How to Establish Travel Dates in RFE Response? Passport Stamps? Airfare Receipts? Air B&B Receipts? All of the Above?

[NMinLasVegas 1]

So is it appropriate to include multiple exhibits in each upload?

[S2N 574]

1 hour ago, Edward and Jaycel said:

 

If you have Adobe, you should be able combine it and then go to "File", "Save as Other" and select "Reduced Size PDF"

This doesn’t always get it small enough to fit all in one, and I wouldn’t recommend it on items where the image needs to be seen (i.e. passport stamps), but yes. This should help. Combing will be helpful here though.

 

18 minutes ago, NMinLasVegas said:

So is it appropriate to include multiple exhibits in each upload?

 

Yes. You can include a table of contents and section breaks. My suggestion would be to have the passport and boarding passes combined in one PDF in order to maintain image quality. Then try to condense the others into one or two files using lower quality images in the save option in order to save space. Also you can follow Edward and Jaycel’s advice above.

Edited yesterday at 07:59 PM by S2N

[NMinLasVegas 1]

Thank you. So upload 1 is my response letter and summary with some key evidence, including their letter and cover letter included at the beginning. 

 

Upload 2 is my full passport and her full passport and scanned boarding passes and Philippine BI visa extension receipts.

 

Upload 3 is a one page joint lease and numerous Air B&B pdfs and credit card statements showing charges inside the Philippines.

 

Upload 4 is our apostilled marriage certificate and and info on financial support.

 

Upload 5 is notarized affidavits from family and additional pictures.

 

Does this seem like an appropriate organizational scheme?

[S2N 574]

3 hours ago, NMinLasVegas said:

Does this seem like an appropriate organizational scheme?

Sounds good. I’d consider including a listing of all exhibits in the first upload and then a table of contents on each file to make it easier for them to follow, but not strictly necessary.

[pushbrk 14,069]

3 hours ago, NMinLasVegas said:

Thank you. So upload 1 is my response letter and summary with some key evidence, including their letter and cover letter included at the beginning. 

 

Upload 2 is my full passport and her full passport and scanned boarding passes and Philippine BI visa extension receipts.

 

Upload 3 is a one page joint lease and numerous Air B&B pdfs and credit card statements showing charges inside the Philippines.

 

Upload 4 is our apostilled marriage certificate and and info on financial support.

 

Upload 5 is notarized affidavits from family and additional pictures.

 

Does this seem like an appropriate organizational scheme?

Sounds good, but I would omit upload 5.  Most such affidavits are not helpful, and they can make you look desparate.  Focus on the stuff that's real evidence.

[TBoneTX 48,416]

I wish I'd found this site many years ago:  www.smallpdf.com

 

I use it often, for multiple purposes.  It's great for file-reduction.

[NMinLasVegas 1]

1 hour ago, TBoneTX said:

I wish I'd found this site many years ago:  www.smallpdf.com

 

Thank you, that's what I have been using. And Merge Pdf Free has also been very useful. 

https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9pdv259b9hj1?hl=en-US&gl=US

[NMinLasVegas 1]

5 hours ago, pushbrk said:

Sounds good, but I would omit upload 5.  Most such affidavits are not helpful, and they can make you look desparate.  Focus on the stuff that's real evidence.

 

Thank you for your feedback. I feel like since I submitted them with my initial packet I should get them notarized and submit them again with the RFE response but obviously I don't really know what I'm doing. Just scared of making a mistake.

[NMinLasVegas 1]

5 hours ago, S2N said:

Sounds good. I’d consider including a listing of all exhibits in the first upload and then a table of contents on each file to make it easier for them to follow, but not strictly necessary.

 

Thank you, I am working on this now. And trying to make a cover sheet template to put in front of each exhibit. 

[pushbrk 14,069]

15 hours ago, NMinLasVegas said:

 

Thank you for your feedback. I feel like since I submitted them with my initial packet I should get them notarized and submit them again with the RFE response but obviously I don't really know what I'm doing. Just scared of making a mistake.

Notarizing is not needed.  If already submitted don't submit again.  They are looking for more evidence, not the same stuff again.