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I'm not worried. I have the originals of my letters of intent to send in right away if I do get an RFE.

I am trying to get an answer because I see some people saying that it must be original and I think that may not be true. I was told by USCIS, for what it is worth, that it did not need to be original. So, I am just trying to see what experience people have had to determine what the real answer is.

Originals must be submitted for the interview as well, you can use copies of the letters you sent with the I-129F, but you'll also need a new set of intent letters with a recent date (closer to the interview date) and addressed to the Local Consulate.

Eric & Teresa:

You submitted photocopies of the Letters of Intent with your I-129F and did not get an RFE for this?

Cassie:

I did not get an RFE. Never said I got an RFE. I am trying to establish if a photocopy of the letter of intent is accepted. I need only people that fit the following 2 conditions to answer about the photocopies, since people that did not submit photocopies of the letter of intent can not say what would happen from experience:

1. submitted photocopies of the letter of intent and received their NOA2 with no RFEs for the letter of intent

2. or people that submitted photocopies of the letter of intent and did receive an RFE for this

Thanks for trying to help, but I am really looking for more solid evidence to say one way or another from people with experience.

From reading this forum, not personal experience:

Dr. Santiago - only had to have 3 vaccines he paid 90 soles!!!

Dr. Oscar Situ is a scammer

Dr. Nora Lari, the most expensive doctor

I'm going to try and get Dr. Santiago.

Brian & Isa, how many vaccines did Isa get and what was the cost?

Pushbrk and Cassie:

Are both of you speaking from experience with getting an RFE because you submitted photocopies of the letter of intent?

The form FC-029 seems to over-ride the need for "originals". Form FC-029 states:

"The Immigration and Naturalization Service has

changed the policy requiring submission of original documents

or certified copies of documents with applications and

petitions.

You may now submit ordinary legible photocopies of

the original documents required, including Naturalization

Certificates and Alien Registration Cards. Please submit copies

of both sides of documents. You may be required to present

the original documents during any subsequent contacts with the

Service.

The following statement must be signed and dated by

either the applicant. the petitioner. or the attorney. and

submitted with each petition and/or application."

Also, when I called the USCIS the person I spoke with said that "originals" were not needed, even after I pointed out that the instructions on the I-129F on 5b ask for originals. The lady pointed me to the form FC-029.

I am looking for people that have experience with getting an RFE because originals were not submitted for the letter of intent and also a signed FC-029 was submitted.

Has anyone else that submitted an I-129F along with the signed FC-029 received a RFE for photocopies of the letter of intent? In other words, USCIS wanted the "Original" papers of the letter of intent and the photocopy submitted was not good enough.

From the Guides...

5. Original statements (from both the US Citizen and foreign fiance) certifying an intent to marry within 90 days of entering the US on a valid K-1. (see example)

I don't want to steer anybody wrong about "original" documents versus photocopies, but I base my information on 2 things:

1. I called the USCIS and asked specifically about the "Letter of Intent" because the instructions (I-129Finstr.pdf - Instructions for Form I-129F) on number 5b do say "Provide original statements from you and your fiance(e)". USCIS told me multiple times that photocopies are fine for the letter of intent.

2. A document from the USCIS that supports #1 is the FC-029:

"The Immigration and Naturalization Service has

changed the policy requiring submission of original documents

or certified copies of documents with applications and

petitions.

You may now submit ordinary legible photocopies of

the original documents required, including Naturalization

Certificates and Alien Registration Cards. Please submit copies

of both sides of documents. You may be required to present

the original documents during any subsequent contacts with the

Service."

This would be a good question for another topic to see what the experience of others has been. I am still waiting to see what happens. Has anyone else that submitted an I-129F along with the signed FC-029 received a RFE for photocopies of the letter of intent?

