Hi folks. I received an e-mail from USCIS on Mon. telling me they were sending an RFE (my original RD was Dec. 2002, and I had my FP2 in Nov. 2004). I was expecting an employment letter RFE, but here's what it said:
"The evidence of record indicates that you have accepted employment in the US since Dec. 6/2002, the date you filed your Form I-485 with this office. Please submit documentation that any and all periods of employment since Dec. 6/2002 were authorized by this Service. Such documentation may include, but is not limited to, legible copies of:
Any Form I-129... blah blah blah"
So, when I submitted my app., I was on a 2-year H1, and I submitted by I-129 showing that. It was valid from 6 months before I submitted to 18 months after. I subsequently had it renewed from another year, that I'm currently on, with about 4 months left. So it seems they aren't capable of using their computer system to tell that I've had valid H1 status througout the time they've been sitting on my application.
Luckily, I've got all my I-129s from this period, and it should be a simple response. If I'm missing something here, please let me know. Otherwise, I think I can almost see the light at the end of the tunnel.
Another reminder that keeping every document USCIS has every sent you is important.
"The evidence of record indicates that you have accepted employment in the US since Dec. 6/2002, the date you filed your Form I-485 with this office. Please submit documentation that any and all periods of employment since Dec. 6/2002 were authorized by this Service. Such documentation may include, but is not limited to, legible copies of:
Any Form I-129... blah blah blah"
So, when I submitted my app., I was on a 2-year H1, and I submitted by I-129 showing that. It was valid from 6 months before I submitted to 18 months after. I subsequently had it renewed from another year, that I'm currently on, with about 4 months left. So it seems they aren't capable of using their computer system to tell that I've had valid H1 status througout the time they've been sitting on my application.
Luckily, I've got all my I-129s from this period, and it should be a simple response. If I'm missing something here, please let me know. Otherwise, I think I can almost see the light at the end of the tunnel.
Another reminder that keeping every document USCIS has every sent you is important.