I-129f question 18 help

[KYLEandUAN 1]

So far for question 18 on the I-129F we have the following written:

Marianne and I met online in MyspaceIM on December 31st of 2007. In July of 2008, we decided that I would visit her in the Philippines so we can get to know each other better. I purchased tickets to visit her October 6th 2008 through October 17th 2008 to be with her on her birthday (October 15th). We had a great time together with her family and friends. Sadly, in 2009, I was not able to visit because of on the job training in Utah and a deployment to Afghanistan after that. During my deployment, I purchased tickets to visit her on March 4th 2010 to March 18th 2010 to see her again and meet more of her family members.

We will also include the marriage proposal in this but didn't write it in yet. Does this look like it would be acceptable? Any help is appreciated and examples would be great. Thanks

[pushbrk 12,824]

So far for question 18 on the I-129F we have the following written:

Marianne and I met online in MyspaceIM in December, 2007. In July of 2008, I visited her in the Philippines from October 6,through October 17, 2008 to be with her on her birthday (October 15th). We had a great time together with her family and friends. Sadly, in 2009, I was not able to visit because of on the job training and a deployment to Afghanistan. I visited her on March 4th 2010 to March 18th 2010 and met more of her family members.

We will also include the marriage proposal in this but didn't write it in yet. Does this look like it would be acceptable? Any help is appreciated and examples would be great. Thanks

Well yes but if it's too long to fit in the space provided, you could shorten it. If you're filing after the visit, I've edited your statement as I would write it. See bold above.

[psiprez 3]

I think what you have written is great, and I'd go with pushbrk's shortened version.

Remember to be careful not to provide more information than what is being asked for (ex. "so we can get to know each other better").

Edited March 16, 2010 by psiprez

[slangofoil 50]

Well yes but if it's too long to fit in the space provided, you could shorten it. If you're filing after the visit, I've edited your statement as I would write it. See bold above.

Except remove the "In July of 2008" since it doesn't make sense in the sentence, so:

"Marianne and I met online in MyspaceIM in December, 2007. I visited her in the Philippines from October 6,through October 17, 2008 to be with her on her birthday (October 15th). We had a great time together with her family and friends. Sadly, in 2009, I was not able to visit because of on the job training and a deployment to Afghanistan. I visited her on March 4th 2010 to March 18th 2010 and met more of her family members."

[pushbrk 12,824]

Except remove the "In July of 2008" since it doesn't make sense in the sentence, so:

"Marianne and I met online in MyspaceIM in December, 2007. I visited her in the Philippines from October 6,through October 17, 2008 to be with her on her birthday (October 15th). We had a great time together with her family and friends. Sadly, in 2009, I was not able to visit because of on the job training and a deployment to Afghanistan. I visited her on March 4th 2010 to March 18th 2010 and met more of her family members."

Good catch.

[rs1971 0]

Apologies for hijacking the original posters thread, but it reminds me of a question of my own. My plan for qeustion 18 is to just reference an attached time line of our relationship. The time line in turn documents all of our trips to visit each other (there have been several and in each direction) and includes evidence (boarding passes, hotel receipts) for the most recent trip. I realize that I'm providing more information than the question really asks for, but is this a bad thing? My impression is that this is what most people do (I think the term I've heard here is 'frontloading'). Should this material be somewhere else other than as a response to question 18?

Thanks in advance.

-rs1971

[pushbrk 12,824]

Apologies for hijacking the original posters thread, but it reminds me of a question of my own. My plan for qeustion 18 is to just reference an attached time line of our relationship. The time line in turn documents all of our trips to visit each other (there have been several and in each direction) and includes evidence (boarding passes, hotel receipts) for the most recent trip. I realize that I'm providing more information than the question really asks for, but is this a bad thing? My impression is that this is what most people do (I think the term I've heard here is 'frontloading'). Should this material be somewhere else other than as a response to question 18?

Thanks in advance.

-rs1971

Question 18 is to explain how you meet the requirement for meeting in person during the past two years. Front-loading is about providing evidence of a bona fide relationship. Don't mix or confuse the two.