AOS & RFEs

[Marry American 0]

Since I will be filing papers for AOS next week, I am curious about RFEs and the reasons why some have gotten them. Please explain????

[Mags 112]

RFEs get sent out for a variety of reasons. Missing or incomplete paperwork, further information etc etc. Some people get RFEs for information they have already sent in.

[loonphang 0]

Dont freak out when you receive RFE, in my case, i forgot to send them my wife's Japanese birht certificate, i turn them in right away, and it doesn't delay the process much....

good luck for your AOS journey

[sj5 4]

You do get RFE if you incomplete your application or ??? document's (My friend of mine applied AOS for herself and 2children last year and they're approved but one of her children didn't get any GC ) Guess what happen?

[Cassie 8]

i forgot to sign a cheque. It only delayed my process by the couple of days it took to receive the package, sign the cheque and send it back.

[keiyci 0]

Just be careful to include all of the paperwork, I received one for the medical stuff (both forms), which sucks coz everyone (even lawyers!) seems to think that one doesnt have to file it with the aos paperwork, this, along with the affidavit of support seem to be the major source of RFE's. My RFE however didnt seem to delay my process.

[Marry American 0]

You do get RFE if you incomplete your application or ??? document's (My friend of mine applied AOS for herself and 2children last year and they're approved but one of her children didn't get any GC ) Guess what happen?

What happened?

[cellarlily 0]

The top RFEs seem to be for Tax information (things got misplaced by USCIS or the individuals didn't send in the correct information) and for medicals (again, misplaced by USCIS or the vaccination supplement wasn't correct).

For simple RFEs it does not slow down your case much because you should have the information on hand. Just make sure you send copies of documents and not the originals because you'll never get them back. Keep the originals and if they ask for something you know you sent, make another copy and send it back to them. Someone who filed in March had an RFE and she was just approved for her Green Card today, so it doesn't hold up your case much at all.

If you do get one, you can always ask here to explain it or what you should send back. Using the AOS guide here is a really good way to prevent getting one in the first place.

Good luck!