October 2017 I-129F Filers, Part III

[JMCKNG 156]

1 minute ago, x_driven_x said:

That makes sense, and you'll probably be fine.

 

I had originally sent my lawyer the copy the court gave me of my divorce decree on the day of the divorce, but my lawyer caught the fact that that version wasn't signed. I had to get a new, ceritified copy with a signature and a special stamp on it from the county court and all should be good now.

 

Don't worry!  A lot of RFEs these days are taking right at 2 weeks or so to finished up, give it a couple more weeks max I'd assume and you'll have your answer RFEs are good, because it basically means as long as you answer the question well enough you'll get your approval!

Thank you for the words of encouragement! I as well deep inside believe that the information that I gave was substantial and that's exactly what I did the first time was give them the copy I was given after the Divorce. This new copy, has a fancy stamp along with the stamp showing that it was electronically filed by the judge. 

 

I'm hoping I can hear within the next 2 weeks! My status changed to Received RFE Response last Monday so I feel as if it could be any day now but don't want to get my hopes up. I am a bit relieved that they at least touched our case though! 

[MelanieP 1]

Hi, 

So I have been following these threads for a while but haven't posted before. I filed October 25 2017 and last week my fiance and I received an RFE (this whole process is super stressful and I'm definitely ready for it to be over).  I'm posting because I'm just trying to figure out what I'm missing or what because the RFE is saying that we didn't provide proof of meeting in the last 2 years? But i included 15 plane tickets all with dates falling in the 2 years prior to filing. Lots of pictures that include us together at various holidays  where he lives, facebook comments, posts and instagram posts showing us together. The only thing I'm not sure of is all the plane tickets and whatnot are all in my name so obviously it doesn't show us flying together, but it's me flying from my city to his. So if that is the documentation I submitted originally, what am I supposed to include for my RFE? Honestly I'm super stressed and worried because I feel like I've submitted everything I have for proof and have nothing left to show us 'in the same place at the same time' short of what I've already submitted. Does anyone have an advice? What did you guys submit that seemed to be sufficient? This whole process is really making me anxious and I want to get this RFE submitted as soon as possible, thank you

Melanie

[x_driven_x 1,778]

1 minute ago, MelanieP said:

Hi, 

So I have been following these threads for a while but haven't posted before. I filed October 25 2017 and last week my fiance and I received an RFE (this whole process is super stressful and I'm definitely ready for it to be over).  I'm posting because I'm just trying to figure out what I'm missing or what because the RFE is saying that we didn't provide proof of meeting in the last 2 years? But i included 15 plane tickets all with dates falling in the 2 years prior to filing. Lots of pictures that include us together at various holidays  where he lives, facebook comments, posts and instagram posts showing us together. The only thing I'm not sure of is all the plane tickets and whatnot are all in my name so obviously it doesn't show us flying together, but it's me flying from my city to his. So if that is the documentation I submitted originally, what am I supposed to include for my RFE? Honestly I'm super stressed and worried because I feel like I've submitted everything I have for proof and have nothing left to show us 'in the same place at the same time' short of what I've already submitted. Does anyone have an advice? What did you guys submit that seemed to be sufficient? This whole process is really making me anxious and I want to get this RFE submitted as soon as possible, thank you

Melanie

Send in copies of your passport that show the stamps of you entering his country during those dates.  And by plane tickets do you mean the actual boarding pass stubs, or just the receipts / what you got in email - because actually boarding passes work better. The copy of your passport with stamps should do the trick, assuming you met him in his country.  To be on the safe side, I'd personally take a photocopy of every single page in the passport, blank ones too, but some people will say that's overkill. I say for the extra few dollars / minutes it takes it's better to be safer. 

 

Plane tickets dont show you were admitted to the country or that you met your person there either. Photos don't prove timeframe. Passport stamps show you were there, in that country, on those dates. 

