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I have a pending I-140, INS asked sent RFE 3 times, first one asked about the job and position, second one asked about Tax info for company and beneficiary, 3rd one asked about special registration for beneficiary. Response to last RFE was received by INS on June 12, its been over 2 months and still no decision. Why is it taking so long? Could it be the file has been lost or misplaced?
Answer from lorenzo_lleras:
"Could" the file be misplaced? Absolutely. However, I would not jump to that conclusion. Sometimes these things take several months, specially if you replied to BCIS right away. If you take a look at the cover sheet of the RFE, you will notice a notation, usually written on the side of the page with the following inscription: "CUD and a date." This refers to Call-up date. Let's say that the last day for you to submit the response, the 90th day, was September 1st. The officer may have designated the file to be brought back to him/her on a date subsequent to September 1st. The funny thing about this is that there are times when you reply to the RFE and within days you do get an approval or a denial. However, sometimes the call up date is what is critical. I would also not "expect" a decision right after the call up date. After all, just because the file has made it back to the officer's office, it does not mean that he/she will look at it immediately. I hope this makes some sense.
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I have a pending I-140, INS asked sent RFE 3 times, first one asked about the job and position, second one asked about Tax info for company and beneficiary, 3rd one asked about special registration for beneficiary. Response to last RFE was received by INS on June 12, its been over 2 months and still no decision. Why is it taking so long? Could it be the file has been lost or misplaced?
Answer from lorenzo_lleras:
"Could" the file be misplaced? Absolutely. However, I would not jump to that conclusion. Sometimes these things take several months, specially if you replied to BCIS right away. If you take a look at the cover sheet of the RFE, you will notice a notation, usually written on the side of the page with the following inscription: "CUD and a date." This refers to Call-up date. Let's say that the last day for you to submit the response, the 90th day, was September 1st. The officer may have designated the file to be brought back to him/her on a date subsequent to September 1st. The funny thing about this is that there are times when you reply to the RFE and within days you do get an approval or a denial. However, sometimes the call up date is what is critical. I would also not "expect" a decision right after the call up date. After all, just because the file has made it back to the officer's office, it does not mean that he/she will look at it immediately. I hope this makes some sense.