Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	The RFE Master List	When we received the email about the RFE, our case status changed online too. Apparently it does not happen in all cases. That's the govt online systems for ya!	ELW	Female	India	2008-05-14 20:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	The RFE Master List	So happy you got a nice officer. I think your timeframe is perfectly reasonable and best wishes to get the approval before the end of June. Have a great time together in July!	ELW	Female	India	2008-05-15 23:16:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	The RFE Master List	Congrats on getting the RFE sent in and have a great trip this weekend! From our Timeline: Jan 16, 2007: Touch & email about RFE Jan 26, 2007: Received RFE (request for further evidence of meeting) Jan 27, 2007: Sent in RFE info packet Feb 5, 2007: Email that RFE had been received by USCIS Feb 8, 2007: NOA2	ELW	Female	India	2008-06-05 22:48:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	The RFE Master List	Your evidence sounds great! Please only send in COPIES. You may want to bring the originals for the Consulate interview late on. Edited by ELW, 09 June 2008 - 06:38 PM.	ELW	Female	India	2008-06-09 18:37:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	The RFE Master List	Big Congrats on the NOA2 approval, Nao!	ELW	Female	India	2008-06-26 21:49:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	The RFE Master List	They do not care how long you have known your fiance. In fact some people who file have known each other only for a few months or less! The only thing they care about is if you have met IN PERSON within the last two years. Waivers for the requirement do exist but I have never heard a case so far where they have approved them. Therefore YES, you will have a problem if you didn't meet in person within the last two years. Please do NOT send in the I-129F application till you make another trip to see your fiance in person, and save all proof (like photos, itinerary, boarding pass, hotel receipts in his country etc). It does not even have to be a long trip, even a week is enough. If you file the application before you meet in person again, it will be refused!	ELW	Female	India	2008-09-10 07:47:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	The RFE Master List	Muircat, Sorry about the bogus agency that is really sad. Anyway study the K1 Guide here on VJ, sounds like you have enough evidence, all you can do is send it in now and hope for the best. For the entire journey my fiance and I only had 6 photos together and we did fine. Stepha, I hear ya! I fretted also over the RFE for nearly two weeks before it arrived in our mailbox, and it was what I thought it would be for (more relationship proof). Just gather up and get ready everything you think it may be for, and wait. Hopefully the RFE will be for something you can correct relatively easily.	ELW	Female	India	2008-10-12 18:01:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	The RFE Master List	The proof they want with the I-129F is that you have met in person within the last two years. They don't want and they don't care about non-physical relationship proof at this stage (like emails, phone calls etc.). At the interview stage in your country, that is when they want the ongoing relationship proof.	ELW	Female	India	2008-10-25 11:53:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	The RFE Master List	Good proof to provide at this stage includes passport stamps showing you both were in the same country at the same time, boarding passes, copies of tickets and itineraries, and any paperwork with your name and address on it showing you both were in the same place at the same time (like credit card receipts showing purchases in his country, debit card receipts, hotel bills etc). And of course, photos. You can include written statements verifying the dates and places you were together.	ELW	Female	India	2008-10-25 13:30:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	The RFE Master List	You included copies of your passport page with visa and arrival & departure dates right? You should be OK. If you are worried, search through all your paperwork at home (and ask him to do the same) and see if you can find other evidence, then copy it and keep ready just in case.	ELW	Female	India	2008-10-25 14:04:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	The RFE Master List	Photocopies are fine. Save all your originals!	ELW	Female	India	2008-10-27 21:12:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	The RFE Master List	QUOTE (mander1141 @ Nov 1 2008, 12:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Are you sure about this?? My Fiance and I were together last about 2 yrs and 6mos before we got the I-129 in. Is 6 mos. REALLY going to be that big of a hairy deal to them?? I thought it was required now I just saw your Timeline, so you were approved even though you last met over two years ago? I guess there ARE exceptions. congrats! (The requirement is for approving the I-129F so I would think your Administrative Review at the Consulate level is for another reason.) Edited by ELW, 01 November 2008 - 02:44 PM.	