punkin.potpie

Well guys, I sent off what was needed (from me anyways) to Michael and when he gets it he's sending it off to USCIS. Fingers and toes are crossed!

Thank you so much for everyone's advice, I'll definitely update when we hear back from them.

don't send the exact same things; you're being asked to submit proofs in other forms (pictures of the two of you with fiance/e's family, friends, co-workers etc indicating the dates and places/events) greeting cards, chat logs, text messages, emails, phone bills showing each other's numbers etc etc =)

I forgot to mention that we have sent snail mailed cards, and emails along with the initial packet

All the examples they listed on the RFE we've sent in. I wish we held off sending some of them. The majority of couple going through K1 said 'overload the evidence' but boy its biting us in the butt. I was honestly hoping that they misplaced it because I can't think of any reason why they would be asking for the same things.

I do have chat logs and screen shots and will send those along too to hopefully help. Thank you for the suggestion

...greeting cards, emails, text messages are of no help with proving someone has met in person. I would send more pictures for sure, if there are some with family that would be even better. Pictures may be considered secondary evidence but when they have included a variety of receipts... that seems next on the list.

That true. It's just crazy, I thought proving he's been here will be easy because of all the receipts we've sent.

I will be sending more pictures of us at Manila Ocean Park and him at Rizal Park. Unfortunately he is alone in that picture (it was just the two of us) but he's wearing the same clothes on another picture I'm sending of us together inside Manila Ocean Park.

I've read on here on VJ about sending in letters from my friends and family attesting they have met him in person while he was here in the Philippines. What do you guys think? It doesn't qualify as proof but just to corroborate that he was here and met me?

Thank you guys for your replies. I really appreciate it.

Hey guys, well..., we got our RFE.

There's 3 listed on there;

1. Lack of signature (Easy yay!)

2. Letter of Intent (a little confused..)

3. Additional proof of having met in person (kinda crazy)

I was hoping maybe our experienced VJ'ers who have gone through the process can give some insight?

For the letter of intent, we used the template we have here on VJ. I'm not sure what was wrong with the first one but we'll use the same just making sure to sign with blue ink and indicated the date we signed it.

Additional proof is where is gets really crazy. This is what we included in the initial packet;

- copy of passport stamp

- copy on his itinerary

- boarding passes (only departure though with his name and Philippines on it, he cant find the arriving ones)

- hotel receipts (from 3 different ones)

- tour package receipts

- utility bill (from the condo we stayed at)

- medical receipt and prescription (he got sick while he was here)

- pictures of us together

I honestly thought that would be enough, but apparently it isn't.

We will be sending the same exact things (except maybe pictures) because it really all the proof that we have. I'm not sure what else they are looking for.

Any advice guys?

Hi everyone!

We received the hardcopy of our RFE today. Ours is for lacking a signature on the G325A (Petitioner), to provide original statement statement for our letter of intent, and primary and secondary proof of meeting in person (copy of passport stamps, and receipt from hotels and ATM withdrawals)

The signature part is pretty easy but I just have a few questions about the other two;

1. We used the template for Letter of Intent to Marry that's available here on VJ, should we used it again and resend it or come up with our own?

2. Proof of meeting in person, we sent in what they are asking for on the RFE actually; Copies of his passport stamps and almost all hotel receipt from every hotel we stayed at while he's here, his boarding passes, itineraries of his trip, pictures of us together at landmarks here. The only one we didn't have in the packet is receipt from ATM withdrawals. His bank only allows him a years worth of history and it wont show the ATM withdrawals he made here since it's been over a year. What would happen is we'd be sending the same proofs in the RFE packet that we had in our initial K1 packet because it's all we have.

I was thinking maybe they misplaced items they are asking for or something, because we had everything included. Can anyone give any advice? Has anyone been ask to send in evidence you already included in the initial packet?

Thank you guys for your replies. I really appreciate it. I was afraid of maybe over-complicating the whole thing so this info is definitely helpful

My history with Immigration has been sorted out years before I met my fiance. I honestly did not think I'll be going through the process again.

