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Hey everyone,

 

I'm finishing up my packet and hoping to get it shipped soon. Looking through the instructions for the I-129F it seems like the evidence of meeting within the last two years should be presented as additional information. Does that mean that I have to sign and date all the pages?

 

I have a lot of evidence amounting to 26 pages. I don't want to sign all 26 pages if It's not needed. 

 

Any tips on this would be greatly appreciated. 

 

-AS

TBoneTX Grand Master

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Welcome to the forum.

 

No need to sign, but paper-clip it together with a cover page that says "evidence of meeting in person within 2 years (26 pp)."  If some of this is photos, type or write on them where you were and when.

06-04-2007 = TSC stamps postal return-receipt for I-129f.

06-11-2007 = NOA1 date (unknown to me).

07-20-2007 = Phoned Immigration Officer; got WAC#; where's NOA1?

09-25-2007 = Touch (first-ever).

09-28-2007 = NOA1, 23 days after their 45-day promise to send it (grrrr).

10-20 & 11-14-2007 = Phoned ImmOffs; "still pending."

12-11-2007 = 180 days; file is "between workstations, may be early Jan."; touches 12/11 & 12/12.

12-18-2007 = Call; file is with Division 9 ofcr. (bckgrnd check); e-prompt to shake it; touch.

12-19-2007 = NOA2 by e-mail & web, dated 12-18-07 (187 days; 201 per VJ); in mail 12/24/07.

01-09-2008 = File from USCIS to NVC, 1-4-08; NVC creates file, 1/15/08; to consulate 1/16/08.

01-23-2008 = Consulate gets file; outdated Packet 4 mailed to fiancee 1/27/08; rec'd 3/3/08.

04-29-2008 = Fiancee's 4-min. consular interview, 8:30 a.m.; much evidence brought but not allowed to be presented (consul: "More proof! Second interview! Bring your fiance!").

05-05-2008 = Infuriating $12 call to non-English-speaking consulate appointment-setter.

05-06-2008 = Better $12 call to English-speaker; "joint" interview date 6/30/08 (my selection).

06-30-2008 = Stokes Interrogations w/Ecuadorian (not USC); "wait 2 weeks; we'll mail her."

07-2008 = Daily calls to DOS: "currently processing"; 8/05 = Phoned consulate, got Section Chief; wrote him.

08-07-08 = E-mail from consulate, promising to issue visa "as soon as we get her passport" (on 8/12, per DHL).

08-27-08 = Phoned consulate (they "couldn't find" our file); visa DHL'd 8/28; in hand 9/1; through POE on 10/9 with NO hassles(!).

MrAdamSmith Newbie

MrAdamSmith   1

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2 minutes ago, TBoneTX said:

Welcome to the forum.

 

No need to sign, but paper-clip it together with a cover page that says "evidence of meeting in person within 2 years (26 pp)."  If some of this is photos, type or write on them where you were and when.

Awesome thank you for the quick reply!

 

I have another question – Am I allowed to use a highlighter to highlight the names and dates on boarding passes and hotel receipts?

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25 minutes ago, MrAdamSmith said:

Hey everyone,

 

I'm finishing up my packet and hoping to get it shipped soon. Looking through the instructions for the I-129F it seems like the evidence of meeting within the last two years should be presented as additional information. Does that mean that I have to sign and date all the pages?

 

I have a lot of evidence amounting to 26 pages. I don't want to sign all 26 pages if It's not needed. 

 

Any tips on this would be greatly appreciated. 

 

-AS

I'd create a table of contents for your packet. 

SalishSea Grand Master

SalishSea   17,928

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42 minutes ago, MrAdamSmith said:

I have a lot of evidence amounting to 26 pages. I don't want to sign all 26 pages if It's not needed. 

Way too much.  Think of the poor person who has to wade through all that fluff.

 

Passport stamps and boarding passes are the best evidence for the one-time meeting requirement.

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38 minutes ago, MrAdamSmith said:

Awesome thank you for the quick reply!

 

I have another question – Am I allowed to use a highlighter to highlight the names and dates on boarding passes and hotel receipts?

on the instructions it says you shouldn’t highlight anything because it will make it difficult when they scan the pages.

 

 

https://www.uscis.gov/forms/forms-information/form-filing-tips

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MrAdamSmith   1

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50 minutes ago, Jorgedig said:

Way too much.  Think of the poor person who has to wade through all that fluff.

 

Passport stamps and boarding passes are the best evidence for the one-time meeting requirement.

I thought so as well when I was putting everything together, but I decided I rather be safe than sorry and have to deal with a RFE down the road. 

MrAdamSmith Newbie

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50 minutes ago, PatLuvO said:

on the instructions it says you shouldn’t highlight anything because it will make it difficult when they scan the pages.

 

 

https://www.uscis.gov/forms/forms-information/form-filing-tips

I thought this applied to the actual application itself and not the evidence I will provide? It was difficult for me to find my own name and dates on some of the boarding passes and hotel confirmations. I figured It would be easier for whoever is reviewing the evidence to see important details already highlighted. 

But safe, than sorry. I won't highlight anything. Thanks!

 

50 minutes ago, PatLuvO said:

 

 

payxibka Grand Master

payxibka   10,045

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10 minutes ago, MrAdamSmith said:

I thought so as well when I was putting everything together, but I decided I rather be safe than sorry and have to deal with a RFE down the road. 

