I-129F almost ready to file

[heartophelia 0]

Hi!

I'm almost ready to file--I've been reading through the guides and the forums on here for tips so that my I-129F goes through without a hitch! I have a few questions though:

Birth Certificate - mine is only a front page. I copied the back too, but it's blank, so it looks like I did not. Should I copy all the pages of my passport as well just in case?

Dates on documents - Is it okay/expected for the documents signed by my fiance to be dated earlier than mine as long as they're within 30 days of filing? I also read that the check should not be post dated--is it okay if it is dated a couple days before I actually mail the package out?

Proof of Meeting - I have e-mail itineraries from Orbitz showing that my fiance flew to Ukraine, and I flew there a month later to see him, but I don't have boarding passes, and we never flew anywhere together. He had a visa to work here for two years, should I include that to show he was here? We worked at the same place in 2009, and our contracts would definitely put us in the same place without a doubt, but it was over two years ago.

Presention of information - I read here that I should two hole punch the top of the packet and use ACCO brackets, but I haven't seen any other mention of this in the forums! I don't want to punch extraneous holes in my application or anything! I feel like I'm being a little weird about something so simple, but if not should I paperclip pages that go together like the three pages of the I-129F? Hand written post-its explaining examples of proof of meeting and relationship? Is it appropriate to provide a timeline of our relationship?

Thank you!

[paojack 41]

Hi!

I'm almost ready to file--I've been reading through the guides and the forums on here for tips so that my I-129F goes through without a hitch! I have a few questions though:

Birth Certificate - mine is only a front page. I copied the back too, but it's blank, so it looks like I did not. Should I copy all the pages of my passport as well just in case? we sent fron page and BLANK back page and had no problems at all, that's how they are!

Dates on documents - Is it okay/expected for the documents signed by my fiance to be dated earlier than mine as long as they're within 30 days of filing? I also read that the check should not be post dated--is it okay if it is dated a couple days before I actually mail the package out? it is OK!!

Proof of Meeting - I have e-mail itineraries from Orbitz showing that my fiance flew to Ukraine, and I flew there a month later to see him, but I don't have boarding passes, and we never flew anywhere together. He had a visa to work here for two years, should I include that to show he was here? We worked at the same place in 2009, and our contracts would definitely put us in the same place without a doubt, but it was over two years ago. Send as much as you can, not a 1000 emails but different evidence proving that you have met and have been together for a while

Presention of information - I read here that I should two hole punch the top of the packet and use ACCO brackets, but I haven't seen any other mention of this in the forums! I don't want to punch extraneous holes in my application or anything! I feel like I'm being a little weird about something so simple, but if not should I paperclip pages that go together like the three pages of the I-129F? Hand written post-its explaining examples of proof of meeting and relationship? Is it appropriate to provide a timeline of our relationship? You dont have punch holes and use acco brackets, you can simply use paperclips, just make sure you organize everything so it is easy for them to see... what I did with my evidence of relationship was organize it and put a small post it note in front of it that said either "emails", "trips", "random"...

Thank you!

[at long last 58]

Hi!

I'm almost ready to file--I've been reading through the guides and the forums on here for tips so that my I-129F goes through without a hitch! I have a few questions though:

Birth Certificate - mine is only a front page. I copied the back too, but it's blank, so it looks like I did not. Should I copy all the pages of my passport as well just in case?

Dates on documents - Is it okay/expected for the documents signed by my fiance to be dated earlier than mine as long as they're within 30 days of filing? I also read that the check should not be post dated--is it okay if it is dated a couple days before I actually mail the package out?

Proof of Meeting - I have e-mail itineraries from Orbitz showing that my fiance flew to Ukraine, and I flew there a month later to see him, but I don't have boarding passes, and we never flew anywhere together. He had a visa to work here for two years, should I include that to show he was here? We worked at the same place in 2009, and our contracts would definitely put us in the same place without a doubt, but it was over two years ago.

Presention of information - I read here that I should two hole punch the top of the packet and use ACCO brackets, but I haven't seen any other mention of this in the forums! I don't want to punch extraneous holes in my application or anything! I feel like I'm being a little weird about something so simple, but if not should I paperclip pages that go together like the three pages of the I-129F? Hand written post-its explaining examples of proof of meeting and relationship? Is it appropriate to provide a timeline of our relationship?

Thank you!

at the end of the day it is up to you how you present your package but if it falls apart they won't be happy trying to put it in order is not their job and it will definitely cause a delay... just make sure it is very secure and is easy to make their way through all your info.... Good luck....

Terri

[Tahoma 2,298]

Use ACCO fasteners because they are the best way to keep your packet together all the way through the process, and they also ooze professionalism.

[tom&tanya 48]

When I sent mine I used paper clips to hold each section together and then a large alligator clip to hold the whole thing together. Mine sailed right through without a RFE. As has been mentioned before in other forums, they will be taking it apart anyway to set it up in the way they want. I wouldn't be punching wholes in anything if I were you.

[Bryan and Isabel 29]

In the End, if all the information is there, you should be fine. I don't think they can give you a RFE for not being organized. I would make sure you label anything to make it "fool" proof.

Good LUck