RFE response time period

[mike411 15]

My wife and I are going to take a vacation with the NOA1 and expired Green card soon. Our i-571 was submitted late December.

How much time do you get to respond to a RFE ? Thanks!

[Scott & Annie 19]

The RFE will tell you how long you have to respond.

But did you get an RFE?

And I think you meant your I-751, right?

[Gummibear 5]

Usually within 3 months. My case got approved 10 days after I submitted my RFE response, if not then it will be about 1-3 months.

[victorian221b 12]

Actually, USCIS have up to the end of your 1-year extension to respond to you for anything. They are not obligated to respond earlier than that. There have been reported cases on this forum that are a lot shorter than that, however that should not be a means to gage your case. When you receive an RFE, you have about 3 months to respond to. Once the RFE response is received at USCIS they have 2 months to respond back to you - but this doesn't mean they HAVE to respond to you in 2 months. If after 2 months you don't hear back, you will need to call them and find out why (says so on the RFE letter).

With that said, when USCIS decides to give you an RFE can vary as well. Some people don't even hear back until close to a year after they submitted their application - and then they get an RFE. USCIS gives us 6 months waiting period before we are "allowed" to call back and find out.

An example, I got my RFE about 4 months after I sent in our application for my ROC. I responded withiin month and waited for another 2 months for them to get back to me. I didn't get my 10-year until exactly 8 months since they received my application. My RFE took more than 2 months to get responded to whereas others who submitted RFEs to the same service center heard back in less than 2 weeks.

Long story short, there is no straight answer - 1 to 3 months is only an estimate based on the average of this forum but not a fact. Really depends on your adjudicator.

Good luck.