match.com an international marriage broker?

[SugarPlumFairy 3]

Hi Everyone,

My fiance is about to fill out the I-I29F form and he has come to question #35. a. We met on match.com and are not sure if this is considered an international marriage broker as we both paid a small fee at the beginning to talk to others on there.

On the I-I29F form, it states to "attach a copy of the signed, written consent form the IMB obtained from your beneficiary authorizing the release of your beneficiary's personal contact information to you."

Now I don't have this at all because while chatting with him, we decided to exchange numbers and communicate this way. What have others done in the situation with Match.com (is it/is it not an IMB), and how would I go about filling out this part of the form? I have looked and looked for a straight answer about whether or not it's an IMB, and cannot find one.

Thanks

[Expat1 971]

Match.com is not a marriage broker

[SugarPlumFairy 3]

Ok, but there's many other sites that are arguing it is:

(eg. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/10060419/International-marriage-brokers-can-money-buy-you-love.html)

as well that it is not: (eg. http://law.campbell.edu/lawreview/articles/29-2-311.pdf).

Does anyone have personal experience filing the I-I29F and ticking the box that says one way or another? Or any government-related documents to see whether it is or not?

Thanks

[KayDeeCee 4,893]

Contact the website and ask them for their Terms of Service stating that they are not an IMB. Send a copy of the email response from them stating it is not a marriage broker and a copy of their TOS. Read through the IMBRA forum. There are plenty of posts about this topic.

~Moved from K-1 Process to IMBRA Special Topics ~

[tyler007 26]

If possible print out a few of your first messages form match.com and include them with the Terms of service which they should provide you.

[baron555 934]

Contact the website and ask them for their Terms of Service stating that they are not an IMB. Send a copy of the email response from them stating it is not a marriage broker and a copy of their TOS. Read through the IMBRA forum. There are plenty of posts about this topic.

~Moved from K-1 Process to IMBRA Special Topics ~

If you read the 129f instructions, they specifically state "International Marriage Brokers provide personal contact information or facilitate communications between individuals."

So they are defining IMBs with a broader brush than many who strictly interpret the Webster definition of the term.

We are seeing a lot of RFEs these days concerning this. KayDeeCee has given you what you should do. We did the same and had no issues except my wife was asked a couple of questions about it during her interview....was not a deal breaker.