ROC received RFE notice on Monday Help!!! (merged)

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4 minutes ago, adrift said:

Hi everyone,

 

I have received the RFE - request for additional evidence as well from VSC after a year - annoying thing is that the most of the evidence they have asked for I had already provided but apparently it was not sufficient! not sure how long will this take now. they have given a deadline up to 4th Aug-17.

Some of the information they have asked for is not making any sense to me- I would appreciate if someone can help me understand:

 

- Children as a result of marriage- we don't have any children for now, does it mean we have a weaker case?? apparently thats on of the things they have asked for.

No, it doesn't mean you have a weaker case per se, but they do take into account cultural expectations of where your spouse is from and the outlook on waiting to have children. Not sure if that impacts you or not because I can't see your country flag icon....site must be getting buggy.

 

- Evidence that you have resided together either mortgage or lease- we have been living at father in law place so have none- what should I provide?

Notarized, sworn statement from father in law that you have been staying there since X date. Be ready to explain why, not a big deal either. Can counter act this with things like bank statements and car insurance/DLs that show the address. 

- Evidence that you and your spouse have made estate. health and financial arrangements with each other:

a will, a trust or durable power of attorney affirmed by atleast 2 people. not sure what am I suppose to provide? do I need to get a will drawn up now? Don't run out and get a will. I didn't, but I considered it. Financials are inheritance type things, spouse listing you as a payout person for life insurance, 401k stuff, retirement funds, health insurance policies and so forth.

 

- Affadivt from 3rd parties- we had provided 3 of these before- does it mean they didnt accept them? do we now need to ask different people? can family members provide that? 3rd parties are people who have no vested interest in your marriage. One from a priest/imam/rabbi is a good example, they are a neutral party. Co-workers. Neighbors. It can't hurt to get them if you can.

 

the letter states that they may wave interview requirement if sufficient evidence is not provided. does it mean that the interview is highly likely? not that It bothers me but I have travel plans and may not be around so it's causing lot of headache/stress.

 

your commments/suggestions will b greatly appreciated. 

 

Interview chances are about 50-50 for ROC. Your RFE letter sounds like a basic template of one, nothing to be too worried over,  just send them what they asked for.

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Thank you so much for taking the time to respond. the main issue for me has been that we still havent completely settled in US. we have mainly been living together in UK- We have been coming over here and filing joint tax returns etc but most of our evidence i.e. utility bills and card statements are from UK- does that make a difference? do they only require US based evidence for good faith marriage or one can include documentary evidence from other countries as well? 

[mindthegap 2,535]

2 hours ago, adrift said:

do they only require US based evidence for good faith marriage or one can include documentary evidence from other countries as well? 

Any.

Doesn't matter where it is from, as long as it shows joint aspects of life together. It could be argued that showing joint aspects concurrently from two different countries is stronger evidence.

 

2 hours ago, adrift said:

 Children as a result of marriage- we don't have any children for now, does it mean we have a weaker case?? apparently thats on of the things they have asked for.

No children? Then documents can't be provided, simple as that. 

No it does not weaken your case.

 

2 hours ago, adrift said:

- Evidence that you and your spouse have made estate. health and financial arrangements with each other:

a will, a trust or durable power of attorney affirmed by atleast 2 people. not sure what am I suppose to provide? do I need to get a will drawn up now?

Will/estate: automatically goes to spouse - unless complicated by something like children (which you say you don't have) or an ex-spouse perhaps, or some other complicating factor.

Medical power of attorney: again, in most cases a lawful current spouse automatically has this in the event of your medical incapacitation, so stating it in writing could be viewed as somewhat pointless, unless there are complicating factors.

 

There is no legal or moral obligation to have either of these, and many millions of people manage just fine without them. They can also be contested in court even if you do have them.

 

2 hours ago, adrift said:

- Evidence that you have resided together either mortgage or lease- we have been living at father in law place so have none- what should I provide?

A letter stating the facts - that you have been living at no cost at family property for X amount of time. Again, not illegal. Provide what you do have - joint mail, documents showing both names at that address etc.

 

 

Remember - you can't provide what doesn't exist, and you don't exist to live your married life according to some USCIS checklist they have deemed appropriate. Everyone is different.

Edited May 14, 2017 by mindthegap

[honeypie84 0]

Same as you Adrift I got RFE after a year.! And until now still trying to collect what uscis asked it's so frustrated and worried because my partner can't get me health insurance cause it is too much expensive I have no idea what to do now! I still have faith to god I trust him, good luck to us

[QueenOfBlades 224]

RE: the living arrangements - as stated above, get a notarised affidavit from the father. My husband and I have a similar arrangement with the mother in law. When we were called for interview, we got official affidavit wording from RocketLawyer, gave it to the people who were doing one and they used the template to write affidavits which they then got notarised. We also did our own notarised affidavit of residence. We made Powers of Attorney two weeks before the interview. I ended up in hospital and my husband actually acted as my POA. We have no kids.

 

The POAs, hospital photos etc were some of the only things she looked at.

[QueenOfBlades 224]

RE: the living arrangements - as stated above, get a notarised affidavit from the father. My husband and I have a similar arrangement with the mother in law. When we were called for interview, we got official affidavit wording from RocketLawyer, gave it to the people who were doing one and they used the template to write affidavits which they then got notarised. We also did our own notarised affidavit of residence. We made Powers of Attorney two weeks before the interview. I ended up in hospital and my husband actually acted as my POA. We have no kids.

