Two Year Meeting Requirement Help

[NH Man 1]

Hi All,

I need help and Guidance on Two Year Meeting requirement, initially I submitted all the documents as required by USCIS. I submitted RFE requirements (Fiancé Intent to Marry). But now another RFE I received with list of documents which I have already submitted twice. but there is another evidence required which I Pasted here below :

Currently I am not in a situation where I can go to meet my fiancé, I own my small business where I manage and operate 7 days a week from 5:00AM to 9:00PM. It is hard for me even take an hour off, since I do not have any employee and more over I can not afford one to pay. If I shut down my business even for a day or two I will lose my customers and will go through the hardship as I have already went through the hardship in the past 2 years. I need my fiancé here as soon as possible. Please suggest or advise me what to do in this situation. I have sent all the evidence of the past meeting in September, 2010 and my engagement evidence were submitted to USCIS. Hope to find a solution or advice on here.
Thank you all.

[DATE: October 2,2013

Petition: Form I-129F

File 8AC
Number: A077716835
Beneficiary:
XYZ
REQUEST FOR EVIDENCE

This office is unable to complete the processing of your petition without further information. Please read and
comply with the request below, then submit the evidence to the above address. Include a copy of this letter
and place the attached gold sheet on top of your documents.

PETITIONER'S G.325A
A review of Form 1-129F indicates that your Form G-325A (Biographic Information) is missing.
Therefore, please submit Form G-325A, properly completed and signed by you, the petitioner.

BENEFICIARY'S G.325A
A review of Form l-129F indicates that Form G-325A (Biographic Information) for the beneficiary is
missing. Therefore, please submit Form G-325A, properly completed and signed by the beneficiary.

MARRIAGE TERMINATIONS
Submit proof of the legal termination of the marriage(s) of ABC to XYZ

Such proof would normally be a final (absolute) divorce decree, death certificate, annulment, etc. In order
for the legal termination of a marriage to be considered valid for immigration purposes, it must have been
registered with a civil authority.

Note: A Divorce Nisi is not considered to be evidence of a final divorce.

TWO YEAR MEETING REQUIREMENT
Submit evidence that you and your fiancd(e) have met each other in person at some time during the two-
year period from January 25,2011 until January 25,2013, the filing date of your petition. Evidence
should include, but is not limited to:

o Your own statement which must include the date, place, and circumstances of your meeting. If
you submit a personal statement it must be supported by additional evidence.
. Copies of travel documents (itineraries, tickets, hotel accommodations, etc.).
. Photos (date and place of the photo must be handwritten on photos).
r Letters written to each other after your meeting(s), referencing the specific date and place of your
meeting(s).



Photocopies of your passport and/or your fianc6(e)'s passport, (including biographical data pages
and pages showing entry and exit stamps) showing that you have both been present in a given
location at the same time.
Affidavits of friends, neighbors, or other knowledgeable associates. All affidavits must conform to
the guidelines cited below:

Written statements sworn to or affirmed by two persons, other than yourself and the
person you are petitioning for, who were living at the time the events(s) occurred, and who
have personal knowledge of the event you are trying to prove. The persons making the
affidavits may be relatives and need not be citizens of the United States. Each affidavit
must contain the following information regarding the person making the affidavit: his or
her full name and address; date and place of birth; relationship to you, if any; full
information concerning the event; and complete details concerning how he or she acquired
knowledge of the event.

If you have not met the beneficiary in person at some time during the two-year period from January 25,
20ll until January 25,2013, then you must provide evidence to establish that compliance would:

1.

Result in extreme hardship to you, or

Violate strict and long-established customs of the beneficiary's foreign culture or social practice.
In addition to establishing that the required meeting would be a violation of custom or practice,
you must also veriff that all other aspects of the traditional arrangements have been or will be met
in accordance with the custom or practice. Such evidence may include, but is not limited to:

Statements from the religious authorities attesting to the practices, beliefs, and customs
for the engagement and marriage.
Statements from tribal leaders that establish that the meeting of the petitioner and the
beneficiary is a violation of the tribe's customs.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Any document containing foreign language that is submitted to USCIS must be accompanied by a full
English language translation which the translator has certified as complete and accurate, and by the
translator's certification that he or she is competent to translate from the foreign language into English.

You must submit the requested information within eighty-four (8a) days from the date of this letter (87 days if
this notice was received by mail). Failure to do so may result in the denial of your petition.

Please note the required deadline for providing a response to this Request for Evidence. The deadline
reflects the maximum period for responding to this RFE. However, since many immigration benefits are
time sensitive, you are encouraged to respond to this request as early as possible, but no later than the date
provided on the request.]

[marriott574 13]

Why does your fiancee not come to you?

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

If you haven't met in the last two years your petition will be denied. Sorry.

[NH Man 1]

Why does your fiancee not come to you?

I am the Pettioner. She can not get the Visitor Visa.

