passport pages for proof I-129F

[Raven22 0]

Hi again,

I'm starting to make copies of everything for our I-129 packet and I wanted to know what passport pages you have to have a copy of. Is it just the main page with your info and any pages with stamps from you visiting or is it every page, even the blank ones? Also, when making copies of these pages do they have to be in color or is black and white ok? Please help! xx

[sma1488 155]

"In place of any of the above, you may submit a copy of your valid, unexpired U.S. passport issued with a validity period of at least 5 years. You must submit copies of all pages in the passport."

http://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/files/form/i-129finstr.pdf

Black and white is fine.

[Raven22 0]

That part is for proving citizenship of the US citizen, I was planning on using my birth certificate. Does the same apply to using it for proof to show we met each other? Thank you so much for answering by the way(:

[Nich-Nick 3,353]

For meeting, I can tell you I only sent pages that had an entry stamp at Heathrow during the two years before applying. Older visits didn't count.

He sent only pages showing entry stamps at Houston (my home). His trips to Disney World, F1 in Indianapolis, and NYC did not involve me and were older than two years, so didn't count.

Each entry stamp page we showed had a matching intinerary and boarding pass with our names on it.

And we also used the pages where we crossed the border into Czech Republic by car on the exact same date.

[sma1488 155]

That part is for proving citizenship of the US citizen, I was planning on using my birth certificate. Does the same apply to using it for proof to show we met each other? Thank you so much for answering by the way(:

Sorry, you said "proof" and I assumed that it was for proof of citizenship. For proof of meeting, sending only the relevant pages should be fine. Remember that you only need to establish that you've met once in the last two years. You don't get bonus points for extra evidence.

[Raven22 0]

Ahh, sorry I wasn't more specific!!(: and thanks all for helping! I assume showing them more visits will be more proof of our relationship being genuine though? I mean more evidence can't hurt anything right? Also, black and white is definitely fine as long as you can read everything right?(:

[Nich-Nick 3,353]

Ahh, sorry I wasn't more specific!!(: and thanks all for helping! I assume showing them more visits will be more proof of our relationship being genuine though? I mean more evidence can't hurt anything right? Also, black and white is definitely fine as long as you can read everything right?(:

In my opinion as an experience person who has completed the whole immigration thing from fiancé to US citizenship for my British husband without a stumble--

1. More is not better if it overloads your file so much they can't find the relevant things that actually count. The important required things to document are:

--one is a US citizen (birth certificate)

--both are free to marry (divorce decrees if applicable)

--and intend to marry within 90 days (statements from each)

--have met in person at least once in the last two years

2. Nowhere in the actual USCIS instructions does it say you have to convince them of your undying love with a hundred pages of Skype messages and social medial fluff. Maybe there is a usefulness to showing some communication samples if one is American and the other is Chinese, but you two speak English as your native language.

3. Half a dozen photos is good. Twenty is clutter.

4. If any part of this process requires more than a Priority Mail (light cardboard) flat mailer, you are sending too much.

5. A color inkjet printer/scanner/copier is the BEST investment you can buy when you start immigration. This is just the beginning of years of paperwork. Don't depend on the office copy machine. Keep records of everything you mail off. But yes black and white will be okay for your photocopies.

Now I'll quit preaching because it isn't even Sunday. Good luck to you.

Edited January 29, 2015 by Nich-Nick

[Pheebs1201 269]

For proof of having met we just sent copies of the relevant pages (with stamps) plus the main picture page

[Zedayn 485]

Hi again,

I'm starting to make copies of everything for our I-129 packet and I wanted to know what passport pages you have to have a copy of. Is it just the main page with your info and any pages with stamps from you visiting or is it every page, even the blank ones? Also, when making copies of these pages do they have to be in color or is black and white ok? Please help! xx

For proof of meeting, you only need a copy of the relevant visa stamped pages AND the bio page of your passport. Black and white is fine.

For proof of relationship, include a quality sampling of items. For example if including chat logs, don't include hundreds of pages. Instead, include a quality sample of one page a month, or a sampling of your chats during special times like birthdays, anniversaries, first time you said I love you, etc. Quality is much better over quantity. In my case I have probably over 1000 pages of chat logs, condensed to about 20 pages that I sent in. I also only sent in about 10 pictures. This was more than enough evidence, and my wife has already been here with me now in the US for 6 months now.

[Zedayn 485]

4. If any part of this process requires more than a Priority Mail (light cardboard) flat mailer, you are sending too much.

This is very good advice!

[Raven22 0]

Thank you all for your help! I was planning on sending so many things haha I guess I will have to cut down "a little" lol(:

[Pheebs1201 269]

Personally, we didn't bother including chat logs/call history and had no issues.

[Raven22 0]

How many pictures and chat logs can I send in before it becomes clutter? ;O

[Pheebs1201 269]

Standard advice is 10-12 photos.

10 pages of chat logs should be more than enough.

[-Shana- 152]

Just figured I'd contribute what I did for evidence:

1. 16 pictures of us together. I had said we visited/lived in various countries (US, Italy, Seoul, England & Japan) so I tried to show that in our pics! But I'd say 12 would be fine.

2. Flight itineraries of our trips to see each other. He had a flight booked to visit me the Christmas just gone so that was proof that we were continuing our relationship long distance. (5..maybe 6 pages)

3. Passport scans of trips to US/UK + copy of his UK Student Visa (3 pages)

4. (Specific to us) Our Japan visas/resident cards showing we lived in Japan together. (2 pages)

5. Screenshot of our Facebook friendship page - it showed when we started being friends on there (2007) and the number of pics together (100+!). (1 page)

6. One page screenshot of a Facebook chat (had to dig a bit to find something that wasn't us just talking like crazy people) just to prove that even though he's still in Japan our relationship is still continuing. (1 page)

Some might consider this overkill, but it worked out for us. I put a post-it note at the top of each document to state what it was, I also highlighted dates/names just to make it easier for the person looking at our evidence. We were approved in a decent time frame, which is obviously by how the processing centre is doing but I like to think our case was tight . I once watched a youtube video of someones evidence and they literally printed about 200 pages of chat logs. What the efffff...

P.S. Everything was in colour

Edited January 29, 2015 by shana.mike