Unnecessary RFE

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Hello, this is my first post . 

Basically what happened is that I sent I-129F K1 and received NOA1 on November 16, 2017. Since then I did not receive RFE until June but I did not know because I had moved and never received it. So I requested for them to send again on 23 July 2018 and only received it yesterday 15 August 2018. The RFE is in regards to if I met my fiancee with an I.M.B. ( International Marriage Broker) Question #55. 

 

Now I am 1000% sure I answered this question and I checked the file from where I printed my form and also asked my fiance who has a copy of everything we sent in, and it's answered.  

 

I called the USCIS yesterday and explained to officer and she transferred me to Level 2 agent but was a call back wait of 220 minutes and I never received my call back. So I called this morning and the officer told me the level 2 agent does not have access to check file if I answered or not. 

 

Is this true? Because this mistake has cost me over 2 more months! And making it already 9 months since i recieved NOA1 . 

[Ben&Zian 4,397]

2 minutes ago, FiorellaYMalachi said:

Hello, this is my first post . 

Basically what happened is that I sent I-129F K1 and received NOA1 on November 16, 2017. Since then I did not receive RFE until June but I did not know because I had moved and never received it. So I requested for them to send again on 23 July 2018 and only received it yesterday 15 August 2018. The RFE is in regards to if I met my fiancee with an I.M.B. ( International Marriage Broker) Question #55. 

 

Now I am 1000% sure I answered this question and I checked the file from where I printed my form and also asked my fiance who has a copy of everything we sent in, and it's answered.  

 

I called the USCIS yesterday and explained to officer and she transferred me to Level 2 agent but was a call back wait of 220 minutes and I never received my call back. So I called this morning and the officer told me the level 2 agent does not have access to check file if I answered or not. 

 

Is this true? Because this mistake has cost me over 2 more months! And making it already 9 months since i recieved NOA1 . 

 

Well first it is your responsibility to update them on your address if you move so they can properly mail you things.

 

Secondly, the RFE is fairly common. While yes, you may have answered it on the petition, if USCIS is unsure they can ask for proof. Most commonly it is if people meet on an unfamiliar dating site/app. USCIS will generally ask you to clarify that it indeed is not a broker and you do that by simply sending in a copy of the site's/app's terms of services. 

[EM_Vandaveer 2,370]

2 minutes ago, FiorellaYMalachi said:

Hello, this is my first post . 

Basically what happened is that I sent I-129F K1 and received NOA1 on November 16, 2017. Since then I did not receive RFE until June but I did not know because I had moved and never received it. So I requested for them to send again on 23 July 2018 and only received it yesterday 15 August 2018. The RFE is in regards to if I met my fiancee with an I.M.B. ( International Marriage Broker) Question #55. 

 

Now I am 1000% sure I answered this question and I checked the file from where I printed my form and also asked my fiance who has a copy of everything we sent in, and it's answered.  

 

I called the USCIS yesterday and explained to officer and she transferred me to Level 2 agent but was a call back wait of 220 minutes and I never received my call back. So I called this morning and the officer told me the level 2 agent does not have access to check file if I answered or not. 

 

Is this true? Because this mistake has cost me over 2 more months! And making it already 9 months since i recieved NOA1 . 

It is true. Also, you have to send an answer to the RFE otherwise they'll deny your case. Just print out the site's Terms and Conditions saying its NOT an IMB. The issue is (I think) that you checked no but provided no proof.

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8 minutes ago, EM_Vandaveer said:

It is true. Also, you have to send an answer to the RFE otherwise they'll deny your case. Just print out the site's Terms and Conditions saying its NOT an IMB. The issue is (I think) that you checked no but provided no proof.

So is there a certain template you or anyone else would recommend and the information I should say before the copy of Terms and conditions ? 

 

I am so nervous now

 

[Jaquelly 1,647]

3 minutes ago, FiorellaYMalachi said:

So is there a certain template you or anyone else would recommend and the information I should say before the copy of Terms and conditions ? 

