Would like to know whats next

[AFQuaid 18]

Hi Everybody,

We're very new. Lingered a bit before the forum crashed and now are registered after seeing the great info members are providing. It's also very handy to know there are others our there in LDR overseas - apart and waiting......waiting....and waiting still. It is a very hard emotional struggle.

We are at the stage where the embassy has requested evidance that we have met within two years. We've gathered almost everything and have a deadline for March 4th 06 to get it all in. We would like to know after this evidance stage what is next normally? After of course this lot is sent and we get a reply would like to look up the next step (set of forms maybe) and types of things we need to pull together so we're ready and can get right on with it when we get a reply. Can anybody help?

[KarenCee 3]

Sounds like you received an RFE? Submit what they require...usually its just one or two things they need to finish processing your petitio. I would imagine once you send in what they require, you will get a respone soon. Best of luck!

[aussiewench 9]

What did you originally send to show that you had met within the 2 years???

[AFQuaid 18]

Sounds like you received an RFE? Submit what they require...usually its just one or two things they need to finish processing your petitio. I would imagine once you send in what they require, you will get a respone soon. Best of luck!

An RFE? Is that bad? We figured everybody was asked for this evidance, no? That's worrying. We're unsure what a RFE stands for. When we get all the information in will everything be ok you think?

They asked for:

A letter explaining how we met

2 frontal face passport size photos of each of us

Plane stubs etc and any documents that can be used as evidence we have met within 2 years

Photographs of us together

So far we have:

A letter explaining how we met.

2 frontal face passport size photos of myself

Plane stubs of myself (BC) and my parents who travelled with me last June to meet Andrew

4 sets of documents explaining I was granted a "wish" to go to Andrew for a 2 week visit in Cali. We waited 2 years for the wish to be granted (the wish charity is for people with life threatening illnesses nothing to do with being denied entry to the states or anything). We contacted every company involved in helping me travel due to physical impairment and each added up together to be 4 packages of documents explaining what they had on record, details and how they were involved in helping me travel.

Photographs of us as a couple.

A covering letter explaining whats included in the envelope.

Andrew is still trying to get his own frontal face photographs done.

Looking at what we have, we think its more than enough but some of you guys are further along than us, what do you think?

Once Andrew gets his photos done it'll be sent off.

Edited January 29, 2006 by AFQuaid

[AFQuaid 18]

What we origionally put was a brief answer to the how we met question on the 129-F which was "met online through AOL member search engine. Andrew was looking for somebody in similar circumstances - a wheelchair user." Feel pretty stupid now if we were suppost to write a letter then and thats why they're asking now. 'sigh

[aussiewench 9]

RFE is a Request for Further Evidence. On submission of a petition for a fiance one must also include evidence of having met within 2 years prior to filing. As you didn't you were given an RFE.

The evidence that you have collected seems ample. With evidence what you need for it to do is create a complete picture in the minds eye of the adjudicator.

Had you sent letters of intent from each of you with the original petition?

[AFQuaid 18]

Thank you for the clarification.

We did send letters of intent as did my parents as I am not yet 18.

[EnsignSertich 0]

RFE is a Request for Further Evidence. On submission of a petition for a fiance one must also include evidence of having met within 2 years prior to filing. As you didn't you were given an RFE.

Actually we did indeed send proof it was just the understanding we had gotten that this was a step put in place as a default after 9/11 though ye thank's for the clearification.