Need to know what to do.

[payxibka 10,045]

1 minute ago, Difrntway said:

Thanks for that information.  I will probably include at least some screen shots of communication at least to show we communicate very regularly (we actually communicate everyday but i'm thinking maybe showing on a few times per month and i hope to get conversations talking about our wedding plans in there).  I have only visited him once so i only have pictures from that visit but i do have a ton of pictures.  I even have them posted to facebook and have thought about printing them from there as it will have time stamps and location stamps on the photos.  One thing i would like to also have is just an good example of a love letter and an affidavit of support as i have had trouble finding those.

Uscis is not interested in love letters or chats.  No real benefit to submitting as it does not improve the chance of approval.   Concentrate on quality evidence not quantity 

[Boiler 45,525]

Agree, quality.

[YP950 28]

6 minutes ago, Difrntway said:

Thanks for that information.  I will probably include at least some screen shots of communication at least to show we communicate very regularly (we actually communicate everyday but i'm thinking maybe showing on a few times per month and i hope to get conversations talking about our wedding plans in there).  I have only visited him once so i only have pictures from that visit but i do have a ton of pictures.  I even have them posted to facebook and have thought about printing them from there as it will have time stamps and location stamps on the photos.  One thing i would like to also have is just an good example of a love letter and an affidavit of support as i have had trouble finding those.

I think you can definitely do that! 

 

I didn't include a love letter. I just included a short statement on how we met in the lines provided in the application. I know that lots of people include love letters, but I don't think they are necessary. However, if you want to include one I would make it super simple and just include how you met, and how you established a relationship. Again, I think the more they have to read the longer this process takes. For ours I just included what was asked for and for proof of having met I included pictures of our time together with a short description (location and month and year it was taken). 

 

The affidavit of support is a document that your fiance will take with him to his interview, so you don't have to worry about that right now. It's called form I-134, it's pretty straight forward. 

https://www.uscis.gov/i-134

 

[HP+IC 292]

23 minutes ago, payxibka said:

Uscis is not interested in love letters or chats.  No real benefit to submitting as it does not improve the chance of approval.   Concentrate on quality evidence not quantity 

USCIS is not interested by all means but at least our own case has proven that the CO comes to the interview with their decision 95% ready and made purely based on what they see in the original file. I could not understand the point of front-loading when my fiance filed the petition, it was my intention to only provide everything strictly as required. Now I'm happy we went beyond that. 

[Difrntway 28]

11 minutes ago, YP950 said:

I think you can definitely do that! 

 

I didn't include a love letter. I just included a short statement on how we met in the lines provided in the application. I know that lots of people include love letters, but I don't think they are necessary. However, if you want to include one I would make it super simple and just include how you met, and how you established a relationship. Again, I think the more they have to read the longer this process takes. For ours I just included what was asked for and for proof of having met I included pictures of our time together with a short description (location and month and year it was taken). 

 

The affidavit of support is a document that your fiance will take with him to his interview, so you don't have to worry about that right now. It's called form I-134, it's pretty straight forward. 

https://www.uscis.gov/i-134

 

With my situation having two pretty big red flags being a huge age difference and no common language just yet i thought it might be wise to do what is called front loading of my application.  And i wasnt talking about an affidavit of financial support i was asking about affidavits from friends and family (really only friends) that support our relationship and show that they know about it and support it. So if you were in my shoes would you include more information??  Thanks for any and all advice.  As you already know this process is pretty daunting and I'd be glad to do this a fairly easy way but i want to make sure i can really get away with not providing more information and it actually work.

2 minutes ago, HP+IC said:

USCIS is not interested by all means but at least our own case has proven that the CO comes to the interview with their decision 95% ready and made purely based on what they see in the original file. I could not understand the point of front-loading when my fiance filed the petition, it was my intention to only provide everything strictly as required. Now I'm happy we went beyond that. 

So what all did you do to go beyond that?

[payxibka 10,045]

2 minutes ago, HP+IC said:

USCIS is not interested by all means but at least our own case has proven that the CO comes to the interview with their decision 95% ready and made purely based on what they see in the original file. I could not understand the point of front-loading when my fiance filed the petition, it was my intention to only provide everything strictly as required. Now I'm happy we went beyond that. 

Are you sure?  In many consulates, the CO sees the file for the first time at the window

[Boiler 45,525]

I could provide an affidavit , for a small fee.

[HP+IC 292]

OP: we identified our red flags, age gap of 17 years being one of them. We also have marriages behind and other personal stuff. We carefully selected and signed photos of our two times together with family and friends and did include a love letter apart from a short explanation in the form. We filed several emails and Viber screenshots. We gave each other presents and provided receipts. We filed our travel history (travel inineraries, tickets, joint travel insurance, boarding passes, excursion vouchers etc). We addressed all issues we could have identified so far and did our best to explain our situation very clearly and honestly. In short, we presented our case like 'you will never have a second chance to make a first impression'. We wanted the very best and personal first impression and we did it. 

Edited April 17, 2019 by HP+IC

[HP+IC 292]

6 minutes ago, payxibka said:

Are you sure?  In many consulates, the CO sees the file for the first time at the window

Kiev doesn't seem that busy. Not many immigrant cases there. No sure, but never the less they did not look into the evidence of ongoing relationship supplied before the interview. They gave back all evidence enclosed with I-134 immediately without giving it a second thought. That makes me believe that our file has been looked through before the interview. My fiance was there and we both agreed the CO approved us based on the original file. 

[Difrntway 28]

10 minutes ago, HP+IC said:

OP: we identified our red flags, age gap of 17 years being one of them. We also have marriages behind and other personal stuff. We carefully selected and signed photos of our two times together with family and friends and did include a love letter apart from a short explanation in the form. We filed several emails and Viber screenshots. We gave each other presents and provided receipts. We filed our teavel history (travel inineraries, tickets, joint travel insurance, borparding passes, excursion vouchers etc). We addressed all issues we could have identified so far and did our best to explain our situation very clearly and honestly. In short, we presented our case like 'you will never have a second chance to make a first impression'. We wanted the very best and personal first impression and we did it. 

HP+IC.  You are a great person to get detailed advice from.  If there is any way to message me outside the forum please do as i could really use your help.  Many thanks!!

[HP+IC 292]

Just now, Difrntway said:

HP+IC.  You are a great person to get detailed advice from.  If there is any way to message me outside the forum please do as i could really use your help.  Many thanks!!

You are welcome to PM me if you want. Good luck

[JFH 12,190]

Was he already 18 when you met? I recall a case on here where there was a significant age gap (where the USC was as old as the beneficiary’s mother) and they had a problem because they met before the beneficiary turned 18. I don’t think there would be an issue with a 19-year-old and a 17-year-old (it falls under “Romeo and Juliet” laws) but with a gap of 25 years you might have an issue if he was a minor when you met - regardless of the consent laws in the place where you met. 

[Boiler 45,525]

Met once, for how long?

[Difrntway 28]

49 minutes ago, Boiler said:

Met once, for how long?

It was for about a week. 

54 minutes ago, JFH said:

Was he already 18 when you met? I recall a case on here where there was a significant age gap (where the USC was as old as the beneficiary’s mother) and they had a problem because they met before the beneficiary turned 18. I don’t think there would be an issue with a 19-year-old and a 17-year-old (it falls under “Romeo and Juliet” laws) but with a gap of 25 years you might have an issue if he was a minor when you met - regardless of the consent laws in the place where you met. 

We met the day after he turned 18 so he was 18 when we met. 

[Boiler 45,525]

Ahhh, you mentioned 8 months earlier, well implied.

 

Give it time, you are getting waay ahead of yourself.