Malysh

For my Dad's cosponsor I-134, I'm wondering if I should list his house under "Own real estate valued at..." area. He makes plenty of money a year to get approved, and only actually owns about 60k of the 460k house, so should I even bother listing it? I just want to make sure nothing bad is going to happen if I leave it off.

Thanks~

As far as I know, if he has an income that is above the guidelines, there is no need to include assets.

money isn't everything to everybody. familes of 4 or 5 get by on 45,000$ a year salary all the time and some people would think thats insane but it happens.

if you love someone, money shouldn't matter.

Things don't always work out in life the way we wish they would.

I come from a family of five and back then, my family would have been and remained below what would have been considered the poverty level for a long time. My father, a life long military man. My mother an LPN. Decent occupations, but in those days military people made what would be below minimum wage! Yet they still managed to buy a home, and put three daughters through college, producing a GIS specialist, a Regional Urban Planner, and a Senior Clinical Lab Scientist. Not bad I'd say.

Marriage is about teamwork.....families bond whether there is money or not.....and character is built when children value a dollar. There is nothing wrong with the struggle and sacrific that some make to continue to love their families despite their circumstances.

The people that think that MONEY is the key to a stable home and have never struggled and wouldn't know what to do or how to work together to survive tough times, are the same people who take out their entire families when they loose their job, get a pay cut, go into forclosure etc.

Good luck in your journey.

Very well said. I know plenty of poor families who are doing much better as a family than the wealthier ones. They seem to have a much closer relationship with each other, probably due to the lack of luxuries that would normally keep a family from spending too much time with each other. The wealthier ones tend to spend their time on whatever luxurious products they own. Ofcourse that doesn't go for all of them.

And I'd rather have a good close family relationship, than be wealthy and not have any of that. In the end money is only money and without love for each other it's completely worthless.

It is based on fellow member's timelines (both current and historical, depending on which statistics you're reviewing) ...

And just so you know - there was a time (and it will probably come again) when VSC was incredibly faster than CSC...

I hope that time will come soon. We haven't filed yet, but we will be in not too long and we have to do it at the Vermont Service Center.

Which makes me wonder, what else can you do to prove a CO that you won't become a public charge, even when the support requirements are met? What do they look at?

Do you even need to translate copies of your itineraries that are not entirely in Enlish?

people please google "visa ineligibilities"... and read the section regarding medical conditions... contagious, infectious conditions, yes...

thyroid, eye problems or even irritable bowel syndrome... NO

Alright, thanks man. Was just a bit worried to have something like a medical condition keep you from being with your loved one.

You probably won't be covered on his Health insurance until you becomes his wife. Your husband needs to check to see if his HI has a pre-existing clause. If so, then your condition will fall into the pre-existing clause. this is just a FYI,

Definitely check into that. You don't want to start your marriage out with 10,000's$ worth of medical bills if you aren't covered on his insurance. Make sure he checks into when you would be covered and what their policy on pre-existing conditions like yours is. I'd want to get it in writing if possible.

I'll take this opportunity to ask about the medical exam as well.

I have chronic Uveitis, which is an inflammation of the middle part of the eyes. I've been treated for this for a long time, and it's all stable now. The only thing I need is medication (Eyedrops) to keep it stable. It has caused my vision to have gotten worse while it was active, my vision has been the same for years now and is also stable. My vision on my left eye is the worst, the right eye is much better.

Is this something you can fail the medical exam for? I will be able to bring my full document with my medical history, plus a letter from my doctor stating the stability of my disorder and that I'm being treated for it.

Thanks

Malysh.

The receipts all have my name on them and stuff.

Is it ok to put more than one piece of evidence on a sheet? Like multiple boarding passes on one sheet of paper?

I also do have a Hotel receipt, however it only has my name on it, but that would establish me having been there, right?

Malysh.

Thanks.

Yes, I have plenty of evidence. 3 visits; I have the itineraries, couple of boarding passes, Passport stamps, ticket receipts, baggage labels, ATM receipts, restaurant bills. And secondary evidence we have pictures of us together. Would this be sufficient to prove that we've met?

Malysh.

