Return to I-129F Attachment to I-129F, Question 19
Statement of <US Citizen's full name>
Regarding her fiancé(e) <Foreign Fiancé(e)'s full name>
I originally met Daniel Kelly in an online game called Terris on AOL in late 1996. Although we e-mailed each other occasionally during the months after that, we started corresponding in earnest over the summer of 1997. By the end of that year, we had decided we would like to meet each other in person.
On December 26, 1997, Daniel flew from London to Atlanta to meet me at my parents' residence. It was a short visit, but we felt very comfortable with each other and knew that we wanted to continue to get to know each other. He also visited me at the same location during my Spring Break the following March.
In order to further our relationship, I spent the summer of 1998 with Daniel. I obtained a work permit through the BUNAC program (www.bunac.org), which enables full-time American students to work in the United Kingdom for up to six months. During this time, I stayed in a spare bedroom in the house where Daniel and his brother Jason live. Near the end of my stay, August 30, 1998, Daniel proposed to me and I accepted.
In the ensuing two years, we have visited each other as often as finances and my student schedule have allowed. To summarize, in the approximately three years since the first visit, Daniel and I have visited each other ten times, as follows: