FILING PRESENTATION

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WOW, SO MUCH TERRIFIC INFO. MY LADY AND I WILL BE SIGNING PAPERS TOGETHER FOR A K1 APPLICATION WHEN I VISIT PERU THE FIRST WEEK IN APRIL. SEARCH AS I MAY, I HAVE NEVER SEEN A POST DESCRIBING THE WAY ANYBODY PACKAGES THEIR 129 PACKET. BY THIS I MEAN, DO YOU STUFF IT ALL IN A MANILLA ENVELOPE WITH A STAPLE OR PAPERCLIP? HOW ABOUT THOSE SHINY PLASTIC POCKET/3 RING BINDER PAGES? OR A $5 REPORT FOLDER? DO YOU PUT A LARGE PICTURE OF THE TWO OF YOU ON THE FRONT COVER? IS THERE A RIGHT OR WRONG WAY TO PRESENT OURSELVES? MAYBE THIS WILL OPEN A FLOOD GATE OF CREATIVITY THAT WILL GRAB THE ATTENTION OF THE GOVERNMENT DESK JOCKIES, OR MAYBE I WILL LEARN THAT ONLY THE MOST PLAIN PACKET IS ACCEPTABLE. EITHER WAY, THANX FOR YOUR IMPUT.

[KimandRuss 0]

Everybody seems to have a different way of sending in their information.

Have you read through the guides???

You can read more about the internal processing on this thread from a former adjuticator.

btw... we'll be filing in April as well!

good luck!

[*julez* 124]

Aside from the guides, USCIS also offers advice on how to assemble the I-129f package. Plus, there are numerous threads discussing this! You should conduct a search on this site as you'll return numerous results.

One specific word of advice from me, is NO staples!! Not one!

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AWESOME INFO THANX.

I THOUGHT I HAD READ THE SITE OVER PRETTY WELL, BUT THERE IS ALWAYS A NEW CORNER I HAD MISSED.

THANX AGAIN, AND TO ALL THAT MAY POST ON THIS TOO. I'LL CHECK IT OUT.

[Anna&Mayo 0]

Everything in order and clearly identifyable, in a large manilla envelope(with your name and K1 visa petition written on it), and then inside a hard postal mailing envelope.

It worked for me.

good luck

[David-Rhosie 0]

Hello! I've been a member of VJ since April of 2006. Vj has tremendously helped us all the way through the seemingly endless process and now it is my turn to return that gratitude to the rest who are just beginning to trudge the journey. Hope this info will help you. This is how I organize mine and the Consul was really impressed and thought it was just excellent. I also had all my photo documentation available just message me if you are interested to see some actual photos of how folders were organized and presented.

DOCUMENT CHECKLIST:

FOLDER #1 VISA APPLICATION FORMS

1. DS-156 Nonimmigrant Visa Application (2 copies) Photos glued, signed and dated

2. DS-156K Nonimmigrant Fiancee Visa Application (1 copy)

3. DS-157 Supplemental Nonimmigrant Visa Application (2 copies) 1 copy machine

validated by the bank

FOLDER #2 IDENTIFICATION PAPERS

1. Birth Certificate in SECPA (4 original copies)

2. NBI Clearance (1 copy) personal copy detached

3. CENOMAR (4 original copies)

Other supporting documents:

1. Baptismal Certificate (original & photocopy)

2. Transcript of Records in red ribbon (original & photocopy)

3. Voter's Affidavit (original & photocopy)

4. Original BC and Original court order <re: Correction of Birthdate>

FOLDER #3 EVIDENCE OF PRIOR MEETING

1. Summary of Information re: Airline tickets, boarding passes, ferry tickets etc.

2. Airline tickets and boarding passes (original copy)

3. Itineraries (original copy)

4. Hotel Receipts (original copy)

5. Petitioner's Immigration Stamped Passport page (scanned copy)

6. Summary of Information re: Photographs (Name of persons, date, location)

7. Photographs with captions and details (Date taken, Location, Name of persons on the photos)

FOLDER #4 PROOF OF ONGOING RELATIONSHIP

1. Petitioner's Letter of Intent to Marry (renewed) (original, dated and signed)

2. Beneficiary's Letter of Intent to Marry (renewed)(original, dated and signed)

3. Certificate of Engagement (original & photocopy)

4. Engagement ring receipt, photo (original and photocopy)

5. Engagement party invitation (original)

6. Emails

7. My Space and Friendster Comment Page

8. Sample yahoo chat logs

9. Yahoo Call logs

10. Skype Call logs

11. Snail Mails with original Stamps on the letters

12. Greeting Cards

13. Money Transfer Transactions ( Summary page) Sender

14. Money Transfer Transaction Slips (Sender's copy)

15. Money Transfer Transaction Slips (Summary page) Receiver

16. Money Transfer Transaction Slips (Receiver's copy)

17. Sample Phone Bills (Petitioner)

18. Sample Phone Bills (Beneficiary)

FOLDER #5 EVIDENCE OF SUPPORT

1. Notarized I-134 (Full-time Permanent Job)

2. Notarized I-134 (Part time Job)

3. Petitioner's Employment letters frm. full-time, part time and past job

4. 2006 US Federal Income Tax Return (Form 1040)

5. 2006 Tax Transcripts

6. 2006 Wage Statement (Form W-2)

7. Pay Stubs frm. full-time, part-time, past job ALL Paystubs

8. Bank Certification

9. Bank Statements

Enclosures:

Letter-request for Visa Pick-up attached itinerary for tentative flight on DATE OF INTENDED DEPARTURE

Note: All documents are separately placed in colored folders in a plastic portfolio for easy access.

Edited March 3, 2008 by Forever in Love

[brnidokiegurl 1]

Two hold punch at the top not side using metal sliding clasp, cover sheet, index, required forms, evidences u have and few pictures kept to where they can handle them not glued down.

[*JG* 2]

I used ACCO clips, 2 hole punched the top of each page, and bound it all in a manila folder. For the passport photos, I used a clear envelope for each set. I organized everything into sections divided by a piece of colored paper and included a front page that told exactly what was where.

I then went to the UPS store and paid $11.00 to make 2 bound copies every single thing I ever sent in, everything my fiance had to collect, color copies of all pictures, 2 to a page, receipts, plane tickets, letters, phone bills, copies of my passport pages..........EVERYTHING.....up until the interview.....1 copy my fiance took to the interview, 1 copy I kept at home.

We added all AOS stuff, and will add LOC and naturalization.

Neat, organized, and ready to produce when asked. My theory is always to overwhelm them with paperwork (turnaround is fair play, right?) It's worked like a charm thus far.

[David-Rhosie 0]

WOW, SO MUCH TERRIFIC INFO. MY LADY AND I WILL BE SIGNING PAPERS TOGETHER FOR A K1 APPLICATION WHEN I VISIT PERU THE FIRST WEEK IN APRIL. SEARCH AS I MAY, I HAVE NEVER SEEN A POST DESCRIBING THE WAY ANYBODY PACKAGES THEIR 129 PACKET. BY THIS I MEAN, DO YOU STUFF IT ALL IN A MANILLA ENVELOPE WITH A STAPLE OR PAPERCLIP? HOW ABOUT THOSE SHINY PLASTIC POCKET/3 RING BINDER PAGES? OR A $5 REPORT FOLDER? DO YOU PUT A LARGE PICTURE OF THE TWO OF YOU ON THE FRONT COVER? IS THERE A RIGHT OR WRONG WAY TO PRESENT OURSELVES? MAYBE THIS WILL OPEN A FLOOD GATE OF CREATIVITY THAT WILL GRAB THE ATTENTION OF THE GOVERNMENT DESK JOCKIES, OR MAYBE I WILL LEARN THAT ONLY THE MOST PLAIN PACKET IS ACCEPTABLE. EITHER WAY, THANX FOR YOUR IMPUT.

I posted a couple of minutes ago the document checklist for the interview just to give you some sort of a guide. Now, this is the answer to your question. I placed it in a transparent folder with the name of the petitioner and beneficiary, address, email and contact numbers on it. I used roundhead paper fasteners and placed two holes at the top of the pages. Airline tickets organized in order of dates according to the travel itinerary,photographs (2 x 2) labeled with the name and placed in a small plastic bag, photos as proof of having met in person was labeled at the back with date taken, location and name of persons in the photo of course with captions in the front, placed in a plastic photo organizer and taped in a piece of paper. Printed phone records and highlighted specific calls. The whole application packaged was prepared neatly, orderly and completely.

Edited March 4, 2008 by Forever in Love