State of Intent to Marry in 90 days - if fiance isn't great at English?

[DaveAndAnastasia 2,079]

12 minutes ago, Daniela M_______ said:

you are supposed to send two separated letters of intent to marry, one for beneficiary and one for petitioner. RFEs have been issued for sending one with both signatures.

Though the one RFE on this where we saw the text of their letter it seemed like they took a standard form intent to marry letter they found online and both signed it, so it looked like they both signed one person's intent to marry, instead of an intent to marry each other.

[Daniela M_______ 409]

8 minutes ago, payxibka said:

The instructions say statements (plural) (nothing requiring them from to be on separate documents) that are signed, which would be different than a single statement with just two signatures.  I think the example provided in the previous post technically meets the requirement based on the separate statements right above each of the signatures, had they not done that, the result may have been different.

 

Intention to Marry Within 90 Days of Entry. Submit evidence that you and your fiancé(e) intend to marry within 90 days of your fiancé(e)’s entry as a K-1 nonimmigrant. Evidence of your intention to marry may include statements of intent to marry signed by both you and your fiancé(e) or any other evidence that establishes, by a preponderance of the evidence, your mutual intention;

IMO if you have to think too much to interpretate the instructions, is always better go with the safer one. Other people might think that one letter is fine and not do things right (with the difference you are indicating). As most people provide separate statements without any issues, I would take that route (like I did in my filing) but it's up to OP.

 

[payxibka 10,044]

1 minute ago, Daniela M_______ said:

IMO if you have to think too much to interpretate the instructions, is always better go with the safer one. Other people might think that one letter is fine and not do things right (with the difference you are indicating). As most people provide separate statements without any issues, I would take that route (like I did in my filing) but it's up to OP.

 

While the majority do send two separate statements,  your initial post indicated that you are supposed to provided separate documents which was proven to be not true if you craft the single document properly 

[Daniela M_______ 409]

9 minutes ago, payxibka said:

While the majority do send two separate statements,  your initial post indicated that you are supposed to provided separate documents which was proven to be not true if you craft the single document properly 

And then I corrected the information saying in my opinion is better to do it that way. Let's move on.

[David & Diana R 1,005]

3 hours ago, payxibka said:

Old instructions.   This was eliminated 18 months ago.   As someone who has already completed the process through citizenship I would advise people to stay current as the process changes periodically 

You can certainly be argumentative.  It will never hurt to include these items both sides of the birth certificate and all pages of the passport.  I mean we are talking about a whole 40 or 50 cents in copying fees.

[payxibka 10,044]

1 minute ago, David & Zoila said:

You can certainly be argumentative.  It will never hurt to include these items both sides of the birth certificate and all pages of the passport.  I mean we are talking about a whole 40 or 50 cents in copying fees.

Optional versus required.   

[K & R 343]

5 hours ago, payxibka said:

My issue is when people say REQUIRED when it is not or no longer.   The g325a was also required but it is no longer post update.  Of course you can include anything you want but don't perpetuate the myth under the guise of a requirement 

The g325a is literally on the I-129f petition now hence why it is not required anymore (because now you do it anyway on the new version of the form). That is completely different than a BIRTH CERTIFICATE. So terrible example.

 

 The thing with US immigration is things are left entirely up to the CO who is looking at your case. Your CO may want the birth certificate, or they may not. But the fact is that they may which is why you shouldn't advise people not to send it. Dunno why you are so worked up about a word at the end of the day and over a piece of paper that's literally just front and back. But to each their own i guess

[payxibka 10,044]

1 hour ago, K & R said:

The g325a is literally on the I-129f petition now hence why it is not required anymore (because now you do it anyway on the new version of the form). That is completely different than a BIRTH CERTIFICATE. So terrible example.

 

 The thing with US immigration is things are left entirely up to the CO who is looking at your case. Your CO may want the birth certificate, or they may not. But the fact is that they may which is why you shouldn't advise people not to send it. Dunno why you are so worked up about a word at the end of the day and over a piece of paper that's literally just front and back. But to each their own i guess

Oh the irony, for 10+ years would be petitioners have been moaning and groaning about having to photocopy a blank side of a document.   Now the uscis eliminates the instructions and they are still being told to do it.  Unbelievable 

[kris&me 572]

it's so easy here to order a birth ceritficate (even online if you've moved away)

so,  i sent an original 

i, too.  typed a letter of intent took it to Ecuador along with applications and we filled things out there

we ended up married so i didn't use the intent letter but a friend had   done just  that and  no issues with immigration

I think knowing English to do the interview is more important

i have read here that finances are denied as their English is poor or they use an interpretor and the CO will say "u need to know English to live in the US

[Bjh 39]

19 minutes ago, kris&me said:

it's so easy here to order a birth ceritficate (even online if you've moved away)

so,  i sent an original 

i, too.  typed a letter of intent took it to Ecuador along with applications and we filled things out there

we ended up married so i didn't use the intent letter but a friend had   done just  that and  no issues with immigration

I think knowing English to do the interview is more important

i have read here that finances are denied as their English is poor or they use an interpretor and the CO will say "u need to know English to live in the US

You've actually heard that here? Where did it happen? Usually the consulates will accept documents of either English or the official language of the country, in her case Portuguese.

[kris&me 572]

3 hours ago, Bjh said:

You've actually heard that here? Where did it happen? Usually the consulates will accept documents of either English or the official language of the country, in her case Portuguese.

for English all documents going to the embassy need to translated into English

 

USCIShttps://www.uscis.gov/ilink/docView/AFM/HTML/AFM/0-0-0-1/0-0-0-2061/0-0-0-2253.html rules

what we hear here is "some and i mean some" want the beneficary to do the interview in English as he/she intends to live in the US

and cases have been denied for this reason