M&Mz

Thank you!

Has anyone tried to schedule an interview for next month? Are there still open slots available? Thank you!

Aww Congrats!! Ours was in 10 days

Thank you! Congrats to you, too! I guess they are speeding things up!

Congrats!

Please update your timeline

I just did. Thank you!

Wow, that was fast!

Anyone else experienced approval as fast?

We're so excited!!!

Are you asking about the letters/statements of intent, or what to put for the answer to #34a on the I-129F petition?

It's for the evidence of having met in the last 2 years preceding filing of petition.

Hi M&Mz, it's only a simple statement that goes like this:

Petitioner's name

Petitioner's address

USCIS address

To Whom It May Concern,

I, (petitioner's name), do hereby state that I have personally met my fiancée, (beneficiary's name), in the last two years specifically on these dates, (MM DD YYYY), in (location).

Signature

That's all I hope this helps and goodluck on your visajourney

Thank you!!!

After some unforeseen delay, I'm about to send our I-129F package too and reviewing all the requirements again. The "written statement from your and/or the beneficiary stating the exact date(s) on which your met in person, copy of airline tickets, passport pages....." is also bugging me. How did you do your statement @PauPau?

I believe you should send copy of fiancé`s passport info and signature page....best of luck...I sent our petition U.S.P.S. express mail to Lewisville,texas address....heard back In 3 days...

Yes, I included that info page of fiance's passport too. Thanks!

Hi, everyone

Whew! We're finally ready to submit our application to jump start our journey.

I need your comments on what we have gathered so far.

Closely following the guide, here is how we're assembling our I-129F package:

1. Cover Letter

2. Check/Money order $340

3. G-1145

4. Form I-129F (completely filled out, signed and dated, left blank if answer is none or n/a)

5. Form I-129F Supplement page: Answer to question no. 34a (signed and dated by fiance)

6. Petitioner's statement of intent to marry (signed and dated)

7. Beneficiary's statement of intent to marry (signed and dated)

8. Proofs of having met in the last two years:

Passport pages showing stamps of arrival and departure from the Philippines, airline ticket (found only one-way), airline fare payment receipt

Fiance's driver's license issued in the Phils. (Fiance stayed in the Phils. for two years to study)

Certificate from the school where fiance studied

Photos chronologically presented from the first time we met until he left (50 pages of photos grabbed from Facebook to show dates)

9. Form G-325A (petitioner)

10. Passport photo of petitioner (name printed at the back)

11. Form G-325A (beneficiary)

12. Passport photo of beneficiary (name printed at the back)

13. Copy of petitioner's certificate of naturalization (front and back)

14. Proofs of ongoing relationship:

Selected text messages, skype screen cap, skype logs, photos and receipts of gifts to each other (I know these are not required yet at this stage but for my peace of mind, I just need to include some proofs

Thoughts? What do you think? What did we miss? What do we need to add?

By the way, which courier should we use to send the application?

I would really appreciate anybody's insight. Thank you!

Thank you for all your insightful replies.

My fiance has decided to keep his current job and we're going ahead with our application.

We're not taking chances with the 100% poverty requirement and we're going to follow the 125% and above. Well, right now he is earning more than 125% so I hope it will all be good.

I don't even want to think about the possibility of not being approved

If issued the 221g, does it mean we will have to wait for the next tax return to prove that he made 125% income requirement?

Thank you for your insights, Tahoma.

If he will accept this new job, it will put his income 1.5k-2k under the minimum 19k requirement.

May i ask the reason why it may be vital that he will attend the interview with me if he decides to accept this new job?

Has there been a precedent that a co-sponsor was accepted for some young, educated Pinoy applicants? I guess we fit the bill of being young, educated Pinoys. He just went back to school to finish his course (prior to this he has 10 years work experience in the US already). I graduated from a premier university in the country and has 8 years solid work experience. My fiance actually think our application will float given my education and work background as it will help prove I won't be public charge there. I'm not too sure and I worry about it.

The job change is to another company and another industry (the one he went to school to and has no prior experience that's why the pay is low, he will start from the bottom).

He has retired parents who can co-sponsor if needed but I thought Manila embassy don't accept co-sponsor.

Thanks for replying!

I'm thinking he can get another job to supplement the income or hold our application until he will make enough to pass the requirements. Another concern about holding the application is the two-year rule in meeting. Does it apply during the filing of I-129F or during the interview?

What can be our other options? anyone?

So basically, it doesn't matter how much the petitioner made in his previous job/previous year (2013), if the interview will be in 2014, his current pay stubs will determine his current income and ability to support the beneficiary?

Hi, everyone

I have been browsing this site for the past months as my fiancé and I were preparing our K1 application. I learned that a great basis for approval is to show stable income. All has been well and we were planning to file this month until we got into this situation.

My fiancé just got a job offer for a job he really wants and loves to do except that it will cause a major pay cut for him. He just started working when he got back in the US January this year as he has been studying overseas the past two years (that's when we met). He is doing well with his current job and makes well above the 125% minimum poverty requirement. We were thinking that by the time we get the NOA2 approval and my interview date hopefully early next year, he will already have a tax return for this year that can be submitted together with the I-134 and recent pay stubs to show he is finacially capable of supporting me.

Our concern now is if he will accept this job offer, he will not be able to make the 125% minimum requirement. But he is thinking that since he has worked 8 months already this year even with the pay cut for the rest of the year (4 months) he can still show by the end of the year that he made more than enough.

I'm thinking otherwise. Annual income will be based on his current earnings, right? I know copies of his current paystubs will be required during the interview and these will reflect his new job's salary. Can anybody enlighten us on this please? Can we still pass the income requirements?

I have read from another website that since the income requirement will be needed by the end of this process, he still has time to supplement his income until my interview so we can make the income requirement. He is thinking of getting a part time job to get additional income. Can he do this too?

I would greatly appreciate everyone's input and advice on our predicament.

Thank you.