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How did her son get a K2 visa without permission to leave? They don't normally give that without the other parent's consent unless it is the country's laws that the mother has sole custody to begin with. 

I want to thank everyone for their help! It helped me get my NOA2, I am so eternally grateful to you all!!😍

You may also want to consider contacting the site/app.  My wife and I met on an Asian dating site and before filing I sent them a message through support asking for a statement.  Within a couple hours, they responded with a prepared statement regarding not being a paid marriage broker addressed to the USCIS.  I can only assume that this is a common request for them.

USCIS officials don't even want to look thoroughly at your application, much less to sit and compile a list of dating sites....a new dating platform created daily, mind you. 🤣

OP,
Did you update your address with USCIS after you moved?
It is a requirement to do so within 10 days of moving to the new address.
 
What would have happened if they had denied the application and mailed that notice to your old address? Your excuse of "not knowing since you moved" would not have sufficed then.

It's not just checking a list, but they also need to have documentation on file. This is something that can be reviewed over the years, and websites can appear/disappear/change/etc.
 
I'm not sure it would save "millions in dollars"...the mail room isn't exactly a huge cost per mailpiece.
They typically get around 3k-4k I-129Fs per month. Say even 30% of them get an RFE for this reason alone (it's likely much less than this!). That's at most 1,200 mailings, which is $600/month in postage (non-discounted rate) + handling of the outgoing mail + incoming response. All-in-all, you're looking at a couple tens of thousands of dollars per year even with the very conservative assumptions. It's likely well under that, even after taking into account the handling/personnel costs (mail room and intake workers are not the high paying jobs).
 
Edit: Compare this to the cost of changing policies. In a large, bureaucratic organization like USCIS, you're talking about around the same amount in costs to implement even a simple list + raising awareness to the IOs to actually use the list. At best it's a wash cost-wise.

I completely agree. I met my fiancé on Tinder and because I frequent this site I went ahead and sent in the TOS. Unfortunately we both deleted our account last and couldn’t retrieve our conversation there. Not sure if that will cause an RFE, but it’s wasted time and money on everyone’s part. Plus, it costs the additional manhours the agents have to put in to retouch the case. If it’s a requirement then they should list it as such in the instructions.

You are at the mercy of USCIS.  Do what they want or they deny.
 
That simple

Perhaps but if it is such a common occurrence, then the govt (in my humble opinion) should request TOS or other evidence upfront if folks met online. I'm of the mindset that the govt works for us, ya know?
 
Once I get through this process, I'm going to develop a letter or petition on how USCIS can improve its processes and send it out to my congressperson, senators, head of USCIS, etc.

Terms of service change frequently.......and at this stage of the immigration process, the burden is upon the petitioner and fiance/spouse.

Since this is such a common occurence, one would think someone at USCIS would compile and maintain an exhaustive list of dating and social media websites so that the agents could simply check the list rather than have to send out so many RFEs for that one simple issue. Can you imagine the millions in dollars it would save the govt (not to mention the wasted time for applicants).

I just received this NOA2 a few weeks ago. I sent of a copy of the terms and conditions from the website and the page called "About" for the website my fiance and I met on. Then I sent in the beginning messages that my fiance and I had on it. Then my application was approved in 3 weeks. Just answer the question and send it back in certified mail. 

My advise is to send it, dont waste time. i have seen a lot of people getting rfe for things they already sent. It’s just the way they work is frustrating😔

I am anticipating the same RFE.  We met on Filipino Cupid.   I did not know to send in the TOS until I saw this question arise later on VJ.  My mistake!  I have the TOS and an email from Filipino Cupid in a file. I will  send immediately.  I have fingers crossed that maybe Filipino Cupid is well known to them and may slide by.  Yes, wishfull thinking!

That is exactly what we did for our case few years ago. We included in our package the screenshot of our first talk on a dating website and the terms of that site and all worked great.

not only send the okcupid terms and conditions but send a print out of the first initial meeting on there

Oh gosh uh...
 
To whom it concerns,
 
My fiance, (name) and I met on (date) on the website http://www.okcupid.com, which is a dating website. However, OkCupid is a free service that offers paid features, but they do not provide paid matchmaking services. 

I have included the website terms of service, which states that the users are responsible for their own interactions with other members.
 
OkCupid is not an IMBRA website.
 
I have included a copy of our response to page 8, part 2, question 54 in this response letter.
 
With Regards,
Your name
Signature

I got the same RFE last year, too. I just sent them the TOS + an email from their support team explaining that they are not an IMB. The I-129F was approved a few days after receipt (although I think they are more backlogged now so give it a few weeks).

Thank you and I submitted similar evidence but did not address it to that question. I addressed to how we met and I provided proof there which I think is question 34 . I explained everything and had proof of airline tickets, and of screenshots of messages from okcupid and whatsapp

Yeah, ok. That helps a lot! We met on OkCupid as well.
 
https://www.okcupid.com/legal/terms
 
 

So that's what we did for I-129F page 8, part 2, question 54, which is how we addressed the IMBRA topic. I think we also included a copy of the TOS. 

Thank you very much, I will see these posts and probably Its the final help I need concerning this post. I really appreciate everyone's quick and wonderful help. And congratulations to all

What website did you meet on? That will give us more information.

It is true. Also, you have to send an answer to the RFE otherwise they'll deny your case. Just print out the site's Terms and Conditions saying its NOT an IMB. The issue is (I think) that you checked no but provided no proof.

Well first it is your responsibility to update them on your address if you move so they can properly mail you things.
 
Secondly, the RFE is fairly common. While yes, you may have answered it on the petition, if USCIS is unsure they can ask for proof. Most commonly it is if people meet on an unfamiliar dating site/app. USCIS will generally ask you to clarify that it indeed is not a broker and you do that by simply sending in a copy of the site's/app's terms of services.