ELW	Female	India	2008-11-01 14:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	The RFE Master List	Well! I wrote an answer but when I saw your Timeline I edited my answer out and wrote something else. What I wrote originally was that yes, it is absolutely necessary to prove that you two met in person within two years of applying, and RULES ARE RULES to them and even if it is a week over, they will reject the application. I hope you prove me wrong! I have heard a couple of cases that filed a waiver of the meeting in person requirement, but they were refused. You have to prove extreme hardship of meeting in person to get the waiver, but I've never heard of a successful attempt.	ELW	Female	India	2008-11-02 16:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	The RFE Master List	I think you need not stress about many of the more insignificant errors. If you were going through a higher fraud post it might be more fuel for the fire at the Embassy stage of the process.	KimandRuss	Female	New Zealand	2008-11-20 17:52:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	The RFE Master List	QUOTE (Cmehat @ Nov 20 2008, 11:18 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (KimandRuss @ Nov 20 2008, 02:52 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I think you need not stress about many of the more insignificant errors. If you were going through a higher fraud post it might be more fuel for the fire at the Embassy stage of the process. I really like Kim and Russ. They keep all of their answers real and seem so humble. Thanks for helping me including everyone on this site. [applauds] I hope everything is working out for u guys Cindy Thank you. I appreciate the kind words. Everything is wonderful! QUOTE (Zoe and Hal @ Nov 21 2008, 05:02 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> They wanted further proof that we've met... We bascially resent everything again, took up an entire 45 page document, i'm hoping it's enough for them this time! Did you send them anything further? They need concrete evidence that you have been together in person within the last two years... things like passport stamps, boarding passes..etc. Photos and things of that nature are merely secondary evidence. Good luck	KimandRuss	Female	New Zealand	2008-11-21 16:24:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	The RFE Master List	QUOTE (amberL @ Nov 21 2008, 04:40 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Sigh.. its really re-assuring to hear people say im stressing out over little errors... I just really dont understand the last line "If you were going through a higher fraud post it might be more fuel for the fire at the Embassy stage of the process." Umm what does this mean? I dont think an innocent typo is fraud since i sent in my boarding passes with the correct dates... I'm sorry. I should have been more clear... Some USEMs are much more strict than others because there is a high rate of visa fraud from those Countries. In places such as Vietnam, China..the middle east..etc. there is often much more scrutiny involved at the interview stage of this process. Anything you do in error can, and usually is, used against the couple. So, something like an innocent typo or mistake is usually not a problem for the majority of us... if you are going through a higher fraud Consulate/Country... they are more likely to hold things like this against you. What i'm telling you is that you are not likely to have a problem. The process is pretty stressful but you'll get through it. QUOTE (Zoe and Hal @ Nov 22 2008, 11:28 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> we sent all this in the first time... passport stamps, tickets, photos, all that kind of all stuff! i think they must've lost it.... Oh, that's awful. I'm sorry...hopefully they'll push it right through for you now.	KimandRuss	Female	New Zealand	2008-11-24 12:38:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	The RFE Master List	It can be anything... and every adjuticator is different so it's hard to say if someone will get an rfe based on someone else's petition. One of the most common (and I think ridiculous) i've seen is for Q2 in part C of the I-129f. It seems folks don't realize that the question needs to be answered as they believe it relates to the military question above. It's a simple tick of a box that is often left un-ticked. Silly...and you would think they'd fix it. All you can do is have the documents you are concerned about ready to go just in case.	KimandRuss	Female	New Zealand	2008-11-26 11:50:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	The RFE Master List	Use this link to find out where you were suppose to file. Unfortunately, this process will teach you that even when you are asking the right people... you will want to double, then triple check the answers you receive. good luck. QUOTE (louise21 @ Nov 26 2008, 04:22 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> hey guys i am so desperat my fiance has send the f129i package and after 3 weeks the texas service center returned the whole package with a note: texas service center is returning your forms 129F: per the uscis announcement issued on june 21, 2007, uscis instructs applicants that on or after august 29th 2007 to dorect file their forms that were transitioned during the 2006 BI Specialization initiative. The form filing instructions are by geographic jurisdiction and form type. the revised filing instructions include Bi Spezialization forms: Form I-129F- Petition for alien Fiance Form I-131 Application for Travel document Form I-140 Immigrant Petition for Immigrant Worker Form I-360 Petition from Amerasian/ Window(er) or spezial Immigrant Form I-485 Application to