Mintosman

1 minute ago, onek said:

Are you talking about RFE which was issued or RFE response that you provided online?

 

I never received RFE online. It was received via postal mail.

I received them both online and usps mail. But the copy that was online is no longer there.

Has anyone else experienced your RFE Notice that is attached to your Online CR1 application disappear? The case doesn't show approved yet, but that notice is no longer in my online documents. 

12 minutes ago, Mintosman said:

Can someone provide information on who we answer the "Current and Previous Addresses" section when there aren't any where my wife has lived? Do we just leave it at City and Country and provide some sort of explanation later or.....?

*HOW not who

Can someone provide information on who we answer the "Current and Previous Addresses" section when there aren't any where my wife has lived? Do we just leave it at City and Country and provide some sort of explanation later or.....?

24 minutes ago, pushbrk said:

Other than separation issues, I see no problem with that plan.  It's fairly common.  Sounds like you neglected to follow instructions to provide the children's birth certificates AND a copy of your marriage certificate with their petitions.

I didn’t. I can see them online. My only thought is one had a generic file name instead of a specific name.

thanks for the reply! 

On 5/12/2020 at 3:46 PM, pushbrk said:

Depends on the ages and circumstances of the children.  I'm presuming their parents are "adults" so limit my "recommendations" matters directly related to immigration.  To each their own.

Pushbrk, I highly value your opinions as well as facts you share. I wanted to revisit this scenario. My wife is at the NVC stage. 2 of my stepchildren are still at USCIS due to a RFE asking for proof of Step-child relationship. After almost 2 months they haven't even looked at my response. I have spoken to a tier 2 rep trying to see if it would help and so far no movement. So my wife and I are strongly considering submitting her case and going ahead with the process. It is our understanding that if approved, she would have to travel to the USA within 6 months. We are hoping that the children could then go to their medicals and interview within that time frame but if not, mom could come to the USA and then return home on a visit to help them with those things. We do have family that has done this before. The mom came and the kids came later. 

My question is, in your opinion, are we risking anything other than separation for a time period (especially sensitive due to Covid) or a flat denial of the children? In our opinion, it would at least get mom here and working while the kids stay behind with family (that is our worse-case scenario thinking). 

28 minutes ago, Punisher said:

Since it was his place, I'm sure he stated it as his address. Perhaps even spouse was listed as a co-owner to show co-mingling of fin resourses. Or it was claimed as part of "domicile prof". Anyways, it wouldn't be extraordinary to run a quick check and just stumble on this information.

 

Also consider they areor  might be running backgroud checks and would find that out as well. Could they be running credit checks just to see if they stumble across something else (not credit score)? Not impossible...

It was a former residence with his ex-wife. It wasn't listed in any of his information as it was all dismissed in their bankruptcy. So there is nothing that was submitted to the CO or NVC that would have disclosed this. So, the only way they could have found out is they did some research on their own accord. He hired an attorney, provided proof of the foreclosure being settled in bankruptcy and they approved his case. So, it wasn't a big deal other than someone at the Embassy was digging into something from his past that was NOT in his application. It wasn't an asset, it was only referred to as a previous address. Due to the divorce, he didn't even have assets beyond his personal vehicle. 

Just now, Punisher said:

It would be interesting to know how they found out about it. He might have claimed that hause as an asset and then later when 864 was Adjudicated they found out the foreclosure info (really easy, just go to clerk of court's website and voilla).

 

On a separate note, many mortgages are non-recourse and in that case one can walk off (aka give back the keys) and forget about any oustanding loan. This is not something AO would make a guess on and in such case would need to be explained that way.

He didn't claim the house. He didn't even mention the Bankruptcy. I know because I help him submit all his documents. We were perplexed on how they found out. Again, since this was back in 2015 it has me a little worried. 

I do know for a fact they gave an RFE at the Interview stage of a friend who had his house foreclosed on. They saw an unpaid debt of $235k and wanted to know more about it. Now, I am not sure if they found that because he had filed bankruptcy or not but he had to submit proof of the balance being cleared in the bankruptcy. This was in 2015 and the issue dated back to 2011. So, in 2015 they were looking at that stuff. Hence, my original concern.

