I-29F Form assistance please? (Helping my US finacee)

[sabi 148]

So would you recommend that I DONT send proof of copies for all the times I went to visit my fiancee, just the latest? (i.e. March 2012)? And use the others for when I have to prove we have an ongoing relationship?

Thank you sibi777!!!!!!

no no no send every proof you have! I am just trying to show you that they need a proof that you have met. You will have to show the ongoing relationship from the time you file the petition to the time you have an interview!

So on the interview you will be required to show some new and fresh evidence as they will have everything what's in your petition in front of them...

Edited May 1, 2012 by sibi777

[Nich-Nick 3,353]

So would you recommend that I DONT send proof of copies for all the times I went to visit my fiancee, just the latest? (i.e. March 2012)? And use the others for when I have to prove we have an ongoing relationship?

Thank you sibi777!!!!!!

From somebody who has done the K1, attended the interview in London, done all that comes later for immigration, and followed the UK forum for years; this is my hindsighted view--

You will NOT be proving your ongoing relationship later as Sibi keeps saying. NOTHING of that nature will be looked at at your interview in London. If you want it in your record, then send it with the I-129F petition.

BUT I would put very little of that kind of Skype/Facebook stuff in the petition. The focus of the petition is to prove you have met in person, so go ahead and show ALL the meetings with evidence like you listed. Plus a passport stamp into the US is good too to match the date of your boarding pass. The requirements do not say WHERE you have to meet in person so don't worry about her visiting the UK.

If you want to add sprinkles on top of the petition, then include no more than 6 photos together to jazz up your petition. Keep the rest of the Skype/FB fluff down to maybe 5 pages total because it's superfluous and not part of the requirement. It just bogs down the petition with so much stuff that they can't find the real stuff.

A birth certificate for her would be advantageous. The county clerk's office where she was born should be able to provide a certified copy. I wouldn't hold up applying while waiting on it, but I'm thinking of things years ahead in the immigration process as well. All pages of her passport are a substitute for a birth certificate.

Edited May 1, 2012 by Nich-Nick

[MissAAA 9]

GOODLUCK!

We're all in this together.

[sabi 148]

I don't know, in Ireland it is not required as well if to believe what people say but I will still bring some evidence, just in case

I prefer to be over prepared than under prepared

[BrockUK 26]

Oh wow, it is so much to take in! Some times I feel like I am the petitioner lol! That being said, I am glad I am doing it so I can take the pressure off her, but I will in fact send a copy of all of my trips to her and keep copies and the originals to myself when I have my interview.

As for the MSN / FB logs, as Nich-Nick says as he was in the same position as I am (well almost!), then I will only send samples of our conversations to them ranging from when we were first a couple to the present day (as well as my very expensive mobile phone bill!)

She does not have a birth certificate (VERY long story...) but she does have a passport, so I guess just photocopies of that will do (all pages of course!).

Should I include photocopy of my passport with it being stamped everytime I went to USA? It could help my case as proof of me flying over (as well as everything else I included, lol!)

[sabi 148]

Oh wow, it is so much to take in! Some times I feel like I am the petitioner lol! That being said, I am glad I am doing it so I can take the pressure off her, but I will in fact send a copy of all of my trips to her and keep copies and the originals to myself when I have my interview.

As for the MSN / FB logs, as Nich-Nick says as he was in the same position as I am (well almost!), then I will only send samples of our conversations to them ranging from when we were first a couple to the present day (as well as my very expensive mobile phone bill!)

She does not have a birth certificate (VERY long story...) but she does have a passport, so I guess just photocopies of that will do (all pages of course!).

Should I include photocopy of my passport with it being stamped everytime I went to USA? It could help my case as proof of me flying over (as well as everything else I included, lol!)

That's actually what I was trying to tell you

You should make 2 copies of the whole package she will be sending and keep it for yourself

Stamps in your passport are important so yes do send a copy of them all together with your biometric page so they know it's yours

[BrockUK 26]

That's actually what I was trying to tell you

You should make 2 copies of the whole package she will be sending and keep it for yourself

Stamps in your passport are important so yes do send a copy of them all together with your biometric page so they know it's yours

Ah....my biometric page? You mean my G-325A form? Yeah dude got hers and mine done! LOL! Im sorry I thought you meant the biometric page on my passport (for newer EU passports....mine isnt that new!).

[Pitaya 2,576]

Welcome to the forum.

Perhaps I missed this, but do you have any dated, recent photographs of the two of you together? Include a half dozen photos with your petition as corroborating evidence of having met within the last two years.

Good luck on your immigration journey.

[sabi 148]

Ah....my biometric page? You mean my G-325A form? Yeah dude got hers and mine done! LOL! Im sorry I thought you meant the biometric page on my passport (for newer EU passports....mine isnt that new!).

well the page from your passport with your photo and details

[BrockUK 26]

Welcome to the forum.

Perhaps I missed this, but do you have any dated, recent photographs of the two of you together? Include a half dozen photos with your petition as corroborating evidence of having met within the last two years.

Good luck on your immigration journey.

