RFE; passport and other things

[Reiha 1]

I was so angry I forgot to mention at the top of the RFE, all foreign language documents must be translated. I doubt I could hire someone by the 16th to translate everything (bus tickets, restaurants) I sent. Is there a way to get an extension? Most of those receipts were in English, anyway, very few were in Dutch, or is that something they just put at the top of every RPE?

[Aztec&Taino 144]

Oh, you betcha! I coped every single receipt, including hotels (most of them showed there were two guests), and all travel tickets. And there is no passport evidence of him; you don't need a passport to travel from Germany to Holland, just your Euro ID or whatever it is called. So the only evidence we had of that was his ticket. Which is dated. I highlighted it for them. They apparently did not see it.

They said flight itineraries are insufficient evidence.

Has anyone suffered this kind of situation before

Hello,

I was going to suggest to send your fiance's passport copies showing his entry into Holland, but now I see that this is not possible. This is difficult... So, you have not been to Germany? Is there an official record that your fiance could obtain in order to prove he was in Holland during the time of your visit? Otherwise, I do not know how else you could provide official proof of your meeting... I have not read any "rule" as to visiting the beneficiary's country specifically, but for European beneficiaries it does pose the problem of the open EU borders. Mmmhhh... I thought I would never be thankful for the fact that my fiance cannot get out of his island and has never been anywhere else! But, it does make it easy for me to show my entries to the DR, where he is from. I hope you find a viable solution to respond to your RFE.

Best wishes!

[Reiha 1]

Hello,

I was going to suggest to send your fiance's passport copies showing his entry into Holland, but now I see that this is not possible. This is difficult... So, you have not been to Germany? Is there an official record that your fiance could obtain in order to prove he was in Holland during the time of your visit? Otherwise, I do not know how else you could provide official proof of your meeting... I have not read any "rule" as to visiting the beneficiary's country specifically, but for European beneficiaries it does pose the problem of the open EU borders. Mmmhhh... I thought I would never be thankful for the fact that my fiance cannot get out of his island and has never been anywhere else! But, it does make it easy for me to show my entries to the DR, where he is from. I hope you find a viable solution to respond to your RFE.

Best wishes!

I gave them his boarding pass with his name and the date on it. I really don't understand. Pay nearly 500 bucks, wait five months... I am so upset but I'm just going to resubmit everything they asked for and hope I can get it done before the 16th, which may be difficult if I need a Dutch translator.

[Reiha 1]

They want proof you have been together in the same country. They do not care which country. I met Alla in CZ Republic. But I included HER passport stamps as well to show SHE was in CZ Republic when I was.

Repeat everything you already sent and send proof HE was there and a letter explaining it AGAIN. If you have met at any other time PRIOR to filing thew petition, you could provide THAT proof. It only matters that you met At least once within two years of the filing. It does not have to be the first meeting

Our first meeting is the only meeting prior to filing. We submitted every single piece of evidence we could find. Although he paid for a lot of things, it was in cash. And they said I didn't date the photos... I dated them on the back.

[Gary and Alla 3,696]

Our first meeting is the only meeting prior to filing. We submitted every single piece of evidence we could find. Although he paid for a lot of things, it was in cash. And they said I didn't date the photos... I dated them on the back.

dates on photos really mean nothing, you can set the date stamp for anything you want anyway. Tey know this. Besides, if the photos look like the two people in the attached passport photos it is pretty good evidence you have been together recently.

It sounds as though you made a spur of the moment "visit" and did not consider the logistics of living in the EU and petitioning someone from the EU. Not having adequate records as a result. Intineraries are not acceptable because they are not proof of travel. He also COULD have received a passport stamp for entry if he stood in line for it. He passed through the "EU citizen" gate and waved his passport at them...probably in a rush to hug you. Bad choice. Unfortunately we are in relationships where we have to DOCUMENT everything and I do not get to throw away relatively benign mail like invites to parent/teacher conferences with both our names on them because I need them for "evidence" and this continues until the Removal of Conditions is completed. When you say you met a German in Holland you have to show you were BOTH in holland at the same time.

Your only option is to respond with what you have explain it again attach photos again. Dig up any other receitps or even the baggage ticket off his suitcase if he has it. If that doesn't work you have two options...visit him and file again, this time keeping good records OR he can come here on the visa waiver program you can get married and file a CR-1.

If your case is denied trying to appeal it will usually take longer than just filing a new petition.

[newlyweds2010 208]

yeah, no stamps on passport from Germany to Holland. Actually, no passport either. An ID suffices. you could cross even without an ID, it's like going from Wyoming to Colorado: you see a sign which says "welcome to Holland" and that's it.

Don't you have pics of the two of you together next to some famous monument in Holland? That should be enough for USCIS to do 2+2.

[Reiha 1]

dates on photos really mean nothing, you can set the date stamp for anything you want anyway. Tey know this. Besides, if the photos look like the two people in the attached passport photos it is pretty good evidence you have been together recently.

It sounds as though you made a spur of the moment "visit" and did not consider the logistics of living in the EU and petitioning someone from the EU. Not having adequate records as a result. Intineraries are not acceptable because they are not proof of travel. He also COULD have received a passport stamp for entry if he stood in line for it. He passed through the "EU citizen" gate and waved his passport at them...probably in a rush to hug you. Bad choice. Unfortunately we are in relationships where we have to DOCUMENT everything and I do not get to throw away relatively benign mail like invites to parent/teacher conferences with both our names on them because I need them for "evidence" and this continues until the Removal of Conditions is completed. When you say you met a German in Holland you have to show you were BOTH in holland at the same time.

Your only option is to respond with what you have explain it again attach photos again. Dig up any other receitps or even the baggage ticket off his suitcase if he has it. If that doesn't work you have two options...visit him and file again, this time keeping good records OR he can come here on the visa waiver program you can get married and file a CR-1.

If your case is denied trying to appeal it will usually take longer than just filing a new petition.

Thanks for assuming, but it wasn't a spurt of the moment visit. And no, he didn't wave his passport at them... he didn't even bring it.

Guess what folks? I didn't submit any new evidence. I just sent in a letter. It's been approved. Maybe a little bit of holiday spirit?