I-134 Filing

[Randy CA 0]

From reading the step-by-step guide on this site, have believed that the I-134 is to be taken by the fiancee to the interview. I filed my I-129F back in April and am just now getting the documents ready for my fiancee to take to the interview, which I guess will be in November, and I find this on the USCIS web site:

"Once the [i-134] form is affirmed*, it should be mailed to the same USCIS office where the application was filed."

Yikes! Was I suposed to have sent the I-134 in with my I-129F?

(*By affirmed they mean notarized.)

[pushbrk 12,898]

From reading the step-by-step guide on this site, have believed that the I-134 is to be taken by the fiancee to the interview. I filed my I-129F back in April and am just now getting the documents ready for my fiancee to take to the interview, which I guess will be in November, and I find this on the USCIS web site:

"Once the [i-134] form is affirmed*, it should be mailed to the same USCIS office where the application was filed."

Yikes! Was I suposed to have sent the I-134 in with my I-129F?

(*By affirmed they mean notarized.)

You had it right the first time. The clause you quoted doesn't apply in the K visa context. Not sure where it applies but not for K visas.

[YuAndDan 153]

From reading the step-by-step guide on this site, have believed that the I-134 is to be taken by the fiancee to the interview. I filed my I-129F back in April and am just now getting the documents ready for my fiancee to take to the interview, which I guess will be in November, and I find this on the USCIS web site:

"Once the [i-134] form is affirmed*, it should be mailed to the same USCIS office where the application was filed."

Yikes! Was I suposed to have sent the I-134 in with my I-129F?

(*By affirmed they mean notarized.)

You had it right the first time. The clause you quoted doesn't apply in the K visa context. Not sure where it applies but not for K visas.

Correct, the I-134 is required for visa interview, not when you file I-129F

USCIS no longer routinely uses this form for anything, so does not have much call to update the directions for the form.

Time to update profile to show "Filed For: K-1" http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...rCP&CODE=01

Edited July 29, 2008 by YuAndDan

[Randy CA 0]

"USCIS no longer routinely uses this form for anything, so does not have much call to update the directions for the form."

I notice they also don't update the form -- the expiration date on the form fresh off their website is 4/30/07.

[YuAndDan 153]

"USCIS no longer routinely uses this form for anything, so does not have much call to update the directions for the form."

I notice they also don't update the form -- the expiration date on the form fresh off their website is 4/30/07.

NOTE: "OMB No. 1615-0014; Exp. 04-30-07" IS NOT the form's expiration date, this is the date when a survey conducted by Office of Management and Budget, is due, this survey determines how long it takes to fill the form out, per the disclaimer in the forms instructions:

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http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/I-134.pdf

[KGSodie 0]

Thought I might as well add my experiences. I brought the I-134 with me and gave to my fiancee for the interview - but they didn't request it. We freaked out afterward (when we realized this) and wound up submitting it through a side gate (per consulate instructions for document submittal), but I still don't know if anyone actually looked at it.