I-129F Filing and Evidence of Relationship

[Gagan and Lindsay 2]

Hi All-

I've been watching VisaJourney for 6+ months now as my relationship with my fiancee has been blooming and well...we are officially engaged now so our own Visa Journey is beginning! He lives in Mumbai, India. I'm prepping all the documents to submit the I-129F and wanted to get feedback on how much "evidence of on-going relationship" should we send in right now?

I have hundreds of pages of chat records, phone/text message records as well as a lot of pictures from our 3 meetings over the last year. I also have receipts, boarding passes, and other momentos that validate our meetings, engagement party guest list and invitation, a book of encouraging advice for our marriage that our friends wrote us during our engagement party, etc.

I know that a lot of this we bring to the interview but how much is too much to send with this packet since this is the main evidence they will use that will get us an interview scheduled?

Thanks all!

[cchhat01 14]

Hi Lindsay,

I would send as much as possible. Im guessing that you two are an interracial couple. Please correct me if I'm wrong.

I would send with the I-129F:

1. Pictures of the two of you having met in last two yrs (before filing the I-129F).

2. Chat logs/emails/call records in periods (no need to send EVERYTHING). For example, if you've been communicatiing since the past 2 years, start from the beginning and til the end, accumulate about 30-40 pages of these records in TOTAL which show that you've been in communicating progressively and not in bursts.

3. Engagement Ceremony Invitation card (if one is available).

4. Boarding Passes/Receipts of ATM/Bank card withdrawals overseas, and Passport Stamps (exit/entry) will be primary evidence of having met. If you met in a foreign country, you will need these from both yourself and your fiance.

5. Advise book is not going to help much at this stage. This is something that should be taken to the interview.

6. If you've written letters to each other, you can send them copies as evidence of communication.

... Everything else that you need to send is well specified in the guide. If you follow it to the T, you will be well set in your efforts in obtaining approval from the USCIS and then some.

One thing to note. Be careful of sending pictures which are too extravagant. you don't want to go through trouble proving that your engagement was not a wedding. So be mindful of these things and all should be okay.

Chigs

[qwerty1974 11]

There was more we could have sent in, and I wish we did, though it all seems to be going okay. I ve heard they don't care so much for the evidence at interview level, so yeah, I'd send in the mass of it now Congrats and good luck

[Winning23 25]

As chigs as mentioned,

In some countries, the burden of proof becomes more of an issue for interracial couples, thus, I would put forth as much evidence as i could to leave no question in the examiner's mind about the relationship.

-Pictures of you too. Include family members if engagement took place. VERY IMPORTANT to show family members in pictures, clearly demonstrates family involved.. good thing for reviewers.

-Plane ticket stubs

-Passport stamps from entry/departure points

-Hotel receipts

-Engagement ring receipts

-Phone records (skype logs, calling card logs, etc..)

If you such information detailed, your chances are much higher for approval. All the best

[Gagan and Lindsay 2]

Thanks all for the feedback.

Yes we are an inter-racial couple and we know that we are going to need to submit a lot more evidence because of that as well as India is more strict about the visas as well.

We actually opted not to have an engagement ceremony when I was in India as we did not want there to be any question or doubt that it was too extravagant and think that we got married. We just did a very small engagement party once we got back to the US.

I'm feeling pretty organized because I've been saving so much stuff but I definitely want to make sure everything is aligned to try to make this as smooth as possible (which will still be bumpy, I'm sure... ;-)

[Winning23 25]

Thanks all for the feedback.

Yes we are an inter-racial couple and we know that we are going to need to submit a lot more evidence because of that as well as India is more strict about the visas as well.

We actually opted not to have an engagement ceremony when I was in India as we did not want there to be any question or doubt that it was too extravagant and think that we got married. We just did a very small engagement party once we got back to the US.

I'm feeling pretty organized because I've been saving so much stuff but I definitely want to make sure everything is aligned to try to make this as smooth as possible (which will still be bumpy, I'm sure... ;-)

You should be fine. With good amount of evidence, you are all set. Good luck..