 

I am so nervous now

 

What website did you meet on? That will give us more information.

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4 minutes ago, Jaquelly said:

What website did you meet on? That will give us more information.

The app "OKCupid"

But as far as the cover letter and the letter I say that no , I did not meet through International Marriage Broker but mutually through an app 

[Jaquelly 1,647]

1 minute ago, FiorellaYMalachi said:

The app "OKCupid"

But as far as the cover letter and the letter I say that no , I did not meet through International Marriage Broker but mutually through an app 

Yeah, ok. That helps a lot! We met on OkCupid as well.

 

https://www.okcupid.com/legal/terms

 

 

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3 minutes ago, Jaquelly said:

Yeah, ok. That helps a lot! We met on OkCupid as well.

 

https://www.okcupid.com/legal/terms

 

 

Thank you very much, I will see these posts and probably Its the final help I need concerning this post. I really appreciate everyone's quick and wonderful help. And congratulations to all

[Jaquelly 1,647]

 So that's what we did for I-129F page 8, part 2, question 54, which is how we addressed the IMBRA topic. I think we also included a copy of the TOS. 

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2 minutes ago, Jaquelly said:

 So that's what we did for I-129F page 8, part 2, question 54, which is how we addressed the IMBRA topic. I think we also included a copy of the TOS. 

Thank you and I submitted similar evidence but did not address it to that question. I addressed to how we met and I provided proof there which I think is question 34 . I explained everything and had proof of airline tickets, and of screenshots of messages from okcupid and whatsapp

[Jaquelly 1,647]

1 minute ago, FiorellaYMalachi said:

Thank you and I submitted similar evidence but did not address it to that question. I addressed to how we met and I provided proof there which I think is question 34 . I explained everything and had proof of airline tickets, and of screenshots of messages from okcupid and whatsapp

Yeah It sucks, because it really is just luck of the draw when it comes to who looks over your application. Luckily, once you answer it, the RFE response goes quickly (from what I've seen). I wish you luck - if you need help, let me know

[geowrian 22,336]

I got the same RFE last year, too. I just sent them the TOS + an email from their support team explaining that they are not an IMB. The I-129F was approved a few days after receipt (although I think they are more backlogged now so give it a few weeks).

Edited August 16, 2018 by geowrian

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11 minutes ago, Jaquelly said:

Yeah It sucks, because it really is just luck of the draw when it comes to who looks over your application. Luckily, once you answer it, the RFE response goes quickly (from what I've seen). I wish you luck - if you need help, let me know

Have you seen any good templates ? And I should include a cover letter,  letter about that no, I didnt meet through an IMBRA but through OKCUPID and have their terms and conditions attached? Nothing else? I do not want to do it wrong, I sign the papers or just put date and my name?

[Jaquelly 1,647]

Oh gosh uh...

 

To whom it concerns,

 

My fiance, (name) and I met on (date) on the website http://www.okcupid.com, which is a dating website. However, OkCupid is a free service that offers paid features, but they do not provide paid matchmaking services. 

I have included the website terms of service, which states that the users are responsible for their own interactions with other members.

 

OkCupid is not an IMBRA website.

 

I have included a copy of our response to page 8, part 2, question 54 in this response letter.

 

With Regards,

Your name

Signature

[Deletedacct 3]

12 minutes ago, Jaquelly said:

Oh gosh uh...

 

To whom it concerns,

 

My fiance, (name) and I met on (date) on the website http://www.okcupid.com, which is a dating website. However, OkCupid is a free service that offers paid features, but they do not provide paid matchmaking services. 

I have included the website terms of service, which states that the users are responsible for their own interactions with other members.

 

OkCupid is not an IMBRA website.

 

I have included a copy of our response to page 8, part 2, question 54 in this response letter.

 

With Regards,

Your name

Signature

Thank you so much !!