What does Lawsmith draft for a rfe response?

A point-by-point response to a USCIS Request for Evidence, with an exhibit index. You start from the matter's documents, describe it in your own words, or answer plain intake questions, and the draft comes back as an editable Word document for your review.

Where do the citations come from?

From the statutes, court rules, regulations and forms Lawsmith has saved from each state's government publishers, with the date each text was read and a label saying whether it is the official text. Before writing, the drafter must quote the saved text behind each citation; a citation with no checked quotation reaches you marked for verification.

Is it reviewed by an attorney?

No. Every draft is a first draft for a licensed attorney's review before it is signed, filed or sent. Each citation in it quotes the text Lawsmith has on file or is marked for verification.

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RFE Response for attorneys in 13 states, drafted from published statutes

What you get

An editable Word document, drafted from your answers and the state's published law.
A proof of sources: every citation in the draft with the words it quotes, the source and whether it is the official text, the date the text was saved and its fingerprint.
Notes for counsel listing each point marked [VERIFY], each blank and each choice left for the client.
It goes to an agency, so the notes include the agency's filing reminders.

What the intake asks

Plain questions, in the order an attorney would take the facts. Anything left blank stays a marked blank in the draft; nothing is invented to fill it.

The case

Applicant or petitioner's full name
The case
What USCIS asked for
Response deadline on the notice

The response

Evidence you will submit
What cannot be provided
Legal standard and argument
What was already filed

Delivery

Attorney and delivery
Other instructions

Where it is offered

Every state Lawsmith has sources for:

California Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Maryland Massachusetts New Jersey New York Ohio Pennsylvania Texas Virginia

Sources on file

The drafter works from the texts Lawsmith has saved for this document in the state you choose, plus federal law where it applies. Each is read from its government publisher and dated, and labelled official only where the state designates that text official.

State	Sources for this document
California	20
Connecticut	20
Delaware	20
District of Columbia	20
Florida	20
Maryland	20
Massachusetts	20
New Jersey	20
New York	20
Ohio	20
Pennsylvania	20
Texas	20
Virginia	20

Among them, for New Jersey:

8 U.S.C. § 1154 (INA § 204): Procedure for granting immigrant status
8 U.S.C. § 1184 (INA § 214): Admission of nonimmigrants
8 CFR § 204.2: petitions for relatives, widows and widowers, and abused spouses and children
8 CFR § 245.1: adjustment of status eligibility
8 U.S.C. § 1361. Burden of proof upon alien

How the draft is checked

Before it writes, the drafter must quote the saved text behind each citation. Lawsmith compares every quotation with the text on file, character for character; a citation with no checked quotation reaches you marked [VERIFY]. The draft still needs your review before it is signed, filed or sent. How citations are checked

Questions attorneys ask

What does Lawsmith draft for a rfe response?: A point-by-point response to a USCIS Request for Evidence, with an exhibit index. You start from the matter's documents, describe it in your own words, or answer plain intake questions, and the draft comes back as an editable Word document for your review.
Which states is the rfe response offered in?: All 13 states Lawsmith covers: California, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas and Virginia.
Where do the citations come from?: From the statutes, court rules, regulations and forms Lawsmith has saved from each state's government publishers, with the date each text was read and a label saying whether it is the official text. Before writing, the drafter must quote the saved text behind each citation; a citation with no checked quotation reaches you marked for verification.
Is it reviewed by an attorney?: No. Every draft is a first draft for a licensed attorney's review before it is signed, filed or sent. Each citation in it quotes the text Lawsmith has on file or is marked for verification.
What does it cost?: Five documents free, no card. After that, Professional is $499 a month for one attorney.