jflopez

Please accept my apologies for the confusion. It is true that I met my fiancé in October of 2022. Thank you for confirming that my information qualifies me to file the petition.

Thanks for your complimentary. I appreciate it.

I am confused now. I thought that it says I need to have met her in the last two years ago before I am eligible to file my I-129K petition, rather than my recent Guatemala trip on October 12th, 2022.

Yes, correct. For clarification, my fiancé and I met in Guatemala on October 12th, 2022. The I-129F was mailed on October 27th, 2022, and the NOA with a receipt number arrived on November 1st, 2022.

In the next two years after withdrawing my petition, I can submit my I-129F that meets the requirements, right?

In this case, what is the procedure for withdrawing my petition? My current petition would not be refunded if I already submitted it, right?

A correction needs to be made to page 8 of I-129F: "Have you and your fiancé(e) met in person during the two years immediately before filing this petition?" Even though we were unable to meet due to COVID-19, I mistakenly marked it as "yes." I hope this is the right place for me to ask for some advice on what to do in this situation. Since I am a deaf person, English isn't my first language. In essence, I misread the specific requirements for filing the I-129F. Upon reviewing my I-129F packet, I realized that I did not meet the two-year requirement for meeting in person. Proofs I provided included airline tickets, passport stamps, and photos of my recent Guatemala trip when I visited my fiancée on October 20. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we were not able to meet in person for the prior two years. In my packet, I didn't include the request due to the hardship in my situation. USCIS received the case on October 31, 2022 and mailed it to my home address with the receipt number. Due to the lack of meeting in person within 2 years, my application would obviously be rejected immediately. How can I request a waiver from USCIS? In addition to my deafness, I also lost a job as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and had to receive Social Security Disability and unemployment benefits. Instead of waiting for the RFE (Request for Evidence) letter and taking the chance of being denied, I think it makes sense to correct my mistake. Your advice on how to submit the waiver request for 2-years in-person meetings would be greatly appreciated.