Declaration of how you met in person in the last two years.

[sharks014 0]

Hi,

In regards to the,

"Declaration of how you met in person in the last two years. This should be a single typed page regarding question 19 of the I-129F."

How long and detailed does this have to be? Can I just state the simple facts? " We met at the beach in Taboga where we spent the day and had lunch on the Island." I can fit this on the I-129F without a continuation page.

Or do I need to go into details of the whole day? What are they looking for?

Thanks, Ted

[Cassie 8]

From what I have seen here on visajourney, you can go brief (one line) or a full page or anything in between -- I have seen all sorts of examples of what people have done. However, I humbly suggest that you give a thorough, yet succinct summary containing how and when you started your relationship, and how/when/where you have met in person in the past two years. The dates you include in this statement should correspond with the evidence you provide to show that you met when you say you did.

For the record, I think our statement was two paragraphs long, maybe 10 lines in total?

[PrettyGirls 1]

Mine was just one line.

[Peggy 1]

Ours was short. A couple lines. Gave them the date and place we first talked. Then listed the dates of our trips that we flew to each others Countries to visit each other.

[shannon65 2]

Mine was about ten lines.. just stated how and when we first met, developed a relationship on-line and then when and where we met in person in his country, how long I stayed there and that when there we definitely decided to get married.

[gimygirl 0]

you can fit it in on the application ... some people want to go into a full fledged dissertation of their love story! while the adjudicator LOVES to read it ... it's not necessary at this point. you need to PROVE that you met and show proof that you have met within the last 2 years. save the extraneous proof of your relationship for the interview!!

[Miranda&James 8]

Mine just detailed how we initially came to know each other (online chatroom) and the dates of when we have met in person.

[Cassie 8]

you can fit it in on the application ... some people want to go into a full fledged dissertation of their love story! while the adjudicator LOVES to read it ... it's not necessary at this point. you need to PROVE that you met and show proof that you have met within the last 2 years. save the extraneous proof of your relationship for the interview!!

People have gotten RFE's for not including how their relationship started -- essentially why they decided to meet each other in person in the first place. this is particularly important for those who met online.

It is possible to provide the essential particulars of the relationship without it becoming a Harlequin romance novel.

[rockamandy 0]

i just finished my write-up of this. it ended up being two paragraphs (8 extended lines) stating the date we met, why he was in the U.S. on that date, how we kept in touch, the dates we visited each other and the addresses where we stayed (family homes), the reason and dates i moved to the u.k. for a year and lived with him, how long we lived together/dated, and the date we got engaged.

i think i included enough info for them. i HOPE i did. i'm also going to have his sister (who lived down the street from us) write a short letter reiterating the details and possibly mentioning attending our engagement party.

it's weird compacting the relationship into such bite-sized pieces...

[buckeye1971 0]

Does anyone think this journey is more based on Looks? Age? From the picture you send in? And not to your writting skills. I only palced Russian Dating Site and Personal Vist and Date's.

[MrMrsKnight 0]

What I wrote was something like:

We corresponded for 3 months then lived together for 21 months, then last met in person on 06/20/2005, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

One line, no additional sheet.

[Cassie 8]

Does anyone think this journey is more based on Looks? Age? From the picture you send in? And not to your writting skills. I only palced Russian Dating Site and Personal Vist and Date's.

Imagine this process is like a puzzle, and every document, photo, form, and answer submitted by you and your fiance/spouse provides another piece to show off the overall picture -- a valid, loving, ongoing relationship between two people who wish to continue that relationship together in the US. The people reviewing your file at the different stages of this process look at everything to see if the pieces fit together.

[MrMrsKnight 0]

What I wrote was something like:

We corresponded for 3 months then lived together for 21 months, then last met in person on 06/20/2005, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Forgot to add that we mentioned first meeting in person Sep2003!

[dq2000 1]

The intructions also state to "Make sure to sign and date it." Do both the Petitioner AND the Beneficiary need to sign it or just the Petitioner? My gut feeling says just the petitioner.

thanks so much!!

[dq2000 1]

The intructions also state to "Make sure to sign and date it." Do both the Petitioner AND the Beneficiary need to sign it or just the Petitioner? My gut feeling says just the petitioner.

thanks so much!!

sorry to ask again, but does anyone know the answer to the above question?

Do we both need to sign the declaration??

thanks!