RFIE for I-130 after over 4 months Questions regarding timeline

[nana.p]

Hi everyone,
So apparently USCIS just sent me a RFIE today regarding my husband's I-130. I have several questions:
1) Does this mean the clock for I-130 will start over and I'm back to square one with it?
2) Does this also slow down, or even worse, also start the clocks for my I-485 and I-765 over?
Thank you very much!

[nycfiler3]

Odds are it will only put everything on hold. It means that they are working on your case: I am assuming that you will get your combo card as soon as you respond to the RFIE.

[igorr]

Hi everyone,
So apparently USCIS just sent me a RFIE today regarding my husband's I-130. I have several questions:
1) Does this mean the clock for I-130 will start over and I'm back to square one with it?
2) Does this also slow down, or even worse, also start the clocks for my I-485 and I-765 over?
Thank you very much!

If anything it will speed up your process since they're actively working on it. I've read stories of fast turnaround after RFE's. Good luck!

[nana.p]

Odds are it will only put everything on hold. It means that they are working on your case: I am assuming that you will get your combo card as soon as you respond to the RFIE.

Thank you so much, i really really hope that's the case. It's just I've heard from several people that RFIE will start the clock over again and that kinda panics me

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If anything it will speed up your process since they're actively working on it. I've read stories of fast turnaround after RFE's. Good luck!

Wow I didn't know it could go faster after RFIE, thank you so much. Hopefully it won't take me back to square one or that'll be devastating :-/ Oh and you said RFE, and mine is RFIE, is there a difference?

[Singh2403]

I just received RFIE for i-130 . Can you tell how was your timeline after they received you response? Thanks in advance

[gaps0214]

Hi everyone,
So apparently USCIS just sent me a RFIE today regarding my husband's I-130. I have several questions:
1) Does this mean the clock for I-130 will start over and I'm back to square one with it?
2) Does this also slow down, or even worse, also start the clocks for my I-485 and I-765 over?
Thank you very much!

From my experience, the answer to your question #1 is Yes. I received an RFIE to my spouses documents 3 months after RD and case was on hold until I have submitted the reply to the RFIE, they said so in the NOA for the RFIE.
Consequently, if you concurrently filed your I-130 with your 485 and 765, then everything is affected as well.
But dont lose heart, its just a matter of waiting.
Some get to wait a shorter period, in my case we pretty much waited the prescribed period, which is longer than others.
Hope this helps.
Cheers.

[nana.p]

I just received RFIE for i-130 . Can you tell how was your timeline after they received you response? Thanks in advance

My time line is as stated in my signature. I didn't get my EAD until June, over 7 months from filing and 3 months from when I got RIFE so guess it doesn't turn restart the clock?
My I-130 is still at respond to RIFE received by USCIS