RFE for evidence that qualifies us for the exemption to have met within the past two years

[msu17 0]

Hi thanks for all the replies once again. It has been very helpful. I'm going to send the RFE with a letter from our religious leader, and a notarized letter from parents of both parties. Seems like this is the only way to go .... I will def keep you guys posted!! They said that they will look into it after 14 days of receiving all the documents. I hope that would be enough.

My dad is very strict and even tho people in india that are arranged can meet each other he still believes that we shouldn't meet before marriage. He picks the spouse and then the marriage is done pretty quickly, but we wanted to have the wedding here since our whole family is here... otherwise we would have went to india and just done it there.

We weren't really sure of what kind of proof we needed for the exemption when we initially filed.

THANKS A LOT!!

If USCIS doesn't accept your evidence, then this might be the next best option. Get married in India, file a spousal visa, move here and then have another wedding ceremony for your family here. Good luck

[DanielParul 50]

A strict father not letting you meet your future wife does not seem like a good enough reason. Does your religion or culture forbid you two to meet or is it just your family being conservative? It just does not seem valid enough reason.