No Letters of intent to marry K1

[s1ngh 12]

I had my I-129f assembled  by a "professional". I didn't send any letters of intent to marry or birth certificate for my fiance. My question is if get a REF for letter of intent, do i need to send an original or an printed copy with her signatures should work? My NOA2 date is pretty soon, so should i already have letters of intent ready to be sent? or do they have to be dated after the REF, that is if I get an REF? Thank you.  And Place of birth is missing for my fiance on my NOA1, Possibly because there was no birth certificate sent. Is that going to be a problem? 

[geowrian 22,335]

The BC of the beneficiary is not required with the I-129F. It is needed at the embassy/consulate stage for the actual visa.

The place of birth being missing may or may not be due to how it was provided (or not) on the I-129F.

 

If you get an RFE for the letters of intent to marry, they can be printed,. signed, scanned, and re-printed. They just can't be electronically signed.

 

Hopefully you get an RFE. There are a handful of others who got an outright denial if evidence of intent to marry was not included.

[s1ngh 12]

 Hopefully it doesn't take an turn for the worst, which would be terrible. There was an section where I provided them with Short summary of our meeting and  expressed intent  to marry in that statement. hopefully it works out. I was so naive.   So do I just wait or should i try to contact them? or would it show on either of the websites?  Thank you very much for the info.  

[geowrian 22,335]

Generally they won't accept new evidence without an RFE. So it's a waiting game now. I'll keep my fingers crossed for an approval or at least an RFE.

 

Best wishes.

[s1ngh 12]

Thank you very much. 

[s1ngh 12]

sorry to bother you again but on USCIS website it say "Proof or original statements of intent to marry from both you and your fiancé(e). Does that mean the letter of intent has to be "Orignal"  and not an copy, if asked for? Thanks 

[payxibka 10,044]

1 minute ago, js1ngh said:

sorry to bother you again but on USCIS website it say "Proof or original statements of intent to marry from both you and your fiancé(e). Does that mean the letter of intent has to be "Orignal"  and not an copy, if asked for? Thanks 

A careful read of the instructions will tell you that all evidence submitted to the uscis shall be legible photocopies of original or certified copies

[Shiran 1,134]

2 hours ago, js1ngh said:

sorry to bother you again but on USCIS website it say "Proof or original statements of intent to marry from both you and your fiancé(e). Does that mean the letter of intent has to be "Orignal"  and not an copy, if asked for? Thanks 

Photocopy of letter of intent from the beneficiary is perfectly fine. 

[samnrong 52]

Additionally, you mentioned that you had an attorney prepare the packet for you. This is a HUGE miss on their part and I would request a refund from them. If they do not offer you a refund, I would report them to the BBB.

 

Since they are advertising themselves as an immigration attorney, this is absolutely something that should not be missed. A simple google search or visit to the VJ forums will show that these letters of intent are critical pieces of the application. In fact, I believe the USCIS website and I-129F form instructions even indicate that this is required evidence. The fact that your attorney missed this is inexcusable for a professional and borders on professional negligence.

 

Personally, I would demand a refund. At a minimum, I strongly suggest that you terminate their services and use a different immigration attorney going forward. The fact that they missed something so simple as this on the I-129F application is a huge red flag and I would not trust them to get anything right whne the potential issues get more complex.

 

Good luck!

[geowrian 22,335]

5 hours ago, samnrong said:

Additionally, you mentioned that you had an attorney prepare the packet for you. This is a HUGE miss on their part and I would request a refund from them. If they do not offer you a refund, I would report them to the BBB.

 

Since they are advertising themselves as an immigration attorney, this is absolutely something that should not be missed. A simple google search or visit to the VJ forums will show that these letters of intent are critical pieces of the application. In fact, I believe the USCIS website and I-129F form instructions even indicate that this is required evidence. The fact that your attorney missed this is inexcusable for a professional and borders on professional negligence.

 

Personally, I would demand a refund. At a minimum, I strongly suggest that you terminate their services and use a different immigration attorney going forward. The fact that they missed something so simple as this on the I-129F application is a huge red flag and I would not trust them to get anything right whne the potential issues get more complex.

 

Good luck!

I don't see where they said an attorney, let alone an immigration attorney, did anything with their case. They said "professional", which could be any number of things. Visa agent/agency? Somebody they were referred to that has done it for others?

But yes, they really dropped the ball.

[GMvietnam 28]

18 hours ago, js1ngh said:

I had my I-129f assembled  by a "professional". I didn't send any letters of intent to marry or birth certificate for my fiance. My question is if get a REF for letter of intent, do i need to send an original or an printed copy with her signatures should work? My NOA2 date is pretty soon, so should i already have letters of intent ready to be sent? or do they have to be dated after the REF, that is if I get an REF? Thank you.  And Place of birth is missing for my fiance on my NOA1, Possibly because there was no birth certificate sent. Is that going to be a problem? 

I got an RFE for this same issue.  I sent in 1 letter of intent and we both signed..Bad idea, they want one from Petitioner and 1 from Beneficiary.  2 weeks delay.  Good luck.

[Jedi JayR 43]

8 minutes ago, GMvietnam said:

I got an RFE for this same issue.  I sent in 1 letter of intent and we both signed..Bad idea, they want one from Petitioner and 1 from Beneficiary.  2 weeks delay.  Good luck.

I sent only one letter with both our signatures. However on the letter we use the term "we", "us". words that involved us two with the decision.

[payxibka 10,044]

4 minutes ago, Jedi JayR said:

I sent only one letter with both our signatures. However on the letter we use the term "we", "us". words that involved us two with the decision.

Exactly,  it's all about how the language is crafted 

[s1ngh 12]

8 hours ago, geowrian said:

I don't see where they said an attorney, let alone an immigration attorney, did anything with their case. They said "professional", which could be any number of things. Visa agent/agency? Somebody they were referred to that has done it for others?

But yes, they really dropped the ball.

yes they are not attorneys. sorry for the confusion. Their company/ agency name is  immigration services. so they are just professionals. 

[Dashinka 23,211]

21 hours ago, js1ngh said:

sorry to bother you again but on USCIS website it say "Proof or original statements of intent to marry from both you and your fiancé(e). Does that mean the letter of intent has to be "Orignal"  and not an copy, if asked for? Thanks 

Original, being letters in your (both of you) own words.