Form I-485 Denied

[JJohnson24 0]

Our K-1 Visa was approved. I came to the country and got married. I completed my bio-metrics appointment. Any idea on why I would have gotten denied? We're still waiting for the notice letter. 

[Lil bear 3,831]

Just now, JJohnson24 said:

Our K-1 Visa was approved. I came to the country and got married. I completed my bio-metrics appointment. Any idea on why I would have gotten denied? We're still waiting for the notice letter. 

Assuming you married within the 90 day period , the most common reason for getting a denial on filing is because a required form was not submitted with the application. But you will need to wait until you get the letter to know the reason why. Then you can address the issue and refine 

[igoyougoduke 1,604]

4 minutes ago, JJohnson24 said:

Our K-1 Visa was approved. I came to the country and got married. I completed my bio-metrics appointment. Any idea on why I would have gotten denied? We're still waiting for the notice letter. 

You did not get an RFE ? straight up Denied 

[JJohnson24 0]

Yeah we got married within the 90 day period. Is this something that can be easily fixed? Thank you for the quick reply.

[JJohnson24 0]

1 minute ago, Donald120383 said:

You did not get an RFE ? straight up Denied 

My case status on the website states I was just denied. We're still waiting for the notice letter. I just wanted to see if this was common or what it could possibly be.

[Lil bear 3,831]

1 hour ago, Donald120383 said:

You did not get an RFE ? straight up Denied 

If a form is missing ..such as an I 864... the application is now being denied straight away. In the past an RFE was issued , but that’s changed over the last 12 months. 

[jaysaldi 209]

Can someone remind the OP of what the consequences and remedies are for a denial like this?  Does he just refile ASAP (and pay another $1225 to do so)? And what is his fiancee's legal status now?

[igoyougoduke 1,604]

6 hours ago, jaysaldi said:

Can someone remind the OP of what the consequences and remedies are for a denial like this?  Does he just refile ASAP (and pay another $1225 to do so)? And what is his fiancee's legal status now?

She is K1 visa and all out of status is waived on being married to a citizen.

[igoyougoduke 1,604]

8 hours ago, Lil bear said:

If a form is missing ..such as an I 864... the application is now being denied straight away. In the past an RFE was issued , but that’s changed over the last 12 months. 

from my understanding if a mandatory document was mission the petition would never be accepted.  in OP's case the petiton was accepted so this adds to the puzzle 

[JJohnson24 0]

I'm pretty sure we didn't miss any forms. Could it be we just filled something in incorrectly?

Edited February 12, 2020 by JJohnson24

[jaysaldi 209]

3 minutes ago, JJohnson24 said:

I'm pretty sure we did miss any forms. Could it be we just filled something in incorrectly?

Did you save a copy of what you submitted and what checklist have you compared that to?

[nasse_forelle 4]

Can you post the denial letter when you get it? There has to be a valid reason.

[geowrian 22,335]

Most likely causes are either a required document being missing OR failure to respond to an RFE.

Did you move after filing the I-485?

 

4 hours ago, Donald120383 said:

from my understanding if a mandatory document was mission the petition would never be accepted.  in OP's case the petiton was accepted so this adds to the puzzle 

I've seen applications accepted with missing required documents. For example, a missing marriage certificate, no I-864, etc.

They sometimes RFE for it. Sometimes they don't RFE and outright deny.

[JJohnson24 0]

7 minutes ago, geowrian said:

Most likely causes are either a required document being missing OR failure to respond to an RFE.

Did you move after filing the I-485?

 

I've seen applications accepted with missing required documents. For example, a missing marriage certificate, no I-864, etc.

They sometimes RFE for it. Sometimes they don't RFE and outright deny.

No we didn't move. We never got an RFE. The last update we received from the USCIS was that they got my finger prints and that was back in August.  

[geowrian 22,335]

5 minutes ago, JJohnson24 said:

No we didn't move. We never got an RFE. The last update we received from the USCIS was that they got my finger prints and that was back in August.  

Gotta wait for the paper notice then to find out the reason why.