MAY 2025 - I-129F Filers [edited title]

[JenJCol 13]

10 hours ago, TBoneTX said:

RFEs are actually a blessing in disguise.  Respond precisely with what they want, ordering your papers as they request.  Then, write in big letters "FOR THE CONSULATE AFTER PETITION APPROVAL" on a new sheet of paper, put it under the RFE papers, and, behind it, add further "evidence of bona fide relationship" that you've accrued while waiting all these months.

 

In this way, you not only satisfy the RFE; you also strengthen your case for the eventual visa interview.

Thank you very much for the advice and encouraging words. I really need to hear this. I will be sure to keep everyone posted as we continue this journey. Blessings to you 

[TBoneTX 48,822]

13 hours ago, JenJCol said:

Thank you very much for the advice and encouraging words. I really need to hear this. I will be sure to keep everyone posted as we continue this journey. Blessings to you 

Make lemonade from lemons.   

[Dominic828 20]

Hiii everyone...just got our approval this morning 🙏 thank you all for your kind words and encouragement..

Everyone who is still waiting be patient it will happen ✨✨

Happy New Year ✨

[JenJCol 13]

2 minutes ago, Dominic828 said:

Hiii everyone...just got our approval this morning 🙏 thank you all for your kind words and encouragement..

Everyone who is still waiting be patient it will happen ✨✨

Happy New Year ✨

Congratulations! That’s some great news to start the New Year with 

[TomAye 15]

4 minutes ago, Dominic828 said:

Hiii everyone...just got our approval this morning 🙏 thank you all for your kind words and encouragement..

Everyone who is still waiting be patient it will happen ✨✨

Happy New Year ✨

Congratulations!! What a great way to start of the new year! 😁

[TBoneTX 48,822]

3 hours ago, Dominic828 said:

just got our approval this morning

Yee-HAAAAA!  (That's Texan for "Congratulations!")

[Dominic828 20]

Thank you all so much 🙏

Yess what a great way to end the year and start the new.

 

[TomAye 15]

Guess I will be waiting until next week 😭 😭😭

[JenJCol 13]

Hello everyone,

I received my letter for the RFE that I need to submit. It’s pretty straight forward except for one thing. They’re asking fur “Evidence of Financial Support”. It doesn’t say to complete the I-134 form, so are they asking me to show I’ve supported him financially? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. 

Hello everyone,

I received my letter for the RFE that I need to submit. It’s pretty straight forward except for one thing. They’re asking fur “Evidence of Financial Support”. It doesn’t say to complete the I-134 form, so are they asking me to show I’ve supported him financially? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. 

[kidd0o 10]

2 hours ago, JenJCol said:

Hello everyone,

I received my letter for the RFE that I need to submit. It’s pretty straight forward except for one thing. They’re asking fur “Evidence of Financial Support”. It doesn’t say to complete the I-134 form, so are they asking me to show I’ve supported him financially? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. 

Hello everyone,

I received my letter for the RFE that I need to submit. It’s pretty straight forward except for one thing. They’re asking fur “Evidence of Financial Support”. It doesn’t say to complete the I-134 form, so are they asking me to show I’ve supported him financially? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. 

Hey Jen!

So I'm no expert, but I did submit "evidence of financial support" with my original petition as further proof of relationship - only because my beneficiary is from Nigeria and I wanted to frontload our application with as much evidence as possible to show that its a real and bonafide relationship, anyway what I submitted was proof of financial transactions. So various times I sent him money or purchased gifts for him / us. I included bank statements that showed the money transfers or items purchased, as well as text conversations where maybe he thanked me for sending money or acknowledging receiving  it and I included descriptions with the month + year and explanation for what they were looking at.

example:
Date: January 20206
Description: My beneficiary and I decided to start marriage counseling together. So I purchased the books we would read for our marriage counseling course.
Then I'd include an image of my bank statement showing the purchase, the receipt from amazon also showing the book i  bought, and maybe a text conversation where he and I are talking about the book, or where hes saying hes excited to start reading it together etc etc.

I still havent gotten NOA2 yet, im waiting... so I cant say that what I did was "correct" or the way to do it. But its what I did if you need some ideas. But honestly, if I got a RFE that asked for proof of financial support, Id cover all my bases and send proof of times I sent money or gifts, as well as the I-134 form, and my tax paperwork to prove I also meet the threshold. I just wouldnt take the chance to make any mistakes in case that is what they are asking for.

I hope this helps!
I also got a ton of ideas watching this YT channel, Goodluck!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HjOFYTTjAc

 

Edited 16 hours ago by kidd0o

[JenJCol 13]

34 minutes ago, kidd0o said:

Hey Jen!

So I'm no expert, but I did submit "evidence of financial support" with my original petition as further proof of relationship - only because my beneficiary is from Nigeria and I wanted to frontload our application with as much evidence as possible to show that its a real and bonafide relationship, anyway what I submitted was proof of financial transactions. So various times I sent him money or purchased gifts for him / us. I included bank statements that showed the money transfers or items purchased, as well as text conversations where maybe he thanked me for sending money or acknowledging receiving  it and I included descriptions with the month + year and explanation for what they were looking at.

example:
Date: January 20206
Description: My beneficiary and I decided to start marriage counseling together. So I purchased the books we would read for our marriage counseling course.
Then I'd include an image of my bank statement showing the purchase, the receipt from amazon also showing the book i  bought, and maybe a text conversation where he and I are talking about the book, or where hes saying hes excited to start reading it together etc etc.

