I-129F Questions

[ravivar 0]

I'm so happy I found this website, it has been a huge help for me in assembling my I-129F materials since the info from the government is so confusing. It's really nice that even people who are done with their processes still contribute to the forums to help people. I hope I can do the same one day.

So I have a bunch of questions...

1) I have no middle name. On those spaces on the forms should I type "N/A", "none" or leave them blank?

2) It will be very difficult for me to get my Indian fiancees name and address written in Hindi (Devanagri) script. Since all the signage and official business in India is in English, is this question on the form still relevent? Did anyone else have this experience with an indian fiance?

3) She was here with me for so long on a B-2 Visitor visa that my landlord actually put her on my lease. Will this be good supporting evidence, or is it illegal?

4) I threw away a lot of our boarding passes. Yes. I am that smart. Is there anything else I can use instead of them?

5) She was just issued her Norwegian divorce papers from her previous marriage. She had a different address on record with the Norwegian government than the one she used for her biographic info, so they have that other address on the divorce papers themselves. Could this be a problem?

and finally, a long one

6) I'm hoping to get my papers sent out later this week. I'm planning to go to India from mid February to early/mid June. The potential problem is that most of that time will be in a monastic setting meditating, where we would only have access to a cell phone every 12 days, most likely no internet. In those times, we will call her house and find out if they got anything in the mail and if she needs to leave to go to an interview in Mumbhai. We'll also call my house here in the US to find out about any mail. And we'll have an almost 3 week break at the end of April, followed by 22 days of silence again. Do you guys think that we're going to be able to make this work? I have to be honest that this plan even seems a little ridiculous/impossible to me now that I've typed it out. But this meditation time is really important to me, and it may be the only time in my life that I have a chance to do it. I appreciate any input.

Thank you.

[pushbrk 13,934]

I'm so happy I found this website, it has been a huge help for me in assembling my I-129F materials since the info from the government is so confusing. It's really nice that even people who are done with their processes still contribute to the forums to help people. I hope I can do the same one day.

So I have a bunch of questions...

1) I have no middle name. On those spaces on the forms should I type "N/A", "none" or leave them blank?

I would type this -------

2) It will be very difficult for me to get my Indian fiancees name and address written in Hindi (Devanagri) script. Since all the signage and official business in India is in English, is this question on the form still relevent? Did anyone else have this experience with an indian fiance?

You would only need her address in Hindi if needed to get mail. If her name is commonly written using another alphabet, then she can write it in that alphabet on the G325a. It's alphabet, not language.

3) She was here with me for so long on a B-2 Visitor visa that my landlord actually put her on my lease. Will this be good supporting evidence, or is it illegal?

It's fine but not needed until interview for a K1.

4) I threw away a lot of our boarding passes. Yes. I am that smart. Is there anything else I can use instead of them?

What else do you have that shows you were in India during the past two years?

5) She was just issued her Norwegian divorce papers from her previous marriage. She had a different address on record with the Norwegian government than the one she used for her biographic info, so they have that other address on the divorce papers themselves. Could this be a problem?

and finally, a long one

6) I'm hoping to get my papers sent out later this week. I'm planning to go to India from mid February to early/mid June. The potential problem is that most of that time will be in a monastic setting meditating, where we would only have access to a cell phone every 12 days, most likely no internet. In those times, we will call her house and find out if they got anything in the mail and if she needs to leave to go to an interview in Mumbhai. We'll also call my house here in the US to find out about any mail. And we'll have an almost 3 week break at the end of April, followed by 22 days of silence again. Do you guys think that we're going to be able to make this work? I have to be honest that this plan even seems a little ridiculous/impossible to me now that I've typed it out. But this meditation time is really important to me, and it may be the only time in my life that I have a chance to do it. I appreciate any input.

Thank you.

5. Not a problem. Many divorce decrees bear no address anyway.

For 6. It seems like the down side is just that if there's an RFE or other timing issue, you could end up delaying the process a month or so for each problem. No problem, then no problem. Make sure all your duck are in a row before you file.

Edited December 12, 2007 by pushbrk

[Jesse and Hema 2]

As for question #1... My fiancée has no middle name, and I typed in "-----" like pushbrk said... no problems.. (Didn't want to trick them into thinking her middle name was "None"!!)

[ravivar 0]

I'm so happy I found this website, it has been a huge help for me in assembling my I-129F materials since the info from the government is so confusing. It's really nice that even people who are done with their processes still contribute to the forums to help people. I hope I can do the same one day.

So I have a bunch of questions...

1) I have no middle name. On those spaces on the forms should I type "N/A", "none" or leave them blank?

I would type this -------

2) It will be very difficult for me to get my Indian fiancees name and address written in Hindi (Devanagri) script. Since all the signage and official business in India is in English, is this question on the form still relevent? Did anyone else have this experience with an indian fiance?

You would only need her address in Hindi if needed to get mail. If her name is commonly written using another alphabet, then she can write it in that alphabet on the G325a. It's alphabet, not language.

3) She was here with me for so long on a B-2 Visitor visa that my landlord actually put her on my lease. Will this be good supporting evidence, or is it illegal?

