NH Man

Hi All,

I need help and Guidance on Two Year Meeting requirement, initially I submitted all the documents as required by USCIS. I submitted RFE requirements (Fiancé Intent to Marry). But now another RFE I received with list of documents which I have already submitted twice. but there is another evidence required which I Pasted here below :

Currently I am not in a situation where I can go to meet my fiancé, I own my small business where I manage and operate 7 days a week from 5:00AM to 9:00PM. It is hard for me even take an hour off, since I do not have any employee and more over I can not afford one to pay. If I shut down my business even for a day or two I will lose my customers and will go through the hardship as I have already went through the hardship in the past 2 years. I need my fiancé here as soon as possible. Please suggest or advise me what to do in this situation. I have sent all the evidence of the past meeting in September, 2010 and my engagement evidence were submitted to USCIS. Hope to find a solution or advice on here.
Thank you all.

[DATE: October 2,2013

Petition: Form I-129F

File 8AC
Number: A077716835
Beneficiary:
XYZ
REQUEST FOR EVIDENCE

This office is unable to complete the processing of your petition without further information. Please read and
comply with the request below, then submit the evidence to the above address. Include a copy of this letter
and place the attached gold sheet on top of your documents.

PETITIONER'S G.325A
A review of Form 1-129F indicates that your Form G-325A (Biographic Information) is missing.
Therefore, please submit Form G-325A, properly completed and signed by you, the petitioner.

BENEFICIARY'S G.325A
A review of Form l-129F indicates that Form G-325A (Biographic Information) for the beneficiary is
missing. Therefore, please submit Form G-325A, properly completed and signed by the beneficiary.

MARRIAGE TERMINATIONS
Submit proof of the legal termination of the marriage(s) of ABC to XYZ

Such proof would normally be a final (absolute) divorce decree, death certificate, annulment, etc. In order
for the legal termination of a marriage to be considered valid for immigration purposes, it must have been
registered with a civil authority.

Note: A Divorce Nisi is not considered to be evidence of a final divorce.

TWO YEAR MEETING REQUIREMENT
Submit evidence that you and your fiancd(e) have met each other in person at some time during the two-
year period from January 25,2011 until January 25,2013, the filing date of your petition. Evidence
should include, but is not limited to:

o Your own statement which must include the date, place, and circumstances of your meeting. If
you submit a personal statement it must be supported by additional evidence.
. Copies of travel documents (itineraries, tickets, hotel accommodations, etc.).
. Photos (date and place of the photo must be handwritten on photos).
r Letters written to each other after your meeting(s), referencing the specific date and place of your
meeting(s).



Photocopies of your passport and/or your fianc6(e)'s passport, (including biographical data pages
and pages showing entry and exit stamps) showing that you have both been present in a given
location at the same time.
Affidavits of friends, neighbors, or other knowledgeable associates. All affidavits must conform to
the guidelines cited below:

Written statements sworn to or affirmed by two persons, other than yourself and the
person you are petitioning for, who were living at the time the events(s) occurred, and who
have personal knowledge of the event you are trying to prove. The persons making the
affidavits may be relatives and need not be citizens of the United States. Each affidavit
must contain the following information regarding the person making the affidavit: his or
her full name and address; date and place of birth; relationship to you, if any; full
information concerning the event; and complete details concerning how he or she acquired
knowledge of the event.

If you have not met the beneficiary in person at some time during the two-year period from January 25,
20ll until January 25,2013, then you must provide evidence to establish that compliance would:

1.

Result in extreme hardship to you, or

Violate strict and long-established customs of the beneficiary's foreign culture or social practice.
In addition to establishing that the required meeting would be a violation of custom or practice,
you must also veriff that all other aspects of the traditional arrangements have been or will be met
in accordance with the custom or practice. Such evidence may include, but is not limited to:

Statements from the religious authorities attesting to the practices, beliefs, and customs
for the engagement and marriage.
Statements from tribal leaders that establish that the meeting of the petitioner and the
beneficiary is a violation of the tribe's customs.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Any document containing foreign language that is submitted to USCIS must be accompanied by a full
English language translation which the translator has certified as complete and accurate, and by the
translator's certification that he or she is competent to translate from the foreign language into English.

You must submit the requested information within eighty-four (8a) days from the date of this letter (87 days if
this notice was received by mail). Failure to do so may result in the denial of your petition.

Please note the required deadline for providing a response to this Request for Evidence. The deadline
reflects the maximum period for responding to this RFE. However, since many immigration benefits are
time sensitive, you are encouraged to respond to this request as early as possible, but no later than the date
provided on the request.]

hi all,

Site is working, I checked my status and processing time a liile while ago.

Hi,

May I ask you what did they ask you for RFE? Did you submit the documents initially when you filed your I-129F? Usually they update the case of your status as soon as they receive or the next day. Decision is depend on the Officer who is handling your case. Might ask for more RFE depends on that officer how satisfactory the documents are to him/her. In my case my officer is way too slow and asked three times more documents and repeatedly the same as I sent them along with my initial file. It has been 9 months and no clue what is next. Hope your officer is not the same as I have. My officer is XM0229, which is on the Blue or yellow sheet your received with your RFE to attach on top of the documents.

Hi,

I am in a similar/same situation, I filed On Jan 26th, 2013, I made several calls and contacted my senator and congress woman, still nothing yet. Hopefully soon!. Semms like your case and my case is being handled by some slow immigration officer at USCIS.

