question 34a explanation

[Pythos1 24]

I have written the following for question 34a:

I-129f supplement, question 34a, circumstances of our meeting.

I went to FilipinoKisses.com (which is not a marriage broker, see attached "about" page and Terms of Service for evidence) to find a Filipina, and found [fiancee name] in the process. We started talking online via Skype, Facebook Messenger, Yahoo Messenger in September, 2014 (copies of some of our continuing conversation attached). I then traveled to the Philippines November 7-24, 2014, May 14-24, 2015, and October 22-November 8, 2015 to spend time with her. We stayed together in three different hotels and visited her father, brothers, sister, neice, and ate during my stay. We also visited an American and his Filipina wife and their daughter who live in Angeles City, Philippines during my stay there. Photos, receipts, travel documents, and a copy of my passport with visa page provided as evidence.

Is this an acceptable response? Or what else should I say?

[LionessDeon 2,060]

Way too much info. Simply state the date you met & on what site. (You can include the terms and conditions page) then just state the dates you met and where. All that other info is too much. Do you really want to say you wanted to "find a Filipina"? That sounds very odd to me. Everyone eats. It's not pertinent to what the questions asks. A few sentences is plenty. Stating you met with family and friends is sufficient.

Edited February 15, 2016 by LionessDeon

[baron555 934]

I have written the following for question 34a:

I-129f supplement, question 34a, circumstances of our meeting.

I went to FilipinoKisses.com (which is not a marriage broker, see attached "about" page and Terms of Service for evidence) to find a Filipina, and found [fiancee name] in the process. We started talking online via Skype, Facebook Messenger, Yahoo Messenger in September, 2014 (copies of some of our continuing conversation attached). I then traveled to the Philippines November 7-24, 2014, May 14-24, 2015, and October 22-November 8, 2015 to spend time with her. We stayed together in three different hotels and visited her father, brothers, sister, neice, and ate during my stay. We also visited an American and his Filipina wife and their daughter who live in Angeles City, Philippines during my stay there. Photos, receipts, travel documents, and a copy of my passport with visa page provided as evidence.

Is this an acceptable response? Or what else should I say?

we met online and then I then traveled to the Philippines November 7-24, 2014, May 14-24, 2015, and October 22-November 8, 2015 to spend time with her.

[Zedayn 486]

I have written the following for question 34a:

I-129f supplement, question 34a, circumstances of our meeting.

I went to FilipinoKisses.com (which is not a marriage broker, see attached "about" page and Terms of Service for evidence) to find a Filipina, and found [fiancee name] in the process. We started talking online via Skype, Facebook Messenger, Yahoo Messenger in September, 2014 (copies of some of our continuing conversation attached). I then traveled to the Philippines November 7-24, 2014, May 14-24, 2015, and October 22-November 8, 2015 to spend time with her. We stayed together in three different hotels and visited her father, brothers, sister, neice, and ate during my stay. We also visited an American and his Filipina wife and their daughter who live in Angeles City, Philippines during my stay there. Photos, receipts, travel documents, and a copy of my passport with visa page provided as evidence.

Is this an acceptable response? Or what else should I say?

Way too much info. I crossed off what you don't need to include.

Question 34.a is asking your circumstances of meeting IN PERSON. It is not asking how your relationship began, or evolved over time.

Keep it simple.

[Chris and ZhiJia 146]

Dump the website, purely state met online. It will save you a TON of hassle down the road. I met my Fiancee through eHarmony, but in the I-129f I put met online, gave a brief description.

"We met online on [Date], and began communicating through email for a month [emails attached]. We then agreed to exchange phone numbers [phone records attached]. After [quantity] months of communication I flew to [Country] to visit her. [Pictures attached]."

End of explanation. Our I-129f has been approved, and we are in the process of scheduling our interview.

Edited February 15, 2016 by Chris and ZhiJia

[LionessDeon 2,060]

I've seen several posts of others who stated met online and then received an RFE to

Prove it wasn't an IMBRA site. Could avoid that by sending that info ahead of time.

Your choice.

Also you really only need that one sentence starting with "I traveled" to satisfy the 34a question.

Edited February 15, 2016 by LionessDeon

[Hank_ 9,174]

I have written the following for question 34a:

I-129f supplement, question 34a, circumstances of our meeting.

I went to Met on FilipinoKisses.com (which is not a marriage broker, see attached "about" page and Terms of Service for evidence) to find a Filipina, and found [fiancee name] in the process. We started talking online via Skype, Facebook Messenger, Yahoo Messenger in September, 2014 (copies of some of our continuing conversation attached). I then traveled to the Philippines November 7-24, 2014, May 14-24, 2015, and October 22-November 8, 2015 to spend time with her. We stayed together in three different hotels and visited her father, brothers, sister, neice, and ate during my stay. We also visited an American and his Filipina wife and their daughter who live in Angeles City, Philippines during my stay there. Photos, receipts, travel documents, and a copy of my passport with visa page provided as evidence.

Is this an acceptable response? Or what else should I say?

Overkill. KISS!

Oh and... Include a copy of the TOS page from FilipinoKisses with your petition, showing that website is not a marriage broker.

Edited February 15, 2016 by Hank_

[Pythos1 24]

Thanks for your help, people. As LionessDeon said, I'm definitely looking to prevent an RFE.