Kswtangel

Let's wait for your physical letter to arrive so we'll know what your RFE is all about, dear. Naes is right. It might be as simple as providing a letter of intent or sending again some evidences of a personal meeting with your Fiance or they want your 2x2 photos again (because they've lost them ).
Don't stress about it. At least we got an answer for your case and more or less you're ready for whatever additional docs they might ask you to send back.
Cheer up, pretty! Everything will be fine 

Well there's something missing... so it can even be a letter of intent missing.. it doesn't always mean you forgot to send it but they might have lost it too. 
 They cannot tell you what it was on the phone(Ever). But I think it will reach you soon, let us know too  
 
however now it is moving at least...
 
tier 1 is like the archers in a war.....so at the forefront they just try to get rid of as many people as possible...it's like protect the tier 2!!!
 
i wonder if they get money over how little they send to tier2 or something 🤔

Ok so I called USCIS first thing this morning for a status update, let the Tier 1 rep give me her spiel and then politely asked to speak to a Tier 2 officer.  I said that I understood that I was in normal processing times but as it has been 6 months, I’m a bit anxious and would really appreciate having someone look into my case to see if it has been touched at all.  The Tier 1 that I spoke to was not rude but she was not very friendly either.  She said that from what she could see, my case had not been opened at all and that a Tier 2 rep would not be able to tell me any different.  I politely insisted.  I said that I was aware that they have a bit more access to my case and I would just like to see if anything had been done with it.  She said that since I insisted, she would go ahead and transfer me.  I received an estimated call back time of 150 minutes but actually received the call about 30 minutes sooner than that.  The Tier 2 officer I spoke to informed me that there was something missing from my application and that a request for additional evidence had been mailed to me on February 28.  He couldn’t say what was missing but said the letter would state what it was and would have a date that the evidence needed to be sent by.  Of course, this is not the best news I could’ve hoped for but at least I know that our application didn’t get lost at the bottom of the pile.  I am going to go through what we sent to see what we could’ve possibly missed as I thought we were pretty thorough.  The only thing I can think of is that, with our application and as evidence, we sent them copies of our catering and venue contracts as we had originally planned our wedding for February 3, 2018.  Long story short, my fiancé and I had originally planned to settle in the UK hence the original wedding date.  UK spousal visas usually take NO LONGER than 3months!  But, after my mom had a health scare, we changed our plans and decided to settle in the US instead so I could be closer to my family.  We left the wedding plans as they were for a while hoping things would process in time but of course, that didn’t happen.  Lol. How silly and naive I was!  Of course, all of that had to be rescheduled but I wonder if that is what the issue is?  @Naes @NICK & PAULA, any ideas?  Maybe they want to make sure we’re not already married?  I would think they would have access to state marriage records though, but that’s probably just wishful thinking on my part.  Lol.  Either way, I’m anxious to get the RFE letter so that I can see what the issue is and get this part over with already!  Hopefully, it comes sometime next week.
 
NOA1 Received Date:  August 23, 2017
RFE notice date:  February 28, 2018
 
Again, the Tier 1 rep said that there had been no activity on my case and there have been no updates on the website, the app, text, or email.  I received this information after insisting to speak to Tier 2.  
 
 

There are so many of us that have spoken to tier 1 and tier 2. There are only a handful of people (I can think of less than 10) that have gotten any useful information out of tier 2, including approvals.
 
I know it sucks, but if there's nothing there, there's nothing there. Try to remain patient, as they're processing August cases and it's frankly chugging along faster than most of us thought it would for people after June!

It's absolutely ridiculous that tier 1 and 2 are telling you different things. This is a perfect example of why we should always insist on speaking to tier 2.

