RFE - Two Year Meeting Requirement

[AliJose 10]

10 minutes ago, JCo said:

I second this suggestion. It would also help if the pictures were taken with other people in it or with landmarks of the places you visited. It will help show the authenticity of the visit. 

Btw, we didnt submit any copies of passport with stamps but some hotel and airline bookings have both our names. 

Thank you both! It sounds like it worked for you 

[payxibka 10,044]

Read the RFE carefully and submit the type of evidence they are suggesting.   They are NOT suggesting pictorial evidence.   

[AliJose 10]

38 minutes ago, chi6488 said:

Relax.  Papers get lost  sometimes.   If it is legit then it will happen.  Paperwork is very important.  Help USCIS document the reason to allow your visa

We thought we were good when we sent the first package knowing that we’re doing this for the right reasons. I’ll take the suggestions and thank you

[AliJose 10]

39 minutes ago, payxibka said:

Have you been watching YouTube immigration videos?

Lol. It was posted on a lawyer’s website. 

[AliJose 10]

11 minutes ago, Ash.1101 said:

Just be careful. Resubmitting evidence only usually works when they don't have the proof. According to the OP,  USCIS acknowledge they have it all and that it wasn't overlooked, but that it didn't meet the requirements.

All of this gets scanned into the system, so when you respond to the RFE with exactly the same information and they pull up what they have, they can just deny since the RFE wasn't satisfied since they wanted MORE than what was sent.

If you're going to send the same things, send MORE along with it, send a copy of your stamped passport and any other proofs you can.

Good point and thank you for this note. We’re trying to find any receipts that have both of our names or any other details we didn’t include in the original submission. 

[geowrian 22,335]

How does a photo of 2 people - even with a recognizable landmark (no guarantee the particular IO knows what it is) - verify when the people met? It could have been 3 years ago. That's the biggest challenge with photos, and why they are only useful for this requirement alongside primary evidence.

[Pinkrlion 2,607]

I submitted proof that his name was on hotel reservation.  do you have proof of where u stayed?

[DaveAndAnastasia 2,078]

17 hours ago, geowrian said:

How does a photo of 2 people - even with a recognizable landmark (no guarantee the particular IO knows what it is) - verify when the people met? It could have been 3 years ago. That's the biggest challenge with photos, and why they are only useful for this requirement alongside primary evidence.

You're trying to put together a case. Passport stamps and boarding passes show you were in the same city/country. Pictures together in front of a recognizable landmark show you were there together (or are fairly skilled with photo editing, but that's not likely).

[payxibka 10,044]

30 minutes ago, Pinkrlion said:

I submitted proof that his name was on hotel reservation.  do you have proof of where u stayed?

Hotel reservation proves you booked a room, does not provide proof that you actually stayed.  A copy of the hotel folio would be much better 

[Pinkrlion 2,607]

7 hours ago, payxibka said:

Hotel reservation proves you booked a room, does not provide proof that you actually stayed.  A copy of the hotel folio would be much better 

The paid receipt had both of our names on it.  

[payxibka 10,044]

1 minute ago, Pinkrlion said:

The paid receipt had both of our names on it.  

A receipt is a far cry from a reservation.   The receipt is much better evidence 

[JCo 89]

On 5/4/2019 at 8:32 AM, geowrian said:

How does a photo of 2 people - even with a recognizable landmark (no guarantee the particular IO knows what it is) - verify when the people met? It could have been 3 years ago. That's the biggest challenge with photos, and why they are only useful for this requirement alongside primary evidence.

This has to be suppported by flights/boarding pass and hotel bookings. We did this and this corroborated the letter of how we met and ongoing relationship which we also submitted. 

Edited May 5, 2019 by JCo

[Ryan H 3,790]

Moved from Progress Reports to Process & Procedures.

[AliJose 10]

On 5/4/2019 at 2:27 PM, Pinkrlion said:

I submitted proof that his name was on hotel reservation.  do you have proof of where u stayed?

Yes, we have a hotel receipt with both of our names