No such thing as extra credit.   One tick of the box is the same as several.  RFEs happen because of poor choices in selecting proper evidence.  It is quality not quantity.   1 page if quality evidence defeats 26 pages of poor evidence everyday 

YMMV

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13 minutes ago, payxibka said:

No such thing as extra credit.   One tick of the box is the same as several.  RFEs happen because of poor choices in selecting proper evidence.  It is quality not quantity.   1 page if quality evidence defeats 26 pages of poor evidence everyday 

I wholeheartedly agree. Thanks for your input. 

TBoneTX Grand Master

TBoneTX   45,539

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24 minutes ago, MrAdamSmith said:

I wholeheartedly agree.

Bear in mind, however, that the consulate will be reviewing what USCIS will eventually send them.

Some consulates are far tougher than others.

In which country is your fiancee?

06-04-2007 = TSC stamps postal return-receipt for I-129f.

06-11-2007 = NOA1 date (unknown to me).

07-20-2007 = Phoned Immigration Officer; got WAC#; where's NOA1?

09-25-2007 = Touch (first-ever).

09-28-2007 = NOA1, 23 days after their 45-day promise to send it (grrrr).

10-20 & 11-14-2007 = Phoned ImmOffs; "still pending."

12-11-2007 = 180 days; file is "between workstations, may be early Jan."; touches 12/11 & 12/12.

12-18-2007 = Call; file is with Division 9 ofcr. (bckgrnd check); e-prompt to shake it; touch.

12-19-2007 = NOA2 by e-mail & web, dated 12-18-07 (187 days; 201 per VJ); in mail 12/24/07.

01-09-2008 = File from USCIS to NVC, 1-4-08; NVC creates file, 1/15/08; to consulate 1/16/08.

01-23-2008 = Consulate gets file; outdated Packet 4 mailed to fiancee 1/27/08; rec'd 3/3/08.

04-29-2008 = Fiancee's 4-min. consular interview, 8:30 a.m.; much evidence brought but not allowed to be presented (consul: "More proof! Second interview! Bring your fiance!").

05-05-2008 = Infuriating $12 call to non-English-speaking consulate appointment-setter.

05-06-2008 = Better $12 call to English-speaker; "joint" interview date 6/30/08 (my selection).

06-30-2008 = Stokes Interrogations w/Ecuadorian (not USC); "wait 2 weeks; we'll mail her."

07-2008 = Daily calls to DOS: "currently processing"; 8/05 = Phoned consulate, got Section Chief; wrote him.

08-07-08 = E-mail from consulate, promising to issue visa "as soon as we get her passport" (on 8/12, per DHL).

08-27-08 = Phoned consulate (they "couldn't find" our file); visa DHL'd 8/28; in hand 9/1; through POE on 10/9 with NO hassles(!).

SalishSea Grand Master

SalishSea   17,928

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55 minutes ago, MrAdamSmith said:

I thought so as well when I was putting everything together, but I decided I rather be safe than sorry and have to deal with a RFE down the road. 

......until you get an RFE due to some extra thing in your packet that raised questions.....  we have seen that, too.

TBoneTX Grand Master

TBoneTX   45,539

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1 minute ago, Jorgedig said:

we have seen that, too.

Links, please.

06-04-2007 = TSC stamps postal return-receipt for I-129f.

06-11-2007 = NOA1 date (unknown to me).

07-20-2007 = Phoned Immigration Officer; got WAC#; where's NOA1?

09-25-2007 = Touch (first-ever).

09-28-2007 = NOA1, 23 days after their 45-day promise to send it (grrrr).

10-20 & 11-14-2007 = Phoned ImmOffs; "still pending."

12-11-2007 = 180 days; file is "between workstations, may be early Jan."; touches 12/11 & 12/12.

12-18-2007 = Call; file is with Division 9 ofcr. (bckgrnd check); e-prompt to shake it; touch.

12-19-2007 = NOA2 by e-mail & web, dated 12-18-07 (187 days; 201 per VJ); in mail 12/24/07.

01-09-2008 = File from USCIS to NVC, 1-4-08; NVC creates file, 1/15/08; to consulate 1/16/08.

01-23-2008 = Consulate gets file; outdated Packet 4 mailed to fiancee 1/27/08; rec'd 3/3/08.

04-29-2008 = Fiancee's 4-min. consular interview, 8:30 a.m.; much evidence brought but not allowed to be presented (consul: "More proof! Second interview! Bring your fiance!").

05-05-2008 = Infuriating $12 call to non-English-speaking consulate appointment-setter.

05-06-2008 = Better $12 call to English-speaker; "joint" interview date 6/30/08 (my selection).

06-30-2008 = Stokes Interrogations w/Ecuadorian (not USC); "wait 2 weeks; we'll mail her."

07-2008 = Daily calls to DOS: "currently processing"; 8/05 = Phoned consulate, got Section Chief; wrote him.

08-07-08 = E-mail from consulate, promising to issue visa "as soon as we get her passport" (on 8/12, per DHL).

08-27-08 = Phoned consulate (they "couldn't find" our file); visa DHL'd 8/28; in hand 9/1; through POE on 10/9 with NO hassles(!).

payxibka Grand Master

payxibka   10,045

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3 minutes ago, TBoneTX said:

Bear in mind, however, that the consulate will be reviewing what USCIS will eventually send them.

Some consulates are far tougher than others.

In which country is your fiancee?

Easy or hard consulate,  ###### evidence is still ###### evidence

YMMV

 
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