Proof of meeting

[Montana + Joseph 0]

When filing the I-129F is it only necessary to provide proof that you've met your fiance(e) in the past two years? (train stubs, plane tickets, pictures)

Should we save any further evidence for the interview? We have many years of chat logs, letters, etc. I've been there, but more recently he's been here. Should we save my plane tickets, etc. for a later date?

When you're showing a stamp in your passport, is it necessary to copy the whole thing or can you copy select pages?

Thanks much

xx

[Myo 0]

When filing the I-129F is it only necessary to provide proof that you've met your fiance(e) in the past two years? (train stubs, plane tickets, pictures)

Should we save any further evidence for the interview? We have many years of chat logs, letters, etc. I've been there, but more recently he's been here. Should we save my plane tickets, etc. for a later date?

When you're showing a stamp in your passport, is it necessary to copy the whole thing or can you copy select pages?

Thanks much

xx

Yes to all of your questions.

[payxibka 10,045]

When filing the I-129F is it only necessary to provide proof that you've met your fiance(e) in the past two years? (train stubs, plane tickets, pictures)

Should we save any further evidence for the interview? We have many years of chat logs, letters, etc. I've been there, but more recently he's been here. Should we save my plane tickets, etc. for a later date?

When you're showing a stamp in your passport, is it necessary to copy the whole thing or can you copy select pages?

Thanks much

xx

for the I-129F filing, proof of meeting required... proof of relationship optional.

For "passport" stamps you should copy the entire book...

[mari joe 1]

yes save everything. show all evidences of meeting in the past two years and save the rest for the interview. get it all organized. and copy all pages of your passport even the front and back cover.

[Beth/ Paris Heart 2]

When filing the I-129F is it only necessary to provide proof that you've met your fiance(e) in the past two years? (train stubs, plane tickets, pictures)

Should we save any further evidence for the interview? We have many years of chat logs, letters, etc. I've been there, but more recently he's been here. Should we save my plane tickets, etc. for a later date?

When you're showing a stamp in your passport, is it necessary to copy the whole thing or can you copy select pages?

Thanks much

xx

for the I-129F filing, proof of meeting required... proof of relationship optional.

For "passport" stamps you should copy the entire book...

Good meeting tip: Buy newspapers on your trip, take pic of you two together holding the paper, plus submit pictures of the newspaper to show the date. Sounds crazy but it is proof of being meeting face to face.

[Dakine 26]

When filing the I-129F is it only necessary to provide proof that you've met your fiance(e) in the past two years? (train stubs, plane tickets, pictures)

Should we save any further evidence for the interview? We have many years of chat logs, letters, etc. I've been there, but more recently he's been here. Should we save my plane tickets, etc. for a later date?

When you're showing a stamp in your passport, is it necessary to copy the whole thing or can you copy select pages?

Thanks much

xx

for the I-129F filing, proof of meeting required... proof of relationship optional.

For "passport" stamps you should copy the entire book...

"For "passport" stamps you should copy the entire book..."

Even the blank pages and pages that don't apply?

What for?

[Myo 0]

When filing the I-129F is it only necessary to provide proof that you've met your fiance(e) in the past two years? (train stubs, plane tickets, pictures)

Should we save any further evidence for the interview? We have many years of chat logs, letters, etc. I've been there, but more recently he's been here. Should we save my plane tickets, etc. for a later date?

When you're showing a stamp in your passport, is it necessary to copy the whole thing or can you copy select pages?

Thanks much

xx

The following comes from the K1 Visa guide on VJ:

Documentary Proof of Having Met in Person in the Past Two Years and an Ongoing Relationship:

Use as many of these items are possible. There is no minimum, but the more you can provide the less likely you are that you will receive an RFE.

1. Copies of all airline boarding passes, train passes, itineraries, hotel receipts, passport stamps (make sure you can read the dates on the stamps), and other documentary evidence that you have met within the last two years. You may want to highlight or place post-it notes indicating the dates and locations on the copies (to make the adjudication easier) for the person reviewing your file.

2. Color Photo's of you and your fiance(e) together. Make sure you write your names, date, and location on the back of every photo. Provide two to five photo's. If you only have a single copy of the photo, then make a color copy and send that. If it is a digital photo, have it printed at a company such as kodakgallery.com. You can also make duplicates of photo's at your local photo store (Walgreeens, CVS, etc). Place photo's in a plastic bag or photo sheet and label the sheet. Note that you may not receive originals of photo's back.

3. The following items will not typically show proof of having met in the last two years however will show proof of an ongoing relationship: Copies of phone bills, cell phone bills, emails (you can edit personal info with a marker), letters (edit personal info also), stamps on the letters (to document the date they were sent), and other written documentary proof. Provide a reasonable amount; two to four of each type. Pick a range of dates up to and including the present. You can also include a copy of engagement ring receipt (this is something that is a big optional - do not worry if you do not have a ring yet!)

[mari joe 1]

When filing the I-129F is it only necessary to provide proof that you've met your fiance(e) in the past two years? (train stubs, plane tickets, pictures)

Should we save any further evidence for the interview? We have many years of chat logs, letters, etc. I've been there, but more recently he's been here. Should we save my plane tickets, etc. for a later date?

When you're showing a stamp in your passport, is it necessary to copy the whole thing or can you copy select pages?

Thanks much

xx

for the I-129F filing, proof of meeting required... proof of relationship optional.

For "passport" stamps you should copy the entire book...

"For "passport" stamps you should copy the entire book..."

