Marriage on F1?
Mar 16th 2018, 3:24 pm
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Re: Marriage on F1?
Got my NOA texts and emails this morning when I woke up! Guess the waiting game is now officially on.....
Mar 19th 2018, 7:18 pm
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My timeline will be close to yours (you posted on my thread 
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Package arrived on the 9th March so hoping i will get notifications this week!
I started my visa journey 10 years ago on the F1, had a brief period of OPT before H1b kicked in and now into the 5th year of H1b.
Got married a year ago but life got in the way of us filing before now.
Ready for it all to be over! Good luck to you!
)Package arrived on the 9th March so hoping i will get notifications this week!
I started my visa journey 10 years ago on the F1, had a brief period of OPT before H1b kicked in and now into the 5th year of H1b.
Got married a year ago but life got in the way of us filing before now.
Ready for it all to be over! Good luck to you!
Mar 20th 2018, 3:51 am
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My timeline will be close to yours (you posted on my thread )
Package arrived on the 9th March so hoping i will get notifications this week!
I started my visa journey 10 years ago on the F1, had a brief period of OPT before H1b kicked in and now into the 5th year of H1b.
Got married a year ago but life got in the way of us filing before now.
Ready for it all to be over! Good luck to you!
)Package arrived on the 9th March so hoping i will get notifications this week!
I started my visa journey 10 years ago on the F1, had a brief period of OPT before H1b kicked in and now into the 5th year of H1b.
Got married a year ago but life got in the way of us filing before now.
Ready for it all to be over! Good luck to you!
I got my letters in the post today from USCIS, just basically paper copies of the texts/emails I received.
Fingers crossed you get notifications this week. Let me know!
Mar 23rd 2018, 2:16 am
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Saw the checks were cashed yesterday in the morning sometime and waited all day to get the official word from a text or email. Eventually went to bed at 10:30pm. Woke up this morning to see 4 e-mails and 4 texts sents at 10:45pm confirming receipt and approval being routed for processing!
A huge relief but now onto the waiting game!
A huge relief but now onto the waiting game!
Mar 23rd 2018, 11:49 am
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Saw the checks were cashed yesterday in the morning sometime and waited all day to get the official word from a text or email. Eventually went to bed at 10:30pm. Woke up this morning to see 4 e-mails and 4 texts sents at 10:45pm confirming receipt and approval being routed for processing!
A huge relief but now onto the waiting game!
A huge relief but now onto the waiting game!
I'm just waiting for my Biometrics appointment letter, then the real waiting game begins lol.
Mar 24th 2018, 11:49 am
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Got my biometrics appointment letter yesterday. Scheduled for 2nd April, which is forcing us to leave our Easter break to visit the wife's family in Chicago earlier than we had planned unfortunately!
Mar 24th 2018, 11:56 am
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As a matter of general practice, it has been possible to do biometrics either in advance of the scheduled date or at a different ASC location. The central database will record compliance with the notice.
Apr 4th 2018, 12:07 pm
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I did my biometrics appointment in St Louis on Monday, there was nobody there. I was in and out within 10 minutes!
I also got an email on Saturday that an RFE has been mailed to me. I have an inkling it's for my wifes 2017 tax returns, as at the time of filing her most recent returns was 2016 tax return. But she has done her taxes now, so shouldn't take long to gather it all together and send it in, if that's what it is.
Fingers crossed it isn't an RFE for a translation of my English birth certificate, which I've seen happening lately.
I'm kind of upset we have an RFE so quick, but I should take it as good news, as it means someone is reviewing my case at least?
I also got an email on Saturday that an RFE has been mailed to me. I have an inkling it's for my wifes 2017 tax returns, as at the time of filing her most recent returns was 2016 tax return. But she has done her taxes now, so shouldn't take long to gather it all together and send it in, if that's what it is.
Fingers crossed it isn't an RFE for a translation of my English birth certificate, which I've seen happening lately.
I'm kind of upset we have an RFE so quick, but I should take it as good news, as it means someone is reviewing my case at least?
Apr 4th 2018, 12:20 pm
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I haven't updated for me.. Got my biometrics next week and have paper copies of everything now as well.
I personally see it as a good thing as that means someone has looked at it! But that's just me, sorry you got a RFE, hope it is something simple!
I personally see it as a good thing as that means someone has looked at it! But that's just me, sorry you got a RFE, hope it is something simple!
Apr 4th 2018, 2:21 pm
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Yeah, I'm trying to see it as a good thing as it means at least it's been looked at! Online says it's RFE, so fingers crossed it's not an RFIE as according to USCIS that resets the clock on your processing time.
My wife has signed up to informed delivery through USPS and she got an email this morning saying our letter from USCIS is coming today, so we will find out in due course what the RFE is!
Apr 4th 2018, 5:48 pm
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Turns out my RFE is an RFIE 
It's saying I didn't submit sufficient evidence, and that I've submitted secondary evidence and/or a birth affidavit as proof of my birth record.
The copy of my birth certificate I sent in a certified copy of an entry, which came from the general register office (logo in bottom right corner). It has my parents full names on it, my date and place of birth, signature of registrar etc.
When I go to the website they reference to check what birth certificate I should submit it says this:
And that is what I submitted in the first place...
So what exactly do they want me to submit? I'm confused.
It's saying I didn't submit sufficient evidence, and that I've submitted secondary evidence and/or a birth affidavit as proof of my birth record.
The copy of my birth certificate I sent in a certified copy of an entry, which came from the general register office (logo in bottom right corner). It has my parents full names on it, my date and place of birth, signature of registrar etc.
When I go to the website they reference to check what birth certificate I should submit it says this:
England and Wales (including Scilly Isles and Isle of Wight): Available. Certificates of births, adoptions, deaths and marriages may be obtained from the General Register Office, Smedley Hydro, Trafalgar Road, Southport, Merseyside PR8 2HH, or from the local registrar's office in the district in which the birth, death or marriage was originally registered. Long-form birth certificates should be requested, as short-form birth certificates do not contain the parents' names.
So what exactly do they want me to submit? I'm confused.
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Apr 4th 2018, 6:35 pm
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Resend the same birth certificate. Do you have more than one original of the certified copy?
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Apr 4th 2018, 6:41 pm
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BTW I can't see anywhere on the USCIS website or on a google search that an RFIE resets the clock for adjustment of status. In fact an RFE and RFIE appear to mean the very same thing and the only thing it does it halts processing which restarts when the information is received. It doesn't reset the clock.
Apr 4th 2018, 6:44 pm
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It is an "and/or" run on sentence. You didn't send a birth affidavit as many do who are Indian but a certified copy of your full birth certificate. If you copied that sentence exactly then it is an RFIE for sufficient evidence or simply that your birth certificate went missing from your package which is not unusual. Or can it be for different evidence, i.e. evidence of your marriage, etc.
Resend the same birth certificate. Do you have more than one original of the certified copy?
Resend the same birth certificate. Do you have more than one original of the certified copy?
I only have this one copy!
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Apr 4th 2018, 7:10 pm
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I would make a front/back copy being sure that all marks are clearly shown and send it back in. The letter is more likely than not a generic letter. If you can, send for another original certified copy. Also best to have at least two of such documents on hand when dealing with the USCIS.