I met her about 3 years ago.

[Cathi 5,610]

There is no way around the 2 year requirement. There is nothing anyone here can do to help you meet that requirement. Like Harpa said, your petition will be denied.

[J & L 10]

Is there any way you could explain them why you haven't met recently and why you chose to apply for a K1 this year? Maybe that could help a little... have you sent old pictures? Just to prove you met, although if you met over 2 years ago I don't think they'd count. :/

[NH Man 1]

Yes i did sent my old pictures and all the other evidence's . I am going thru the hard shiip and currently I can not even think or possibly visit her .

[Cathi 5,610]

Yes i did sent my old pictures and all the other evidence's . I am going thru the hard shiip and currently I can not even think or possibly visit her .

There is nothing that can be done until you meet her face to face again. Hardship or not it is a requirement.

[Girl from Celebes 588]

I think our situation might be quite unique. We met in an online dating site in December 2012. We haven't met in person. I mailed out our package on Wednesday October 16, 2013. Included is a letter signed and notarized by my employer (of almost 14 years) stating that I can't get time off of work because my boss was in the hospital for 2 months and is already scheduled to go back in and have more surgery. It also includes a signed and notarized letter from a nursing home where my long time friend resides. I'm her legal guardian and need to be here for her. It describes that I need to be here to make decisions and support her emotionally etc. It also includes a letter from my pastor about his knowledge of my relationship with Stephen, our plan for him to council us for marriage etc. I'm just wondering what the chances are that will get approved for the exception of not having met in person??? Any thoughts?

I might be wrong. But your situation can't fall into hardship category. Sorry.

[Girl from Celebes 588]

I should also add that he was denied a visitors visa in August.

Being denied is not the reason one of hardships of your relationship . I also got denied on B-2 visa in 2010. But we finally managed met in person in 2011 and we were both extremely busy.

[Sifa 12]

Hey guy...we are in kind of a similar situation. We were sent an rfe after seven months of waiting. We replied and the waiting is coming to five months next week. And the total wait is over a year now. This is what they sent. Guys what should I do in this case. I replied to everything they asked for in the RFE below. Have called and talked to them but they say they dont know when our case will be handled.

TWO YEAR MEETING REQUIREMENT
Submit evidence that you and your fiancd(e) have met each other in person at some time during the two-
year period from January 25,2011 until January 25,2013, the filing date of your petition. Evidence
should include, but is not limited to:

o Your own statement which must include the date, place, and circumstances of your meeting. If
you submit a personal statement it must be supported by additional evidence.
. Copies of travel documents (itineraries, tickets, hotel accommodations, etc.).
. Photos (date and place of the photo must be handwritten on photos).
r Letters written to each other after your meeting(s), referencing the specific date and place of your
meeting(s).



Photocopies of your passport and/or your fianc6(e)'s passport, (including biographical data pages
and pages showing entry and exit stamps) showing that you have both been present in a given
location at the same time.
Affidavits of friends, neighbors, or other knowledgeable associates. All affidavits must conform to
the guidelines cited below:

Written statements sworn to or affirmed by two persons, other than yourself and the
person you are petitioning for, who were living at the time the events(s) occurred, and who
have personal knowledge of the event you are trying to prove. The persons making the
affidavits may be relatives and need not be citizens of the United States. Each affidavit
must contain the following information regarding the person making the affidavit: his or
her full name and address; date and place of birth; relationship to you, if any; full
information concerning the event; and complete details concerning how he or she acquired
knowledge of the event.

[mariepear 12]

It's not about me being busy. It's about a legal responsibility for the woman I'm legal guardian to (we have an official court order for it) and about I can't get time off of work. We tried having him come here but he was denied. How are we supposed to meet in person?

Don't marry someone who you don't know... there is a soulution to your problem...

[Justine+David 218]

NH man, you've lost the money spent on this petition. I've never seen a case be approved based on hardship. I've heard one where the guy was disabled and literally couldn't get on a plane or a boat to a third country and the other person had tried for a visitor visa several times. You taking a couple of days off your business doesn't count.

Tough truth, but if you want your fiancee to come over, you're going to have to find a way to see her. Could she go to Canada and you could go up for 1 day? It's much closer than India.

[Girl from Celebes 588]

It's not about me being busy. It's about a legal responsibility for the woman I'm legal guardian to (we have an official court order for it) and about I can't get time off of work. We tried having him come here but he was denied. How are we supposed to meet in person?

I am not sure about legal guardian, honestly. But, surely there is a time that you don't have to be there for 24 hours, 7 days a week, correct me if I am wrong. I have met in person with my fiance and spent time for more than 3 weeks. I am absolutely shock if the company where you work can't give you time off only for a few weeks. I guess it is illegal.

[del-2-5-2014 1,339]

Does USCIS refund the fees? If not they've got to be making a killing.

Edited October 18, 2013 by Gowon