Intent to marry letter

[T&f2020 0]

Visa Journey Crew! 

What does everyone include in the intent to marry letter? How long is too long (pages)? 

 

Thanks

[payxibka 10,044]

5 minutes ago, T&f2020 said:

Visa Journey Crew! 

What does everyone include in the intent to marry letter? How long is too long (pages)? 

 

Thanks

What is an intent to marry letter?  No such thing.  It is a statement of intent to marry.   Ours was three sentences .  Almost verbatim of the example in the site guides

[Mavan 38]

8 minutes ago, T&f2020 said:

Visa Journey Crew! 

What does everyone include in the intent to marry letter? How long is too long (pages)? 

 

Thanks

Just a single paragraph of 3-4 sentences is enough. Good luck

[T&f2020 0]

2 minutes ago, payxibka said:

What is an intent to marry letter?  No such thing.  It is a statement of intent to marry.   Ours was three sentences .  Almost verbatim of the example in the site guides

this is where some people talk about their 'love story'. I know there is a basic , to the point statement of intent to marry but some suggest writing a little more than that. 

[payxibka 10,044]

5 minutes ago, T&f2020 said:

this is where some people talk about their 'love story'. I know there is a basic , to the point statement of intent to marry but some suggest writing a little more than that. 

A careful read of the instructions will indicate no requirement for a "love" story.  The uscis nor consulate is not interested in a written essay of your relationship.  

 

Personally,  I would stop listening to those "some".

[geowrian 22,336]

No such requirement exists. Just stick to the "we intend to marry within 90 days of entering on the K-1 visa" message.

[JFH 12,189]

Pages? No more than a few lines. Stick to what’s required, not what you think you want to send. There are examples on this site. All they require is a written statement from you both that you understand the concept of the visa - I.e. that you intend to marry within 90 days of the immigrant’s arrival. Save everything else for your personal scrapbook. 

[SalishSea 16,817]

2 hours ago, T&f2020 said:

Visa Journey Crew! 

What does everyone include in the intent to marry letter? How long is too long (pages)? 

 

Thanks

Pages?  Anything more than a concise paragraph is too long.  We submitted one letter that we both signed, stating our plan to marry one another within the 90 days.  We renewed the date on the letter before the interview.  It is literally a statement, not a love story novella.

[SalishSea 16,817]

2 hours ago, T&f2020 said:

this is where some people talk about their 'love story'. I know there is a basic , to the point statement of intent to marry but some suggest writing a little more than that

No.  I promise that USCIS does not care about love stories.  They care that the petition meets the legal requirement of both parties being willing and lawfully able to conduct a marriage within 90 days of the alien fiancee's arrival into the US.  THAT'S IT.

[Greenbaum 12,258]

7 hours ago, T&f2020 said:

Visa Journey Crew! 

What does everyone include in the intent to marry letter? How long is too long (pages)? 

 

Thanks

You complete one and she completes one. This is all that is needed. No love story needed to pass through USCIS. People make this process so complicated. Oy Vey.

 

Fiancé Letter of Intent

 

 

(Date mm-dd-yyyy)

 

 

(PETITIONERS OR BENEFICIARY NAME)

(PETITIONER SO BENEFICIARY'S ADDRESS)

United States Department of Homeland Security

US Citizenship and Immigration Services

(ADDRESS OF FILING LOCATION)

 

Or when submitting for interview

 

United States Department of State

United States Consulate. (name of the country where the interview will take place)

(Embassy Address)

 

Dear Sir or Madam

I (applicant or beneficiary's name) do hereby state that I am legally able and willing to marry (applicant or beneficiary's name)  and intend to do so within 90 days of my arrival into the US using the K-1 visa.

 

 

Yours truly.

 

 

 

(Signature of Petitioner or beneficiary)

[Marieke H 2,321]

13 hours ago, T&f2020 said:

How long is too long (pages)?

Pages is definitely too long. As others said, a few lines is all that's needed.

13 hours ago, T&f2020 said:

this is where some people talk about their 'love story'. I know there is a basic , to the point statement of intent to marry but some suggest writing a little more than that. 

Don't rely on "some people" when preparing your application. Stick to the official forms and instructions. A love story is not a requirement. And if you write a several page letter it may be hard for the reviewing officer to find the actual statement of intent to marry in your long boring story, and they may send you an RFE. Stick to what's required. 

[LibbyG99 65]

On 5/23/2020 at 10:39 PM, T&f2020 said:

Visa Journey Crew! 

What does everyone include in the intent to marry letter? How long is too long (pages)? 

 

Thanks

You can find good examples online if you just google statement of intent to marry.

[Mark11 36]

T&f2020,

 

We've kind of beaten this horse to death, but my (now) Brazilian wife and I just completed the I-129F / visa interview / US entry, and I can say definitively that the 3 sentence example letter here on VJ is exactly what USCIS wants.  To underscore that point, when we entered the consulate waiting room for the visa interview, the consulate assistants had copies of the "intent-to-marry" letter available for anyone who had forgotten theirs.  It was almost identical to the example letter here on VJ -- two sentences and a signature line.

 

--Mark and Sandra