silvanski

Thanks all.

Yeah he really is a cute little #######

well, today, Sept 20, 2007, we got the letter saying that the 10 year card has been approved.

Daniel

:energetic:

You beat me on the home stretch

we got a very upsetting notice saying that we would have to supply more proof by November 2, I wonder what other people think?

We had the same thing happening after sending in lots of stuff ... dunno what we might have missed

Here's Kyle, baby boy of Kathleen's daughter.

This lucky shot in which he just has his eyes open makes him look older than the three weeks he is...

Great news Widgy

Nothing new to report from this side ... better no news than another RFE I'd say

Ik heb mijn interview datum!!!!!

joepie!!!!!!!

Silvanski,

Why were you RFEd?

That's what I'd like to know...

still no change :-(

Same here

I got my NOA1 one month ago now and still No Biometric appointment. I am going to France on Saturday so it will have to wait now ............my husband will look at the mail and let me know !

Good, cuz on the bio notice it tells you how to reschedule the appointment

awesome,

Let's hope the CSC says this as well

OK... we sent a cover letter signed by both of us which lists the included documents, stating that these are in response to the RFE, and that they are in addition to the documents already sent with the I-751

..and copies of:

-Utility bill statements (printouts from online transactions) : cable is in my name, electricity in Kathleen's, but both show the same service address.

-More bank statements covering the past two years, especially those attachments showing copies of cheques signed by either one of us.

-Receipts showing use of joint debit/master cheque card by both of us (groceries, gas)

-The coverletter for the tax return transcripts we requested.

-Two signed affidavits, from brother-in-law and family friend.

-More mail addressed to either one and both of us... even junk mail offering credit cards and the likes...

Of course with the RFE and its attachments on top of this pile... I kept a copy of the RFE for my files.

Silvanski, can you do a favour for future reference? (pretty pretty please!)

I've copied your original evidence list below -- would you mind letting us know what you end up sending as supplementary evidence to the RFE (once you get it all compiled)? I think it would help others in the future.

-2 year GC (both sides)

Documents with various dates, showing cohabitation during the past two years:

-TX DL of me and my wife, showing identical address

-Joint Tax returns

-Retirement plan and health and term life insurance through my job, showing my wife as beneficiary

-Joint bank account

-Joint car insurance

-Mail adressed to both of us

-Joint 'Sam's Club' account

OK... we sent a cover letter signed by both of us which lists the included documents, stating that these are in response to the RFE, and that they are in addition to the documents already sent with the I-751

..and copies of:

-Utility bill statements (printouts from online transactions) : cable is in my name, electricity in Kathleen's, but both show the same service address.

-More bank statements covering the past two years, especially those attachments showing copies of cheques signed by either one of us.

-Receipts showing use of joint debit/master cheque card by both of us (groceries, gas)

-The coverletter for the tax return transcripts we requested.

-Two signed affidavits, from brother-in-law and family friend.

-More mail addressed to either one and both of us... even junk mail offering credit cards and the likes...

OK, you had me going on the NOA. I was worried about what I was going to stay, but yes it is a RFE.

A blue one ?

I got one myself... despite sending in so many documents and stuff... well -for pete's sake- if they still have any doubts OK let them summon us for an interview

I did not get my biometric letter yet ... got my NOA1 3 weeks ago already ... just as well I am flying home to visit saturday for 2 weeks ! I would hate to re-schedule .................

Did you read today more people got RFE so it is the new trend ?

The bio appointment shouldn't take too long now ...

More RFE's? Maybe the adjudicators received new guidelines....

dayum!

Daniel

:energetic:

Dayum indeed as you also count the two times 2 hours to get to and back from Houston ... left us with saddle sores

I see you went to Houston for your biometrics this time ? Didn't you do to San Antonio first time for AOS ?

That's right. I don't know why they asked me to go to Houston this time... It didn't matter as it's roughly the same distance from where we live.

