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[RosaMystica7 0]

Okay glad to hear that about the letter of intent, thanks!

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!

Yup I'm trying to think big picture... but I'm trying to think big picture with our names on them, which is where I'm coming up short. The boarding passes, baggage stickers, and passport stamp place him in JFK. The pictures and notarized letter from my parents put us together, which the hotel itineraries/reciepts to back up the dates that my parents are gonna mention in the letter when they say "Sinclair stayed in our house from [x] to [x], except [x] dates when he and our daughter stayed in a hotel." The hotel itineraries from the first 2 stays don't have his name on them, only mine, but they do say 2 adults 1 bed... the reciept from the 3rd visit only has my name on it and no amount of guests or beds. But I figure since they're backing up the notarized letter they at least count for something.

But I don't feel like that's enough... he didn't use a credit/ATM/debit card while he was here. I do have train tickets/reciepts, but not ALL of them, and 2 movie stubs... but of course none of them have names on them. I'm just not sure what else to get. I could search our MSN Messanger history to see if we talked about trip preparations at all, as long as the conversation doesn't talk about things I don't want USCIS to read (I'd rather not black things out, that could look fishy). I don't believe we have any e-mails that talk about trip preparations but I can check to be sure.

Do you think the passport stamp, boarding passes, baggage stamps, picture(s), notarized letter, and hotel itineraries/reciepts without his name on them backing up the notarized letter would be enough?

[chuckandkim 0]

I personally think you are OK! The question here is: did you two meet? If you say YES, then back it up with his boardingpasses, pictures of you and him. Done! Don't believe you need to get all CIS-style on the "evidence".

Good luck and be well,

chuck and kim

[bora bora 1]

If it helps, this is what I sent:

Copy of Brazilian visas from passport

Copy of Stamped entries into Brazil

Copy of teaching certificate from Brazil

Copy of both sides of Brazilian residency card with translation

Copy of Flight Coupons and Itinerary from latest trip

Receipt from hotel and business card with translation

Pictures (6) from 2004 until the present

Copies of used phone cards

Copy of online purchase of phone cards from email confirmation

Copy of American Express bills showing payment for online calling cards

Phone bill with calls to Brazil highlighted

Copies of e-mails (5) with translations

Copy of birthday card to beneficiary with translation

Letter from a friend talking about our relationship with translation

I also sent a copy of my passport and birth certificate.

Edited November 17, 2006 by Bora Bora

[RosaMystica7 0]

I personally think you are OK! The question here is: did you two meet? If you say YES, then back it up with his boardingpasses, pictures of you and him. Done! Don't believe you need to get all CIS-style on the "evidence".

Good luck and be well,

chuck and kim

Thanks! He found an old camera and got the photos developed today. Lo and behold, there's a pic of us together in it! I wasn't very confident in the 1 pic I had of his December visit because it was taken in the JFK AirTrain... the flight stuff puts him in JFK, the pic put us in JFK, I wanted something else besides the signed/notarized letter from my parents and the hotel itineraries/reciept without his name on them to bring him out here. Well the pic was taken locally, in one of the hotels we stayed in. So now I've got a pic of us together locally, and I'll write on the back the pic was taken in such-and-such hotel (with the location and blah blah blah) which makes the hotel itinaries/reciept without his name worth a little more... and I just feel like it filled in a gap and tied it all together more.

He's gonna scan and e-mail me a copy of his biographic page from his visa... I'll write the letter to have my parents sign/have notarized... I'll put it all together... write the check... make sure I've got everything that needs to be done... and... mail it out Monday!