register permanent residence or adjust status Form I-765 Application for Employment Authorization Form I-907 request for Premium Processing (when available) CAN SOMEONE HELP ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! PLEASE this is the 2nd time we got this i don´t know what they want from me.... the info in visajourney says that we need to send the g325a and the i129f forms + pics and a letter of intend i ver read infos of the other forms. please help me i am about to go crazy with that stuff.... thanks in advance	KimandRuss	Female	New Zealand	2008-12-01 12:04:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	The RFE Master List	QUOTE (together-forever @ Nov 27 2008, 05:09 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> By the way I have a question to you....did you make a cross on part C question 2 for NO - cause we totally left out part c cause we thought it´s just for military people that life overseas!? If we get an RFE what would we have to do??? Yeah, ticked the box that said NO. If you get an RFE you will simply need to tick the box and send it back to the USCIS asap. Mark the outside of the envelope REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE I-129f.	KimandRuss	Female	New Zealand	2008-12-01 12:11:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	The RFE Master List	K-1 is a fiance visa for US citizens to bring their fiances to the states. You are already married and I assume in the States? I would assume that you are just going to adjust status but without more details it's hard to say for sure. Read all you can in the links above. Congratulations and welcome to VJ. QUOTE (donnanguyen @ Dec 1 2008, 12:08 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> hi im new on think thing and have no idea what im searching for!!! i recently got married in oct to my husband which is a us citizen and we have our marriage licence already but now i don't know what is the next step im supposed to do!!! what is a k1 form and can anyone give me some information on what i should do next!!!!i would like to get a green card or working visa soon so i could start working! what is the fastest way into doing that? do i need to hire a lawyer for all this or can i do it all by my self ! PLEASE PLEASE HELP THANKYOU	KimandRuss	Female	New Zealand	2008-12-01 12:19:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	The RFE Master List	As explained by a former adjuticator... it has everything to do with the adjuticator working your case. They will put RFE's aside and work on other cases. Some will schedule a day where they work on RFE's and some will work on them each morning before adjuticating any other cases. Like everything else in this process, it seems a ####### shoot. Hopefully you'll get lucky and have it done with very soon.	KimandRuss	Female	New Zealand	2008-12-10 08:13:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	The RFE Master List	QUOTE (pinayprincess @ Dec 30 2008, 12:11 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> hi everyone, We just received an RFE response for more proof of having met in the last 2 years. In preparing our response we found that there were some minor errors in our i-129F form concerning the None /N/a responses. On reading the VJ site, we also realized we haven't sent any Letter of Intent Do you think we will get another RFE for this?Will it be all right to include a corrected version of the 129F and our Letters of Intent in the package even though it wasn't asked for in the RFE? Please advise. We received our RFE package this week and we plan to send out the reply at the start of the year. Happy New Year to everyone! Wes&Amy Send whatever corrected information you need to with the initial rfe. The letters of intent are a recommendation from VJ...as are the none/n/a answers you refferred to. Each adjuticator seems very different in the way they handle petitions and in what they send rfe's out for so it is very much dependant on the person looking at your petition. If it were me, I would send in corrected forms and any additional supporting evidence of having met in the last two years (passport stamps, itinerary, photos...etc) QUOTE (MARM @ Dec 30 2008, 12:52 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hello everyone! After 8 touches when I thought today was the day I was getting my NOA2, I got an RFE instead. Today I got the email notice for it, so should be receiving it in a few days. I think I may know what it is for after reviewing this wonderful thread. It might be for Part C #2, where you have to answer "yes" or ''no". The thing is that I hired an attorney for the paperwork, and when I sent in my I-129F in August 2008, the form I used was this one: Form I-129F revised 11/24/06, and now, when I look at the USCIS website, the form is UPDATED as: revised 07/30/07 and the one prior to that (11/24/06) does not contain a section for the "yes" or "no" in part C #2, the newer updated 07/30/07 one contains this part to answer "yes" or "no". Other than this reason for the RFE I cannot think of anything else, especially after extensive research here on VJ, nothing else comes to mind...so I will post back once I get the postal mail notice and hopefully I will be able to send back to CSC whatever they requested the day after, if not the same day, I was really hoping for my NOA2, and this RFE was a rude surprise! Anyone else get an RFE for the reason I mention above? Please share! Thanks! -MARM Hi Marm, sorry you didn't get the news you wanted just yet. Even more sorry that it was someone else's actions that may have caused this delay. My guess would be that you need the updated I-129f with the appropriate questions but it's so hard to say until you get the notice from them. Do let us know if this is the case. In the meantime at least you can prepare this form and have it ready to go right out..then hopefully it wont be too long for you from there! good luck!	