Question 18 on I-129F

[LaPrincesa 0]

Hi Everyone!

How much detail do we want to get into for Question 18? Just dates or also relationship details? If we were friends first, do I say that or just keep it simple?

Thanks in advance!

[*julez* 124]

This is asked all the time and a quick search on this site will give you the answer. Take your pick:

http://www.visajourney.com/search/index.ph...p;sa=Search#954

[Bassi and Zainab 1]

Hi Everyone!

How much detail do we want to get into for Question 18? Just dates or also relationship details? If we were friends first, do I say that or just keep it simple?

Thanks in advance!

In this process I really try to give as much information so that they don't have to ask for more. They may anyway, but I try to think about anything they might want to know so that it may be processed without delay. So, I say err on the side of excess. Stating that you knew each other for a longer period of time is definitely a positive and the development of the relationship will support your petition, not like you met three weeks ago and are ready to get married. You know what I mean?

[Cassie 8]

Go for shorter and to the point. Any date you mention should be backed up with evidence that you provide. They do not want a harlequin romance novel, they want dates and facts. In your case, indicate that you had been friends since whatever date, indicate when your relationship changed to romantic, when you met in person, and when you became engaged.

Our answer to that question was no longer than three short paragraphs long.

[YuAndDan 153]

It is easy to keep it simple and use just the lines provided. Ours was something like this: "August 2005 met on an dateing site, Sep 05 started emailing and chatting online regularly, Feb 06 decided to meet, July 06 met in person and proposed."

Easy to keep it to the point.

[Jasman0717 9]

I am one who believe in 'More is better' so added a supplemental sheet and went into detail.

[mox 298]

I would do at least a couple paragraphs. Too much detail is unnecessary, but (IMO) if you just do a couple short sentences you run the risk of making your meeting sound like a formality that you were just getting out of the way. My statement ran just under half a page.

[Krikit 1,163]

Wow. I said something to the effect of "Initial meeting month/day/year. Ongoing relationship since that time."

They ask for additional evidence in package three.

[pushbrk 12,569]

It is easy to keep it simple and use just the lines provided. Ours was something like this: "August 2005 met on an dateing site, Sep 05 started emailing and chatting online regularly, Feb 06 decided to meet, July 06 met in person and proposed."

Easy to keep it to the point.

I agree. If you want to put in more of a relationship evolution, you can certainly put that in your letters of intent.

I think it's ok to mention dates you don't have evidence of but you mention and provide evidence of having met in person within the past two-years.

The question on the form really is poorly written.

[Fandango 1,439]

I put 'met blah blah blah....see passport pg x of evidence'and then bulleted every physical meeting since then the same way with dates.

I also sent a few extra pics, althought that's totally secondary evidence.

I kept it short, but at the same time covered every meeting.....much of it was beyond the 2 year req, but I wanted to give an overall picture with supporting evidence (passport stamps). There was none of this 'I saw his eyes from across the room.....' narrative.

[Krikit 1,163]

There was none of this 'I saw his eyes from across the room.....' narrative.

I can just imagine some of the things the clerks have to read when processing the petitions. I bet they do a lot of .

[Fandango 1,439]

There was none of this 'I saw his eyes from across the room.....' narrative.

I can just imagine some of the things the clerks have to read when processing the petitions. I bet they do a lot of .

I know, right? Hell, I'd love to work there just for the 'omG how funny' factor....

[mox 298]

There was none of this 'I saw his eyes from across the room.....' narrative.

'...when I kindly retrieved them for him, we fell instantly in love.'

[BishopMnA 0]

I kept it short. I just said, "AAm and I first met in Singapore in 2003" That was it

Good Luck to you on your journey!

Mark-N-AAm

[Cassie 8]

I kept it short. I just said, "AAm and I first met in Singapore in 2003" That was it

Good Luck to you on your journey!

Mark-N-AAm

the problem with being that brief is that I have seen people being RFE'ed for not providing a modicum of background information to explain how/when the relationship started.