Ok so I called USCIS first thing this morning for a status update, let the Tier 1 rep give me her spiel and then politely asked to speak to a Tier 2 officer.  I said that I understood that I was in normal processing times but as it has been 6 months, I’m a bit anxious and would really appreciate having someone look into my case to see if it has been touched at all.  The Tier 1 that I spoke to was not rude but she was not very friendly either.  She said that from what she could see, my case had not been opened at all and that a Tier 2 rep would not be able to tell me any different.  I politely insisted.  I said that I was aware that they have a bit more access to my case and I would just like to see if anything had been done with it.  She said that since I insisted, she would go ahead and transfer me.  I received an estimated call back time of 150 minutes but actually received the call about 30 minutes sooner than that.  The Tier 2 officer I spoke to informed me that there was something missing from my application and that a request for additional evidence had been mailed to me on February 28.  He couldn’t say what was missing but said the letter would state what it was and would have a date that the evidence needed to be sent by.  Of course, this is not the best news I could’ve hoped for but at least I know that our application didn’t get lost at the bottom of the pile.  I am going to go through what we sent to see what we could’ve possibly missed as I thought we were pretty thorough.  The only thing I can think of is that, with our application and as evidence, we sent them copies of our catering and venue contracts as we had originally planned our wedding for February 3, 2018.  Long story short, my fiancé and I had originally planned to settle in the UK hence the original wedding date.  UK spousal visas usually take NO LONGER than 3months!  But, after my mom had a health scare, we changed our plans and decided to settle in the US instead so I could be closer to my family.  We left the wedding plans as they were for a while hoping things would process in time but of course, that didn’t happen.  Lol. How silly and naive I was!  Of course, all of that had to be rescheduled but I wonder if that is what the issue is?  @Naes @NICK & PAULA, any ideas?  Maybe they want to make sure we’re not already married?  I would think they would have access to state marriage records though, but that’s probably just wishful thinking on my part.  Lol.  Either way, I’m anxious to get the RFE letter so that I can see what the issue is and get this part over with already!  Hopefully, it comes sometime next week.
 
NOA1 Received Date:  August 23, 2017
RFE notice date:  February 28, 2018
 
Again, the Tier 1 rep said that there had been no activity on my case and there have been no updates on the website, the app, text, or email.  I received this information after insisting to speak to Tier 2.  
 
 

Can I open the first bottle and start sipping?
 
i may actually need some alcohol to survive August....

Tweet, tweet, tweet! (that would be me as a crazy chick /baby chicken) hahahaha! Girl, the world is too bitter and butt hurt so I don't wanna be an addition to it. You know that majority of us loves you and we got your back so just chill, we got this! Can't wait for your approval! I hope it's gonna happen next week 

It actually is weird for me... just because the number of applications are abnormal, why would it offend anyone?
 
it is just about a number...
why would it mean that I'm saying people are abnormal?
Girl you are not abnormal!  It is just the numbers! Numberssssss are abnormal. Don't make me come there 😫
 
Also I sincerely think under these circumstances that government is doing its best protecting its citizens... 

I couldn't have said it any better! This comment sums it all up. I am a Filipina and I don't see anything wrong about having a CFO seminar in my country. Thank you so much for shedding light about it. I hope it's very clear on that person who have a say/complaint about CFOs because whether he likes it or not, his fiancee will have to go through it. 
 
 

I am a Filipina and I wasn't offended at all!  Thank you for this comment. 

dude i'm sure naes knows all about american freedom and can learn even more about it when she gets there. but you also should educate yourself of philippine laws & policies, since you're future wife is from here. 
 
traveling is a freedom which everyone can enjoy. that is true and no one is stopping her to travel as she pleases but then whatever country you travel to you have to follow all their laws and also the laws of the country she's coming from. which i think everyone would agree.
 
you're forgetting that although she's planning to be a us citizen later, she's still also a filipino citizen and as a citizen of our country we must abide laws in our country. remember she's still in philippine soil when you have the visa unless she does her interview in another country.
 
sure, i find this cfo seminar stupid as well in fact a major hassle since it's soo far from where i live, that area's ghetto-ish and traffic and on the "unsafe" side and an added cost to me. i can think of soo many valid excuses. 
 
but if the immigration officer sees that she has a fiance visa stamped in her passport, she will not even be allowed to board the jet to leave the country. trust on me that. i've seen it soo many times at the airport for filipinos that work abroad. when the immigration officer sees a work visa stamped or a spouse visa or fiance visa and you do not go through the poea stamp/cfo stamp.. then you can kiss that flight good bye!  our immigration officers are very strict with us even if we're just traveling for fun.
 
i live abroad 85% of my life after graduating from university. so whenever i have a different type of visa (not student one) i have to go through the poea (a government agency that covers all filipino workers abroad) the equivalent of the agency handing the cfo. so i have lots of experience of this type of seminar from different countries. and i had many experiences coming in and out of my country and seeing these filipinos that were not allowed to board their flight. so it's up to you if you want to take that risk.

