I- 134 - signature

[DollyDolly 278]

I am hearing conflicting information online from several different sources. I will be having my interview at the UK embassy in London ----- DOES FORM I-134 need a WET INK SIGNATURE or can an electronic signature be provided by my fiance?

 

It is over $60 to mail a wet ink signed paper to me in the UK and no guarantee of timescale.

Edited January 31, 2018 by LucyDolly

[Londonergirl 133]

It has to be a real signature.
It cost my husband over 100 bucks to send those papers from the US to the UK last year.

[Ben&Zian 4,397]

Wet signature from the sponsor.

 

Amazed it would cost that much. I sent 3 day FedEx (big paper package) with all forms and everything to Philippines, cost only $90. (was expecting a lot more honestly)

[David & Diana R 1,005]

Spend the 80 dollars.

[Crazy Cat 39,261]

I spent $80.00 to get a wet sig to my wife in Taiwan..........just spend the money, imo.....

[usmsbow 796]

Lots of people here will tell you go with the wet signature, but plenty of us have gone the scanned copy route and had no problems. 

[Ben&Zian 4,397]

Think it is also because why would you want to take a chance of them rejecting it? Process isn't cheap; but mailing something to make sure everything goes smoothly is pretty small cost and doesn't take a lot of effort.

[LorRie 37]

I personally went through this so I want to share my experience.
I too, looked through the forums here and it seems like many were saying it isn't a big deal (no wet signature needed), and that their embassy did not care. Well, in my case, the officer looked through all my documents and the first thing she asked was about the wet signature and where the original copies were. She could tell right away my forms were just a print out. I went through the entire interview, and they did tell me that day that they granted my K1, but I got a blue slip and had to send them a wet signature copy (mail or in person OK).

It added about 3-4 weeks extra to the process:
3-4 days for the papers to arrive from my US fiance via express mail
2-3 days for those forms to arrive at the US consulate 
2-3 days for them to even open my package and match with my case # 
throw in 2-4 days for the weekends
couple more days until they looked at my file, approve, and "create" the visa stamp on my passport,  
another 3-4 days for them to mail it out and for me to receive K1 visa/passport in the mail 

It added even more days for me because I didn't want to book my plane ticket until I had my K1 visa / passport on hand.. and of course once I got it I wasn't going to book a flight and fly out right away - I picked something two weeks out. So, remember that every little delay creates a chain of events/delays. It is not a problem if you are not in a rush to see your significant other, especially if you are the ones that got to visit one another during this long process. I didn't get to see mine for over a year so I was super antsy 

OVERALL, I would say that it is quite likely the fiance will have to spend about the $100 (USD) to express the paperwork to you (look into FedEx, UPS, DHL's prices - compare prices because I know one is cheaper than the other by $5 - $8). If you can't bring the wet signature forms in time for the interview, have your fiance send them out ASAP, and just bring the print outs and hope they let you make it up later via snail mail. It is best if you can get them in time and bring it with you so it makes you look more organized, put together, and prepared. It is additional money you'll very possibly have to spend anyways so just do it. A lot of us has had to spend a lot of money here and there (eg: getting papers notarized, costs to obtain police reports and other official documents, train rides or flights to the embassy, etc..) for this entire process but remember to look at the big picture! They never said this process was going to be cheap 

Good luck on your journey and just try your best to gather everything you think the embassy wants to see so you can reunite with your significant other ASAP 

[Londonergirl 133]

I had my interview in London and I was told that it has to be real. That's all I can say. 

[DollyDolly 278]

Thank you so much everyone - will let my fiance know to send a wet signature copy. I'm going to print a e-signature copy to take just in case the wet signature copy doesn't arrive / doesn't arrive in time.

 

 

[Wuozopo 4,285]

3 hours ago, LucyDolly said:

I am hearing conflicting information online from several different sources. I will be having my interview at the UK embassy in London ----- DOES FORM I-134 need a WET INK SIGNATURE or can an electronic signature be provided by my fiance?

 

It is over $60 to mail a wet ink signed paper to me in the UK and no guarantee of timescale.

It costs $1.15 to buy a stamp and put it in the mailbox. Maybe slightly more if he uses a flat envelope the size of the paper. Our things usually arrive in four days. Maybe a week. You have until mid March according to your timeline. 

Edited February 1, 2018 by Wuozopo

[Londonergirl 133]

1 minute ago, Wuozopo said:

It costs $1.15 to buy a stamp and put it in the mailbox. Maybe slightly more if he uses a flat envelope the size of the paper. 

I have never paid as little as $1.15 to send a letter from the US to Europe. Maybe within the US....

[DollyDolly 278]

5 minutes ago, Wuozopo said:

It costs $1.15 to buy a stamp and put it in the mailbox. Maybe slightly more if he uses a flat envelope the size of the paper. Our things usually arrive in four days. Maybe a week. You have until mid March according to your timeline. 

Thanks - hes actually already done this but he was told by USPS there was no guarantee that a letter posted with stamps would actually arrive in the UK or arrive on time

[Londonergirl 133]

1 minute ago, LucyDolly said:

Thanks - hes actually already done this but he was told by USPS there was no guarantee that a letter posted with stamps would actually arrive in the UK or arrive on time

When is your interview?

[Crazy Cat 39,261]

The US Postal service offers Global Express with guaranteed delivery times to most countries........