Ignored RFE and still got approved??

[omegaO 0]

Hi all,

I know this sounds extremely stupid.. but is it at all possible that someone could be issued an RFE, ignore it and still get a k1 approval?

At work right now, I'll provide more details why I asked this later on...

[Girl from Celebes 588]

If you dont send it in time frame, they will send you letter intent to deny and eventually your I-129F is consider you have abandoned.

[Stressed Out 81]

Yeah it says on the RFE that you have so many days to respond before your petition can be considered abandoned.

[omegaO 0]

Thanks for the replies.

Long story short...

My ex fiance and I sent out the I129F package back in early February this year. About 8-10 days later, we received the NOA1.

In March, he told me he received a letter in the mail.. an RFE, requesting for additional evidence of ongoing relationship. This is when he said we should quit, and broke up with me.

Although being devastated, I had no choice but to agree with his decision. And we did not submit anything in response to the RFE. I thought our petition was deemed denied (of course).

I never doubted the existence of the RFE.. until I received the NOA2 in email in early August, and then the package from the US Consulate General stating how to follow through the process...

Hence, I'd like to ask for those who are more experienced than me in this regard... has anyone experienced anything like this?

Is there any way you could just receive and ignore an RFE, but still get a K1 approval? (what are the odds? ha...)

I understand either way, he must not have loved me enough and I do not intend to "save" this relationship anymore. Yet, it's a terrible feeling to not know the "truth".

[Stressed Out 81]

Weird. I guess it's always possible unless the petition is formally withdrawn by the petitioner.

[Girl from Celebes 588]

First, fill your time line in since each consulate has their own requirement. Secondly, are you sure that he was received RFE? Most of times that if people don't respond in timely manner the petition is consider to abandoned.

Thirdly, unless you have checked regularly on USCIS website, only petitioner received the NOA-2 via email and mail. How come you yourself received it? The last but not least, based on my experience, the consulate will send email to the petitioner and ask the beneficiary info before send the instruction. Remember, regarding petition, the petitioner should have known the correspondence like receiving mail from USCIS and NVC before the case fly out to the embassy.

On the side note, it is not K-1 visa approval you have received via email. It is the petition approval. You have long way to go if you are going to complete the process and again you have to involve your former fiancé to handle papers about financial support. Your case is the first time ever I read on VJ that without responded to RFE and still get approved for I-129F.

[Hank_ 9,173]

Thanks for the replies.

Long story short...

My ex fiance and I sent out the I129F package back in early February this year. About 8-10 days later, we received the NOA1.

In March, he told me he received a letter in the mail.. an RFE, requesting for additional evidence of ongoing relationship. This is when he said we should quit, and broke up with me.

Although being devastated, I had no choice but to agree with his decision. And we did not submit anything in response to the RFE. I thought our petition was deemed denied (of course).

I never doubted the existence of the RFE.. until I received the NOA2 in email in early August, and then the package from the US Consulate General stating how to follow through the process...

Hence, I'd like to ask for those who are more experienced than me in this regard... has anyone experienced anything like this?

Is there any way you could just receive and ignore an RFE, but still get a K1 approval? (what are the odds? ha...)

I understand either way, he must not have loved me enough and I do not intend to "save" this relationship anymore. Yet, it's a terrible feeling to not know the "truth".

Someone handed you a bunch of BS about an RFE for evidence of an ongoing relationship - USCIS does not ask for ongoing relationship evidence, the requirement is having met in person within 2 years. Ongoing relationship evidence is at the embassy phase of the visa process.

There never was an RFE is my gut feeling.

[Stressed Out 81]

Relationship evidence is submitted at the NVC stage as well.

[baron555 934]

Hi all,

I know this sounds extremely stupid.. but is it at all possible that someone could be issued an RFE, ignore it and still get a k1 approval?

At work right now, I'll provide more details why I asked this later on...

Maybe, but don't remember reading about any such cases.

[jfgk1987 303]

Did you actually *see* the RFE, did he show it to you? I feel like he made up an excuse to break it off.

[usmsbow 796]

Another reason to think the RFE is BS and just his cover story:

1. If you got an e-mail notification about the NOA1 and NOA2, you should have also received one about the RFE. It is automated. It sounds like that didn't happen.

2. If your case went to TSC and you're not from the Philippines, there is very, VERY little possibility that TSC handled your case that quickly. February files were very slowly processed. Getting a RFE in March would be amazing. Obviously if you went to CSC and/or from the Philippines, then never mind... I'm guessing it was TSC since Feb-August is pretty normal timeline for them.

Edited October 9, 2014 by usmsbow

[omegaO 0]

That's what my assumption is too, 5 months later. When he told me about the letter, I never doubted it, I trusted him fully, so I didn't ask him to show it to me.

I'm from Hong Kong. There was no RFE indication on the USCIS website either, but back then I just thought maybe it wasn't being accurate because it happened to others before.

Edited October 9, 2014 by omegaO

[ChEd 18]

Definitely his cover story.

[Mariana M. 18]

Relationship evidence is submitted at the NVC stage as well.

Nothing is submitted at the NVC stage for K-1 visas.

[Papetica09 16]

Relationship evidence is submitted at the NVC stage as well.

Not on a K-1 visa...