In the past, when the USCIS requested additional evidence prior to adjudicating a petition or application, the petitioner, applicant or their attorney had ninety days in which to respond or the case would be deemed abandoned and denied.  The USCIS is now allowing less time to respond to many Requests for Evidence (RFEs), the maximum allowable time is now ninety days.

It is therefore important to carefully examine the due date by which one must respond to a particular RFE to avoid having one’s case deemde abandoned.