Fiance/ee letter of intent

[xelance 31]

How long/elaborate does this have to be?? This book that I am reading on K1 visas, like the other question I asked earlier on these forums, has a sample letter of intent that is much different than the sample from VJ. The sample from VJ is very short and concise, whereas the sample in the book is long and explains how they met and how they decided to get married, and their backgrounds and all that. What do you all think? Im thinking the one from VJ is the one to follow, but from your experiences, how were your letters of intent? Were they very complex or short and to the point??

Edited February 14, 2009 by apeters

[msu17 0]

Letter of intent is short, stating you plan on marrying within 90 days etc like is posted here. How you met blah blah blah is for the I-129f question where it asks how did you meet. You can make it as long or as short as you want.

[xelance 31]

Ok, thank you, and on the petitioner( the US citizen) writes the circumstances under which the couple met on a different sheet of paper to be included with the I129F right?? So one copy (petitioner does it) and two copies for letter of intent (both petitioner and beneficiary)correct?? Sorry this confused me a little...

[Josh-and-Leona 0]

yes, that is my take on it. However, some people on here suggest that BOTH the petitioner and beneficiary sign the "how we met" letter. Not sure if that really matters, I am just doing it to be paranoid...

[xelance 31]

wait what? suggest both sign the paper of the circumstances of how you met(1 paper) or you mean both do letters of how you met(2 papers, but the same of course)?...

[Marc & Solika 1]

We used the VJ sample and our visa petition and application were approved with no problem. It only needs to be a simple statement about your intent. The other details will have their own time to be presented on later papers. Also , both me an my fiancee needed to sign 2 seperate letters of intent.

[xelance 31]

We used the VJ sample and our visa petition and application were approved with no problem. It only needs to be a simple statement about your intent. The other details will have their own time to be presented on later papers. Also , both me an my fiancee needed to sign 2 separate letters of intent.

thank you for your reply, but what did you do for question 18 on the I129F ? Only you did that part right? This is the part where you describe the circumstances under which you met on a separate piece of paper and sign it.

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

How long/elaborate does this have to be?? This book that I am reading on K1 visas, like the other question I asked earlier on these forums, has a sample letter of intent that is much different than the sample from VJ. The sample from VJ is very short and concise, whereas the sample in the book is long and explains how they met and how they decided to get married, and their backgrounds and all that. What do you all think? Im thinking the one from VJ is the one to follow, but from your experiences, how were your letters of intent? Were they very complex or short and to the point??

The difference is the book had to make enough pages to sell a book. Who would buy a THIN book on this subject, even though it could be? I do not criticize you for buying a book, far from it, I have tons of books on things I don't even need to know! The samples on this site were used VERBATIM by me (except changing the names). Approved in 58 days, no RFEs. I used exactly the same sample letter for both of us except changed the names for both the K-1 and I-129f. I printed it gave it to Alla who signed it.

Remember in the I-129f you are explaining how you MET, at least one time int he last two years. They don't care about love stories at the VSC or CSC, really. My explanation was two sentences, one paragraph, one phot and travel documents to show I was there. No problems. I could almost fit my answer in the space provided. Keep the other stuff for the interview.

In theory, the "letter" does not have to be signed AT ALL. IN fact it is NOT a letter. It is an extended answer to question 18. Make sure it is clearly labeled with the names of both persons, and that it is an answer to question 18. Put it on a separate sheet of paper from any other answers. I did not sign mine, Approved in 58 days. If you, or both, want to sign it...no harm done, little ink wasted. Remember, your goal is to present a "plausible" explanation supported by primary evidence what you say is true so that they can determine you MET. That is all. Your goal is to get them to approve and pass it to the next phase, interview, where you will have to prove considerably more than you "met". The petition only determines IF you are eligilbe to APPLY for a visa, it is not an APPROVAL of a VISA, it is an approval to APPLY for a visa.

You must each submit and sign a "fiane(e)" letter if intent.