Organizing the I-129F

[RaquelM 0]

Hi All,

I'm new to Visa Journey and seeking some (a lot of) advice, and you all seem to be incredibly helpful! My fiance (UK citizen) and I (US citizen) are in the early steps of planning his eventual move to the US. I'm currently in London on a tourist visa but going back home in about a month.

We're putting together everything for the I-129F fiance visa, and I have a few questions.

I wrote a brief (3/4 page) summary of when we met, dated, visited each other, met the families, got engaged, etc. and included footnotes that reference the "evidence" of our relationship (plane tickets, hotel receipts, photos). Should I submit this as the answer to question #18 of the I-129F, or as a separate part of the application? I'm trying to keep everything as organized and user-friendly as possible, but don't want to overload the application.

Also, re: the g-325, how do you know whether to include the g-325, or the g-325a? The two forms look exactly the same as far as I can tell.

Thanks everyone!!

[wilfon 30]

Hi All,

I'm new to Visa Journey and seeking some (a lot of) advice, and you all seem to be incredibly helpful! My fiance (UK citizen) and I (US citizen) are in the early steps of planning his eventual move to the US. I'm currently in London on a tourist visa but going back home in about a month.

We're putting together everything for the I-129F fiance visa, and I have a few questions.

I wrote a brief (3/4 page) summary of when we met, dated, visited each other, met the families, got engaged, etc. and included footnotes that reference the "evidence" of our relationship (plane tickets, hotel receipts, photos). Should I submit this as the answer to question #18 of the I-129F, or as a separate part of the application? I'm trying to keep everything as organized and user-friendly as possible, but don't want to overload the application.

Also, re: the g-325, how do you know whether to include the g-325, or the g-325a? The two forms look exactly the same as far as I can tell.

Thanks everyone!!

Hi, and congratulations on preparing to file your I-129F application. I wrote in "See Attachment Statement" on the I-129F form #18. I then wrote the description on a separate piece of paper and typed all of the details there.

It should be G-325A for each of you.

I hope this helps. Please refer to the Guides section of this website and click on K1 visa Guide. It has all of the information there that you will need.

Good luck to you

[RaquelM 0]

Thanks!!

[cazzers 83]

Hi, and congratulations on preparing to file your I-129F application. I wrote in "See Attachment Statement" on the I-129F form #18. I then wrote the description on a separate piece of paper and typed all of the details there.

It should be G-325A for each of you.

I hope this helps. Please refer to the Guides section of this website and click on K1 visa Guide. It has all of the information there that you will need.

Good luck to you

[baron555 934]

Your 129f petition filing will consist of a number of smaller packets of documents. You'll want to have a cover letter, see Example Forms, that outlines the different packets. Your meeting and relationship letter could be on the top of the evidence packets. For Q 18, the size of the box indicates how long of a description they are looking for,,,,,two sentences max.

Just answer the Q 18 in brief and when the adjucator looks over your entire submittal, using your cover letter as a guide, they will find your story.

[Nich-Nick 3,353]

Hi All,

I'm new to Visa Journey and seeking some (a lot of) advice, and you all seem to be incredibly helpful! My fiance (UK citizen) and I (US citizen) are in the early steps of planning his eventual move to the US. I'm currently in London on a tourist visa but going back home in about a month.

We're putting together everything for the I-129F fiance visa, and I have a few questions.

I wrote a brief (3/4 page) summary of when we met, dated, visited each other, met the families, got engaged, etc. and included footnotes that reference the "evidence" of our relationship (plane tickets, hotel receipts, photos). Should I submit this as the answer to question #18 of the I-129F, or as a separate part of the application? I'm trying to keep everything as organized and user-friendly as possible, but don't want to overload the application.

Also, re: the g-325, how do you know whether to include the g-325, or the g-325a? The two forms look exactly the same as far as I can tell.

Thanks everyone!!

I like "see attached" written in #18' then add a page at the end with a heading of

I-129F, Petition for Alien Fiancé(e), Additional Information

Jane Smith (petitioner)

18. Description of how My fiancé and I have met in person in the last two years

Then write a short description of your story remembering the important part is meeting face to face (give dates), not how much in love you are. Question 18 is to separate the meeting on your own, meeting through a paid service, or establishing your religious grounds for not meeting at all.

While your petition could be approved if you only said dates and places during the past two years where you were together, I think a short story helps the eventual interviewer in London get a snapshot of your relationship. He will likely reference it when he chats with your fiancé. "so, you are gamers, huh? Did she beat you?" if your story mentions meeting the parentS, he may say "Have you met the parents?" just to see if your stories match. It's a very friendly interview and no further evidence has to be shown of your relationship at the interview. So a short story and a few photos in the I-129f packet gives him the background. He's going to scan your file for about two minutes between the time your number is called and you walk back to his window, so keep it simple, but be specific on dates to satisfy the "within the last two years" requirement to get petition approval in the first place to make it to an interview in London.

And for what it's worth, I'm not convinced that cover letters even make it to the file. The contractors take your packet apart and assemble a case file based on their organization plan before it is passed on to USCIS adjudicators. For that reason cover letters or tables of contents, page numbers, etc may not even be organized like you sent it.

Edited January 4, 2013 by Nich-Nick