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I am NOT a lawyer, I DON'T work for any governmental agency, and this is base solemnly on my own experience I-129F. I am posting this information here to help others whom at the beginning are not too sure how to start this process. I am not responsible for any errors or mistakes or any changes in the immigration law. May God bless us all, with all my respect here I go…. (It rhymes
) and this I-129F, was for my fiance in Colombia.I-129F, Petition for Alien Fiance(e)
STEP ONE:
Find your self someone very special who is willing to shared with you a life time of happiness.
STEP TWO:
Go here and download Form I-129F
Make sure you download two items: (1) Download Instructions for completing Form I-129F and (2) Download I-129F
http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/men...00045f3d6a1RCRD
Answer Every question in here, questions that are not applicable (N/A) or (NONE) Don't leave any question un-answered.
If you need an extra page to answer any questions in the I-129F, here is a sample, and staple it to the back of the form.
1. your complete name
2. your home address
3. city, state, zip code
United States Department of Homeland Security
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
USCIS
4. Put here your jurisdiction service center
Attn: I-129F
5. Service Center address
6. city, state, zip code
7. month / date / year
I-129F Supplement: Part (a, b, put the letter of the part here) Question (put the number here) Subject:
8. To whom it may concern:
9.(Now write here supplement answer)
10. (Closing statement) Sincerely, Yours Truly, Regards, Respectfully,
11. Sign it
12. Print your complete name
*****PLEASE CAREFULLY READ THE INSTRUCTION FOR COMPLETING FORM I-129F*****
In Colombia the photographs for this application are call: "PICTURES FOR AMERICAN VISA", (fotos para visa Americana) /// NOT PICTURES FOR COLOMBIAN PASSPORT /// (no fotos para pasaporte colombiano)
STEP THREE:
Go Here and download: G-325A
http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/g-325a.pdf
This are four same pages, the only different is the bottom
One says: (1) Indent
Two says : (2) Rec. BR.
Three says: (3) C.
Four says: (4) Consulate.
ONE SET OF FOUR PAGES IS YOUR THE PETITIONER / ONE SET OF FOUR PAGES IS FOR THE BENEFICIARY
Your fiance (Fiancee) must sign and date this page: ASK (HIM OR HER) TO PLEASE put date this way: month/ date / year / `
If you need an extra page to answer any questions in the G325A, here is a sample:
1. your complete name
2. your home address
3. city, state, zip code
United States Department of Homeland Security
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
USCIS
4. Put here your jurisdiction service center
Attn:I-129F
5. Service Center address
6. city, state, zip code
7. month / date / year
G-325A, Supplement: Questions: (put here the question you are supplementing)
8. To whom it may concern:
9.(Now write here supplement answer)
10. (Closing statement) Sincerely, Yours Truly, Regards, Respectfully,
11. Sign it
12. Print your complete name
NOW.. you got I-129F, and the G325,A
STEP FOUR:
fiance(e) letter of intent
[/center]FIANCE(E) LETTER OF INTENT (bold)first name / middle name / last name
street address, include apt number if any
City, state, zip code
United States Department of Homeland Security
U.S. Citizenship and Inmmigration Services
USCIS
put here the service center
Attn: I-129F
street address
city, state, zip code
month/ date / year
Dear sir or madam:
I, (Put your name here) do hereby state that I am legally able and willing to marry (put your fiance(e) name here), and intend to do so within 90 days of (her)(his) arrival into the US using the K-1 visa.
Yours Truly,
*****DON'T SIGN IT, GO TO A NOTARY PUBLIC AND THEN SIGN IT*****
TYPE YOUR FULL NAME HERE.
*******TYPE THE SAME LETTER FOR YOUR FIANCE(E) IN ENGLISH, OF COURSE CHANGE THE INFORMATION AND ASK HIM OR HER TO GO TO A PUBLIC NOTARY IN COLOMBIA AND GET IT NOTARIZED, IF BY ANY CHANCE THE COLOMBIAN NOTARY DON'T WANT TO NOTARIZED, ASKE HER TO GO TO ANOTHER NOTARY AND TO STATE THAT SHE IS FULLY AWARE OF THE CONTENTS WRITTEN THERE.******** (to notarized in the front not on the back)
STEP FIVE:
IF you had a divorce: get a Certify Copy of judment for absolute divorce. The court (press stamp) this copy and (label sign it) it cost ($10.00 dollars each copy in New York state Supreme court).
STEP SIX:
Make a photocopy of: Proof of U.S. Citizenphip (front and back)(this is posted in the instructions)
STEP SEVEN:
Evidence of meeting in person:
A. make the cover letter.
1. your complete name
2. your home address
3. city, state, zip code
United States Department of Homeland Security
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
USCIS
4. Put here your jurisdiction service center
Attn:I-129F
5. Service Center address
6. city, state, zip code
7. month / date / year
FORM I-129F Instructions (REV. 07/30/07) Y page 2
Item Number five (5)
RE: Provide copies of evidence that you and your fiance(e) have personally met within the last two years.
