Proof of Intention to Marry

[netminder30 1]

How much documentation has to be provided to establish the intention to marry? My fiancée and I have each written and signed letters of intent to marry within 90 of her arrival to the U.S.. Is this sufficient?

My fiancée and I have each been married before, so we don't have any elaborate wedding plans; we are simply planning to have a quicky wedding with a local justice of the peace. Therefore, there will be no wedding invitations, no catering bills, etc. to show the USCIS. We haven't made any firm plans regarding the timing of any marriage ceremony yet because we don't know when our petition will be approved. I would appreciate any thoughts on this topic. Thank you!

[TBoneTX 45,537]

The letters of intent suffice for USCIS's purposes. More details might be asked of you at the consulate during the visa interview later. Bear in mind that people have gotten into trouble on their own end by scheduling wedding arrangements after inaccurately trying to guess the timing of the petition and visa processes.

[Zedayn 485]

How much documentation has to be provided to establish the intention to marry? My fiancée and I have each written and signed letters of intent to marry within 90 of her arrival to the U.S.. Is this sufficient?

My fiancée and I have each been married before, so we don't have any elaborate wedding plans; we are simply planning to have a quicky wedding with a local justice of the peace. Therefore, there will be no wedding invitations, no catering bills, etc. to show the USCIS. We haven't made any firm plans regarding the timing of any marriage ceremony yet because we don't know when our petition will be approved. I would appreciate any thoughts on this topic. Thank you!

For the I-129F petition, a letter of intent to marry from each of you is all you need.

[netminder30 1]

Thank you very much, TBoneTX and Zedayn. Your responses are very helpful!

- Steve

[dilip 187]

CO might ask for some kind of marriage plan. So, send a email to justice of peace just find out the time, cost of marriage or other questions my email, so that you have an email showing that you are planning to marry. You may ask quotation from a local food place about lunch or dinner and you may send some emails to your friends and family about a tentative date of marriage you are in your mind. All these will help you

At the approval stage, intent to marry letter from both of you are enough as other wrote.

Edited October 18, 2015 by dilip

[baron555 934]

How much documentation has to be provided to establish the intention to marry? My fiancée and I have each written and signed letters of intent to marry within 90 of her arrival to the U.S.

. Is this sufficient? Yes

[netminder30 1]

Thank you, Dilip and barron555. I appreciate your responses.

Steve

[netminder30 1]

Must my fiancée's signature on the letter of intent to marry be in ink or is a photo copy of the signature sufficient? I am truly hoping it is the latter because I am just about ready to put the petition in the mail and I would hate to delay it waiting for my fiancée's original letter of intent to arrive.

[dilip 187]

My fiancee sent me a signed photocopy. She took the original during interview and she was not asked to produce the letter. She did notarized her letter in India and it was recommended by our lawyer. Not sure, it is needed or not to notarized

[netminder30 1]

_{Thank you, Dilip. My fiancée did not notarize her letter; I'm inclined to take my chances and send the copy. Just curious -- did you notarize your letter too?}

_{Thanks again for your help.}

Edited October 27, 2015 by netminder30

[N and S 29]

netminder30, we have similar backgrounds!

My fiancee sent this letter in the mail.... a signed and dated "letter of intent to marry" for our i-129 F submission. I submitted the original signed and dated letter of intent to marry for the both of us. Our petition went to CSC. No problems with USCIS approval for our petition.

Good luck to you both!

Edited October 27, 2015 by N and S

[netminder30 1]

Thank you very much N and S! Congrats on the successful application.

But you had signed documents from both you and your fiancée, correct? Seems I need the same? Or do you think I can get away with a document containing her copied signature? Thanks again.

[KayDeeCee 4,893]

So she already mailed you her signed G-325A and passport photo, but forgot to include the letter of intent?

There used to be plenty of RFEs asking for original 'wet' signatures on the letters of intent, but as of late, there does not seem to be RFEs given for that any longer. You will probably be ok with the printed out copy of her letter of intent.

[netminder30 1]

No, KayDeeCee, I have scans of her G-325A and letter of intent with her signature on the documents. So they are not wet signatures. She sent me her passport pic electronically and I had it printed at a local Walgreens with passport specs.

Do I need to withhold my application and wait for my fiancée to send me wet signatures? I hate to delay any further, but I don't want to send something that is sure to meet with an RFE.

Has anyone out there sent scans of there fiancé(e)'s G-325A and letter of intent and not gotten an RFE?

[KayDeeCee 4,893]

People have received RFEs in the past, but as I said, I have not seen any RFEs for sending them without the wet signatures for a while now. I cannot guarantee there will be no RFE for it, but you will most likely be ok with the copies.