Hi,

Not to disappoint you, I depend on the officer who is handling your file/case at USCIS. Mine RFE was about the same “Letter of Intent to Marry". My case is been there for 9 months now and it has been over two weeks since they have received my RFE documents. I have not heard any thing so far, still waiting patiently. Hope you get approved quickly. Your case worker might act fast, but my case worker is very very very slow................ who knows when...............? Good Luck!!!!!

hi,

I am in a similar/samr situation. I sent my RFE " Intent to Marry". I have not heard anything yet! Waing paitently over 9 months. Hope USCIS will make their decision swiftly.

Hi, I am ina similar situation, waiting for the decision or response back, I t has been 9 months, since i filed my case.

I am in a similar situation, still waiting for the decision!

Hi,

You can get the replacement certificate.

Last updated: 08/08/2013

Hi,

I received NOA2 via e mail case status " RFE" on June 15, 2013; so far I have not received a hard copy of the RFE in the mail. Made several calls to USCIS, spoke with the INS supervisor, made e request. but did not get any where, to his date I still do not have the hard copy of the RFE. I contacted my congress woman, her office was very helpful to me they received a scanned copy of the RFE and the same was forwarded to me via e mail by her office yesterday and I a mailing my documents this coming Monday. Hope once they are received by USCIS will be processed swiftly.

Hi, From the passport Office. If you go to local Police Station , that is where they will reffer you to go to the Passport office.

Hi,

I would send what they asked for, nothing other than required. Sending too much much information or providing more than required is also not good or beneficial.

Any port of entry is fine as long as you have valid Visa to enter. But one thing to confirm from USCIS is that when you initially filed for I129F, there was a question regarding "Which Port of entry" you will be using?. Please make sure if it is ok with USCIS.

Hi,

I received RFE, status online notification via e mail on June 21, 2013. So to this day I have not received a hard copy of the RFE in mail. I made e requests twice and made several calls to USCIS. I was assured the RFE is being sent in the mail and couple of time I was told it was sent but never arrived in the mail where as they have my correct address and I did not move or changed my mailing address. Last Friday August 23, 2013 I contacted my Congress woman's office and I received a call and a scanned copy of the RFE through the congress woman's office yesterday August 26, 2013.

I would suggest you contact your local senator or congressman's office for faster results and actions. I should have done this earlier.

Good Luck!

Wow, I really hope you get it soon. That's so long.

I called them Aug.2 and they put in for it to be resent. I was told I'd receive it in 15days or less. To call back if it took longer again.

My fingers are crossed and I'm praying on it that this week will be it

I checked my mail last night, there was nothing from USCIS, I wll wait today again and will call them tomorrow again to see what is going with my file/case.

Hi, I am still waiting I got my RFE on June 21, 2013, Still no Hard copy yet. Called and made e requests twice but action yet!

Hi,

Age difference can not be the bases of denial. There is no such law on this universe to stop marrying a person who is older than you or your spouse is youger than you. So stop worrying about the age difference. I am 18 years older than my fiance' and have had no issues with that and you can challenge the USCIS legally if they make an issue, however they will not make any issue on this.

I am sorry Pal, you are getting an immigrant here as well. This country stands on the immigrants and immigrants are the bases, your forefathers were immigrants too. So be careful how you make your statement.

I am sorry Pal, you are getting an immigrant here as well. This country stands on the immigrants and immigrants are the bases, your forefathers were immigrants too. So be careful how you make your statement.

Hi

I am in a similar situation. My RFE never came through as of today and it was sent on June 25th, 2013. I called several time and have made service requests 2 times and also spoke with tier 2 officer at USCIS. I get the same answer as the customer service Rep told me to wait for another 30 days. As per USCIS RFE is time sensitive, but there is no way to get trough the USCIS to expedite the delivery of RFE. So, I do not know what to do in this situation. Someone might have suggestions or advice on this issue. Hope to hear from someone who might have experienced the same

Congratulations!!!! You are very close to conquer the battle.

I received RFE notice via e mail on July 15, 2013 and I still do not have a hard copy of RFE as of today 07/24/13. I have no clue what exactly is required by USIC. I sent every thing possibly I could think of with my initial filing of I-129F to VSC. My file was transferred to TSC on June 22, 2013. That is where my problem lies. I called the yesterday and did not get any proper answer by talking to Tier 1 or tier 2 officer. They just said wait till I get my hard copy in the mail. As per them RFE is time sensitive. Tier 2 officer told me my processing time stars again after receiving the RFE, which means I wail again for 6-8 months. . This is not fair and there must be some help or solution available. I have noticed here, many of April, 2013 filers got approved and numerous are still waiting to get approved who filed in 2012. I failed to understand how they work with their system. Hoping to resolve this matter soon if any help or advice is greatly appreciated on this matter.

Hi, my case was transfered on June 15 th, 2013 from VSC to TSC. On July15, 2013 i received NOA2 regarding RFE. I have not received a hard copy of the RFE as of today. I called them 2 days ago and one of the USCIS Rep told me to wait until the end of the month then call back.. They will not take any action until the end of this month. I suppose I just wait for RFE to arrive in mail. Seems like TSC is very well organized, they have approved March and April filers but theydelayd the early filers, I failed to understand their way of working or organizing or how do they priortize or distinguish the cases? I hope someone can shed the light on the issue's.

Hi, my case was transfered on June 15 th, 2013 from VSC to TSC. On July15, 2013 i received NOA2 regarding RFE. I have not received a hard copy of the RFE as of today. I called them 2 days ago and one of the USCIS Rep told me to wait until the end of the month then call back.. They will not take any action until the end of this month. I suppose I just wait for RFE to arrive in mail. Seems like TSC is very well organized, they have approved March and April filers but theydelayd the early filers, I failed to understand their way of working or organizing or how do they priortize or distinguish the cases? I hope someone can shed the light on the issue's.