A buddy of Kathleen's son and a brother-in-law will provide letters of support to include in the stuff for the RFE

We manage our utility bills (electricity/cable) online but I got screenie prints of our statements showing the service address, that'll do I hope

we didn't send utility bills cuz the cable is in my name and electricity is in hers...

As long as the service address is the same, it serves as evidence of joint residence. So, send it in.

Good Luck!

Right-oh, will do that... I've already got a pile of paperwork to send them

Thanks for the tips Cassie... btw they also got our past 2 years joint tax returns, a must have

Send the utility bills; even though in only one name they do at least show each of you at the address. I don't know what all you sent but even send driver's licenses, junk mail with each of your names, etc.

Hope you figure out what to send and good luck from here on out!

PJ

They have copies of our driver's licenses.. that was one of the first things I put on my list

Heeey chanchan

I hope yours passes smoothly... it just might :-)

Yeah, it's frustrating... being convinced we sent a well documented case... the RFE doesnt' specify what exactly it is they still wanna receive... OK we didn't send utility bills cuz the cable is in my name and electricity is in hers... but we got a joint car insurance and bank account showing both our names in the address portion... my wife is listed as beneficiary on my health and life insurance...

We didn't send affidavits... look we don't know that many people and really don't wanna bother them with that

Ik zit met een ei en ik moet het kwijt.

Heel die immigratierommel is voor mij vlot verlopen maar nu dat de finish in zicht is beginnen ze ineens moeilijk te doen. Na twee jaar was het dus tijd om een aanvraag "removal of conditions" aan te vragen.. zo gezegd zo gedaan, formulierke, een pak geld en ne hoop papperassen opgestuurd ... vingerafdrukken en een nieuw fotooke laten nemen, alles vlotjes en geen vuiltje aan de lucht... OK dus ikke relaxed wachten op mijn nieuwe green card...no problemo want ik heb een automatische verlenging van een jaar gekregen...

En nu krijg ik ineens een "request for evidence" aan mijn been gelapt, gaan ze wat met mijn Belgische voeten rammelen...

Wat willen die sjarels nu nog? Ze hebben massa's documenten in mijn dossier... gezamelijke bankrekening, autoverzekering, ziekte- en levensverzekering via mijn werk met mijn vrouw als begunstigde etc etc...

Ze zouden wel eens meer specifiek mogen zijn omtrent hetgeen dat zenog willen zien zenne...

Sorry zenne, maar het moest eruit

Dank je voor de warme welkom !

Dit hele proces is zo frustrerend en bovenop datte is mn ventje 3 maand geleden op een 15 ( hopelijk 12 ) maand deployment vertrokken naar Irak !

Het beste voor uwe GI... het mag feitelijk wel eens gedaan zijn met die zever in Irak.

Allokes,

Ik ben hier al een tijdje op VJ en ineens dacht ik:"EE, Der zijn mischien nog andere Belgskes in America,.."

En ja, mijn brein had gelijk...

Ik ben hier al een jaar of 8 (werk) maar ben nu met mijn AOS begonne. Mis Belgie wel enorm, het eten, de nonchalance van het dagelijkse

leven,etc....En mijn Vlaams begint te sufferen...

Jeej, Ik ben blij am jullie hier te vinde

Hallookes, succes met de AOS

The February 16, 2005 new RFE Memo directs an adjudicator to issue an RFE, rather than a NOID, if a necessary piece or pieces of evidence are missing. According to the Memo, "the highest quality RFE is one that limits the request to the missing evidence. Generally, it is unacceptable to issue a RFE for a broad range of evidence when, after review of the record so far, only a small number of types of evidence is still required." The new RFE Memo recognizes that RFEs requesting a full gamut of information when only a small amount is needed to make a final decision "overburdens the USCIS' customers, over-documents the file, and wastes examination resources through the review of unnecessary, duplicative, or irrelevant documents." This directive is obviously a welcome one and, hopefully, something that will make its way into actual practice.

So it's obvious that most RFE's are low quality ones