[MelanieP 1]

Just now, x_driven_x said:

Send in copies of your passport that show the stamps of you entering his country during those dates.  And by plane tickets do you mean the actual boarding pass stubs, or just the receipts / what you got in email - because actually boarding passes work better. The copy of your passport with stamps should do the trick, assuming you met him in his country.  To be on the safe side, I'd personally take a photocopy of every single page in the passport, blank ones too, but some people will say that's overkill. I say for the extra few dollars / minutes it takes it's better to be safer. 

 

Plane tickets dont show you were admitted to the country or that you met your person there either. Photos don't prove timeframe. Passport stamps show you were there, in that country, on those dates. 

The problem is I am from Canada and they don't stamp our passports when we cross the border, so my passport doesn't show anything like that. And as for flight information all I have are the flight conformations and check-in notices, I always had a hardcopy of my boarding pass and I threw them out not thinking

[x_driven_x 1,778]

8 minutes ago, MelanieP said:

The problem is I am from Canada and they don't stamp our passports when we cross the border, so my passport doesn't show anything like that. And as for flight information all I have are the flight conformations and check-in notices, I always had a hardcopy of my boarding pass and I threw them out not thinking

Flight confirmation and check in notices don't even prove you got on the plane... ah and no passport stamps is going to be tough. I wonder if the airline can send you something that states you had checked in and were on the plane?

 

Can you show any credit card statements that show you purchased items in his city in the timeframes you previously said you visited?  Do you have any photos that have things in the background that would be able to show location and date somehow?  Photos with family members who can write and sign an affadavit on the dates and times they were with both of you together?

Edited May 18, 2018 by x_driven_x

[MelanieP 1]

3 minutes ago, x_driven_x said:

Flight confirmation and check in notices don't even prove you got on the plane... ah and no passport stamps is going to be tough. I wonder if the airline can send you something that states you had checked in and were on the plane?

 

Can you show any credit card statements that show you purchased items in his city in the timeframes you previously said you visited?  Do you have any photos that have things in the background that would be able to show location and date somehow?  Photos with family members who can write and sign an affadavit on the dates and times they were with both of you together?

I know  That's why I am really struggling to find what I can submit  
I might be able to find a credit card statement that shows something (although I don't usually buy anything when I'm there, or I use my american debit which shows no info). A lot of our photos are from Disney World (because he lives in Orlando, and we met while both working there) so they clearly show a place, and many of them show like 'seasons' based off of the holiday decorations up if that makes sense? But technically no 'year' associated. I do have photos with family members, so an affadavit would be a good idea, I didn't even think of that!

[misken 61]

38 minutes ago, MelanieP said:

I know  That's why I am really struggling to find what I can submit  
I might be able to find a credit card statement that shows something (although I don't usually buy anything when I'm there, or I use my american debit which shows no info). A lot of our photos are from Disney World (because he lives in Orlando, and we met while both working there) so they clearly show a place, and many of them show like 'seasons' based off of the holiday decorations up if that makes sense? But technically no 'year' associated. I do have photos with family members, so an affadavit would be a good idea, I didn't even think of that!

You can request a copy of your I-94 arrival/departure record from the DHS website here: https://i94.cbp.dhs.gov/I94/, to prove that you were in the U.S. for x number of days on which dates.

[DeepakChani 738]

1 hour ago, x_driven_x said:

Flight confirmation and check in notices don't even prove you got on the plane... ah and no passport stamps is going to be tough. I wonder if the airline can send you something that states you had checked in and were on the plane?

 

Can you show any credit card statements that show you purchased items in his city in the timeframes you previously said you visited?  Do you have any photos that have things in the background that would be able to show location and date somehow?  Photos with family members who can write and sign an affadavit on the dates and times they were with both of you together?

Why not use the government website which shows you dates you came. I believe it was that i94 website.would that work? 

[Daniel P 2,022]

5/17/2018 full day scan

 

Unfortunately, little movement today. Sorry for those still waiting...

