Updates
- June 2023Arrived in the United States on a K-1 visa
- July 2023Got married
- Aug 2023Applied for Adjustment of Status (AOS).
- Aug 2023Visited the Japanese Embassy to give them the notice of marrage
- Aug 2023Received Notification of Acceptance of AOS Documents
- Sep 2023Recieved NOA1（Form I-485、I-864、I-765）
- Sep 2023Received Biometrics Appointment Schedule
- Sep 2023Received Request for Evidence (RFE) Regarding Form I-864
- Sep 2023Attended Scheduled Biometrics Appointment
- Nov 2023Submited Documents Requested in the RFE (Request for Evidence)
- Nov 2023Received Notification of Receipt of Additional Documents for RFE form USCIS
Thus, the timeline has progressed in this manner.
The submitted documents for REF
As with the K-1, this time’s RFE was also a request for additional documents regarding Form I-864 (Affidavit of Support). Due to my husband’s work, we couldn’t start the process immediately so submitted it online towards the end of November. There was about a three-month deadline for submission.
It’s important to read the RFE letter thoroughly as there is a deadline.
The following are the additional documents we submitted.
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- The original RFE (a copy of the RFE letter itself was also required to be sent)
- Form I-864 (no major revisions made, but be careful with missing signatures and dates)
- Tax Return Transcripts for 2020 to 2022
- Tax Return for 2022 W-2
- Most recent Pay Stub
- Bank balance statement
- Stock acquisition amount certificate
- Husband’s employment certificate (including annual salary details)
- Copy of my husband’s passport & birth certificate
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We submitted an overwhelming amount of documents for proof.
It took time not only to gather them but also to submit them.
Due to the website’s structure, we could only upload a maximum of five files, and they also had to be compressed in size.
We combined several documents into one, creating ‘File 1’, ‘File 2’, and so on, for a total of five files.
By the way, we attached a cover letter in the first file.
We sincerely hope that everything is going to be okay!
From what I see around, some people receive a response about 3 months after submitting additional documents for RFE.
Without getting our hopes too high, we’ve decided to patiently wait.
