Request for Evidence

[nancy1120 0]

Hello,

I just received a RFE stating the following: It must be established that the petitioner and beneficiary have met in person and/or have been in each other's presence at any time during the two years immediately preceding the filing of this petition (February 2, 2011 to February 2, 2013)

Circumstances of Meeting: Submit information regarding the circumstances under which the petitioner and beneficiary met to establish the relationship.

Last Personal Meeting: Submit Evidence of meeting beneficiary in person within the two-year period preceding the filing of the petition. Primary evidence may include airline ticket stubs and receipts (that include month, day and year), copies of passport pages that show the identification page and admission stamps, militry orders, letter from Commanding Officer, or any evidence that will help the USCIS to determine that the petitioner has met the beneficiary within the two years. Secondary evidence may include film-dated photographs of the petitioner and beneficiary together. The following does not constitute evidence of meeting: disc, videos, emails, letters, phone bills, and greeting cards.

In our petition I submitted over 100 photos of our visits that began from November, 2009 through October, 2012. They specifically want evidence from February 2, 2011 to February, 2013. I only have car rental receipt and a hotel receipt paid on my sister's Visa as she accompanied me on my last visit. I misplaced all other receipts from our stay. I also have a dated, notarized parental consent from my ex-husband giving me permission to travel with our child during our last trip. The photos I have are not date stamped as they are digital and saved on my computer.

I am planning on submitting the car rental receipt, the hotel receipt paid from on my sister's card, the parental consent and the re-prints of the photographs from our last trip in October, 2012. Do you think this will be sufficient? Can anyone please give me your input and thoughts on how I should proceed? Thank you. I really appreciate everyone's help.

[TBoneTX 45,155]

To be successful during this process, one needs to read carefully, interpret literally, and follow instructions accurately.

USCIS says this: "Submit Evidence of meeting beneficiary in person within the two-year period preceding the filing of the petition. Primary evidence may include airline ticket stubs and receipts (that include month, day and year), copies of passport pages that show the identification page and admission stamps, militry orders, letter from Commanding Officer, or any evidence that will help the USCIS to determine that the petitioner has met the beneficiary within the two years."

Do that.

[KayDeeCee 4,893]

Photos are not primary evidence of meeting. They can be used as secondary evidence to backup your primary evidence. If you have no passport stamps, send all the other evidence you listed that you did not send before to answer the RFE. Do you have any ATM receipts, credit card or bank statements that can show you personally spent money while there? If you are going to use receipts in your sister's name only, you need to prove she went with you and that you were both physically present at some point during those 2 years. Things in your sister's name only are not going to prove YOU were there with your fiance.

Edited July 2, 2013 by Jay-Kay