Even the blank pages and pages that don't apply?

What for?

because passports are not all the same and each passport has identifiers that match from page to page. giving only the page that has a stamp could come from any passport.

[payxibka 10,045]

When filing the I-129F is it only necessary to provide proof that you've met your fiance(e) in the past two years? (train stubs, plane tickets, pictures)

Should we save any further evidence for the interview? We have many years of chat logs, letters, etc. I've been there, but more recently he's been here. Should we save my plane tickets, etc. for a later date?

When you're showing a stamp in your passport, is it necessary to copy the whole thing or can you copy select pages?

Thanks much

xx

for the I-129F filing, proof of meeting required... proof of relationship optional.

For "passport" stamps you should copy the entire book...

"For "passport" stamps you should copy the entire book..."

Even the blank pages and pages that don't apply?

What for?

CYA, otherwise I could submit the ID page of my passport and my "buddies" exit/entry stamps because my passport does not have any because me and the "fiancee" never have really met....

also, from the I-129F instructions -

In place of any of the above, you may give USCIS a copy of your valid, unexpired U.S. passport issued with a validity period of at least five years. You must submit copies of all pages in the passport.

They want the entire book for ID purposes so to remove any doubt include the entire book ...

[dougiehossy 0]

We added all passport stamps, plane tickets, hotel receipts, & most important tons of pictures taken together at each time of meeting

[thepizzadude 26]

also, from the I-129F instructions -

In place of any of the above, you may give USCIS a copy of your valid, unexpired U.S. passport issued with a validity period of at least five years. You must submit copies of all pages in the passport.

I would say to CYA and you are paranoid, yes it's a good idea but they only ask for the entire book if you are using it to prove citizenship. I would feel entirely comfortable sending just the pages with the stamps if I was also sending corroborating evidence like the airline tickets and boarding passes. I would not send all 20 some odd pages if I didn't need it to prove US citizenship.

[amykathleen2005 441]

also, from the I-129F instructions -

In place of any of the above, you may give USCIS a copy of your valid, unexpired U.S. passport issued with a validity period of at least five years. You must submit copies of all pages in the passport.

I would say to CYA and you are paranoid, yes it's a good idea but they only ask for the entire book if you are using it to prove citizenship. I would feel entirely comfortable sending just the pages with the stamps if I was also sending corroborating evidence like the airline tickets and boarding passes. I would not send all 20 some odd pages if I didn't need it to prove US citizenship.

I agree.

[JimVaPhuong 4,863]

When filing the I-129F is it only necessary to provide proof that you've met your fiance(e) in the past two years? (train stubs, plane tickets, pictures)

Should we save any further evidence for the interview? We have many years of chat logs, letters, etc. I've been there, but more recently he's been here. Should we save my plane tickets, etc. for a later date?

When you're showing a stamp in your passport, is it necessary to copy the whole thing or can you copy select pages?

Thanks much

xx

for the I-129F filing, proof of meeting required... proof of relationship optional.

For "passport" stamps you should copy the entire book...

"For "passport" stamps you should copy the entire book..."

Even the blank pages and pages that don't apply?

What for?

CYA, otherwise I could submit the ID page of my passport and my "buddies" exit/entry stamps because my passport does not have any because me and the "fiancee" never have really met....

also, from the I-129F instructions -

In place of any of the above, you may give USCIS a copy of your valid, unexpired U.S. passport issued with a validity period of at least five years. You must submit copies of all pages in the passport.

They want the entire book for ID purposes so to remove any doubt include the entire book ...

If there are visas in the passport, don't the visas usually have the passport number printed on them? Wouldn't a copy of the visa page plus the ID page be enough to prove that you didn't send copies of your buddy's passport pages?

[adventure509 0]

Well question has gotten the correct replys. Suggest to continue writting hand written letters as well al the way up to the interview. Is old school but shows date sent. just additional proof of relationship. With the age of the internet, e-mails, chatt loggs is just an additional layer of proof that your relationship has depth and another layer of proof for the interview. Just my 2 cents.

[payxibka 10,045]

When filing the I-129F is it only necessary to provide proof that you've met your fiance(e) in the past two years? (train stubs, plane tickets, pictures)

Should we save any further evidence for the interview? We have many years of chat logs, letters, etc. I've been there, but more recently he's been here. Should we save my plane tickets, etc. for a later date?

When you're showing a stamp in your passport, is it necessary to copy the whole thing or can you copy select pages?

Thanks much

xx

for the I-129F filing, proof of meeting required... proof of relationship optional.

For "passport" stamps you should copy the entire book...

"For "passport" stamps you should copy the entire book..."

Even the blank pages and pages that don't apply?

What for?

CYA, otherwise I could submit the ID page of my passport and my "buddies" exit/entry stamps because my passport does not have any because me and the "fiancee" never have really met....

also, from the I-129F instructions -

In place of any of the above, you may give USCIS a copy of your valid, unexpired U.S. passport issued with a validity period of at least five years. You must submit copies of all pages in the passport.

They want the entire book for ID purposes so to remove any doubt include the entire book ...

If there are visas in the passport, don't the visas usually have the passport number printed on them? Wouldn't a copy of the visa page plus the ID page be enough to prove that you didn't send copies of your buddy's passport pages?

What if there are no visas? I do not require a visa to visit my wife's country

I don't get it, you are not harmed if you do... so what is the big deal?

To the OP: DO AS YOU WANT....

Edited August 31, 2009 by payxibka