I still havent gotten NOA2 yet, im waiting... so I cant say that what I did was "correct" or the way to do it. But its what I did if you need some ideas. But honestly, if I got a RFE that asked for proof of financial support, Id cover all my bases and send proof of times I sent money or gifts, as well as the I-134 form, and my tax paperwork to prove I also meet the threshold. I just wouldnt take the chance to make any mistakes in case that is what they are asking for.

I hope this helps!
I also got a ton of ideas watching this YT channel, Goodluck!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HjOFYTTjAc

 

Thank you so much. This is very helpful information. I pray you get good news soon. We pretty much got an RFE because they said we seemed to be rushing. And when I looked back over it I agree lol. So they basically want more evidence our relationship is legit and we’re still together. I went to Ethiopia on vacation in February and we met while I was there. By May we submitted our K1. But next month it will be a year. I went back in September and we had an engagement ceremony with his family and friends in attendance. So I have a lot more bonifide information to present with the RFE. Thanks again. And I’ll keep you posted and please do the same 

[kidd0o 10]

8 hours ago, JenJCol said:

Thank you so much. This is very helpful information. I pray you get good news soon. We pretty much got an RFE because they said we seemed to be rushing. And when I looked back over it I agree lol. So they basically want more evidence our relationship is legit and we’re still together. I went to Ethiopia on vacation in February and we met while I was there. By May we submitted our K1. But next month it will be a year. I went back in September and we had an engagement ceremony with his family and friends in attendance. So I have a lot more bonifide information to present with the RFE. Thanks again. And I’ll keep you posted and please do the same 

omg reading this now has me a bit spooked! my timeline is similar to yours! lol
We met on a dating app in January, but didnt meet in person til March and submitted our petition in MAY! 😂 so they might hit us with the same kind of RFE since it did progress quickly. But I did include text conversations that I had with my partner were we discussed our ages both being mid 30s, and how we want to get married / start a family soon... so hopefully that context helps them understand how intentional and serious we were dating and why its progressing the way it is...only time will tell though.

But yeah I think submitting further evidence and proof your relationship has continued will be so helpful! Also with the engagement ceremony be sure to highlight that it is ONLY an engagement ceremony and not a marriage celebration. Ive read stories where ppl just submitted pictures showing their engagement ceremonies / photos, without providing context or a description and USCIS thinks they are looking at wedding photos and ends up denying the petition. So be cautious but goodluck! Im glad you found my info/examples helpful. I cant wait to hear how things progress with you. I'll definitely keep updating what happens with my petition too, especially because Nigeria is now on the travel ban list as being partially banned 😫 and we still dont know what exactly that means for our petition *sigh*

[Crazy Cat 45,951]

9 hours ago, JenJCol said:

We pretty much got an RFE because they said we seemed to be rushing.

Never heard of such.  Did they actually say that?  An engagement CEREMONY?  Could it be seen as a marriage ceremony?  Be aware that "too married for a K-1" is a real thing....at the consulate phase.

Edited 6 hours ago by Crazy Cat

[JenJCol 13]

18 minutes ago, kidd0o said:

omg reading this now has me a bit spooked! my timeline is similar to yours! lol
We met on a dating app in January, but didnt meet in person til March and submitted our petition in MAY! 😂 so they might hit us with the same kind of RFE since it did progress quickly. But I did include text conversations that I had with my partner were we discussed our ages both being mid 30s, and how we want to get married / start a family soon... so hopefully that context helps them understand how intentional and serious we were dating and why its progressing the way it is...only time will tell though.

But yeah I think submitting further evidence and proof your relationship has continued will be so helpful! Also with the engagement ceremony be sure to highlight that it is ONLY an engagement ceremony and not a marriage celebration. Ive read stories where ppl just submitted pictures showing their engagement ceremonies / photos, without providing context or a description and USCIS thinks they are looking at wedding photos and ends up denying the petition. So be cautious but goodluck! Im glad you found my info/examples helpful. I cant wait to hear how things progress with you. I'll definitely keep updating what happens with my petition too, especially because Nigeria is now on the travel ban list as being partially banned 😫 and we still dont know what exactly that means for our petition *sigh*

Im actually very grateful that they didn’t flat out deny it and asked for further evidence. We have much more solid evidence now. When I went back his entire family, including parents came to the engagement ceremony. We have an official engagement document with witness signatures and our signatures as well. If you don’t mind I would like to share my contact info with you. I’ll send you a private message and when you have availability maybe we can chat. 

[Crazy Cat 45,951]

3 minutes ago, JenJCol said:

We have an official engagement document with witness signatures and our signatures as well.

I would NOT include that as evidence.  That sounds like a marriage document.  You could be playing with fire.

Edited 6 hours ago by Crazy Cat