Petition for my Fiancee's kids

[jtb 0]

Hi all,

Do I have to submit the G325A, passport pages and passport photos for my fiancee's kids in the I-129F Petition? Or my Fiancee submit those during her interview in her home country?

Anybody has any experiences on this?

Thank you.

[jtb 0]

I was told that it would help to speed up the petition if present all those documents. So if anybody have experiences on this may be it would help the others too to share it here.

One more thing, I heard we need 4 original copies of the G-325A as a set to send for the I-129F petition. Is it truth?? Please share your experience. Thank you!

[Robert&Karen 264]

Don't go by what you heard, go by the instructions.

[JimVaPhuong 4,863]

Do not send anything for your fiancee's kids. Just make sure they're listed on the I-129F. If they're under 21 then they'll be eligible to apply for derivative K2 visas at the same time your fiancee applies for the K1 visa. You're not petitioning for the kids. You're petitioning only for your fiancee. The kids eligibility is derived from your fiancee's eligibility.

The G-325A needs only one copy. An old version of the form required 4 copies, but that version was replaced a couple of years ago.

[baron555 934]

Hi all,

Do I have to submit the G325A, passport pages and passport photos for my fiancee's kids in the I-129F Petition? Or my Fiancee submit those during her interview in her home country?

Anybody has any experiences on this?

Thank you.

Read the Guides. Read the instructions for the forms that your Embassy uses for the interview. Follow them regarding an K-2s.

[jtb 0]

Hi! It was from a friend who got an ebook guide for I-129F petition who is also petitioning for his fiancee. He said the ebook specially said we need 4 copies of the G-325A. The old version automatically prints out 4 copies but the new version has technical error and we have to manually print 4 copies ourselves otherwise the petition would be delayed. Did all of you send only one G-325A and it's OK?

I'm so confused to hear different version. Please anyone sent only one copy of G-325A and petition went smoothy confirms here so I go tell my friend.

[az110965 252]

Only 1 copy of the G-325A each for the petitioner and the beneficiary is needed. The 4 page G-325A is an old outdated version.

You will be fine to just send the 1 page form for each of you.

[jtb 0]

Thank you all for your input...helps clear my confusion.

Some experts on K-1 visa suggest to front load in order to avoid delay. Give the USCIS more than they need, what they don't need they can disregard according to them. Any opinion on this? Is it really help to front load?

[JimVaPhuong 4,863]

Thank you all for your input...helps clear my confusion.

Some experts on K-1 visa suggest to front load in order to avoid delay. Give the USCIS more than they need, what they don't need they can disregard according to them. Any opinion on this? Is it really help to front load?

Spend some time studying this forum, especially the regional forum for East Asia. Front loading isn't intended to help get the petition approved. USCIS can approve the petition if you've met the minimum evidence requirements. Front loading is intended to help at the consulate stage because any evidence you include with the petition is going to be forwarded to the consulate. In order to be useful you need to know what to front load. If you know what circumstances might be considered red flags at your consulate, and you have any of those red flags in your own case, then you can front load evidence to address those red flags and make them less suspicious. However, if you front load the wrong evidence then it could backfire on you. Remember that anything you front load is information the consular officer probably wouldn't have if you didn't give it to them, so make sure you don't give them anything they can use against you.

Also, make sure your fiancee knows everything you've front loaded in detail. Often, when the CO asks a question they don't really know the true answer, and they're just fishing for some dirt. However, in the case of front loaded evidence, you've given them the correct answers. Your fiancee better know them, as well.

[jtb 0]

That's truth. This Fiancee visa expert advised to put all my Fiancee's kids G-325A four copies and their passports and their visa photos in the petition. It is not anywhere stated in the Instructions for filing the I-129F. He is advising to do the front loading...so confusing. Thanks a lot for your input, JimVaPhuong!