KimandRuss	Female	New Zealand	2008-12-30 12:08:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	The RFE Master List	Hi Wes & Amy, If you're creating a new form that must be signed, IMO you should put the date when you sign it. Letter of Intent does not need to be notorized. Whether or not to send proof of ongoing relationship is dependent very much on the Embassy you will be dealing with. I don't think it's as important in Manilla and it's certainly not needed or required by the uscis BUT it is often recommended that when you are dealing with a high fraud post that one send along some additional evidence of an ongoing relationship to perhaps help answer any questions or doubt a CO may have before the beneficiary is actually interviewed. In other words, in some places, it's often best to send some along with the initial petition. Therefore any red flag issues can hopefully be addressed before hand. It's entirely up to you... NZ is not a high fraud post at all but we did send along some supporting evidence initially. good luck!	KimandRuss	Female	New Zealand	2008-12-31 10:50:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	The RFE Master List	Anyone previously married needs legal proof that marriage has ended. A person that has changed their name also needs proof of legal name change, which a divorce decree of absolute does as well. QUOTE (JulietteDumont @ Jan 3 2009, 12:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> For French citizens who had a previous marriage, even if the 129F instructions say to put an official paper showing that you are divorced, the birth certificate is not enough. You have to send the "judgment of divorce" in french and in english translated by an assigned translator. [quote name='humkae' date='Jan 5 2009, 10:47 AM' post='2525876'] For my fellow RFE recipients... when you got the physical letter from the USCIS, did anyone else receive this comment? "From the date this office receives your resubmission, a minimum of 14 days will be required to process your form. If you have not heard from us within 60 days, you may contact the USCIS...." Just wondering what the min of 14 days is all about, especially considering that many people talk about getting the app approved within a few days after submitting the info needed for the RFE. Standard note. Some approvals take less time..some take more. Uncertain..as are many things with this process. Good luck... I hope it has a quick turnover!	KimandRuss	Female	New Zealand	2009-01-05 12:58:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	The RFE Master List	It all depends on the employee adjudicating the case, it is their own whim. It is actually not required but if requested, it needs to be sent.	ELW	Female	India	2009-01-14 23:27:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	The RFE Master List	QUOTE (amykathleen2005 @ Jan 16 2009, 12:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hello, Just about to submit the I-129F. My fiance and I were both students at an American university and a UK one. Do you think that transcripts and acceptance forms and ids from the time we were both at each would be primary evidence. I mean I don't know alot of people who save all of the documents you need like boarding passes, etc. And I my passport was never stamped both times I went into Manchester. What do you think? It should be enough, you may want to check with the airline you used to see if they can provide proof of travel.	Bobby+Umit	Male	Turkey	2009-01-16 12:08:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	The RFE Master List	We didn't send it and no one asked about it, but I've heard of some people getting an RFE and they requested it. It seems to depend upon the person adjudicating the case. You can only wait and hope it is not necessary.	ELW	Female	India	2009-02-19 21:46:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	The RFE Master List	Our case was slowed by about 3 weeks due to a RFE. It is different for everyone. For some the case is delayed by 2 weeks; others, two months. Usually the delay isn't too bad.	ELW	Female	India	2009-02-20 00:01:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	The RFE Master List	You definitely have to wait for them to send the RFE. It NEVER works to send in extra paperwork before they contact you. Get it ready just in case, so you can send it in immediately in case you get an RFE. Good luck!	ELW	Female	India	2009-02-20 09:11:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	The RFE Master List	congratulations!	