RFE - evidence of having met in last 2 years.

[Al422 221]

I received a very similar RFE. They needed more proof that we actually met in person, even though we submitted pictures of both of us together. I flew to her country and she took a taxi from her city to where we met. I paid for everything that visit and we didn't have any receipts with both of our names. She paid cash for the taxi as well.

The issue is that aside from photos, we really don't have any other proof we were there together. The hotel took a copy of her passport, but since it has been more than 30 days, they purged it. We didn't know we needed all this before we filed. Anyway, we ended up sending in more photos, with a few landmarks (but really only one that stood out), as well as affidavits that we met in person. Hopefully that will suffice.

Photos are considered secondary evidence. In other words, if photos are all you have, you don't have enough. Remember those Photoshop pictures of a boy walking on the moon? You can Photoshop yourself into her arms without much trouble.

What about your visa stamp? There is one on your passport they gave when you went there. Did she travel too? Get her visa stamp. Receipts for restaurant checks? Did you pay for restaurant or hotel with your credit card? What about receipts for gifts you bought her? Stubs from airline boarding passes.

Edited May 20, 2014 by Al422

[_Paul&Jesica_ 70]

Photos are considered secondary evidence. In other words, if photos are all you have, you don't have enough. Remember those Photoshop pictures of a boy walking on the moon? You can Photoshop yourself into her arms without much trouble.

What about your visa stamp? There is one on your passport they gave when you went there. Did she travel too? Get her visa stamp. Receipts for restaurant checks? Did you pay for restaurant or hotel with your credit card? What about receipts for gifts you bought her? Stubs from airline boarding passes.

I traveled to her county and we met in a city 2 hours from where she lived. She took a taxi to the city but paid cash. She doesn't have any "proof" from receipts or visa stamps or anything because she already lived in the country. I paid for everything and submitted all the receipts, hotel bills, etc. The only proof we were together were photos. I was advised that affidavits (notarized) of our actual meeting would address the RFE. I hope that is indeed the case.

[phd1974 17]

I traveled to her county and we met in a city 2 hours from where she lived. She took a taxi to the city but paid cash. She doesn't have any "proof" from receipts or visa stamps or anything because she already lived in the country. I paid for everything and submitted all the receipts, hotel bills, etc. The only proof we were together were photos. I was advised that affidavits (notarized) of our actual meeting would address the RFE. I hope that is indeed the case.

I did not have any receipts to show, but I did photocopy all pages of my passport (including empty pages) with a red arrow pointing to entry and exit stamps to the country. I only had 1 boading ticket which I miraculously had in my suitcase from 1 year ago - usually I throw them away. I also purchase tickets and book hotels online via a credit card and they send me receipts and confirmations .... I sent those emails in as well.

[Al422 221]

I traveled to her county and we met in a city 2 hours from where she lived. She took a taxi to the city but paid cash. She doesn't have any "proof" from receipts or visa stamps or anything because she already lived in the country. I paid for everything and submitted all the receipts, hotel bills, etc. The only proof we were together were photos. I was advised that affidavits (notarized) of our actual meeting would address the RFE. I hope that is indeed the case.

My Candy is from the Philippines too as you can see. And I did not have hotel receipts as her parents were kind enough to let me stay in their house. What did it for me were the pictures of us together, boarding passes for me on the planes, and the visa stamp. I did not just point to the stamp with an arrow. I blew it up on the computer and sent them a full page size print of the visa stamp. I did not include any affidavits.

[_Paul&Jesica_ 70]

My Candy is from the Philippines too as you can see. And I did not have hotel receipts as her parents were kind enough to let me stay in their house. What did it for me were the pictures of us together, boarding passes for me on the planes, and the visa stamp. I did not just point to the stamp with an arrow. I blew it up on the computer and sent them a full page size print of the visa stamp. I did not include any affidavits.

Originally that is what we had as well, I submitted boarding pass, copies of hotel and purchase receipts, passport stamps, etc. And about 6 photos. Still got an RFE, so we send an additional 18 photos and affidavits stating that we both met each other in the city, since it was difficult, aside from the photos, to demonstrate that we met since she didn't have any receipts and lived in the country but in a different city.

Crossing fingers that this is all they will need now. They received all the additional documentation today per USPS tracking info.

[_Paul&Jesica_ 70]

We finally received our NOA2 on May 22 so the affidavits and extra photos were enough to satisfied the RFE So happy about this!