Documents from Previous Visa?

[CannedSoup 0]

Hi everyone,

I'm the beneficiary-to-be living in my home country (Japan) at the moment, and my fiance is in the U.S. We are filing for K-1 visa and putting together I-129f packet right now.

I went to college in the U.S. and used to have F-1 visa as well as OPT (and an EAD card). These are all expired now and I'm (as stated above) back in my home country.

Is it generally advisable/necessary to include the documents from the previous visa? Or does it not matter?

I'd really appreciate it if someone can answer my question.

Thank you so much!

[Unidentified 2,930]

I think it depends on if you met your fiance during the time you were here on F1.

I sent copies of my visa but that was because we met during my J1 and loved together during my F1.

[MarkerOne 10]

If you look in the K1 I-129f form, question #15 has your fiance ever been in the united states? You will answer yes, then you can attach an extra sheet explaining why and for how long.

[CannedSoup 0]

Thank you for the feedback, you two!

We did meet right before I graduated and started our relationship while I was on OPT.

I think the Question 15 in Part 2 is really for a beneficiary who is "currently" in the U.S., which I am not... I guess I might simply just attach a copy of my F-1 visa page on the passport and my EAD card.

Thanks again!

[Fr8dog 593]

We just answered the questions on the forms as they came up. It was not until the DS-160 step that I actively mentioned a previous visa (due to a misunderstanding on my part, I thought I might have overstayed back in 1995. turned out to be not the case).

In the original I-129F package we did include a copy of my last B1/B2 visa. This due to the fact that my entry stamp was right next to it. I needed the stamp to show having met in person.

The rest of the list of visas (About 4 in total) I never produced paperwork for, nor was I asked about them.

Edited March 27, 2016 by Fr8dog