I had my fiancee scan and email the letter of intent. Then I printed the document on my end to send in with the I-129F. Same thing with the G-325A. Then my fiancee mailed (snail mail) the originals to me in case there are any problems with the copies. Using normal mail from Peru took a little more than 1 week and only cost $4. Everything that I have read says that photo-copies of documents are ok, just make sure you have the originals because they can be asked for at any time. In your case, I would not spend $60 to get the originals and also submit the originals. You want to hold onto the originals. At least this is my understanding. Anyone else want to correct me? If you follow what I did:

1. Get the letter of intent templates from this website

2. Make your changes to the templates

3. Email the document to your fiance

4. Have your fiance print, sign, scan, and email the signed copy back to you. Mail the copy to the USCIS.

5. Have your fiance also mail the signed copy back to you, keep this copy in case it is requested.

I called the USCIS customer service and asked about sending in more papers because I knew the G-325A's that I sent for my fiance were not of the best quality (photocopy). I was told NOT to send anything in to try and prevent a RFE because whatever I sent in after the NOA1 that was not requested would most likely get lost. Logically this makes sense because I assume that my case is in a box in storage somewhere waiting for the time that other cases from this time-frame are given to someone to work with. I doubt that anyone would take any additional un-requested paper-work mailed in and find your filed away case and add the papers with it. From what I have read on this web-site, it seems that the USCIS has a difficult time not losing entire cases, much less additional papers sent in that were not requested.

With all that being said, you have 2 choices: 1. Send the papers and be sure to put your case # all over the outside and inside the envelope or 2. Just wait for the RFE.

The cost to you to send the papers is minimal, so I would just error on the side of hoping that sending the papers can make a difference. You really lose nothing, but might shave some days off of waiting for the NOA2.

From other post I have gathered that an RFE will slow your case down from 1 to 2 weeks, assuming you reply immediately.

Good luck with everything.

I think your husband should have avoided talking about anything religious at work. There are certain topics that are best not discussed in the work environment, religion and politics are the top 2 in my mind. Especially when the people have different views on the subject. This is like opening Pandora's box. I think reporting such a thing to human resources will only look bad on all people involved since HR will most likely agree that these subjects are not work related and should be discussed outside of work.

On to the second part of the reaction of the other people... A person can only control their own actions. With this in mind, your husband should only be concerned about his own actions and that they were good. Would any benefit come to the people who made the hand gestures by reporting the incident? If your husbands true motive was to help these people, would it not be the opposite to then try to harm or do damage to these people by reporting them? Some people will make jokes. Some people are immature. This is life. Our job is to control our own actions. We must be humble and realize that we all make mistakes. We would all like others to have mercy on us when we make mistakes for whatever reason.

I am a Christian. We have a prayer called "The Lord's Prayer" that states "And forgive us our trespasses, As we forgive those who trespass against us." This is what we are asking for when we say this prayer, to only be forgiven in the same way that we forgive. If we are failing to forgive others, then we just asked with this prayer to not be forgiven.

I know that the address on my check was my old address in Texas, and I currently live and sent my I-129F using my address in Idaho. Check was cashed right away with no problems. I don't think the USCIS cares about the address not matching as long as the check clears the bank. My case is proof that the address on the check does not need to match. You can see my timeline in my signature of how quickly my check was cashed. I was then able to go online at my bank's website and view the posted copy of my check and get my case number.

Isa and I talked about 3 times a day generally for 30 minutes to an hour, sometimes more. Thisa doesnt even include the quick cell phone calls. Isa's mom just told us about "Just VOIP" now Isa can talk for free to her friends and relatives in Peru. Everyone should check it out. I think it is www.justviop.com

Brian,

Which program exactly are you using to make the phone calls to Peru? I went to www.justviop.com, but see adds for many programs. Are the calls only free to the Lima area?

This is personal and really is not relevant, but none the less.... I would like to make 1 point first though. When something doesn't make sense, in many cases it is because you don't have all the facts to see the situation clearly. This is the case in this situation.

The marriage was dead for 6 years and we remained together for the sake of our daughter. So, yes, 1 month after the legal divorce, but 6 years after the physical and emotional divorce.

Yes, I do see your point, and I will list the I-864.

On the I-134, I am not sure how would be best to answer this question:

"9. I have previously submitted affidavit(s) of support for the following person(s). If none, state none."

