3 questions

[RosaMystica7 0]

3 questions.

Hotel receipts - is it worth it for me to send them even though they only have my name? It's not like we stayed for the entire time, we didn't... we had 3 seperate hotels stays ranging from 1 - 3 days because we couldn't afford more than that. For the first 2 I have e-mail itineraries that say 2 adults 1 bed on them, with my name only. The last stay was given to us discounted because the jacuzzi in the room above us leaked into our room during our 2nd trip and caused one heck of a mess. The reciept I have from that stay doesn't even say the amount of adults or beds. What I'm thinking about is having my parents sign and have notarized a letter saying that my fiance visited and lived in their house from [x] date to [x] except 3 hotel stays on [x] dates. Would the notarized letter be considered primary evidence or secondary? At any rate it'd help and it'd bring the hotel itineraries/receipts in as half-way-decent secondary evidence, right?

If you're wondering why the notarized letter, I'm fishing for something that'll put us BOTH in the same place other than photographs. He didn't use a credit/ATM/debit card while he was here. The passport stamp, boarding passes, and baggage thingies only show he flew into JFK... train tickets have no names on them and I don't have all of them anyway... movie stubs have no name on them... so.... hmmph.

Letter of intent... just got it in the mail from my fiance today. The heading of his letter reads:

[His address]

United States Department of State

United States Consulate, France

[French consulate's address]

Is the French consulate's address supposed to be on there, or the American service center's? If it's the service center's is this something that I can fix here? Like maybe print an address label and cover it with it? If not, will it be bad if I don't get a new letter from him with the American service center's address there instead?

Lastly... passport stamp question. I have a photocopy of the page where his passport was stamped when he arrived in JFK. Is that enough, or am I supposed to have a copy of his biographic info page on his visa too?

Thanks!

[KarenCee 3]

What about boarding pass(es) that correspond to the date(s) in his passport? That's part of the evidence we sent for our petition along with the letter of intent, emails and a few pictures (which are for the most part secondary evidence). Boarding passes are usually pretty good evidence. Just a suggestion.

[RosaMystica7 0]

Thanks, yup, we've got them... boarding passes and the stickers stuck on his baggage that said name, airline, destination, and date.

I'm just looking for something that will specifically put us both together, which is why I thought of the notarized letter from my parents since he stayed with me in my parents' house except during our 3 hotel stays. Then since the 3 hotel stays would be mentioned in my parents notarized letter I figured I'd back that up with the hotel itineraries/receipts... the hotel itineraries from the first two stays don't say his name, and the receipt from the 3rd stay doesn't even say the number of guests, but since they match with the dates in my parents' notarized letter I guess that means they'd sorta work anyway?

At least the notarized letter from my parents would say yes Saint-Clair flew into JFK but he also was brought to Angilla's house an hour away and spent the duration of his trip with her.

I think I answered my own question about the hotel receipts. I'm tired and can't think straight. So I guess all I need answered is my question about the way he wrote the header of his letter of intent... and... if I need a copy of his biographic info page in his visa to go with the page where his passport was stamped.

Edited November 16, 2006 by Angilla

[payxibka 10,045]

Thanks, yup, we've got them... boarding passes and the stickers stuck on his baggage that said name, airline, destination, and date.

I'm just looking for something that will specifically put us both together, which is why I thought of the notarized letter from my parents since he stayed with me in my parents' house except during our 3 hotel stays. Then since the 3 hotel stays would be mentioned in my parents notarized letter I figured I'd back that up with the hotel itineraries/receipts... the hotel itineraries from the first two stays don't say his name, and the receipt from the 3rd stay doesn't even say the number of guests, but since they match with the dates in my parents' notarized letter I guess that means they'd sorta work anyway?

At least the notarized letter from my parents would say yes Saint-Clair flew into JFK but he also was brought to Angilla's house an hour away and spent the duration of his trip with her.

I think I answered my own question about the hotel receipts. I'm tired and can't think straight. So I guess all I need answered is my question about the way he wrote the header of his letter of intent... and... if I need a copy of his biographic info page in his visa to go with the page where his passport was stamped.