if you do try to continue this route, make sure you have a return flight to the philippines. (even if you're not flying back to the philippines and taking a direct flight to america from singapore). that is your only chance of getting away with not having that stamp in your fiance's passport with the immigration officer. although for a cheap amount, i'd rather pay that stupid seminar that pay for an expensive airplane ticket that i'm not going to be taking.

and about your rant for human rights? omg this is exactly why our government has this type of . our government set this up for overseas filipino workers and for those marrying foreigners so that they know their rights and how to assimilate with the community when they get to that specific country they are moving into. some part of the seminar covers what life is like in that country, basic things and knowledge on how to survive on your own, their/customs/traditions in that specific country that you have to abide. sometimes even really annoying to me is they actually do the whole process of you arriving at the airport, to checking in, going through immigration and then boarding and what happens too when you land in that foreign country. 
 
i'm an educated person, college graduate with a post graduate course and probably lower class a bracket in the economic pyramid. i find that cfo seminar excruciating because i know all that and i travel a lot all over europe, america, asia apart from my work. i've also been to america and lived there. but then when you think about it, most of the filipinos that work abroad and those that marry foreigners are from very low income bracket families that probably don't even travel abroad and if by chance they have... it could be nearby asian countries. a lot of those filipinos are also not so educated so they are subject to abuse, being taken advantage of and all sorts of human rights violations. so i get it, it's stupid for me but super beneficial to them. as a filipino citizen myself, i have to abide that as well like it or not. and one of the things about this seminar is that it registers you to be there in that country so if there are any calamities or natural disasters or war in that particular country then our embassy will be looking for her to make sure she's safe, give her stuff or fly her to safety. or if they're battered wives or raped, jailed for criminal acts or whatever (cause this does happen a lot to a lot of filipinos) then the government can also save that person since that person is registered like you're registered to a particular state or country. so basically at its very core this seminar is just to protect filipino citizens.
 
 
 
 

Last one hurts me the most.....

Oh my god this is hilarious! Here are some crazy Pennsylvania laws for you!  Just because it’s almost as good a pics of loved up couples and way better than bickering!!! And I’m thinking the last one of these is why I haven’t got my NOA2 yet as I’m always singing in the shower 🤣🤣🤣 and believe me after today’s encounter with USCIS I need a good laugh!!!
It it illegal to sleep on top of a refrigerator outdoors. You may not catch a fish by any body part except the mouth. A special cleaning ordinance bans housewives from hiding dirt and dust under a rug in a dwelling. You may not sing in the bathtub.

I'll get a donkey just to do that!

Was there like a requirement of quota to have a number of passive aggressive people shall file in August or something????

You lovelies are the sweetest! Thank you so much! Now @Kswtangel let's look forward to your approval! 

Haha... in Arizona it is illegal to let your donkey sleep in the bathtub
 

Aww, thank you!  That’s so sweet of you and really means so much!  
 
And kick you out??  Never!  This place needs your energy! 
 

I will be here with you all through out your journey, sis! You can't kick me out that easily! Hehehehehe!  

Thanks, I can’t wait either!  I’ll be sure to tag you when I do.  
 
I do hope you will stick around here a while.  Your sweet words, positivity, and encouragement sure do make this whole process and thread so much more enjoyable!  It would definitely not be the same without you!

Yes, yes, yes! You gotta call before this week ends, dear sis! I can't wait for your approval post! 

OH MY GOD!!  CONGRATULATIONS!!  Such awesome, amazing news! Thank YOU for all of your support for everyone in this group.  You deserve this girl and I am so super incredibly happy for you guys!  You are totally making me want to cry right now too!  Happy tears!!  Yay!!

OH MY GOD!!  CONGRATULATIONS!!  Such awesome, amazing news! Thank YOU for all of your support for everyone in this group.  You deserve this girl and I am so super incredibly happy for you guys!  You are totally making me want to cry right now too!  Happy tears!!  Yay!!

@Thelucybelle and @NICK & PAULA, I’m sending positive vibes for you too ladies! Hope today is y’alls day!  All these late month approvals are so awesome and exciting!  Yay for all this good news!