It's fine but not needed until interview for a K1.

4) I threw away a lot of our boarding passes. Yes. I am that smart. Is there anything else I can use instead of them?

What else do you have that shows you were in India during the past two years?

5) She was just issued her Norwegian divorce papers from her previous marriage. She had a different address on record with the Norwegian government than the one she used for her biographic info, so they have that other address on the divorce papers themselves. Could this be a problem?

and finally, a long one

6) I'm hoping to get my papers sent out later this week. I'm planning to go to India from mid February to early/mid June. The potential problem is that most of that time will be in a monastic setting meditating, where we would only have access to a cell phone every 12 days, most likely no internet. In those times, we will call her house and find out if they got anything in the mail and if she needs to leave to go to an interview in Mumbhai. We'll also call my house here in the US to find out about any mail. And we'll have an almost 3 week break at the end of April, followed by 22 days of silence again. Do you guys think that we're going to be able to make this work? I have to be honest that this plan even seems a little ridiculous/impossible to me now that I've typed it out. But this meditation time is really important to me, and it may be the only time in my life that I have a chance to do it. I appreciate any input.

Thank you.

5. Not a problem. Many divorce decrees bear no address anyway.

For 6. It seems like the down side is just that if there's an RFE or other timing issue, you could end up delaying the process a month or so for each problem. No problem, then no problem. Make sure all your duck are in a row before you file.

For proof I was India, I have stamps on my passport, atm withdrawals in india, and email itineraries for flights. For proof of her being in the US, she has her passport stamps, atm use here, a successful tourist visa extension (actually, in the letter i wrote for the extension, i talked about my intention to marry her when her divorce was final), and of course the notarized lease. Does this seem good enough? We actually lived together for about 18 of the last 24 months. Are printouts from a banks website sufficient for proving financial transactions?

Thank you again.

[pushbrk 13,934]

I'm so happy I found this website, it has been a huge help for me in assembling my I-129F materials since the info from the government is so confusing. It's really nice that even people who are done with their processes still contribute to the forums to help people. I hope I can do the same one day.

So I have a bunch of questions...

1) I have no middle name. On those spaces on the forms should I type "N/A", "none" or leave them blank?

I would type this -------

2) It will be very difficult for me to get my Indian fiancees name and address written in Hindi (Devanagri) script. Since all the signage and official business in India is in English, is this question on the form still relevent? Did anyone else have this experience with an indian fiance?

You would only need her address in Hindi if needed to get mail. If her name is commonly written using another alphabet, then she can write it in that alphabet on the G325a. It's alphabet, not language.

3) She was here with me for so long on a B-2 Visitor visa that my landlord actually put her on my lease. Will this be good supporting evidence, or is it illegal?

It's fine but not needed until interview for a K1.

4) I threw away a lot of our boarding passes. Yes. I am that smart. Is there anything else I can use instead of them?

What else do you have that shows you were in India during the past two years?

5) She was just issued her Norwegian divorce papers from her previous marriage. She had a different address on record with the Norwegian government than the one she used for her biographic info, so they have that other address on the divorce papers themselves. Could this be a problem?

and finally, a long one

6) I'm hoping to get my papers sent out later this week. I'm planning to go to India from mid February to early/mid June. The potential problem is that most of that time will be in a monastic setting meditating, where we would only have access to a cell phone every 12 days, most likely no internet. In those times, we will call her house and find out if they got anything in the mail and if she needs to leave to go to an interview in Mumbhai. We'll also call my house here in the US to find out about any mail. And we'll have an almost 3 week break at the end of April, followed by 22 days of silence again. Do you guys think that we're going to be able to make this work? I have to be honest that this plan even seems a little ridiculous/impossible to me now that I've typed it out. But this meditation time is really important to me, and it may be the only time in my life that I have a chance to do it. I appreciate any input.

Thank you.

5. Not a problem. Many divorce decrees bear no address anyway.

For 6. It seems like the down side is just that if there's an RFE or other timing issue, you could end up delaying the process a month or so for each problem. No problem, then no problem. Make sure all your duck are in a row before you file.

For proof I was India, I have stamps on my passport, atm withdrawals in india, and email itineraries for flights. For proof of her being in the US, she has her passport stamps, atm use here, a successful tourist visa extension (actually, in the letter i wrote for the extension, i talked about my intention to marry her when her divorce was final), and of course the notarized lease. Does this seem good enough? We actually lived together for about 18 of the last 24 months. Are printouts from a banks website sufficient for proving financial transactions?

Thank you again.

Sounds like you have it covered without the bank statements but yes, printouts will do.

[ravivar 0]

Ahhh, thank you soooo much pushbrk, you've really been a big help. I hope everything with your process is going well. Thank you too, Jesse G, I'm definitely going to put the dashes in.

I think this is my last question for a while: when a fiance visa is finally issued, what is the time limit within which the beneficiary can arrive in their new country?

[Jesse and Hema 2]

when a fiance visa is finally issued, what is the time limit within which the beneficiary can arrive in their new country?

Once the visa is issued, the beneficiary has six months to use it to enter the USA, and then 90 days after entry to get married.

Best of luck to you!