After reading "Darn! RFE Mailed! "

[AngelD 0]

Hi Everyone

I know if you read through all the threads-including the common RFE mistakes pinned in this forum-a person can piece together what to and not to do when putting their petetions for K1/K3 together. I also know that the guides are pretty good too.

(and I know after I post this I will come to find there is already something I am proposing somewhere on VJ) but that's okay

I thought maybe we could start a more comprehensive step by step on how to put the package together. And how to prepare for the packets as well. It seems the instructions on the actual forms don't quite cover it all. And the more I read on here-the more I realise that there are things that I didn't know I was going to need to know or have or how long things are going to take. For example--long form birth certificate for myself, deep search or quickie for criminal check, how much the criminal check is going to be.

Maybe it's a dumb idea or it's already been done. If it's been done a link to it would be awesome and if not, I might just start it outside of VJ(in word or notepad) as a way to make sure I have everything I need and know what I need to start to send away for now so I have it when asked.

Any and all thoughts mucho appreciated

"Still compiling a long list of things that I need to do"

Angel

[TracyTN 237]

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...c=4725&st=0

[ELW 5]

Now and then I come across more & more valuable info I didn't know before – and I'm really sorry I didn’t discover this site before I mailed in my I-129F! Instead of a thread (which often gets off-topic – even the pinned RFE one), someone who has TONS of time on their hands could go through all the other threads and make notes on the rights, wrongs, mistakes and info that others have posted. I can’t think of any other way to correlate all the info in one place.

I agree though that a step-by-step guide, including don’t forget this or that, is a good idea.

[Tim and Bethanie 1]

I think it is all pretty much covered under the guides. Not all RFE's are

done in package preparation as it is things get lost, they decide they want more

than they ask for etc. There just isn't a guide that covers some things.

We got an RFE for a court stamp on a divorce decree, nowhere does it say you need this

and many people before and after us didn't have it on theirs but they didn't get an rfe.

[AngelD 0]

that was what I was thinking. I went to the link posted (thanks TracyTN) and thought-wow a ton of info but it gets scrambled. I'm going to TRY to work on something. If only to solidify what needs to still get done. I was thinking of some sort of list like the one in the K! guide but includes a tandom list (like-mail I129f ----and fill out long bc info and send away or apply for criminal check so it is in by the time NOA2 comes back) these are things I am only finding out about. Plus, I am only doing K1 now which means there are things I will need to get ready for the next step after marriage. AAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRR talk about getting addicted to this site--but I have to say it's the best resource out there.

Thanks for the support

A

[TracyTN 237]

The guides seem to be the most comprehensive place to go to help you avoid an RFE.

You can get an RFE for something the service center misplaced, which has nothing to do with the quality of what you sent (or if you even sent it). You can also get an RFE for something that one adjudicator questions (type of evidence, proof of relationship, etc) but another one would look at and pass right by.

If you want to take the time and effort to make a 'list', go ahead. But I'm not sure how you'll be able to cover all the bases.

Edited January 31, 2007 by TracyTN

[AngelD 0]

I think it is all pretty much covered under the guides. Not all RFE's are

done in package preparation as it is things get lost, they decide they want more

than they ask for etc. There just isn't a guide that covers some things.

We got an RFE for a court stamp on a divorce decree, nowhere does it say you need this

and many people before and after us didn't have it on theirs but they didn't get an rfe.

I know what you mean, I was just thinking of a list that gives examples of things you can start to get ready while you wait for the next step

I know we can't cover every contingency but some of things are simple enough to create a list that a newbie can follow without having to read through threads and threads and threads

thanks (and court stamp! court stamp--gonna go see if we have one and need one)

A

[TracyTN 237]

I think it is all pretty much covered under the guides. Not all RFE's are

done in package preparation as it is things get lost, they decide they want more

than they ask for etc. There just isn't a guide that covers some things.

We got an RFE for a court stamp on a divorce decree, nowhere does it say you need this

and many people before and after us didn't have it on theirs but they didn't get an rfe.

I know what you mean, I was just thinking of a list that gives examples of things you can start to get ready while you wait for the next step

I know we can't cover every contingency but some of things are simple enough to create a list that a newbie can follow without having to read through threads and threads and threads

thanks (and court stamp! court stamp--gonna go see if we have one and need one)

A

I wouldn't think of a list of things to get ready while waiting on the next step as an RFE list. An RFE list, to me, would be things that people have had to send back to USCIS in response to an RFE.

[featherB 1]

I think the guides are probably as specific and detailed as they can be without getting into stuff that is very much consulate- and country-specific. Such as the police report, for example - there's no point laying out exactly what's required here, because the police report differs from country to country. It's easy to forget sometimes that what might be essential if you're applying through one consulate could well be irrelevant for another one...

[AngelD 0]

I wasn't thinking RFE list but a TO DO LIST

TO DO NOW TO THINK ABOUT

download I129f gather pictures, docs etc

send form file for long form bc, get criminal check (general cost)

get NOA1 download sample forms for packet 3 to practice

get NOA2 file out packet 3 start to work on proof of support

THIS IS JUST A SAMPLE OF WHAT I AM THINKING, I WOULD INCLUDE MORE DETAIL AND INFO AND NEWBIES COULD USE IT IN TANDOM WITH THE GUIDES

but not an RFE list

ew! the formatting in here sucks! lol

okay okay, I guess I am just looking for a way to make things concrete for myself--lol

[Ladylethal 12]

The guides, plus the forms instructions, plus the pinned threads are really complete. A lot of RFEs are due to lost papers, even if they won't admit it.

[meauxna 15]

Have you looked at the Embassy reviews as well? Many of your questions are answered there.

And the FAQ? It has been in compilition since 1998--many people have been recording 'what needs to be done' since at least then, when the alt.visa.us.marriage-based group was started.

[safitu 0]

Have you looked at the Embassy reviews as well? Many of your questions are answered there.

And the FAQ? It has been in compilition since 1998--many people have been recording 'what needs to be done' since at least then, when the alt.visa.us.marriage-based group was started.

I AGREE! There are lots of little pieces of advice that Ive been noting mentally, but I wish I have been puttin git in writing cos I know I have forgotten stuff. There are a lot of useful organizationla tidbits folks give that are not included in the guide.

A few things I do remember, sign and label every supplement and adendum

attach a copy of the supplement to each copy of the g325-a

what else...thinking....