Is This Everything That Is Needed For My 129F Form?

[JoetheEskimo 1]

Hi guys!  I am engaged to a woman from Uganda and we are starting our 129F form process.  Can someone please confirm if this is correct for EVERYTHING that is needed to submit:

 

1. Cover Letter?

(Not sure if this is needed or what this should contain)

2. G1450 and  I-129F

3.  Letter of Intent to Marry

(Gonna use this one (removed))

4.  Pictures of Evidence of Us Together

(Sending 10 photos of my trip to Uganda with her)

5.  Passport Photo of Me and Her

(This one might be tricky because the requirements are very very specific.  I do NOT want to get this rejected because I don't want to waste 500$ , which amounts to a weeks worth of my salary over small issues This is my current plan for the passport photos:
TAKE PHOTOS AT WALGREENS WITH REQUIREMENTS THEN GO TO WALMART TO PRINT on glossy paper)

6.  My Birth Certificate Photo Copy

 

 

Please also confirm if ALL THIS STUFF should be sent to this address :

 

U.S. Postal Service (USPS):
USCIS
Attn: I-129F
P.O. Box 660151
Dallas, TX 75266-0151

FedEx, UPS, and DHL deliveries:
USCIS
Attn: I-129F (Box 660151)
2501 South State Highway 121 Business
Suite 400
Lewisville, TX 75067-8003

 

If everything here looks great, please let me know!!! IF not , please tell me what I need to add or remove!  THANK YOU SO MUCH

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[powerpuff 6,729]

5 minutes ago, JoetheEskimo said:

3.  Letter of Intent to Marry

You need one for each (beneficiary and petitioner)

 

 

The biggest concern I see here is lack of evidence of an in person meeting within the last two years which is the whole basis if I-129f petition. This includes things like passport stamps, boarding passes, etc. Lack of showing this will lead to, if not straight denial, then Request for Evidence which will delay your case.

[Mike E 11,740]

1 hour ago, JoetheEskimo said:

Pictures of Evidence of Us Together

(Sending 10 photos

You need to have evidence that you actually traveled to Uganda

 

1 hour ago, JoetheEskimo said:

TAKE PHOTOS AT WALGREENS WITH REQUIREMENTS THEN GO TO WALMART TO PRINT on glossy paper)

Every passport photo I’ve had taken by Walgreens has been rejected by the U.S. or Canadian passport agency.

 

However, printing photos at Walgreens ia fine.

 

Just take selfies, run them through any of many online sizers and background removers, and you will IME get the best results.

[JoetheEskimo 1]

Thanks!  I'll update it :

 

1. Cover Letter?

(Not sure if this is needed or what this should contain)

2. G1450 and  I-129F

3.  Letter of Intent to Marry

(Gonna use this one (removed))

4.  EVIDENCE

10 photos of us together, , Passport Stamp Photo, Yellow Fever Vaccination Photo, Flight Receipts

5.  Passport Photo of Me and Her

6.  EVIDENCE: My Birth Certificate Photo Copy

 

 

OK , Everything else should be good now, the only thing that needs fixing is number 5.

 

NUMBER 5:

 

I do agree with you Mike E, however, I recently had my passport RENEWED after submitting a photo of myself taken at Walgreens.  Therefore I think I should still be able to take the photo at Walgreens and print it out at Walmart.  I'm still learning towards that as well since I am not at all familiar with how to use Google to format the picture or selfie in a way that's compatible to such a specific requirement of the photos, as mentioned below from the Official I-129F instructions:

 

"You must submit one color passport-style photograph of yourself and one color passport-style photograph of the beneficiary taken within 30 days of filing this petition. The photos must have a white to off-white background, be printed on thin paper with a glossy finish, and be unmounted and unretouched. Form I-129F Instructions 03/21/22 Page 11 of 14 The color passport-style photos must be 2 by 2 inches. The photos must be in color with full face, frontal view on a white to off-white background. Head height should measure 1 to 1 3/8 inches from top of hair to bottom of chin, and eye height is between 1 1/8 to 1 3/8 inches from bottom of photo. Your head must be bare unless you are wearing headwear as required by a religious denomination of which you are a member. Using a pencil or felt pen, lightly print your name and A-Number (if any) on the back of the photo"

 

 

Clarification on this would be GREATLY appreciated, and if necessary, rewarded.

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[JoetheEskimo 1]

Anyone else have any input on how it looks?

[Stook 24]

On 9/26/2023 at 1:59 PM, Mike E said:

You need to have evidence that you actually traveled to Uganda

 

Every passport photo I’ve had taken by Walgreens has been rejected by the U.S. or Canadian passport agency.

 

However, printing photos at Walgreens ia fine.

 

Just take selfies, run them through any of many online sizers and background removers, and you will IME get the best results.

 

This is pretty terrible advice. Edited photos are grounds for rejection. 
I've never had a problem with passport photos from Wahlgreens.

[Stook 24]

21 hours ago, JoetheEskimo said:

Anyone else have any input on how it looks?

 Looks good to me.
For what it's worth, we included two Intent to Marry letters, one from each of us.  I wrote them both and had her sign and date her copy.

[beloved_dingo 1,979]

We have always gotten passport photos done at CVS and never had an issue. 

 

You can also take photos yourself as @Mike E suggested. Though taking the photos in front of blank white wall removes the issue/debate around "removing the background".

[TBoneTX 45,498]

A noncontributory post and a post quoting it have been removed.  Please remain respectful toward all.  It's time to return to the OP's issue, which has been derailed.

 

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[Ban Hammer 13,400]

multiple posts by one user removed for bickering with other members.
several posts by other members were removed as those posts by that member were quoted.
administrative action taken along with a permanent thread ban for the above and incorrect information.

the correct information regarding changing of photos can be found at 

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/passports/how-apply/photos.html

under "Resolution, Print Size, and Quality"

it clearly states "Do not digitally change the photo." 

visajourney is a forum for exchange of information.  it is not a place to post erroneous information and then
defend that erroneous information vociferously. 

 

charles 
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[JoetheEskimo 1]

Thanks to all! Submitted I-129F last week, ready for the waiting game now!  Will update shortly