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Don't mean to ressurect an old thread but I thought I would post an update in the event someone else has this issue and searches for answers.
 
We decided not to do a name change through the courts prior to replying to the rfe. We wrote a letter politely explaining that we did not know that what we did was not allowed in Arizona, and that it was not done with ill intent. I stated that our only evidence documenting the legal middle name change at that time included an issued Arizona State ID with what we claimed was the proper middle name, a social security card with the claimed middle name, and a conditional green card issued with that claimed middle name. 
 
It was a polite letter and we explained that we understood that we may have been wrong and would take it on ourselves to have the name legally changed through the courts if need be.
 
We caught a break for once because the 10 year green card came with the middle name we have been using all this time and not the one that USCIS was claiming to be correct. Saved us alot of time and headache getting it changed later legally. I also messed up and sent a copy of the rfe back and not the original bit it didn't matter I guess. I did not use their envelope but I stuck it in with everything else and mailed it via USPS with tracking.
 
I'm pretty sure this was a discretionary decision made by the officer reviewing the case so I can't really give advice to any future filers with this problem other than to write a professional and polite letter explaining things and hope for the best.

Don't mean to ressurect an old thread but I thought I would post an update in the event someone else has this issue and searches for answers.
 
We decided not to do a name change through the courts prior to replying to the rfe. We wrote a letter politely explaining that we did not know that what we did was not allowed in Arizona, and that it was not done with ill intent. I stated that our only evidence documenting the legal middle name change at that time included an issued Arizona State ID with what we claimed was the proper middle name, a social security card with the claimed middle name, and a conditional green card issued with that claimed middle name. 
 
It was a polite letter and we explained that we understood that we may have been wrong and would take it on ourselves to have the name legally changed through the courts if need be.
 
We caught a break for once because the 10 year green card came with the middle name we have been using all this time and not the one that USCIS was claiming to be correct. Saved us alot of time and headache getting it changed later legally. I also messed up and sent a copy of the rfe back and not the original bit it didn't matter I guess. I did not use their envelope but I stuck it in with everything else and mailed it via USPS with tracking.
 
I'm pretty sure this was a discretionary decision made by the officer reviewing the case so I can't really give advice to any future filers with this problem other than to write a professional and polite letter explaining things and hope for the best.

Don't mean to ressurect an old thread but I thought I would post an update in the event someone else has this issue and searches for answers.
 
We decided not to do a name change through the courts prior to replying to the rfe. We wrote a letter politely explaining that we did not know that what we did was not allowed in Arizona, and that it was not done with ill intent. I stated that our only evidence documenting the legal middle name change at that time included an issued Arizona State ID with what we claimed was the proper middle name, a social security card with the claimed middle name, and a conditional green card issued with that claimed middle name. 
 
It was a polite letter and we explained that we understood that we may have been wrong and would take it on ourselves to have the name legally changed through the courts if need be.
 
We caught a break for once because the 10 year green card came with the middle name we have been using all this time and not the one that USCIS was claiming to be correct. Saved us alot of time and headache getting it changed later legally. I also messed up and sent a copy of the rfe back and not the original bit it didn't matter I guess. I did not use their envelope but I stuck it in with everything else and mailed it via USPS with tracking.
 
I'm pretty sure this was a discretionary decision made by the officer reviewing the case so I can't really give advice to any future filers with this problem other than to write a professional and polite letter explaining things and hope for the best.

Ours was supposed to be delivered on feb 14th via usps priority mail to the po box.  
 
Tracking says that it is still in transit but that it arrived at the post office. I filed a missing mail report but i think I'm going to have to send another packet because the k1 visa expires on the 5th, at least i can get another one post marked before then.  I plan on waiting until it is received to cancel the original check.
 
I dont have any evidence that i filed right now because at this point, i have to assume the post office lost the packet.