Need Advice for our RFE (Is it this simple?)

[Trymester3 6]

Hello,

I am a US citizen and my wife is a Japanese citizen. We are in the Adjustment of Status period. We received an RFE today. I was surprised by this since I thought that after the biometrics appointment we successfully attended that we wouldn't receive any RFE.

Anyway, it seems like a stupid RFE reason, but I wanted to ask you guys for your advice.

Basically, they are saying that my wife's I-765/I-131 application had a conflict regarding her full legal name. I already sent in a copy of our marriage certificate with our original package to cover the fact that her passport says one name and that her paperwork has a different name (my last name). I guess I should send in another Marriage Certificate? I need to get it notarized probably as well, right?

Anything else I'm missing here?

Any assistance you can provide will be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

[Trymester3 6]

I forgot that they also asked for a sworn affidavit indicating her full name. Should she just handwrite on any blank sheet of paper "My name is ________ and I am applying for _________? Is that all they want?

[KayDeeCee 4,893]

It sounds like there are different names listed on the I-765 and the I-131. At least that it is what it seems by stating their is a conflict on those forms with her name.

Send a copy of your marriage certificate to act as a legal name change document, and then have her write out what her new full legal name is after marriage. She can hand-write it or type it. Take that statement to a notary and have her sign in that new legal full name in front of them to have them witness her signature.

[Nongorilla 0]

That sounds odd.
Did she change her registration name of SSN?
Or, did she fill out "Other name used (include maiden name)" part on I-131?

She can request a "modified passport" with an additional non-japanese-married-name at Japan consulate office (costs $62.)

http://www.la.us.emb-japan.go.jp/web/m02_01_05.htm

[Trymester3 6]

She probably won't be traveling till January, but this is good to know. I will pull out the copies of what we sent to see exactly what it is that we put on those forms. She does not have a social security number as we missed that deadline. It's not a big issue though. I'm just wondering if I should get a new marriage certificate copy from the City Clerk's office,or if I can just send another photocopy of our original.

[Trymester3 6]

they sent 2 letters with the same date both asking for the same thing. One is titled "Request for Initial/Additional Evidence (I-765)" and the other is titled "Request for Initial/Additional Evidence" The latter one mentions form I-131 in the first sentence. The I-765 one mentions form I-765 in the first sentence. All the other paragraphs in the letter are exactly the same word for word and seek the same kind of evidence. At the end it says to "include this letter with your response". Should I send both letters? Or did they send me a copy so that I'd have it for my records?

I might just play it safe and send them what they want twice.

[KayDeeCee 4,893]

Make copies for yourself and then send both letters back. A photocopy of your marriage certificate works. You do not need to go get a new one from the court.