人人都会跳过的三条 RFE 规则

“Please note that you have been allotted the maximum period allowed for responding to an RFE. The time period for responding cannot be extended. 8 Code of Federal Regulations (8 CFR) 103.2(b)(8)(iv). Because many immigration benefits are time sensitive, you are encouraged to respond to this request as early as possible, but no later than the deadline provided above. If you do not respond to this notice within the allotted time, your case may be denied. The regulations do not provide for an extension of time to submit the requested evidence.”

• 通知书说的是你拿到的这段期限已经是允许的最长期限——不存在一个更短的默认期限、可以再申请延长。
• 起决定作用的日期是 USCIS 收到你回应信的日期，不是你寄出的日期。把邮寄时间算进你自己的内部截止期里。
• 需要第三方配合的证据——专家信函、协会出具的入会标准证明、政府机构出具的记录确认——是最容易超时的部分。第一天就该开始联系这些人，不要等容易搞到的材料都备齐了才开始。

“You must submit all requested evidence at the same time. If you submit only some of the requested evidence, USCIS will consider your response a request for a decision on the record. See 8 CFR 103.2(b)(11).”

• 这是最容易被误读的一句话。先把现在有的寄过去、剩下的以后再补，并不能换来更多时间——第一份材料会被解读为"请就目前这些材料做出裁决"。
• 这也意味着你不能只挑自己最有信心的标准来回应，剩下的先放一放。要一次性寄出一份完整的材料包。
• 如果某项被要求的材料确实不存在，要在回应信里明确说明并解释原因，而不是留一个沉默的空白，让它看起来像是材料不完整。

“If you submit a document in any language other than English, the document must be accompanied by a full and complete English translation. The translator must certify that the translation is accurate and he or she is competent to translate from that language to English. If you submit a foreign language translation in response to this request for evidence, you must also include a copy of the foreign language document.”

• 一段话里包含三个独立要求：完整翻译、译者出具的准确性与资质认证声明，以及外文原件的副本。
• "完整"排除了节译。只翻译你想引用的那一段，不满足这个要求。
• 这份认证声明是关于译者的，不是关于申请人的——你不能自己认证自己翻译的文件。
• 这是最容易悄无声息地拖垮一份本来很有力的回应信的要求，因为它适用于你新增的每一份证据，不只是 USCIS 明确问到的那些。