(*****Submit any and all evidence big or small *****)
1. Enclosed please find: Photocopy of Credit card Statement Airline Ticket
2. Enclosed please find: Photocopy of United States Passport (ALL PAGES)
3. Enclosed please find: Photocopy of debit / Checking account statement (High light purchases made in Colombia)
4. Enclosed please find: Attached photographs of me and my fiance(e) together in Colombia at least 8 or 10- on the back of the photographs write down where, when, how, date and time of picture, make a set for your self and your fiance(e) just in case of individual questioning)
you can submit as much proof as you would like.
******STAPLE THIS BUNDLE TOGETHER***********
STEP 8
COVER LETTER FOR I-129 F (IF YOU WANT TO)
I-129F COVER LETTER1. your complete name
2. your home address
3. city, state, zip code
United States Department of Homeland Security
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
USCIS
4. Put here your jurisdiction service center
Attn:I-129F
5. Service Center address
6. city, state, zip code
7. month / date / year
Nature of the submission: I-129F ORIGINAL SUBMISSION
8. To whom it may concern:
Enclosed please find my form I-129F, Petition for K-1 Fiance(e) Visa for (put your fiance(e) name here), and supporting documents.
Contents Include:
-Payment in the amount of $455.00
-I-129F
-I-129F Supplment: Part B, Question 18, Explanation of meeting in person
-G-325A and Passport Style photograph (petitioner)
-G-325A and Passport Style Photograph (Beneficiary)
-G-325A Supplement: Question: Employment last five years
-Certificate of Naturalization Copy
-New York State Supreme Court Certify Copy of judment for Absolute divorce
-Letter Certifying intent to marry (Petitioner)
-Letter Certifying intent to marry (Beneficiary)
-Proof of having met in person in the past two years
Copies of documents submitted are exact photocopies of unaltered documents and I understant that I may be required to submit original documents to an immigration or consular officer at a later date.
10. (Closing statement) Sincerely, Yours Truly, Regards, Respectfully,
11. Sign it
12. Print your complete name
NOW..... OK ..
STEP 9
GO GET THE MONEY ORDER, PERSONAL CHECK, BANK DRAFT, FOR THE AMOUNT OF 455.00
WRITE ON YOUR FORM OF PAYMENT THE COMPLETE NAME DON'T ABBREVIATE.
PAYABLE TO: U. S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
PUT YOUR PACKAGE TOGETHER.
///// MAKE SURE, MAKE SURE THE 455.00 ARE IN THERE./////
STEP 10
NOW THE PACKAGE IS COMPLETED .... MAKE PHOTOCOPIES OF EVERYTHING, AT LEAST TWO.
STEP 11
Go the the post office and send your package "EXPRESS MAIL NEXT DAY DELIVERY"
TRACKING NUMBER INCLUDED.
YOU CAN TRACK IT ON LINE: AT WWW.USPS.COM
MAKE PHOTO COPY OF POST OFFICE RECEIP AND PUT IT WITH YOUR OTHER COPIES.
STEP 12
WAIT AROUND 8 TO 10 DAYS FOR NOA 1
AND REST ASSURE EVERYTHING IS GONNA BE ALL RIGHT.....
***YOU HAVE TO MAKE PHOTO COPIES BECAUSE LATER AROUND OTHER APPLICATIONS ARE GOING TO ASK YOU THE SAME QUESTIONS AND YOU WANT TO BE ACCURATE***
GOOD BYE...
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U.S. Embassy in Bogota D. C.
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Yeah.. it was really fast... i was surprised!!! and my fiance was so happy...
Now,, I must call the NVC, and find out when is it that this documents left to Bogota...
call NVC every two days... and ask for a number that begings with BGT XXX XXX XXX
Once you get BGT number, 4 days LATER call again and ask when the documents left to Bogota; someone said if you want an early appointment you mus do the following... (Be nice to this people)
prepare a:
1. Cover letter
The cover letter must said that you have every and all of the documents required for the interview, and respecfully requesting the earlies appointment possible. (look more into this)
2. DS-2001 (replacement for OF-169) (2nd page only)
http://www.embaixadaamericana.org.br/evrybody/ds-2001e.pdf
3. DS-230 (part 1 only - two pages)
4. certify copy of fiance's passport (only the page where her biographical data is)
Total of 5 pages.. *****DON'T SEND ANYTHING ELSE AT THE MOMENT****
This is a short cut to packet 3.
just wait for packet 4 (with interview date)
I'm just going to try this... this is new for me..
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12/21/2007 Mail the I-129F USPS next day delivery I paid $16.25 tracking number included.
