karenrobert831

Ok, being the USC, im getting ready to send in the I-129F, and I was just wondering, for the proving I am a USC portion, if I include only copies of every page of my passport, is this sufficient? Or should I include a copy of my birth certificate? Is it and either/or choice or would I be better off sending both? Thanks all!

my fiancee was living in Spain when we met online, so i went over there first, then we came back to the US for 3 months, then back to Spain where I stayed the better part of 7 months (there was never anyone at the passport control in Spain, so I dont know how long I was "allowed" to stay or anything, but I was able to leave without a problem) and obviously her being an EU citizen meant she could come and go as she pleased. she worked as a real estate agent there, so she had some money saved up to fly us around when we needed to leave do to visa expirations, but thats all but gone now so we are having to get proper jobs in our respective countries and are going to have to be apart for a few months

i live in USA my fiancee is from england

we have spoken to an immigration lawyer and she didn't convince us that getting married here in the US (while my fiancee is over here under the vwp) would be legal and we didn't want to risk denial

In the K-1 Visa guidelines here on Visa Journey, I copied and pasted the whole thing, but specifically #3 below:

Documentary Proof of Having Met in Person in the Past Two Years and an Ongoing Relationship:

Use as many of these items are possible. There is no minimum,

but the more you can provide the less likely you are that you will receive an RFE.

1. Copies of all airline boarding passes, train passes, itineraries, hotel receipts, passport stamps (make sure you can read the dates on the stamps), and other documentary evidence that you have met within the last two years. You may want to highlight or place post-it notes indicating the dates and locations on the copies (to make the adjudication easier) for the person reviewing your file.

2. Color Photo's of you and your fiance(e) together. Make sure you write your names, date, and location on the back of every photo. Provide two to five photo's. If you only have a single copy of the photo, then make a color copy and send that. If it is a digital photo, have it printed at a company such as kodakgallery.com. You can also make duplicates of photo's at your local photo store (Walgreeens, CVS, etc). Place photo's in a plastic bag or photo sheet and label the sheet. Note that you may not receive originals of photo's back.

3. The following items will not typically show proof of having met in the last two years however will show proof of an ongoing relationship: Copies of phone bills, cell phone bills, emails (you can edit personal info with a marker), letters (edit personal info also), stamps on the letters (to document the date they were sent), and other written documentary proof. Provide a reasonable amount; two to four of each type. Pick a range of dates up to and including the present. You can also include a copy of engagement ring receipt (this is something that is a big optional - do not worry if you do not have a ring yet!)

We started talking online in october of '07, we met in person in january of '08 and have been together ever since, so aside from about 2 months worth of instant message archives in november and december of '07, we dont really have any "documented proof of an ongoing relationship" (there's no need to call each other or send letters or emails when we are living together, right?) Is this proof of ongoing relationship essential to include in the I-129F package? We do have photos of us from thoughout the last year, but as I said before, nothing on paper. We have all our ticket stubs from flights and what not to prove we were in the same place at the same time, does this fall under the proof of relationship catergory or just the proof of having met catergory? Is there a chance we will get denied if we dont have any solid proof?

On the USCIS website, it mentions needing police records of everywhere my foreign fiancee has lived since she was 16. No where on the Visa Journey K-1 guidelines for the I-129f does it mention collecting police records, so I am assuming that she will need them for the interview. She lived in the UK for all but the past 6 years, where she has been living in Spain. Will she need to go to Spain to get police records? Also when she lived in UK she lived in many different places in England and even in Scotland for a few months. Is she going to need to go to each of these places to collect a police report or is there any way for her to get one from some central location because every she has lived has been in the EU? Anyone with experience in this, we would appreciate the advice, because if its going to take time to collect these things she will want to get started ASAP. Thanks!

I was reading the K-1 checklist on Visa Journey, and it doesnt mention the I-134 affidavit of support until after it says to send the I-129f to the USCIS, but on the travel.state.gov website it says that a I-134 may be requested but does not mention when to send it. Is the person doing the interview at the end going to request it? Should I include it in the I-129f packet I send in? Also, I have no previous tax forms or pay stubs because I have never had a job. What do I need to send in for myself? Do I send in my own I-134 and a seperate one for my parents (who are sponsoring my fiancee) ? If I have to send one for myself what do I need to include? Thank you everyone in advance.

Oh, one thing we forgot... there is a pretty big age difference between us (21 years to be exact) Anyone have any idea if this will bring up any problems?

Another question... will my fiancee need a proper address when she gets to England? She has been living in Spain the past 6 years, but will be going back to England to live while she waits for her visa, probably living at a bed and breakfast, but there is no guarantee that the address I put on the I-129f when I send it in will still be her address by the time its time for the embassy to contact her. Will there be a way to notify the NVC of a change of address, so they know where to send the information to her in England?

Hello everyone,

This is our first post here, we have been reading a lot of information here and have learned loads already, but still have a couple questions that we dont know if we will be able to find any information on. First off, a little about us. I am the U.S. citizen, living in California, and my fiancee is from Great Britain (England). She is here with me in the U.S. until the 21st of February, 2009 when her tourist visa expires. We have been seeing each other (well living together between the US and Spain) for over a year now, but obviously we cant afford to keep flying to different countries every time one of our visas expires. So it's looking like she is going to have to go back to England on her own and we are going to have to sort her out a visa so she can come live in the U.S. permanently. She isn't technically divorced from her previous marriage yet (due to the incompetence of others) and it doesnt look like her Decree Absolute (evidence that her previous marriage is disolved) will be through until the middle of March 2009 sometime. First question is, should I wait until her decree absolute comes through to send in the I-129F form? Will there be an area for me to explain that by the time we are ready to get married, her previous marriage will be over? Another problem we may have is that I have never had a job. I have lived in special circumstances (without getting to in depth, my parents both work, and I unofficially worked for them taking care of my younger siblings, but never received a paycheck from them) Will my parents (who make well over the 125% threshold) be able to sponsor my fiancee? And one last question, once I send off the I-129F form and receive confirmation that it has been approved, is there any reason for me to remain in the U.S. ? Will I be able to go to England and live with my fiancee while we wait for the visa approval to arrive at the US Embassy in London? Thanks in advance for all your help, and we will deffinatley stay in touch!

Robert and Karen