How we met document

[VJmember2020 32]

Hello all, 

 

does the petitioner AND beneficiary need their own copy of the document on how we met ? 

 

or does one document suffice? 

 

Thanks and sorry if this question has been asked before. 

[Ben&Zian 4,397]

No, the petitioner just needs to make a real basic explanation on how and when they met. Literally can be one or two lines or you can put "See attachment # .. " and use a separate page if desired.

[Shiran 1,134]

19 minutes ago, toothfixer said:

Hello all, 

 

does the petitioner AND beneficiary need their own copy of the document on how we met ? 

 

or does one document suffice? 

 

Thanks and sorry if this question has been asked before. 

Both petitioner and beneficiary need to submit letters of intents to marry. Individually signed, but they can be digital copies. You do not in fact need "how we met" document, just a brief description for question 54 in part 2 of 129F

[SalishSea 16,772]

52 minutes ago, toothfixer said:

Hello all, 

 

does the petitioner AND beneficiary need their own copy of the document on how we met ? 

 

or does one document suffice? 

 

Thanks and sorry if this question has been asked before. 

There is no such required document.

[payxibka 10,044]

For the Circumstances of meeting.  The size of the r box on the form is an indication of the length of the response that the USCIS is expecting.  If your response exceeds the size on the form, maybe you need to rethink your reply

Edited May 12, 2019 by payxibka

[Prisonmate 93]

My story of how we met and our "love story" was three pages long. I seen Youtube videos and others recommend more is better than less. If it is a fake marriage, it is easy to put one or two lines.  I probably overdid it but at least they won't ask for more information after reading the three pages.

[Loren Y 2,732]

Keep it simple. I wrote one word on that question... " McDonald's". We met at a McDonald's, that was it. No paper, no document one word. No problems.

[SalishSea 16,772]

1 minute ago, Prisonmate said:

I probably overdid it but at least they won't ask for more information after reading the three pages.

They certainly could ask for more information after 'reading the three pages.'  Sending in unasked-for documents increases the risk for an RFE in many cases.

[SalishSea 16,772]

We didn't even describe how we originally met.  We just listed the dates of all of our visits, and provided the corresponding passport stamps.

 

The scope of the I-129f is not to provide evidence of a bonafide anything.  It is simply to establish that the petitioner meets the criteria to file it: USC, both parties currently free and intending to marry, and have met in person at least once in past two years.

 

That's it.  

 

No one at USCIS wants to suffer through pages and pages of unnecessary documents.

[Prisonmate 93]

Well, after giving details of how we met and summaries of my 5 trips visiting her, I'm not sure what more they can ask for.

[payxibka 10,044]

54 minutes ago, Prisonmate said:

My story of how we met and our "love story" was three pages long. I seen Youtube videos and others recommend more is better than less. If it is a fake marriage, it is easy to put one or two lines.  I probably overdid it but at least they won't ask for more information after reading the three pages.

Anything can be "faked" including a 3 page love story

[geowrian 22,335]

56 minutes ago, Prisonmate said:

My story of how we met and our "love story" was three pages long. I seen Youtube videos and others recommend more is better than less. If it is a fake marriage, it is easy to put one or two lines.  I probably overdid it but at least they won't ask for more information after reading the three pages.

Legal advice from YouTube. Neat.

 

More seriously, I get what you're saying. At the same time, I guarantee people engaging in a fake relationship for immigration purposes can easily write a 3 page love letter. That's probably one of the easiest documents they could provide.

[VJmember2020 32]

thanks all for the response 

 

Once my fiance enters the US, I understand that we have 90 days to get married. 

 

This basically means my fiance and I will go to a court house in Florida (or whichever state we plan to live in) and get legally married

Now in order to have a legal wedding, what do we need for that? 

 

[payxibka 10,044]

59 minutes ago, Prisonmate said:

My story of how we met and our "love story" was three pages long. I seen Youtube videos and others recommend more is better than less. If it is a fake marriage, it is easy to put one or two lines.  I probably overdid it but at least they won't ask for more information after reading the three pages.

YouTube is not the best source of immigration  information and not something I would ever rely on

1 minute ago, toothfixer said:

thanks all for the response 

 

Once my fiance enters the US, I understand that we have 90 days to get married. 

 

This basically means my fiance and I will go to a court house in Florida (or whichever state we plan to live in) and get legally married

Now in order to have a legal wedding, what do we need for that? 

 

Google the requirements for the state of choice,  50 different varieties 

[SalishSea 16,772]

23 minutes ago, Prisonmate said:

Well, after giving details of how we met and summaries of my 5 trips visiting her, I'm not sure what more they can ask for.

The point is that all of that extra and unnecessary info can potentially open up a "can of worms."  We have seen here on VJ many examples of people who inadvertently caused themselves delays or RFEs that way, as it led to other questions, particularly at the embassy level.

 

USCIS instructions for completing forms is really the way to go, rather than YouTube.