Yes, those all look fine. Your primary evidence is the passport stamps and boarding passes. Your secondary evidence is the photos and ATM receipts (if your name is not on the ATM receipts then you should probably include a copy of your ATM card). The airline ticket receipts are useful if they have your name on them, but not much use otherwise. Same with baggage labels and restaurant bills. Itineraries are not much use at all because you can create and print them easily on any airline ticket booking website without actually having to purchase tickets and travel anywhere. Still, it won't hurt anything to include those things.

I was fortunate that my fiancee stayed with me at the hotel on my visits, so both of our names are listed on the hotel receipts. Anytime you can get both of your names on a document like that it's good evidence for having physically met.

Thanks.

Yes, I have plenty of evidence. 3 visits; I have the itineraries, couple of boarding passes, Passport stamps, ticket receipts, baggage labels, ATM receipts, restaurant bills. And secondary evidence we have pictures of us together. Would this be sufficient to prove that we've met?

Malysh.

Thanks for the reply.

Also, as far as evidence of having met goes. I am the one that did the travelling to my fiancée to the U.S.

Which means I have to scan my passport, and send her the stamps. Can I just scan this with my scanner, and send it to her so she can print them?

And do I need to scan every page of my passport in this case as well? Or will the stamp pages be enough?

Is it ok to just scan every piece of evidence with my scanner, and send her the scans to print out?

Malysh.

I think you should be able to just scan the bio page and the pages with the visa stamps. It should be ok if you send her the scans and let her print them out. USCIS is trying to get away from the requirement for any original documents, though you still need some originals at the consulate stage.

Scanning the entire passport, including blank pages, is pretty much only for the petitioner if they need the passport to prove US citizenship.

I presume you have stuff other than the passport as evidence of having met. Airline boarding passes, photos of the two of you together, etc.

Thanks for the reply.

Also, as far as evidence of having met goes. I am the one that did the travelling to my fiancée to the U.S.

Which means I have to scan my passport, and send her the stamps. Can I just scan this with my scanner, and send it to her so she can print them?

And do I need to scan every page of my passport in this case as well? Or will the stamp pages be enough?

Is it ok to just scan every piece of evidence with my scanner, and send her the scans to print out?

Malysh.

Ok, a lot of different opinions here, and some are not correct.

According to the I-129F instructions:

3. What Documents Do You Need to Show That You Are a U.S. Citizen?

A. If you were born in the United States, give USCIS a copy, front and back, of your birth certificate.

1. Your original Certificate of Citizenship, or

2. Your Form FS-240 (Report of Birth Abroad of a United States Citizen).

D. In place of any of the above, you may give USCIS a copy of your valid, unexpired U.S. passport issued with a validity period of at least five years. You must submit copies of all pages in the passport.

Hope that clears it up!

Sorry for yet another question.

My fiancée the USC needs to send copies of her birth certificate with the I-129F petition. Do these need to be certified copies? Or can she just make a copy of it herself and send it?

Malysh.

Photocopy, front and back. Even if the back is blank

So it can be a photocopy then?

Wouldn't copying a blank form just leave me with an empty blank sheet of paper?

Im filling out G325A form. For employers of last 5 years I had filled out every line. However since I couldn't fit it all into there, I deleted the last line entry, and referred to the attachment in there. Only when I remove the other information like Occupation/From month to year etc the "year" box won't just go back to a blank box, when I try to remove the information it keeps going back to "0000" and I want for it to be a blank box.

Anyone have an idea how to fix this?

Malysh.

You could try starting over with a new form. Or, if that does not work, just list what employers will fit, and refer to that item in your attatchment.

Thanks. I started a new form instead.

Sorry for yet another question.

My fiancée the USC needs to send copies of her birth certificate with the I-129F petition. Do these need to be certified copies? Or can she just make a copy of it herself and send it?

Malysh.

Certified Copy

Alright, thanks!

Sorry for yet another question.

My fiancée the USC needs to send copies of her birth certificate with the I-129F petition. Do these need to be certified copies? Or can she just make a copy of it herself and send it?

Malysh.

Im filling out G325A form. For employers of last 5 years I had filled out every line. However since I couldn't fit it all into there, I deleted the last line entry, and referred to the attachment in there. Only when I remove the other information like Occupation/From month to year etc the "year" box won't just go back to a blank box, when I try to remove the information it keeps going back to "0000" and I want for it to be a blank box.