A copy of his passport page does not do it unless his name is referenced somewhere on the page because it simply could be anyones passport page. If you cannot bridge the gap to his name then you will need to copy ALL the pages of his passport!!! If you are looking for evidence of you being together....PHOTOS!!!

Edited November 16, 2006 by fwaguy

[RosaMystica7 0]

Yeouch. Makes sense though. Okay, all the pages of his passport it is! Thanks! Luckily his relatives have scanners so he can just scan them, e-mail them to me, and I'll print them out over here.

Yeah I have photos... but the only photos from that trip were taken on the last day of his visit in the JFK AirTrain. He's working on developing film from an old camera that he has that he brought and we're HOPING it'll have pics of us in it. But even if it does, photographs are secondary evidence.

Would a notarized letter from my parents attesting to the fact that he was here and stayed in their house count as primary or secondary evidence? Even if it's secondary evidence at least I'd have 2 forms of it rather than just 1. But I'm curious anyway.

[Mike and Lily 13]

This is the one area I worry I might receive an RFE too. I put color copies of the 3 chinese visa stickers with corresponding passport stamps from my passport as well as the first page of my passort. I also sent two 8X10 pictures of us together. I thought at the time that those two things were enough. But after listening to everything that everyone else sends, I fear that I should have sent itineraries, hotel receipts, boarding passes and the like. One can never underestimate the narrowmindedness of government officials.

3 questions.

Hotel receipts - is it worth it for me to send them even though they only have my name? It's not like we stayed for the entire time, we didn't... we had 3 seperate hotels stays ranging from 1 - 3 days because we couldn't afford more than that. For the first 2 I have e-mail itineraries that say 2 adults 1 bed on them, with my name only. The last stay was given to us discounted because the jacuzzi in the room above us leaked into our room during our 2nd trip and caused one heck of a mess. The reciept I have from that stay doesn't even say the amount of adults or beds. What I'm thinking about is having my parents sign and have notarized a letter saying that my fiance visited and lived in their house from [x] date to [x] except 3 hotel stays on [x] dates. Would the notarized letter be considered primary evidence or secondary? At any rate it'd help and it'd bring the hotel itineraries/receipts in as half-way-decent secondary evidence, right?

If you're wondering why the notarized letter, I'm fishing for something that'll put us BOTH in the same place other than photographs. He didn't use a credit/ATM/debit card while he was here. The passport stamp, boarding passes, and baggage thingies only show he flew into JFK... train tickets have no names on them and I don't have all of them anyway... movie stubs have no name on them... so.... hmmph.

Letter of intent... just got it in the mail from my fiance today. The heading of his letter reads:

[His address]

United States Department of State

United States Consulate, France

[French consulate's address]

Is the French consulate's address supposed to be on there, or the American service center's? If it's the service center's is this something that I can fix here? Like maybe print an address label and cover it with it? If not, will it be bad if I don't get a new letter from him with the American service center's address there instead?

Lastly... passport stamp question. I have a photocopy of the page where his passport was stamped when he arrived in JFK. Is that enough, or am I supposed to have a copy of his biographic info page on his visa too?

Thanks!

[RosaMystica7 0]

Aww, I hope that turns out well Mike and Lily... my suggestion - gather additional evidence of having met in person NOW. This way, if you get a RFE, you'll have the stuff on hand and can send it back the next day. If you don't get a RFE, send it to him for his interview.

We're okay on the evidence that he entered my country with boarding passes, the baggage stickers, and the copy of his passport... it's just putting us two together in the same place by name that I'm concerned of. I wish I had his name on the hotel itineraries, but we didn't talk about the K-1 til the very end of his visit and by then it was too late. So I guess the photos and notarized letter from my parents will have to do... but... I feel like that's flimsy.

[Mike and Lily 13]

Thanks. I already have all that stuff on hand just in case. The Chinese Visas have my name and passport number on them, so I think they will be acceptable, but who knows for sure. When it comes time for the interview, I will take everything but the kitchen sink with me. I have read a few bad things about interviewing in Guangzhou, and I will take no chances there.

