TomColorado

Thanks for your perspective.

Thanks. This makes sense. We also got an RFE asking us to redo the I-130A. This form was submitted with the I-130 online. Wondering if we need to include a copy of the marriage certificate in the RFE response to the I-130A. (Seems redudant as we included it with the I-130 and the I-130A was a part of that submission.)

We received an RFE for my wife's I-485. We are using the concurrent filing (adustment of status) to also change her name to her married name. We filled out all forms with her new married name and we included a copy of the marriage certificate in the online I-130 application. However, in wondering why we got the I-485 asking us to redo the form, I thought perhaps we should have included a copy of the marraige certificate ALSO with the snail mail I-485 submission. Should we have included a copy of the marriage certificate with the I-485 subsmission as part of the process of changing her name (in addition to including it with the online I-130)? If the answer is yes, shoud the copy be a certified copy? We can include it in the mailed I-485 RFE response if necessary.

Thanks for clarifyiing.

Does USCIS have a problem with such "duplicate submissions?"

The I-864 also can't be filed online, but in the RFE part of the website, it specifically has a field you can select stating you are uploading an I-864. We all agree that both the original I-485 and I-864 can't be filed online originally. The question is whether they both can be uploaded in response to an RFE. I appreciate your input as I'm not certain.

I appreciate your perspective. The I-864 also can't be filed online, but in the RFE part of the website, it specifically has a field you can select stating you are uploading an I-864. We all agree that both the original I-485 and I-864 can't be filed online originally. The question is whether they both can be uploaded in response to an RFE. I appreciate your input as I'm not certain.

The I-864 also can't be filed online, but in the RFE part of the website, it specifically has a field you can select stating you are uploading an I-864. We all agree that both the original I-485 and I-864 can't be filed online originally. The question is whether they both can be uploaded in response to an RFE. I appreciate your input as I'm not certain.

Thanks for your response. Did you actually get an RFE in response to your original I-485--and did you upload a new I-485 in response to that RFE?

Thanks for your perspective.

One last point on uploading photos. See below image. Looks like this was ready-made for us to respond to this RFE with an online response. I was probably overthinking this.

Appreciate your help today. BTW, I'm leaning towards uploading this RFE response. The taxes and proof assets forms would probably be something like 500 pages minimum to mail. (Complicated taxes). Also, I was able to upload passport style photo for the I-130 petition that was submitted online and they didn't have a problem with that (so there is precedent for them accepting the passport photos online). Another factor is influencing my thinking on uploading vs sending via snail mail. On my wife's USCIS account, there is a button we can click to upload the RFE response to this specific RFE. Since both the I-864 and the I-485 are both submitted by regular mail orginally, if they didn't want us to respond online to an RFE for those specific forms, I don't think they'd have a button ready made for us to click and upload docs. But I will ponder that decision a bit more. Really apppreciate all your perspective. Crazy thing is how you get different answers for same quesitons on all of this.

Thanks a lot. Appreicate your perspective.

Thanks for your perspective. These are due by May 8 or the case is considered abandonned. Think I have time to get it there via snail mail? Recall it isn't the postmark date that is critical but they date they get it (not sure if it is the date the receive it or process the contents of the envelope). The more I think about it, I think that phrazing "if applicable" in the RFE sentence that said "...or scan and upload your response using your USCIS online account (if applicable)" is probably just referring to some people who never created an online account at all and so it isn't an option for them. But I could be wrong.

Wow. Just to be safe?