Submitting documentation with the I-129F application

[Jenn and Fuat 2]

I was going to use a lawyer for all of this, but after getting some feedback from members of this site I think we would be just as well off going it on our own.

I've read through the list of items that are required with the I-129F packet.. and now I have a few questions.

1. The lawyer I spoke to said I would need a copy of my fiance's birth certificate. I have this, but I do not see this listed as a requirement on any of the web pages I have reviewed. Do I need to submit this with the copy of my birth certificate?

2. Can the Beneficiary G-325a be a copy or must it have the original signature? Basically, I am wondering if he can email me the form, after signing it, and scanning it into his computer or would he need to mail me the original?

3. Same question for the letter he must write stating his intent to marry me. Can this be an emailed copy or should it have the original signature?

4. One one site I saw the I -134 Evidence of Support form was required with the petition. But I did not see it on the list of requirements on this site. I thought it was needed later, but not at the time of the original petition. Do I need to send this with the I-129F packet?

5. How much "evidence" of a relationship should you really send? I have 18 months worth of my phone bills, emails, MSN chat logs, Facebook messages, etc. Should I send ALL of it or just a sampling from every few months?

6. I can't find all my plane tickets from my 6 trips to Turkey, but I do have a passport stamp for each one. You can see the stamps well enough, but some of the dates are too light to read both the entry and the exit date. It's obvious there is an entry and exit stamp, but the dates are not all 100% readable. Will this be ok? I stayed with his family a few times, so don't have hotel receipts from all my trips and didn't think to keep most of them anyway.

I apologize for so many questions.. but I am worried about making a mistake!

Thanks in advance for anyone who takes the time to reply!!!!!

Edited September 16, 2009 by JennandFuat

[Ellie-and-David 38]

I was going to use a lawyer for all of this, but after getting some feedback from members of this site I think we would be just as well off going it on our own.

I've read through the list of items that are required with the I-129F packet.. and now I have a few questions.

1. The lawyer I spoke to said I would need a copy of my fiance's birth certificate. I have this, but I do not see this listed as a requirement on any of the web pages I have reviewed. Do I need to submit this with the copy of my birth certificate?

No - but needed at the interview

2. Can the Beneficiary G-325a be a copy or must it have the original signature? Basically, I am wondering if he can email me the form, after signing it, and scanning it into his computer or would he need to mail me the original?

Must have an original signature

3. Same question for the letter he must write stating his intent to marry me. Can this be an emailed copy or should it have the original signature?

Original Signature

4. One one site I saw the I -134 Evidence of Support form was required with the petition. But I did not see it on the list of requirements on this site. I thought it was needed later, but not at the time of the original petition. Do I need to send this with the I-129F packet?

No - this form and all supporting evidence is required at the interview stage.

5. How much "evidence" of a relationship should you really send? I have 18 months worth of my phone bills, emails, MSN chat logs, Facebook messages, etc. Should I send ALL of it or just a sampling from every few months?

You could do a certain amount of front loading, but essentially the only requirement at the I-129F stage is proof of having met in person in the two years immediately proceeding your filing of the petition. Pictures of you together and passport stamps. Take a print screen of all of your chat logs and emails, same of facebook messages. It doesn't hurt to frontload but you dont want to make your petition a mess by including 18 months worth of printed emails.

6. I can't find all my plane tickets from my 6 trips to Turkey, but I do have a passport stamp for each one. You can see the stamps well enough, but some of the dates are two light to read both the entry and the exit date. It's obvious there is an entry and exit stamp, but the dates are not all 100% readable. Will this be ok? I stayed with his family a few times, so don't have hotel receipts from all my trips and didn't think to keep most of them anyway.

Use a photocopier that allows you to darken them, I did the same. If you have no other evidence, those dates are important.

I apologize for so many questions.. but I am worried about making a mistake!

Thanks in advance for anyone who takes the time to reply!!!!!

Edited September 16, 2009 by Ellie-and-David

[Jenn and Fuat 2]

Thanks for the information!

So, instead of sending the actual emails, I should just send a screen shot of my inbox?

According to the lawyer I spoke with I would need print outs of everything and spent HOURS doing this... I suppose I should hold on to all of them in case they are needed later.

I must say I am glad I found this site. I've found more information in one day than I have in a few weeks of researching and talking to an attorney.

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

I was going to use a lawyer for all of this, but after getting some feedback from members of this site I think we would be just as well off going it on our own.

I've read through the list of items that are required with the I-129F packet.. and now I have a few questions.

1. The lawyer I spoke to said I would need a copy of my fiance's birth certificate. I have this, but I do not see this listed as a requirement on any of the web pages I have reviewed. Do I need to submit this with the copy of my birth certificate?

No - but needed at the interview

2. Can the Beneficiary G-325a be a copy or must it have the original signature? Basically, I am wondering if he can email me the form, after signing it, and scanning it into his computer or would he need to mail me the original?

Must have an original signature

3. Same question for the letter he must write stating his intent to marry me. Can this be an emailed copy or should it have the original signature?

Original Signature

4. One one site I saw the I -134 Evidence of Support form was required with the petition. But I did not see it on the list of requirements on this site. I thought it was needed later, but not at the time of the original petition. Do I need to send this with the I-129F packet?

No - this form and all supporting evidence is required at the interview stage.

5. How much "evidence" of a relationship should you really send? I have 18 months worth of my phone bills, emails, MSN chat logs, Facebook messages, etc. Should I send ALL of it or just a sampling from every few months?

You could do a certain amount of front loading, but essentially the only requirement at the I-129F stage is proof of having met in person in the two years immediately proceeding your filing of the petition. Pictures of you together and passport stamps. Take a print screen of all of your chat logs and emails, same of facebook messages. It doesn't hurt to frontload but you dont want to make your petition a mess by including 18 months worth of printed emails.

6. I can't find all my plane tickets from my 6 trips to Turkey, but I do have a passport stamp for each one. You can see the stamps well enough, but some of the dates are two light to read both the entry and the exit date. It's obvious there is an entry and exit stamp, but the dates are not all 100% readable. Will this be ok? I stayed with his family a few times, so don't have hotel receipts from all my trips and didn't think to keep most of them anyway.

Use a photocopier that allows you to darken them, I did the same. If you have no other evidence, those dates are important.

I apologize for so many questions.. but I am worried about making a mistake!

Thanks in advance for anyone who takes the time to reply!!!!!

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

Thanks for the information!

So, instead of sending the actual emails, I should just send a screen shot of my inbox?

According to the lawyer I spoke with I would need print outs of everything and spent HOURS doing this... I suppose I should hold on to all of them in case they are needed later.

I must say I am glad I found this site. I've found more information in one day than I have in a few weeks of researching and talking to an attorney.

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Lawyer was wrong, big surprise.

For the petition you do not need evidence of ongoing relationship. For the interview, I brought an email log of my "Alla" folder which showed the date and time of every email going back and forth, and four sample emails throughout the relationship.