Spahi

RFE was that BCIS need:
1.proof of my citizenship,
2.marriage certificate in english and original

I already gave them a birth certificate, but guess that was not good
enough, so I must submit a copy of US.passport. I also gave them a
copy of my marriage certificate in english(original). I really do not
know what else to do here? Do they expect original Another question is
should I send corrections for the mistake I found on my I-129F?

David Schwartz

"Spahi" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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    > Well, I think the congressman's inquiry may have worked because when I
    > checked my case status on-line today. There was a request for
    > additional information, so I called the BCIS hotline but the lady
    > could not tell me anything except to wait for the letter to arrive.
    > So I went and did a search for "Request for additonal information" on
    > this newsgroup and found out what my RFE probably will be for? Long
    > story short, I had forgot to put down my spouse's Date of Birth, and
    > had written "NA" where I should have written "none" in a few places.
    > As soon as I found out about my mistakes, I was so furious at myself
    > that I had step away for a few hours. I am still angry at myself and
    > wondering how I am going to explain to my wife and my parents about
    > these delays. Hindsight is 20/20 and I am feeling like a Monday
    > Morning Quarterback-->"I SHOULD HAVE HIRED A LAWYER".
    > So here is my timeline:
    > 1st NOA Sept 5, 2003 from MSC
    > RFE Per website Jan. 13, 2004(still waiting for the letter)
    > I also checked my I-130 application and found out that I had made some
    > of the same mistakes listed above. My question is that "Should I send
    > a letter to
    > the Lincoln, NE center about my mistakes or wait till I get a RFE from
    > them?". A second question is that "Will my I-129F(K3 Visa)application
    > be kicked back to the end of the line because of a RFE?". and last
    > question "In theory how long does it take after an RFE is received to
    > process an application?
    > Thanks.

Sounds like we are going through the same procedure, in about the same time
frame. I have my first Notice of Action (NOA) from Lincoln, NE dated Sept.
15. In 15 more days, I will be at the minimum time for them to approve my
petition (150-180 days). I called the 1-800 number today, and entered my
receipt number, and got recorded information that contained nothing that was
not already on my NOA letter. I wonder if that is a good sign?

Does anyone have any information on how long it takes for the Lincoln, NE
office to process a I-129F, these days?

FYI, before I submitted my application, I had an immigration lawyer review
the paperwork, and he also had me change a few N/As and Nones.

Spahi

David S,
Please call either your Congressman or Senator(s) to have them do an
inquiry into your case.
Shantanu

amol_k3

I initiated an inquiry with the NBC three weeks ago, but haven't heard anything back yet (surprise, surprise). I called them up and they said that I need to wait 30 days after initiating an inquiry, at which point they would issue another inquiry.

Any ideas on whether I should contact my congressman/senator now itself or just wait another week for the 30 days to expire? I'm wondering that if the congressman initiates another inquiry, will they just see that I already have one pending? It's been about 53 days since they received my response to the RFE.

Amol

Spahi

Amol,
I also had intiated an inquiry with USCIS, I still went ahead and
called the Congressman R. Emmanuel. Within one week of calling the
Congressman, I got an RFE; After I got the RFE, I called back the
USCIS and told them to pull out the inquiry.
Shantanu