To reduce a long story into bullet points sparing you guys the detailed "details" so to speak;

- migrated to the US via SE3

- GC never received, lost in the mail

- sent back to the Philippines to finish studies (I was being a pain on my parents behind) no GC, no permit

- filed for reentry several years later, approved, stay abroad was 'As a minor'

- returned to the US via SB1

- applied for replacement of permanent resident card, GC received

- parents divorce, returned to the Philippines for good

- filed Abandonment of Lawful Permanent Resident Status

- returned GC to the US Embassy in Manila, stamped passport "I-407 Executed"

Except for the very first time processing papers back in 2000, I have all the documents, notices and the like, on me. Although I do have my old passport that has the stamp from Immigration coming in to the US back then.

Hopefully that will makes things easier come interview time.

Thank you again for your help

With a conscious effort to keep my focus on the good things.

I get myself excited for the future,

reminisce on the past,

and take it one day at a time in the present.

and I always keep in mind that as difficult as the separation is right now, it's only temporary.

Hi Everyone,

My question is for those who needed to elaborate further on specific line items on a separate sheet. In my case its explaining having an A# and SSN.

I have a little history with US Immigration (migrating, lost greencard in the US mail, overstaying outside the US, reentry, filing abandonment of permanent resident status).

Is it best to get all of the details out to begin with; a blow by blow timeline of all of the events?

e.g.

Migrated to the US on this date under this visa classification

sent home to study on this date to this country and overstayed

filed re entry on this date and approved "see attachment"

returned to the US this date

left US due to this reason on this date

filed abandonment of status here and this date and time "see attachement"

Or keep the explanation short and to the point and answer all specific questions later on?

e.g.

Migrated to the US with family under x visa classification on this date hence A# and SSN.

Any tips for those who had to write supplemental sheets for your packet?

I used to have a green card from migrating with my family to the US. When my parents divorced, my Dad decided to come back home to the Philippines and I came back with him to take care of him. I surrendered my green card to the US Embassy 3 years ago and I have a copy of the I-407: Abandonment of Lawful Permanent Resident Status from the Embassy.

As part of the supplement for I-129F Part B, Question 8 and 9 where we explain why I have a US Social Security number and an A#, should we include my I-407 for good measure in our initial submission packet? Or wait until they look for it? (I would think they'd be able to check really but just starting out the whole lengthy process, its terrifying to commit any mistakes )

I'm afraid of perhaps over-complicating the entire thing. I understand its still a long road ahead for us but any insight or suggestion would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you

Please make sure your future husband keeps YOUR information in a place where he can find it in the future .

Hahahaha! Dont worry, I'll MAKE him remember!

He doesn't like dealing with cutting through all the red tape. I had to convince him that we can do it on our own instead of hiring a lawyer

I doubt if USCIS will give out such information..it's worth a try though. I will just put unknown since you don't know her whereabout.

Thanks for replying LADYDARE

I did search VJ for situations similar to ours and it does look like USCIS will not give out that info because its HER details not my fiances.

Tracking her down would be very difficult since she has remarried and he doesnt know what her new last name is.

Well, we do know her name and that it was approved. filling date and A# is

Hopefully we dont get flagged for not having that info

Hello everyone!

I'm hoping someone here in VJ could help us out

While my fiance was stationed in Korea 10 years ago he met his ex wife and brought her over to the US. They since divorced 8 years ago.

We're in the process of putting everything together for our K1 and Q11 on I-129F; "Have you ever filed for this or any other alien fiancé(e)or husband/wife before?", If "Yes," give name of all aliens, place and date of filing, A# and result.

its a YES for us.

My fiance has no contact with his ex-wife whatsoever to get the info we need for the form or any paper work laying around to use as reference. Is there other means of getting the info we need without having to track her down?

Is it possible to call USCIS and find out from them based on their records?

Doing a bit of digging around here on VJ, I found this;

No US police report needed... the USCIS has access to all needed law enforecement datatbases and will do a query as a part of the process

More to support the above statements:

"Present and former residents of the United States should NOT obtain any police certificates covering their residence in the U.S."