Does it matter that they are IRS Tax Liens?

Is it best to get in front of some financial issues that Immigration will find at the NVC stage by uploading a letter of explanation with my I-864 regarding financial liens,  or should my wife bring that letter to the interview? Also, while I meet the incoming requirements by 200%, will having multiple liens cause issues that may require an Co-Sponsor? 

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42 minutes ago, TVC said:

I guess you could explain the situation in a letter and upload that. Be sure to include all the petition numbers.

 

Thanks TVC. Frustrating no one there can look at it! My immigration attorney suggested mailing them as well. I guess I will do that. 

12 hours ago, TVC said:

Which is it? Did you provide it only on your wifes petition or on all 3 petitions.

Since I provided to ALL 3 petitions, do you have a recommendation? 

Sorry, missed the first part. It was provided in each of the 3 applications (which I can still see the BC for each case online)

Yes I did. 

Can a Tier 2 customer service agent help with an obvious oversight? My wife's Petition was approved with my BC proving American citizenship yet my two Step-daughters received RFE's asking for my (already provided in the electronic application) BC.

I sent form 4506-T over a month ago. I spoke with IRS agent on the 18th and he said no one is in to process that mail. For now, I wonder if we must use our returns at the NVC stage instead of transcripts.

Good afternoon, I was wondering if any online filers have responded to a RFE online and if so, how long did it take USCIS to respond?

18 minutes ago, pushbrk said:

Did you include birth certificates for each child?  If not, do it now.  This really looks like a request for a child's birth certificate, but I can't really tell.

 

Your wife's birth certificate was not needed, but her children's birth certificates are needed to establish their relationship to their mother, which establishes their step child relationship to you.

I did. Both online submissions have each child's BC. Did you see the letters are formatted differently? Why would that be?

4 minutes ago, geowrian said:

Just for completeness, does the BC you sent contain:

• The date registered / filed
• Date and place of birth
• Names of parents

This seems pretty standard, but I don't know BCs in all states/counties. There is typically a "short form" and "long form" version, in which the short form may not contain all of the above.

Yes. It is the same BC I have used for my wife. 

5 minutes ago, geowrian said:

Moved already.

 

Gotcha...sounds like they overlooked something then. Nothing jumps out as incorrect, assuming it's a normal BC and was fine for your wife's I-130.

If that is the case, sending the BC copy again in response is probably all that is needed.

One thing I noticed is the letters are different...

The first attachment says Certificate of Birth is Not Sufficient evidence..... However, if you look at the letter for the other child, that phrase is missing (see below)

Just now, geowrian said:

Moved already.

 

Gotcha...sounds like they overlooked something then. Nothing jumps out as incorrect, assuming it's a normal BC and was fine for your wife's I-130.

If that is the case, sending the BC copy again in response is probably all that is needed.

Great. I wanted to do that but was just double checking. I didn't want to assume they overlooked it. 

Thanks G!

5 minutes ago, geowrian said:

Is this a DCF case or did you file domestically? This was posted to the DCF forum but your timeline implies your case is being handled domestically (at TSC).

 

I understand the names are redacted, but are the names for both black boxes the same?

Basically, the second (last) blocked out name...is that the petitioner or beneficiary? Also, you were born in the US, correct?

UGH!! Not a DCF case. I was reviewing something in here. Can this be moved? 

I am the USC. Born and raised here in America. The top name is my stepchild and the bottom name is mine.

1 minute ago, geowrian said:

NVC? This is an RFE issued by USCIS.

It appears my Wife's application is moving on to the NVC yet USCIS is requesting the RFE. I thought they would approve all 3 and then match up later at NVC. Now I find out they want my Birth Certificate even though it's already attached. 

Hello, I filed my I-130 online for my wife and stepchildren. My birth certificate was attached to ALL 3 applications. But now I am getting an RFE for the kids application even though I can see my Birth Certificate in the online forms I submitted. Any ideas? Here is a copy of the letter: