Preparing to Mail My Petition

[six7one 17]

I've read many things here and on other sites. I have lots of evidence of our ongoing relationship such as itineraries, receipts, email threads, photos, etc. My question is, how much really should I mail with the petition? At the very least I will mail my itinerary, hotel bill, and photos of my proposal and engagement ring receipt. I know most evidence will be needed for the interview. Any advice?

Also, what should the order of my package be? Cover letter - I129F - G325s

Thanks in advance everyone!

[Mike&Rach 0]

We sent a copy of all our boarding passes, flight details etc, about 4 photos, a few emails and a few cards.

We had about 9 visits so I typed up a page with all the dates and visits and put it infront of the evidence of the flights etc.

for the order

 Payment in the amount of $340

 I-129F

 G-325A and passport style photo (Petitioner)

 G-325A and passport style photo (Beneficiary)

 G-325A Supplement, Q: Employment last five years (Beneficiary)

 Copy of front and back of Birth certificate (Petitioner)

 Letters certifying intent to marry (Petitioner and Beneficiary)

 Proof of having met in person in the past two years

 Proof of ongoing relationship

and put the tracking form I forget what its called on the front of everything so they can text/email you.

Edited September 7, 2011 by Mike&Rach

[payxibka 10,044]

I've read many things here and on other sites. I have lots of evidence of our ongoing relationship such as itineraries, receipts, email threads, photos, etc. My question is, how much really should I mail with the petition? At the very least I will mail my itinerary, hotel bill, and photos of my proposal and engagement ring receipt. I know most evidence will be needed for the interview. Any advice?

Also, what should the order of my package be? Cover letter - I129F - G325s

Thanks in advance everyone!

Evidence of meeting face to face is needed for the I-129F. The USCIS does not need evidence of relationship. At the very least you need to submit your passport stamps showing entry into the country. This is further supported by other evidence such as itinerary, boarding passes, receipts and photos.

Phone records, emails, etc.. are needed for the interview.

[JeannieL 44]

Please go to the guides on this site and follow the K1 fiance guide as to what to send. We followed the guide and had no problems what so ever. We did use a cover letter and listed everything that we were sending. The order of what was on the cover letter is the order we sent the package in. We sent a few boarding passes, 4 pictures, a few pages of yahoo chats, we used gmail for chatting on cam and voice, they have a great way to print records of those chats so we sent a few pages of that and a few phone bills.

I will stress...make copies of everything! Make a duplicate copy of the package you are sending for yourself.

Good luck :-)

[DouglasFiel 53]

Evidence of meeting face to face is needed for the I-129F. The USCIS does not need evidence of relationship. At the very least you need to submit your passport stamps showing entry into the country. This is further supported by other evidence such as itinerary, boarding passes, receipts and photos.

Phone records, emails, etc.. are needed for the interview.

I agree.. Keep it simple "Just need proof you met in last 2 years"...

I see lots of people frontloading the petition with "Extra" paperwork. Remember the reviewer of the I129F or I130 is just there to

validate whether or not the paperwork proves you meet the "Minimum" requirements. Anything "Extra" just adds (in my opinion) to the

review process... Think about it. If you are a government employee... and if you have a quota to meet (I assume)... You will grab the

well organized and thin packet.

My two centavos, But, worked in our favor.

[TBoneTX 43,523]

I see lots of people frontloading the petition with "Extra" paperwork.

Front-loading can be crucial, depending upon the country where the U.S. consulate is located.

If you are a government employee... and if you have a quota to meet (I assume)... You will grab the well organized and thin packet.

One doesn't know how well-organized anything is before grabbing it and starting to deal with it. The petition packages of all sizes need to be reviewed, eventually.

It may not be so crucial for the Philippines, but the success or failure of a visa interview elsewhere can greatly depend upon what's been included in the petition package. The consulates are not supposed to refuse visas on the basis of evidence that USCIS has seen, so confronting "red flags" (whether your own or those that the consulate is known to focus on) can be a smart thing to do up front.

[six7one 17]

Thanks for the advice everyone. I think based on what I read here I'll supply enough evidence that we've met and a little of an ongoing relationship. I visit my fiancee almost every month since October of last year and I think evidence of that is just too much for the petition. Wil have all that for her interview though.