Anyone have an idea how to fix this?

Malysh.

Think of it this way - you worked FOR the agencies, just AT the companies. Just give the agency information as if you reported for work there and stayed there every day.

Good luck!

venusfire

Thanks all. Will do that!

the Agency Name...

So I just put the Agency name with the address of the company? No need to put down the agency's address?

Malysh.

I'm filling out my G325A forms, and I'm at the employment section.

Now I've worked a couple of jobs, and I've been working at them through job agencies. Is it sufficient to just put the name and address down of the actual company I've worked at, or do I have to list the job agencies with it? (IE: Global Postal Service 111 Main street via Job Agency *insert name*) Or is that unnecessary?

Malysh.

My fianceé and I are filling the I-129F form, and we've got to PART C, question 2 and 3.

My fianceé (The USC) has had a misdemeanor when she was 16 years of age for shoplifting. She was told that as far as anything goes (IE: applying for jobs, background checks) that she would never have mention this because it was misdemeanor and there would be no record of this. However on the form it asks about criminal history, and it also says to answer it, eventhough your records have been sealed/otherwise cleared, and been told you no longer have a record.

Does this mean she will still have to mention this on the form? If so, how would she go about that, as it doesn't give any opportunity to mention a misdemeanor, but only asks about more serious crimes.

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Then some extra questions about the form:

On the first page of the I-129F form, part B information about Alien fiancé.

At part 2, it asks for address, number and street.

In my country, they write down an address putting down the street first, and then the number. Instead of the other way around, should she just put it down the way I write it here, or should she put the number first and then the address? (When she sends me mail, she uses the way I write it in my country, if thats of any relevance)

Also, on the example forms on this site, they put None in places where nothing can be filled out. Is it necessary to put none, or can you use N/A as well? And do you have to put None/"N/A" in every single box, eventhough it belongs to the same question, or will the first box be enough? (Like it does on the form)

Thanks in advance for all the help.

Malysh.

Read the form carefully. There are no trick questions, it is quite literal. If it asks about a crime she was arrested for, the answer is "YES". If it does not ask about the crime she was arrested for, the answer is "NO". Misdemeanor charges of shoplifting would not disqualify a petitioner.

N/A means "not applicable" "None" means none. Use the appropirate response. Do not leave blanks in the I-129f form. You may get away with it or it may generate an RFE. Why take the chance of delay? To save ink? To save 1.28 seconds answering the question?

Example: Names of children under 21...if none, answer "none", not N/A. It is not a "not applicable" question. It is a valid question. Birthdates of children under age 21....N/A it is not applicable because there are no children

Name of former spouse...if none, write "None". Birthdate of former spouse...N/A it is not applicable because there is no former spouse. Regarding these questions as you go through these forms, use "None", "N/A" and "unknown" exactly as they apply to the questions.

Address? Write the address exactly as you would to deliver mail to that address. Not all the world uses "123 Main St." It is OK, really.

Good luck

agreed, there isn't really an in between answer...

Thanks for the replies.

The criminal record part, do you mean to answer only yes, if the crime she committed is listed on the form? And if it's not on there (Shoplifting is not on the form) to answer no to this question? If she has to answer no, would she still have to attach like a seperate sheet to let them know of the crime she did commit, or just not say anything at all?

Another question. So if they ask for an apt # but you don't live in an apartment the answer would be N/A?

And what about boxes you need to check, that don't apply to you, can you leave those blank? Considering none of the answers would really be correct answers.

Also, my fianceé lives in a trailer, and her address is referred to with a lot number. (IE: 111 main road, Lot #1)

Would she just put the Lot number next to the streetname and number like this: "111 main road, Lot #1" or should she put the Lot #1 in the apt box? (which sounds weird to me, I just don't know where else you'd put it, if not next to the streetname and number)

Sorry for the stupid questions, I just want to make sure we're doing this the right way to avoid any RFE's.

Thanks again.

My fianceé and I are filling the I-129F form, and we've got to PART C, question 2 and 3.

