Requesting more time to reply to I-485 medical RFE

[gcisadawg]

Hello Attorney,

My wife received a RFE on her I-485 for missing medical test (TB test).
The deadline for responding to RFE is May 9th. She is out of the country currently and is scheduled to return on June 3rd.

Can we request an extension of time to reply to RFE based on hardship?
We just need one more month to comply with RFE.

Does USCIS normally provide extension for situations like the one above?
I took an infopass appointmnet at Baltimore and they couldn't offer a concrete answer since the case is pending with TSC. They asked me to reply to RFE asking for extension and provide supporting documents. I'm not sure if that would be accepted and results in denial of I-485.

Thanks in advance,
GCisaDawg

[bbct]

FYI, the response from my attorney firm -

Question -
1) Can we request for an extension of time - if in case the time allocated to respond is 30 days or less?

Response -
1) A request can not be made for an extension on any RFE response times.

[vin13]

Originally Posted by gcisadawg

Hello Attorney,

My wife received a RFE on her I-485 for missing medical test (TB test).
The deadline for responding to RFE is May 9th. She is out of the country currently and is scheduled to return on June 3rd.

Can we request an extension of time to reply to RFE based on hardship?
We just need one more month to comply with RFE.

Does USCIS normally provide extension for situations like the one above?
I took an infopass appointmnet at Baltimore and they couldn't offer a concrete answer since the case is pending with TSC. They asked me to reply to RFE asking for extension and provide supporting documents. I'm not sure if that would be accepted and results in denial of I-485.

Thanks in advance,
GCisaDawg

Can you not ask your wife to fly back early? Is there a genuine hardship.

When we had our fingerprint appointment and my wife was out of town, the attorneys said it is better not to reschedule. So she flew in before the appointment just to get the fingerprints done on time.

[gcisadawg]

bbct & vin13,

Thank you both for your replies! We are trying to figure out what to do.
She is travelling with our twins and my father. Seems like there is no way other than for her to do a flying visit or to prepone the trip for everybody.

Thanks,
GCisaDawg

[bbct]

That really sucks.

They (USCIS) take ages to work on our case and when they request something they don't give enough time to respond and even ignore genuine hardship.

I pray sincerely things work out for you. Good luck!

Originally Posted by gcisadawg

bbct & vin13,

Thank you both for your replies! We are trying to figure out what to do.
She is travelling with our twins and my father. Seems like there is no way other than for her to do a flying visit or to prepone the trip for everybody.

Thanks,
GCisaDawg

[vin13]

Originally Posted by gcisadawg

bbct & vin13,

Thank you both for your replies! We are trying to figure out what to do.
She is travelling with our twins and my father. Seems like there is no way other than for her to do a flying visit or to prepone the trip for everybody.

Thanks,
GCisaDawg

Are there civil surgeons approved by USCIS in India who can do the TB test for her?

There are so many green card cases which are counselor processing. How do they get their medical? So this is something you could explore the possibilites of medical test in India.

[gcisadawg]

Originally Posted by vin13

Are there civil surgeons approved by USCIS in India who can do the TB test for her?

There are so many green card cases which are counselor processing. How do they get their medical? So this is something you could explore the possibilites of medical test in India.

bbct & vin13,

Thanks for all your feedback.

I explored civil surgeon in India option. Didnt work out. Panel physicians in India do medicals for FB AOS. Civil surgeons in US do medicals for EB AOS.
It can not be interchanged since the forms and procedures are different.

Everyone I asked say gambling against USCIS is like playing with fire. I don't want to jeopardize my wife's pending I-485.

We should have done her TB test before trip. That is a mistake I did and now paying a price. Another Lesson learned!

-GCisaDawg

[ilikekilo]

Originally Posted by gcisadawg

bbct & vin13,

Thanks for all your feedback.

I explored civil surgeon in India option. Didnt work out. Panel physicians in India do medicals for FB AOS. Civil surgeons in US do medicals for EB AOS.
It can not be interchanged since the forms and procedures are different.

Everyone I asked say gambling against USCIS is like playing with fire. I don't want to jeopardize my wife's pending I-485.

We should have done her TB test before trip. That is a mistake I did and now paying a price. Another Lesson learned!

-GCisaDawg

Sorry looks like it didnt work out for you..