<a href="http://www.***removed***/immigration/police-certificates.html" target="_blank">http://www.***removed***/immigration/police-certificates.html</a>

The thread is a year old but I hope the same thing still applies.

Here's the link if you'd like to check it out; Question re: getting a US Police Certificate?.

Hello,

This is also a concern of mine since my fiance and I have not known each other for very long either. When I sent my I 129 F petition I included photographs and also copies of my cell phone bills fo the last 3 months (which showed his cell phone number). I am also gathering evidence (phone cards, MSN and Skype logs, cell phone bills, etc.) and I'm planning on returning for a visit at the end of the year. I guess I still do not know for sure whether the length of our relationship will matter or not, but I guess my advice would be to be particularly careful in gathering evidence to show a bona fide relationship so by the time the interview comes you have lots of evidence to prove your case!

Best wishes!

The more I think about it the more I get nervous! Thank you for your advice

My being a pack rat will have its advantage in this case.

My fiance and i have just crossed a year and though we are not finished with the process from what i have read you just need to show that you have an ongoing relationship and that you have met in the last two years.

as long as you talk alot and you keep the chat logs of when you skype or ym and have lots of emails you should be fine.

and also remember this. they ask general questions at the interview that you should know the answers to. would kinda suck to get there and they ask you what his mothers name is and you tell them you dont know

That would be sad if that was the case..., funny, but sad.

At the interview you do HAVE to prove you have a bonafide loving relationship and know each other very well. Multiple visits and LOTS of pictures of you guys with family and friends are a BIG plus. My fiancee was denied do to lack of such pictures.

Oh Wow! Im really sorry to hear that... I hope everything worked out in the end.

Do they have some sort of minimum requirement as to how many?

Hello again everyone,

I hope I dont get banned and flagged for creating new topics here and there but after much googling and searching through VJ's archives I still could not find an answer to this question I have about the I-129F and G-325A forms.

I previously migrated to the US (SB1 Visa) and had lived and worked there. Due to situations that occurred I had to make the decision to come back to my home country and relinquish my Permanent Resident status (Executed I-407 Abandonment of Lawful Permanent Resident Status shortly after coming back from the US through the US Embassy).

Years later, I met and fell in love with my now fiance and we're thinking of taking the K1 route.

Looking over the forms (both I-129F and G-325A) both inquire about SSN, which I have, and also an A# if one exist.

My question is should I indicate on there the previous A# I had (maybe they can use it as a reference that I have returned my green card to the proper authorities) or put NONE since I filed for an I-407 and it's suppose to have been voided (I'm not really sure about the voided part)

It's a very simple task but I sure am going bananas over this line item on the form (I really dont want to make any mistakes)

I would really appreciate any input.

No requirement- you can technically meet in the street for the first time for one minute, take a photo, then go home and file. You must show that your relationship is bonafide (emails, chat logs, visits etc), and that tends to be easier for those who have been together longer, but time is not an absolute requirement.

GREAT!

Thats a load off my shoulders whew! (not that the example you gave applies to us for me to be worried LOL!)

Thank you!

I hope there's a work around somehow.

I'm new here and I've been browsing around cause we're about to file our own K1 request and I have lived outside the Philippines too. But its in the US.

Does that mean I have to go back to the US (where my fiance is at) to get the police clearance?

Talk about a trip...

hhmm.. i dont think there is.. all i know is that you have to see each other personally no longer than 2 years before your fiancé files for the k1.. also collect all the necessary documents to prove the relationship is genuine (passport stamps, letters, email, phone records, receipts.. etc..)

well good luck.. continue browsing vj if you have concerns.. this site will help you a lot.. =)

VJ is awesome! I'm so happy we found it.

It's really been a great deal of help for us so far in terms of finding out what we need to do.

I really appreciate the reply, Thank you!

Hello Everyone,

I was wondering if there's a requirement (that you have to be with you fiance for X period of time) before you can file for a K1 visa request or is it a no holds barred section?

My fiance and I haven't been together that long compared to the other couple who's gone through the K1 route and I'm worried that because of that fact, it's going to cause us some issues along the way.

I would really appreciate any feedback.

We haven't even begun yet and already I'm a nervous wreck