Lawyer says not to submit statements — will that later trigger an RFE?

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My lawyer says that such statements are usually not submitted with the petition. Asking — has anyone else had the same, and did it later become a reason for an RFE? Or does everything go through fine without them?

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It’s common practice that in RFEs they often ask about things already in the petition. Respond with the same facts but in greater detail—they’ll be satisfied. For my EB1 RFE, my response exceeded the petition itself in page count, and I received approval.

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Thanks, that’s reassuring. Did you draft the response to the RFE yourself, or did a lawyer?

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I wrote the response to the RFE myself — for a nonimmigrant case. I decided not to risk it and sent it to a lawyer for review. My 12 pages turned into 130 — they completely rewrote everything. Now I can at least wait for the result more calmly.

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