Aww, I hope that turns out well Mike and Lily... my suggestion - gather additional evidence of having met in person NOW. This way, if you get a RFE, you'll have the stuff on hand and can send it back the next day. If you don't get a RFE, send it to him for his interview.

We're okay on the evidence that he entered my country with boarding passes, the baggage stickers, and the copy of his passport... it's just putting us two together in the same place by name that I'm concerned of. I wish I had his name on the hotel itineraries, but we didn't talk about the K-1 til the very end of his visit and by then it was too late. So I guess the photos and notarized letter from my parents will have to do... but... I feel like that's flimsy.

[KarenCee 3]

A copy of his passport page does not do it unless his name is referenced somewhere on the page because it simply could be anyones passport page. If you cannot bridge the gap to his name then you will need to copy ALL the pages of his passport!!! If you are looking for evidence of you being together....PHOTOS!!!

That's why we made copies of every page of our passports. The initial page with photo, name, and information. Then we sent the pages with stamps in the passport that corresponded to the dates on the passport and the other evidence submitted. Kinda like putting together a puzzle for the officer who reviews the petition. Hotel receipts with names and dates only strengthen the evidence too, IMHO. But you will have several on here who will tell you that photos are secondary evidence.

[RosaMystica7 0]

When it comes time for the interview, I will take everything but the kitchen sink with me.

Maybe you spit in the kitchen sink while in China and they can test it and get your DNA to prove that you were there?

That's why we made copies of every page of our passports. The initial page with photo, name, and information. Then we sent the pages with stamps in the passport that corresponded to the dates on the passport and the other evidence submitted.

So did you send the blank passport pages that didn't have any stamps, or just the biographic info page and the page with the stamp?

[KarenCee 3]

When it comes time for the interview, I will take everything but the kitchen sink with me.

Maybe you spit in the kitchen sink while in China and they can test it and get your DNA to prove that you were there?

That's why we made copies of every page of our passports. The initial page with photo, name, and information. Then we sent the pages with stamps in the passport that corresponded to the dates on the passport and the other evidence submitted.

So did you send the blank passport pages that didn't have any stamps, or just the biographic info page and the page with the stamp?

Only the pages that showed his entry/departure and the date along with the biographical info. I figured they didn't need the blank pages and our package was already thick enough anyway. BTW, I sent the same copies out of my passport as well.

Edited November 16, 2006 by KarenCee

[Mike and Lily 13]

I sent just the pages with the stamps and the visas and the biographic page. I didn't send the blank pages or the pages with the stamps of other countries.

When it comes time for the interview, I will take everything but the kitchen sink with me.

Maybe you spit in the kitchen sink while in China and they can test it and get your DNA to prove that you were there?

That's why we made copies of every page of our passports. The initial page with photo, name, and information. Then we sent the pages with stamps in the passport that corresponded to the dates on the passport and the other evidence submitted.

So did you send the blank passport pages that didn't have any stamps, or just the biographic info page and the page with the stamp?

[RosaMystica7 0]

Okay, thanks!

2 questions down, 1 left... my question in regards to the header on the letter of intent he sent me, any thoughts?

[payxibka 10,045]

Okay, thanks!

2 questions down, 1 left... my question in regards to the header on the letter of intent he sent me, any thoughts?

I would not worry about that so much..... My fiancee's letter was not written in "letter" form but a simple signed statement on a piece of paper.

[chuckandkim 0]

The letter of intent is A-OK!

Your fiance is smart! He makes sure this letter covers all involved parties (US Consulate in France and US government)

Don't get stucked with the little thing... need to see the big picture of why you're applying for the I-129F and what is the requirement? One of the major factor in decision making and satisfy USCIS requirement for approval is: YOU MUST MEET YOUR FIANCE AT LEAST ONCE IN THE LAST 2 YEARS. With that in mind, you and your USC will put your "Story" together in the form of a I-129F application packed with proof and evidence that may show USCIS you and him WERE somewhere in France. One picture of you two together would be enough, more is better. BUT the point being, you two met and now you can file for I-129F. All other evidences are supporting your claim: WE MET!

Good luck and remember: think BIG PICTURE!