KimandRuss	Female	New Zealand	2009-02-23 11:22:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	The RFE Master List	An RFE is issued at the USCIS stage of the petition. They are requesting more evidence to help them to decide on your petition. If you're close to interview that means your petition has already been approved. Applying for the visa is an entirely different process. More evidence of an ongoing relationship helps support a bona-fide relationship so yes, do send her in with documentation of that. If they request something more of you then your approval will be left pending until you give them what they need. Please familiarize yourself with the GUIDES and FAQ in the links above. You will also want to check out the Embassy info / reviews link to familiarize yourself with the process in Seoul and what might be required that you don't know about. Best to go into it as prepared as possible. good luck	KimandRuss	Female	New Zealand	2009-03-04 15:09:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	The RFE Master List	What did they ask for? Initial evidence of having met in person within the last two years would be something like passport stamps, boarding passes, itinerary... and photos (although they are secondary). Perhaps they need more proof from you. Further evidence might be something more they need from you to either prove you are both 'free to marry' or maybe something like a divorce decree proving legal name change for a woman.... It's important to send exactly what they're asking for in the RFE. good luck	KimandRuss	Female	New Zealand	2009-03-05 11:39:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	The RFE Master List	Its not likely that anything you sent in will meet up with your petition. At least, that's been the case in all the time i've been here. It is possible you will still get an rfe or perhaps the adjuticator will let whatever issue you found slide.... hope you hear something soon.	KimandRuss	Female	New Zealand	2009-03-12 12:35:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	The RFE Master List	QUOTE (V-G-1 @ Mar 13 2009, 12:11 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Whats the difference betwee a Long version and a Short Version? Long version usually has the parents full names / occupations...etc. Sometimes there is a back nad/or more than one page. QUOTE (Loly arg @ Mar 13 2009, 01:06 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hi all! Escuse my ignorance, as I'm new here. What does REF stand for? Thank you. Kind regards to everyone here. loly RFE = Request for evidence. here is a page you may find useful	KimandRuss	Female	New Zealand	2009-03-13 13:34:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	The RFE Master List	QUOTE (M613 @ Mar 19 2009, 08:53 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Advice needed: I'm Canadian, and my fiancée is American. The thing is-we met in person by driving-NOT flying. My passport has nothing on it, as Canadians never get stamped going into the US-esp. via car. So, we have pictures of us together, emails send to eachother pre-sending in the I29-F and that's about it. Is there anything else I can and should provide as evidence considering the above? Any thoughts and/or solutions would be most appreciated. Thanks! We know that not all adjuticator's are created equally. Personally, I sent proof of ongoing relationship along with the petition. I guess I just figured it wouldn't hurt. Sorry you got held up a bit but hopefully it wont be long now. Really good information to know, thank you.	KimandRuss	Female	New Zealand	2009-03-21 08:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	The RFE Master List	There are no example forms for affidavits from family members/friends. I'm unsure whether or not it should be notorized. I wouldn't think so but it couldn't hurt either. Since Canada is our closest neighbor, many CAN/US couples have encountered the same issues as you. You will be best served to visit the Canadian Regional Forum here on VJ and have those fine folks give you some advice. it's sure to help you through the rest of the process. good luck!	KimandRuss	Female	New Zealand	2009-03-24 16:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	The RFE Master List	All you can do is wait and see. Hopefully they will overlook it as a small mistake. Fingers crossed!	ELW	Female	India	2009-04-17 20:55:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	The RFE Master List	You can apply for the same beneficiary again, there are no regulations limiting that. In fact I know of several cases where the couple of was denied then reapplied and were approved.	ELW	Female	India	2009-04-19 13:21:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	The RFE Master List	I don't have experience in this matter - better you start a new thread on this same forum (K1 Process) - probably there are others out there to give you good advice! When did you file? Did you specifically tell them the last time you met, which was over 2 years ago? I think yes, you can write to withdraw the application on the basis that you haven't met in the last two years. Then you can reapply immediately after you have met again. You have known each other for so long, there won't be any red flags. I am sure your process will go smoothly after you meet again.	ELW	Female	India	2009-04-21 21:14:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures	The RFE Master List	I would suggest the fastest thing is to answer the RFE with a request to cancel your application due to not meeting within two years. I am not sure if you have to wait for a reply or whether you can immediately (after meeting) send in your new application. Please copy your above post, click on NEW TOPIC button below, and paste in what you wrote and post that new thread. Others will give you advice. Not many people read this long RFE Master List topic. Good luck!	ELW	Female	India	2009-04-21 22:56:00