 

The POAs, hospital photos etc were some of the only things she looked at.

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18 hours ago, QueenOfBlades said:

RE: the living arrangements - as stated above, get a notarised affidavit from the father. My husband and I have a similar arrangement with the mother in law. When we were called for interview, we got official affidavit wording from RocketLawyer, gave it to the people who were doing one and they used the template to write affidavits which they then got notarised. We also did our own notarised affidavit of residence. We made Powers of Attorney two weeks before the interview. I ended up in hospital and my husband actually acted as my POA. We have no kids.

 

The POAs, hospital photos etc were some of the only things she looked at.

 

 

Do affidavits have to be notarized or is it just personal preference?

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22 hours ago, sweetswinks said:

 

 

Do affidavits have to be notarized or is it just personal preference?

I don't think they need to be notorized...

[QueenOfBlades 224]

On 15/05/2017 at 3:10 PM, sweetswinks said:

 

 

Do affidavits have to be notarized or is it just personal preference?

They don't HAVE to be, but it looks better if they are. Plus it doesn't take much effort. A lot of banks and credit unions provide notary services for free. That said, affidavits are far from primary evidence anyway, so I'd focus on that first.

[honeypie84 0]

Quick advice! Please help, about my RFE letter and trying to do and organizing paperwork to send back to uscis but having problem with my husband. I just talk to him this morning asking if we could go to bank and find out if he can add my name on the car title but he just yelled on me, it's almost a month and we have nothing yet except my friend letter I don't know what to do. I felt like he don't cares my RFE he just told me he don't want to go or do anything today.

Questions: 1. Is there anyways I can do this by myself? 

[Georgia16 2,858]

What is your RFE for?

 

What evidence have you already sent?

 

Sit him down later and show him the paper it should be in his interest to keep you approved also.

[AC77 45]

If i understand this right, the RFE is requesting more joint evidence?

 

Is there anything else you can show USCIS besides the car title deed?

 

I'm so sorry that your husband is so frustrated. Perhaps he is just tired of having to always get stuff sorted for immigration (remember this process has been hard on him too). 

Find out if there's something bigger going on in his mind. You want to know exactly where you stand because this is more about you than him(basically). Speak to him calmly, with concern but also stress that you can't leave the RFE hanging and he had agreed to this entire process anyway.

 

I hope things work out-please keep us posted!

Edited May 19, 2017 by AC77
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3 minutes ago, AC77 said:

If i understand this right, the RFE is requesting more joint evidence?

 

Is there anything else you can show USCIS besides the car title deed?

 

I'm so sorry that your husband is so frustrated. Perhaps he is just tired of having to always get stuff sorted for immigration (remember this process has been hard on him too). 

Find out if there's something bigger going on in his mind. You want to know exactly where you stand because this is more about you than him(basically). Speak to him calmly, with concern but also stress that you can't leave the RFE hanging and he had agreed to this entire process anyway.

 

I hope things work out-please keep us posted!

01/14/2017-AOS package sent to Chicago Lockbox (Form I-130, Form I-485, Form I-765 and Form I-131)

01/18/2017-Package delivered and signed for via Fedex confirmation

01/26/2017-NOA received from USCIS (status online)

02/02/2017-Notice for biometrics scheduled for 02/13/2017

02/13/2017-Biometrics completed

02/22/2017-RFE for 2015 Tax Transcript (we had already sent this in initial AOS package!!!)-case on hold till we respond-online status

02/24/2017-RFE response sent via Fedex

02/25/2017-RFE delivered to USCIS via Fedex confirmation

03/01/2017-RFE response accepted by USCIS -case resumed-online status

03/31/2017-Interview scheduled for 05/08/2017-Kansas City office

05/08/2017-Interview Day-approved!

05/12/2017-Green card in hand

Edited May 19, 2017 by AC77

[mallafri76 1,012]

45 minutes ago, honeypie84 said:

Quick advice! Please help, about my RFE letter and trying to do and organizing paperwork to send back to uscis but having problem with my husband. I just talk to him this morning asking if we could go to bank and find out if he can add my name on the car title but he just yelled on me, it's almost a month and we have nothing yet except my friend letter I don't know what to do. I felt like he don't cares my RFE he just told me he don't want to go or do anything today.

Questions: 1. Is there anyways I can do this by myself? 

Doesn't bode well that he's yelling at you already and over a simple thing like that. 😞

 

Was the letter from your friend the only bona fida evidence you sent? Those letters carry little to no weight.

 

Forget about the car deed, most on CR/IR-1 don't have comingling of finances yet. What you need is pictures together, passport stamps/boarding passes of trips taken to see each other, chat logs, emails etc. 

[Georgia16 2,858]

17 minutes ago, mallafri76 said:

Doesn't bode well that he's yelling at you already and over a simple thing like that. 😞

 

Was the letter from your friend the only bona fida evidence you sent? Those letters carry little to no weight.

 

Forget about the car deed, most on CR/IR-1 don't have comingling of finances yet. What you need is pictures together, passport stamps/boarding passes of trips taken to see each other, chat logs, emails etc. 

She is doing ROC.

 

Just found her other thread, she does not have a lot of evidence at all.