Assembling your case file - I129-F petition

[Karri 0]

I did it much like you. cover letter, I-129f, supplements, Our G325's all in the first section, itinerary, passport, supporting evidence for having met and pictures to go with it all in the center. The last section I put birth certificate, marriage certificate, divorce decree.. etc...

Kim - can I ask why you included your marriage certificate? I didn't think you had to include that and would hate to get things wrong ..

Same as me. I need to show proof that my last name was changed from my previous marriage.

It seems rather redundant to include a marriage certificate when the divorce papers from the previous marriage are being submitted as well. The divorce papers proves there was a marriage hence prompting the name change. Is the marriage certificate really needed?

Taken from the K1 visa guide: (This should answer niniel71 & mrs_sdp's questions)

12. Copy of final Divorce Decree(s) or Certificate(s) for the US Citizen and/or foreign fiance(e) if either has been previously married. If the previous marriage of the US Citizen and/or foreign fiance(e) ended due to the death of their spouse then include a Copy of Death Certificate(s) documenting that fact.

13. Proof of Legal Name Change if either the US Citizen and/or foreign fiance(e) is using a name other than that shown on the relevant documents. You must give USCIS copies of the legal documents that made the change, such as a marriage certificate, adoption decree or court order.

[ELW 5]

Looks great Karri, you're well organized and good to go!

[ThaiSweed102 0]

Looks great Karri, you're well organized and good to go!

All these info so helpful thanks you everyone for your post. So much info on this website, it took me like 2 weeks to read and try to understand everything hehe... I'm just waiting for my Fiance to send me his G 325A , passport photo, and letter of intent, from Sweden. I hope everything will get here by the end of this week so I can send before the G 325A form expire by the end of this week. (

Edited May 18, 2009 by ThaiSweed102

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

Hi guys!

This past weekend I went to Staples to buy some supplies for assembling my case file! I can't believe we are finally at this point. This is what I'm doing let me know what you think.

Case file folder with two dividers - 6 sections with metal thingies on top with two hole punch.

1st section - paper clip check to top, cover letter, I129F - Appl, I129F question 18A explanation

2nd section - G-325A - me, passport photo me (stapled baggie to white sheet of paper, labeled baggie, can open the baggie if they so desire to remove the photo) G-325A-Fiance, passport photo Fiance

3rd section - certified copy of my birth certificate, former marriage certicate certified copy showing my name change, former marriage divorce decree and separation agreement - It's only 10 pages so I'm gonna include it all just in case)

4th section - Letter of intent to marry - me, letter of intent to marry - Fiance

5th section - Primary evidence - itinerary trip 1, itinerary trip 2, passport stamps, boarding passes,baggage claim, receipts from purchases there (I do not have hotel bills or bank statements as I only used cash)

6th section - Secondary evidence - about 10 photos - maybe in a ziplog back or a clear plastic sheet?, e-mails (not sure how many to include yet), letters from fiance - maybe one or two, phone logs (not sure how many to include yet)

Will put sticky tabs on the bottom of the docs for easy reference. I hope it's ok to put them on the certified copies and won't harm them?

whew! Am I missing anything? Anways, our goal is to send this off by Sept 15th, wish us luck!

Shortly after arriving at the Service Center, your petition will be disassmbled and put into a USCIS folder in the manner they prefer. Before it is ever reviewed by anyone that matters, it will look like every other petition there. Additional things not required for a petition will be forwarded to the embassy with your petition.

For whatever sense of security it provides you it is not a bad thing and won't hurt anything. Anything more than paperclips on the appropriate documents and a binder clip on the whole thing, is unnecessary and of no benefit other than personal satisfaction. I think your fiancee is entitled to know about this character trait.

Good luck

Edited May 18, 2009 by Gary and Alla

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

It all gets torn apart and put in an order they want anyways. They will take it out of the binder etc and put it in there own file. If it makes you feel better making it all organized and pretty, then go ahead. I organized it into sections, cause I wanted to make sure they knew everything was there Just put paperclips over the sections though. Don't spend too much money on everything, cause it'll probably wind up in the trash or in one of the mail room guy's kids backpack

Oh I don't care about that. I'm looking at this as if it's a class project that I want to get an "A" on. I want it to be as organized as possible so the person reviewing my file will be able to find everything and maybe they'll say, "this girl is awesome! She's got the two hole punches, etc and we won't give her an RFE hehe." Hey I can dream can't I? B)

Pass, fail or incomplete are the only grades given by USCIS. I would say you'll pass. It is looking like your fiance(e) truly needs to ne aware of this. Unfortunately anyone at USCIS that is in a position to think about your file will not see it until after it is disassembled.

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

I did it much like you. cover letter, I-129f, supplements, Our G325's all in the first section, itinerary, passport, supporting evidence for having met and pictures to go with it all in the center. The last section I put birth certificate, marriage certificate, divorce decree.. etc...

Kim - can I ask why you included your marriage certificate? I didn't think you had to include that and would hate to get things wrong ..

Same as me. I need to show proof that my last name was changed from my previous marriage.

I see .. so you only include it if the USC Petitioner is female? Or do I, as the alien fiancee, need to include my marriage certificate too?

Sorry for being so dense, but working on the I-129F has turned my brain to sludge lol

Just as an afterthought .. does being called an alien make anyone else laugh or is it just me? I keep having visions of ET

The foreogn fiancee presents their marriage certificate at the interview.

I am such a spoilsport, buzzkill aren't I? I am an engineer...just the facts. LOL

For our upcoming K2 (to follow) interview, I put everything in a multipocket expandable folder, one pocket for each "thing". No paper clips, labels, plastic bags, nothing! Just a tab n each pocket. As the clerk that collects documents requests one, I can just whip it right out and he can put it into his folder on the other side of the glass

I would attach a photo but it looks like a brown folder.