 

 

***OVERALL***
Response To USCIS' Request For Evidence Was Received	19
Case Was Approved	9
Request for Additional Evidence Was Mailed	2
Name Was Updated	1
Case Was Reopened	1
Case Was Reopened For Reconsideration	1
Document Was Mailed	1
Case Was Transferred And A New Office Has Jurisdiction	1
GRAND TOTAL	35

 

***APPROVED CASES***
Previous Status	Current Status	Previous Update	Last Update
Response To USCIS' Request For Evidence Was Received	Case Was Approved	05/01/2018	5/17/2018
Response To USCIS' Request For Evidence Was Received	Case Was Approved	05/03/2018	5/17/2018
Case Was Received	Case Was Approved	10/11/2017	5/17/2018
Response To USCIS' Request For Evidence Was Received	Case Was Approved	05/04/2018	5/17/2018
Date of Birth Was Updated	Case Was Approved	10/31/2017	5/17/2018
Response To USCIS' Request For Evidence Was Received	Case Was Approved	05/07/2018	5/17/2018
Case Was Received	Case Was Approved	10/30/2017	5/17/2018
Case Was Received	Case Was Approved	10/30/2017	5/17/2018
Name Was Updated	Case Was Approved	11/25/2017	5/17/2018

 

***RFE CASES***
Previous Status	Current Status	Previous Update	Last Update
Case Was Received	Request for Additional Evidence Was Mailed	10/11/2017	5/17/2018
Case Was Received	Request for Additional Evidence Was Mailed	10/11/2017	5/17/2018

 

***REMAINING VIRGIN CASES***
10/02/2017	81
10/03/2017	47
10/04/2017	22
10/05/2017	58
10/06/2017	64
10/10/2017	117
10/11/2017	81
10/12/2017	35
10/13/2017	59
10/16/2017	133
10/17/2017	63
10/18/2017	25
10/19/2017	56
10/20/2017	47
10/23/2017	172
10/24/2017	72
10/25/2017	59
10/26/2017	54
10/27/2017	50
10/30/2017	176
10/31/2017	103
GRAND TOTAL	1574

 

 

 

[ToniAnn 395]

7 hours ago, Hemzi said:

Hey, your partner is the one getting the ACRO right? Copies of these documents are only required if someone is applying for the ACRO on behalf of your partner. 

 

So if he's filling the application in himself, he won't need it, just the other documents stated on the list.

Thanks for letting me know 

[Dane916 6]

At this rate I would my approval sometime next year:(

[Louize 118]

I would like to share my timeline. Thank you to everyone who’s been very helpful in answering all my inquiries. 

 

NOA1: Oct 20, 2017

NOA2: April 23, 2018 (April 27 hard copy)

NVC Received: May 9, 2018

NVC Case # Assigned: May 10, 2018

Medical Appointment: May 14, 2018 (SLEC)

In Transit: May 17, 2018

Additional Medical Evaluation: May 31, 2018

Interview Date: June 1, 2018

[PME & MCGA 26]

Hi! On May 11, we were notified that we will be receiving an RFE. We were absolutely sure that it will be about the Multiple Filer Waiver Request Information as we have a photocopy of the sent Form-I-128F. However, today (May 17) we have received the RFE letter and it asks about Criminal Information that we are a 100% sure was answered.

 

Now our question is should we also include our answer to the Multiple Filer Waiver Request question or should we just answer those stated on the RFE about the Criminal Information questions?

 

Just in case you're wondering, neither one of us had any criminal record or did we file another waiver.

 

Any help will be greatly appreciated!💕

Edited May 18, 2018 by PME & MCGA

[Katri 236]

Happy Friday - Today we are on our 210 day.  Case before us was approved month ago not to mention the approvals on November... Just can't understand how unfair this situation is (and yes good luck to those who have waited longer - not sure how you are holding up). 

[Jdjd 10]

1 hour ago, Katri said:

Happy Friday - Today we are on our 210 day.  Case before us was approved month ago not to mention the approvals on November... Just can't understand how unfair this situation is (and yes good luck to those who have waited longer - not sure how you are holding up). 

SAME boat