My fianceé (The USC) has had a misdemeanor when she was 16 years of age for shoplifting. She was told that as far as anything goes (IE: applying for jobs, background checks) that she would never have mention this because it was misdemeanor and there would be no record of this. However on the form it asks about criminal history, and it also says to answer it, eventhough your records have been sealed/otherwise cleared, and been told you no longer have a record.

Does this mean she will still have to mention this on the form? If so, how would she go about that, as it doesn't give any opportunity to mention a misdemeanor, but only asks about more serious crimes.

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Then some extra questions about the form:

On the first page of the I-129F form, part B information about Alien fiancé.

At part 2, it asks for address, number and street.

In my country, they write down an address putting down the street first, and then the number. Instead of the other way around, should she just put it down the way I write it here, or should she put the number first and then the address? (When she sends me mail, she uses the way I write it in my country, if thats of any relevance)

Also, on the example forms on this site, they put None in places where nothing can be filled out. Is it necessary to put none, or can you use N/A as well? And do you have to put None/"N/A" in every single box, eventhough it belongs to the same question, or will the first box be enough? (Like it does on the form)

Thanks in advance for all the help.

Malysh.

Me and my fiancee are about to start this and we're in the process of getting the package ready, and have a couple of questions:

My fiancee (US citizen) doesn't have a passport, but she does have her birth certificate. Will that be enough to include? I read these need to be certified copies, where exactly do you get these certified?

About the letter of intend, is it ok to use the example forms on this website, or is it better to type something up yourself? Also do we need a letter of intend from both of us to petition and at the interview, or do we just need them for the petitioning stage? Do these letters need to be notarized or is it fine to just print them, and send them out? If we do need them for the interview as well is it ok to print them out now, but date them when we use them, or is it better to just print it when the actual interview is going to take place?

Also something my fiancee is wondering, she's wondering if it's better to handwrite everything (including the I-129F, G-325A forms etc) Or is it better to use the computer to fill this all out?

These are our questions so far, I'm sure we'll have more while completing this package.

Malysh.

did you and your fiancee actually meet in person within 2 years?

Yes, I actually got back today from my 3rd visit, stayed with her for 5 weeks.

Me and my fiancee are about to start this and we're in the process of getting the package ready, and have a couple of questions:

My fiancee (US citizen) doesn't have a passport, but she does have her birth certificate. Will that be enough to include? I read these need to be certified copies, where exactly do you get these certified?

About the letter of intend, is it ok to use the example forms on this website, or is it better to type something up yourself? Also do we need a letter of intend from both of us to petition and at the interview, or do we just need them for the petitioning stage? Do these letters need to be notarized or is it fine to just print them, and send them out? If we do need them for the interview as well is it ok to print them out now, but date them when we use them, or is it better to just print it when the actual interview is going to take place?

Also something my fiancee is wondering, she's wondering if it's better to handwrite everything (including the I-129F, G-325A forms etc) Or is it better to use the computer to fill this all out?

These are our questions so far, I'm sure we'll have more while completing this package.

Malysh.

Thank you two very much. This forum has been a great help already, I've been lurking it for a while now, considering we haven't actually started our K1 process yet. But I've gotten a good look at some good users on here, who seem to know what they're talking about. HelloWorld being one of them, and also a guy named Pushbrk, if I spelled that correctly. And quite a few others ofcourse. Anyways, thanks again for the great help.

Hello everyone,

I have a question about the Affidavit of support, and about co-sponsoring.

Me and my fiance need a co-sponsor in order to be able to meet the guidelines.

Her sister may be willing to be the co-sponsor, and she makes well above the poverty guidelines.

Now my question is; if her sister will co-sponsor for me (I'm the beneficiary) Will she have to claim me as a dependant on her yearly taxes for as long as I have not naturalized yet? And therefore affect her taxes in any way? Whether it be positively or negatively.

Also what exactly is a co-sponsor liable for? I read something about means-tested benefits like welfare and such. Although I'm not exactly sure what all a co-sponsor is liable for, main reason I'd like to know is because me and my fiance want to give her as much information as we can on what being a co-sponsor is all about.

I've searched this forum a bit, and I've definitely found some helpful threads on this, but perhaps someone can explain this a bit more thoroughly for me.

Thanks in advance,

Malysh.