K S
Apr 17, 2026
Can I respond to RFE directly if the RFE is addressed to my attorney
Me and wife got RFEs for missing polio vaccines. Our attorney is asking for more money to respond to these. We already paid a substantial amount during filing. After doing some research it feels like I can respond to it myself. It only needs updated I-693s from the medical examiner and submitted those with a copy of the RFE letter and a cover letter. One concern I have is the RFE letters are addressed to our attorney and not directly to us. Can I still respond to the RFE directly without the attorney? Any suggestions here will be very helpful. If anyone else has responded themselves to such RFEs, kindly share your experience. My wife is not working yet and paying more to the attorney puts us under more financial stress
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Be positiveApr 18, 2026
If you have received the RFE notice, you can respond directly by attaching: * A copy of the RFE notice * The sealed medical report from your doctor You can send this yourself to USCIS. However, it’s always good to keep a backup with USCIS stating any notice you should be copo and in your name as well. To do this, call U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and explain that the RFE was sent to your attorney, but it may take time for you to receive it. You can also request them to add your email to the file, even if a G-28 is already on record. If the RFE was issued about 7 days ago and you can inform the agent that you haven’t received it yet. In many cases, they can email you a copy of the RFE immediately. Even if you have a G-28 on file, you can still receive the RFE yourself and respond directly. I did the same—received a copy by email and submitted my response independently, and it was accepted.
K SApr 18, 2026
@Be positive Thanks for the help. I was able to download the RFE from the documents section in my online USCIS account. can I use that if I don’t receive any in the mail? but the one I downloaded online is addressed to the attorney and not me.
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Be positiveApr 18, 2026
yes you can use the downloaded version. to be safe please call and ask once. but as long as you attaching the copy it’s going on your file and nothing wrong. it’s only because g28 is filled by attorney is why it’s referring.
Neil GApr 21, 2026
I did the same and directly send the 693 sealed envelope with the rfe copy to NBC, no need to go through your lawyer
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love tomarApr 21, 2026
no need for the lawyer. i responded to my rfe earlier in apr and case was approved in couple of days.
K SApr 24, 2026
thanks all for helpful comments. my employer was able to bargain a deal with attorney and paid for it. so I sent it through them. if not then I would have mailed it myself after all your comments I was feeling confident.

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