Hello A&B and thank you,

I have printed one photograph from each time I have visited my fiancee (March 2011, October 2011, January 2012 & March 2012), one will be a picture a professional took when I proposed to her and then another one would be a random one from one of the other dates. I will sign them just before I send it off to my fiancee. Do I need to date it when it was taken or the date when I sign it?

[Pitaya 2,576]

Hello A&B and thank you,

I have printed one photograph from each time I have visited my fiancee (March 2011, October 2011, January 2012 & March 2012), one will be a picture a professional took when I proposed to her and then another one would be a random one from one of the other dates. I will sign them just before I send it off to my fiancee. Do I need to date it when it was taken or the date when I sign it?

Ummm....look at K-1 Guide on documentary proof of relationship.

[Andie 147]

Ah....my biometric page? You mean my G-325A form? Yeah dude got hers and mine done! LOL! Im sorry I thought you meant the biometric page on my passport (for newer EU passports....mine isnt that new!).

Biometric pages are the pages at the beginning of your passport showing your photo and full name, passport number and details etc.

Passport stamps and boarding passes are best primary evidence. (No one can argue with the stamps since they show you arrived, and boarding passes proved you actually boarded the flights - it doesn't matter who travelled to see who). So make sure you send photocopy of those. You can also use for proof of ongoing relationship at interview if needed, but that is really more about what happens between sending the petition and interview date, so will be any further visits or proof of communications between now and then. Lots of people don't get to see each other between petitioning and interview, so chat logs, birthday cards etc are often all that is available.

Best wishes to you both

[TnJ 131]

Date your photos for the date they were taken. Write the place and people in the photos too. As others have mentioned about your "ongoing evidence", it is determined by the consulate whether or not they will look at it. It is required to have "evidence of meeting" in your petition though. This is not the same as "ongoing evidence". If the UK doesn't look at things like Skype, email, letters, phone records at interview time, then by all means, include a few of each in the petition as your "ongoing evidence". Things like your photos together, boarding passes, passport stamps(in your case, both passports), and flight/train tickets are your "evidence of meeting". Also, any other receipts from the foreign country when visited is helpful too. Yes, include evidence from any trips you have taken to meet each other within that 2 years before filing. The minimum is a one time meeting within 2 years. Including all meetings is only helpful.

Edited May 1, 2012 by ToddnJessa

[Nicoco 26]

Seems like everyone has already given good advice! Welcome to the forum and good luck on your journey! Beautiful proposal video!

[orejiba 1]

Hello there!

I am a new member of VisaJourneys and I am proud to be a part of your community. I have read so many happy stories on this website but now I am in need of some help from anyone who can help me.

Let me give you a backstory to start of with. I live in the UK, my fiancee lives in Tennessee, US. We have known each other for 8 years, been a couple for over 2 years. This March, I took her to Miami to two weeks for her first holiday (ever!) and I proposed to her (see video link below, and she did say yes!). However, when we got back we found out that her only family member has been rushed into hospital. Let's just say that it wasnt how I imagined we would spend my last week with her in the US.

Why did I bring this up? Only because I told her that to take the pressure off her, I (the beneficary, NOT the petitioner) would do all the paperwork for her on her behalf and will send it to her when I feel it is completed. So far I have managed to do the following:

* Covering Letter

* Declaration of Right to Marriage (Myself and hers)

* G-325A (Myself and hers)

* I-29F

* 1 x passport photo of myself (will sign it before I send it to her)

* Proof of being in a relationship:

* Photocopies of my boarding passes, hotel reciept, credit card evidence & 1xphoto for March 2011

* Photocopies of my boarding passes, credit card evidence & 1xphoto for October 2011

* Photocopies of my boarding passes & credit card evidence for January 2012

* Photocopies of my boarding passes, credit card evidence, hotel reciept & 1xphoto for March 2012

* Photocopies of Facebook messages dating back since March 2010, MSN log, engagement ring receipt, phone bills (mine not hers) & 2 other photos of us together

Please understand that I have already checked out the guide for filling in the K-1 forms, however it is not the petitioner that is completing the forums I the beneficary is (although once it is all completed I will send it to her, who will in turn will send this with a cheque, 1 x passport photo of herself and sign all forms and photographs).

My question is is this enough? Have I got too much evidence or not enough? My only concern was that I have been going over to see her; not once has she come to the UK to see me because she is severely disabled. Will this affect our petition? We have been talking about her coming to the UK in early July so should we wait until she does that or send it as it is now because we could use her visit as part of our evidence when I have my interview to prove that we still have a continuous relationship after filing this form?

Also after the petition is send and if it is apporved, I know that she has to send evidence of her payslips so it can be proven that she will be able to support me when I move over. Due to her disabiility, she will be claiming disability from the state ( it will be commencing mid-May). Could this be acceptable proof instead of the payslips?

I am sorry that this is so long winded but I could really need some help. I am getting sleepless nights because I keep going over the forums and forms to see if I am missing anything and learning from other people's advice from this forum. I am wanting this to be perfect so the sooner I can move in with her the sooner I can look after my fiancee and soon to be wife. Thank you VisaJourney community!

Kind Regards,

BrockUK

don't forget your letter of intent to marry...