that habit. Maybe there's some gum or a patch, or try hypnosis.

Yodrak

damn. In my excitement I read the US citizen's BC as the foreign one. .... I post when I get too excited & haven't read it all.