Checklist for 1-129F Proof of Meeting

[JulieandDanny 7]

Good morning VJ!

If any of you would mind looking over this list of the primary and secondary evidence I have to present as proof of meeting in the last two years I would be grateful.

I am trying to make sure it is sufficient, and stop myself from adding in more stuff-- like the kitchen sink!

I have:

Statement of how we first met and crucial dates in relationship- 1 page signed, referencing Q.34a

Summer trip 2013:

-passport stamp for Fiance entering USA

-Boarding passes for Fiance's departure back to UK after visiting USA, for his entry flight I have netflights e ticket with itinerary and luggage tag

-ESTA obtained by Fiance prior to travel stating my address for address while in US

-photo of fiance and I hugging in houston airport arrivals hall

-Dated tickets for Texans game with picture of us clearly at reliant stadium with texans below

-Dated tickets for Moody Gardens with picture of us in 'rainforest pyramid'

-Picture of fiance with my grandfather and photo of me and fiance in mexican restaurant

Most recent trip: (things on same date or with same card # grouped together same page)

-Boarding passes for USC visiting UK (there and back again)

-Passport stamps for USC visiting UK (there and back again)

-Bank Statement showing foreign currency withdrawn in UK

-ATM receipt showing same foreign currency withdrawn in UK

-An official letter of support for presentation to UK Border authority for this visit- noting purpose of my visit and that i would be staying at my fiance's grandmother's house in UK for its duration and had a certain amount of foreign currency on me written and signed by my Fiance and his grandmother

(had this with me if any questions about my ties to U.S., accommodation in UK, or available funds... included here to establish we stayed together and where on my visit, clearly establishes his address/presence in the UK during my visit)

-Hotel Booking Receipt (For 2 adults for 2 nights to celebrate engagement- in Fiance's name only)

-Scan of Fiance's debit card to match with the receipts that lack his name

-four receipts for dinner/lunch for two on fiance's card

-one receipt paid by me in cash on same day as cash atm withdrawal, one receipt/ticket stubs for theatre date paid for before trip on my mastercard and picked up at box office in UK during my trip- date of pick up matches date on one of fiance's receipts

-scan of my mastercard to match with number on receipt above

-engagement congrats card sent by mother to fiance's uk address while we were both still there

-screenshot of engagement announcement/photo on facebook with clear date and responses from family members (one page only)

-fiance's final ring receipt (no name/card number on receipt but says 'diamond ring' and zero balance left to pay at least...) and photo of me and fiance out in liverpool wearing ring

Not including ongoing relationship stuff at this point- only meeting in person associated evidence for two most recent meetings.

There is more receipts and more visits/time spent abroad I could include but feel it would be overkill.

Unless anyone thinks this would be insufficient...

I know we only have to prove meeting once but thought it was good idea to include two trips since it shows me entering his country with passport stamps/boarding passes and then him entering mine with passport stamps/boarding passes...

Again if anyone has time to look over this list and respond I would be grateful.

I still have one or two more days to wait for the last signed thing I need from my fiance to arrive in snail mail...

I have everything else needed done and ready to go and it's very hard not to keep looking over it and over it and questioning too much, redoing, re-editing etc.

When i try to show what I've done to family members they aren't really familiar with the process so their feedback isn't very specific or all that helpful.

YOUR feedback means a lot as you have gone through this same purgatory!

[Zedayn 486]

You have very good evidence of meeting! Basically they want to see primary evidence of meeting such as boarding passes and passport stamps, which you have. Plane tickets or itineraries are only secondary evidence...it merely proves you bought the ticket not that you flew. The evidence you have listed just from your Summer Trip 2013 is plenty enough, however including more evidence from your recent trip is very good.

[Cori and Rob 55]

This is way more evidence than most people submit, so yeah, you should be good. I would be shocked if you were RFE'd on your evidence. Good luck!

[baron555 934]

Probably too much....you're good to go with all that.

[MacUK 983]

I'm sure just the photo of the two of you together with the dated receipts would be enough.

Remember, you're not having to prove your relationship yet, just that you have met in person.

By the way, what exactly is an 'official letter of support for presentation to UK Border Agency'?

No real point to my question, just my eyes pick up weird little things like that.

How exactly would it be 'official'?

[JulieandDanny 7]

and by not including ongoing relationship 'at this point' i mean at all... just seems like why include if it isn't actually asked for in instructions for petition

[JulieandDanny 7]

I'm sure just the photo of the two of you together with the dated receipts would be enough.

Remember, you're not having to prove your relationship yet, just that you have met in person.

By the way, what exactly is an 'official letter of support for presentation to UK Border Agency'?

No real point to my question, just my eyes pick up weird little things like that.

How exactly would it be 'official'?

oh i just meant that it is written very formally as a 'letter of support' by my fiance as a 'sponsor' for my visitor visa entry...

written to a certain template format i got from a uk visa website that gave advice on proving ties to the u.s.

and that it had original signatures from the parties i listed-- maybe this makes it an affidavit rather or maybe not.

it is the sort of the thing you present when asked about your ties to the u.s. when visiting u.k... usually more needed by people who aren't from visa waiver countries like me.

apologies if my terminology was unclear...

basically i had lived on several temporary residence visas prior to visiting again and wanted some back up docs like this and my proof of job in u.s. in case they thought i had immigrant intent when visiting my fiance then boyfriend... they never asked to see it-- it was just a safety blanket