I have never submitted a I-134 affidavit of support for anyone.

I have submitted a I-864 affidavit of support for my X-wife. The I-864 was submitted in March of 2000. We divorced in Feb of this year, 2008.

Should I answer yes to this question and give her name even though the affidavit of support was not the I-134?

I want to avoid answering "yes" if it will cause any red flags, but also don't want to answer "no" if the Embassy will find this information and use the answer of "no" as a reason for denial.

That is so great! I am so happy for you! It makes me happy just knowing that soon I will also be in the Lima office and be able to say the same. Good luck with your new life together. Let us all know how the interview went, don't leave out any details. Tell us what you decided and did with the planes tickets back to the US.

I see on the USCIS website that my "Last Updated" date has changed from 03/18/2008 to 03/26/2008.

My NOA1 receipt date is 03/18/2008 based on the "NOTICE DATE" field on the NOA1.

So, I can account for the date of 03/18/2008 on the USCIS website.

I am trying to understand why my file would be touched only 8 days after the NOA1.

I assumed that flow of my I-129F was as such:

1. CSC Receives Original I-129F submission

2. CSC seperates payment from the paperwork.

3. CSC cashes payment

4. CSC puts paperwork into a folder and creates NOA1

5. All paperwork remains in a box with other submissions of the same time frame

6. File doesn't get touched again until CSC is working on submissions of this time frame

Any ideas on why there would be a touch so soon after NOA1? Has anyone else experienced this?

Thank you.

Excuse my ignorance, but I have never heard of the term "CARNET". Can someone exlpain what a CARNET style picture is as it relates to the post about the 3 police certificates needed in Lima Peru?

Thank you.

Does anyone know if it is possible to get any or all of the police records without traveling to Lima? My fiancee lives in Iquitos. Assuming that it could take up to 15 days to get all 3 of the police records, it does not make much sense to fly to Lima just to get this process started. Thank you for any info.

What happens at the interview if you do not have the "CERTIFICADO DE ANTECEDENTES JUDICIALES A NIVEL NACIONAL", because you are still waiting to receive it? Will the visa be delayed until we can show this?

Does anyone have hotel recommendations near the embassy in Lima, Peru?

If you know the approximate hotel rates or website that would also be nice to know.

Does anyone think it is a better idea to stay at a hotel in Miraflores since it appears to be closer to the medical exam locations?

Where can we get good passport photos in Lima, Peru?

What is the cost?

Are the photos available immediately?

Is medical exam appointment date given by embassy or is it scheduled by us?

If the medical exam appointment date is given by the embassy, can we change it?

Can we choose which of the 3 medical offices we want to use?

What medical office do people here recommend based on experience?

It appears from other post that I have read about vaccines, that even if the person has no records of past vaccines that everything can be taken care of during the medical exam, is this

the same experience other people have had?

What vaccines of the 12 listed are being required at the medical exam:

1. Paperas

2. Sarampiòn

3. Rubeola

4. Polio

5. Tétano y Difteria

6. Toxoides Tétánico y Difteria

7. Tos Convulsiva

8. Influenza tipo B (HIB)

9. Hepatitis B

10. Varicela

11. Numocòcica

12. Influenza

i feel dump asking, i'm applying for my mother, as ir1, i got the 130, g325a etc, going, but i am filling out the g325a to email her to print and sign and return to me.

question at the bottom of the g325a it shows applicants' name to be filled out, numbers etc. Question:::: do i fillout her name on her G325a or do I put my name as the applicant on her form,????

,, Common sense say's i put her name, but i want to make sure. thanks.

and do i put my name on my name and info on the bottom of the for my g325a???? or hers'???

Applicant:

Be sure to put your name and Alien Registration Number in the box outlined by heavy border below.

Alien Registration Number)

Complete This Box (Family Name)

(Middle Name)

First name

You put the person's name that the G325A is for in the box. There is an example G325A form on this website: http://www.visajourney.com/examples/INS-Form-G-325A.pdf