Lots of photos, but none together!!

[Amy&Raul 0]

I guess it depends if the RFE was just for photos, or for any type of proof, including photos.

The suggestion was photos. The request was for proof of an in-person meeting.

No, that is silly. Come up with the best you have and send an explanatory note.

Thank you!! I needed to hear something like that... On some level I know I'm over-reacting, but this is such a stressful and scary process. I'm trying to keep my chin up.

[Hank_ 9,173]

I am wondering if anyone has experience with this or any knowledge about if this is a good option. As background: I met my fiancé through friends of my daughter's family in summer 2009. We became friends, then more, and in 2011 we decided to make our relationship permanent. I have visited on 3 occasions prior to the filing of our K1 on Dec 2, 2011 and have visited 1 time since. I was sent an RFE requesting evidence of an in-person meeting, including photos. I am the photographer in about 99% of the photos I have and have avoided being photographed because of some really silly confidence issues so I do not have any photos with the two of us side by side. All I have is a series of photos that put us (possibly) in a boat together.

My question is this: would it be better for me to withdraw the petition and start again now that I have some photos of us together (taken post-application), or send in all that I have with the chance that they won't approve at this early stage?

Please help!!!!!!

If you have current photos of you both together, send then in response to the RFE, along with anything else they requested. For sure don't withdraw and start over at this time.

Evidence of meeting in person can be the pages from your passport with the entry/exit stamps, receipts from the hotel while there or purchases.

Also don't start multiple postings of the same topic.

Edited May 15, 2012 by Hank_Amy

[Amy&Raul 0]

Also don't start multiple postings of the same topic.

Thanks for your response. In the second thread I wasn't actually asking about the photos, I was specifically asking about if I should withdraw the application and re-file as I am unsure what kind of impact that would have. Is it better to do that or have to file again after a denial? The questions are indeed related but I was really hoping to get info about something completely different with my second post......

[eric n tessa 1]

HI,

I would not give up on this, not only will you lose your the filing fee, but worst of all you start waiting all over. the REF is asking for photos and prove you have meet before the filings, here is what I would do, gather any and all photos taken showing either of you, hope your friends or family have something, but if not send what you have, 2, resend copies of passport stamps, boarding passes ECT that show you visited there, 3 write a letter explaining why you do not have pictures of you both together, and finally send them pictures of your engagement party of you together but this also needs a letter of explanation. Send to them, cross your fingers, pray, get good mojo, and after all, all they can do is issue you a 2nd REF, or deny you (which would be about the same if you were to quite on this). If they do deny reapply and include everything you can as prove with lots of pictures of you 2 together. GOOD LUCK!

[Amy&Raul 0]

Thank you for your words of encouragement. I gathered what we had, wrote a letter, and sent it out today. At the very least we will know what the next step will be in a metter of weeks... And regardless of what the step is we will move forward together... But I gotta admit I'm hoping that the next step will be prepping papers for the interview!

Edited May 17, 2012 by Amy&Raul