12/22/2007 Recived delivery confirmation signed by: P NOVAK at 1:02pm
12/21/2007 Mail the I-129F USPS next day delivery I paid $16.25 tracking number included.
12/22/2007 Recived delivery confirmation signed by: P NOVAK at 1:02pm
12/24/2007 Documents acknowledge
12/26/2007 NOA 1 send From Vermont Service Center
12/31/2007 NOA 1 Received at petitioners home
02/19/2008 NOA 2 send From Vermon Service Center
02/23/2008 NOA 2 Received at petitioners home
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12/21/2007 Mail the I-129F USPS next day delivery I paid $16.25 tracking number included.
12/22/2007 Recived delivery confirmation signed by: P NOVAK at 1:02pm
12/24/2007 Documents acknowledge
12/26/2007 NOA 1 send From Vermont Service Center
12/31/2007 NOA 1 Received at petitioners home
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If "verbal abuse" and "Racial Descrimination" is evident, think with your head and not with your heart, before the problem becomes a lot bigger. Remember that the mouth speaks out what lives in the heart.
Don't feel sad, lift your head, smile
, and if you want re-start everything from Zero and then make a decision. Good Luck, HAPPY NEW YEAR. 
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I remember when I was around 19 or around that age... going to a strip bar,, and seeing this "ANGEL" dancing in one of those "Dance Poles" She was young and very attractive, I was just staring at her with my mouth open and the beer half way empty getting hot in between my hands, but it was not just me alone, it was like 6 other dudes in the same situation... every time she smile, we used to drop dollars at her feet, and after she finished her dancing time, there was a line waiting for a "Lap Dance" which at that time cost $20.00 I suddently stop going to the "Strip Bar" and have no idea what ever happened to her, All I Know is "It doesn't matter where is she right now, my eyes saw her" thanks God back then I had a girlfriend whom I used to visit early in the morning the next day with the excuse of "Miss you and just want to breakfast with you today" I believe nature created us that way, to admire beautiful things, Thanks God for the women. God Bless them all.
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12/21/2007 Mail the I-129F USPS next day delivery I paid $16.25 tracking number included.
12/22/2007 Recived delivery confirmation signed by: P NOVAK at 1:02pm
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YES!!! Jeraly... The pictures were the same format... as your sample photos..
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Yes... I did asked her to send the correct photos which are named over there "American Visa Photos" and I submited them with the G325a application.
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Thank you for your support ZeeNosh and Mox, it made me really happy to log into "VisaJourney" and see your opinion posted there, for all of you Merry Christmas and a Happy!!!!,,, Happy!!!! NEW 2008.
Well so far my experience with this Visa proccess it's not so bad.
Only two recomendations.
1.
When my fiance printed the G325a and filled in all of the information, at the bottom she signed her name and, where the date goes instead of writing 12/07/2007, for (Dec 7/ 2007) she wrote: 07/12/2007, in North America this means July 12, 2007. In Latin American you write first the date / month / year / Well to my own opinion this was fine if I was going to file in Latin America, but then is wrong because I didn't want the case to be RF, just becuase of that, so I asked her to please fill in the information one more time, but this time with the correct date format. (She though I was playing
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When I asked her to send a passport style photograph which I included a sample that I found in the USCIS web site, she was not able to open the USCIS SAMPLE FILE. So she send me a Colombian passport style photograph, which shows only her face, and as her face finishes the same way the picture is cut. This picture was wrong. Later around I found out, they have to tell the photographer, that the picture is for "AMERICAN VISA"
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12/21/2007 Mail the I-129F USPS next day delivery I paid $16.25 tracking number included.
12/22/2007 Recived delivery confirmation signed by: P NOVAK at 1:02pm
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We're all getting closer!!!!!! Hopefully we all start getting our NOA2's ASAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Good Luck in your interview..... 12/07/2007
YA MI NOVIO ENVIO LOS DOCUMENTOS
in Mexico, Latin & South America
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Hola, carolina.. como estas buena suerte con todo...
si tu novio ya envio los documentos y todo esta en regla espera que le legue a la casa a el un papel que se llama
I-797C,
Notice of Action
Esto es lo que la gente le llama NOA 1
(Esto es solo como un tipo de recibo donde dice que el pago fue recibido y que los papeles estan esperando aprobacion)
Despues de esto puede venir mucha incertidumbre.. y mucha ancias.. mi consejo es tranquilo con todo.
Despues de que llegue NOA 1
El numero de recibo:
Receipt Number: EAC XX-XXX-XXXXX
toma este numero y ve a la pagina www.uscis.gov
y registrate para recibir informacion en el caso por correo electronico..., en cualquier caso le mandan informacion a tu novio a la casa y tambien por correo electronico..
todo bien. chao