Passport Photos

[evey 0]

Hoping some of you can advise on my 2 questions. I am finally getting ready to send out our application, I-129F, Is it true that when sending the passport photos with the I-129F that they have to be no more then 30 days old?

My other question is on the I-129F part B question # 13 "List all children of your alien fiancé", is this for people that have young children or for ALL children he has even though they are in their 30's and married? Thanks in advace for any help

[Brother Hesekiel 2,236]

1) Yes. But since the photos are not date-coded . . . who really cares?

2) All children that are relevant to the petition. If a 100 year-old has a child that is now 82 years old and lives in Kuala Lumpur, it's (a) not really a child anymore and (b) has no bearing on the petitioner's immigration case. Use common sense.

[Kathryn41 3,205]

The instructions for the K-1 state:

Give USCIS a passport-style color photograph of yourself and a passport-style color photograph of your fiancé(e), with both photos taken within 30 days of the date of filing this petition. The photos must have a white background, be glossy, un-retouched and not mounted. The dimension of the full frontal facial image of you and your fiancé(e) in separate photos should be about one inch from your chin to the top of your hair. Using a pencil or felt pen, lightly print the name (and Alien Registration Number, if known) on the back of each photograph. http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/i-129finstr.pdf

so, yes, they should be taken within the past month. I don't expect you will have a problem if they are a few days/week or two out of the range but they do want them to be up-to-date and recent.

Yes, list all children, even the ones who are off on their own and married, even if they are not included on the visa application. You will discover that USCIS is really, really nosy, and will ask a lot of intrusive questions and ask for a lot of personal documents and information over the next few years as you go through this process. The best thing to do is to answer them accurately, completely and honestly.

Good luck.

Good luck.

Edited February 26, 2010 by Kathryn41

[evey 0]

The instructions for the K-1 state:

Give USCIS a passport-style color photograph of yourself and a passport-style color photograph of your fiancé(e), with both photos taken within 30 days of the date of filing this petition. The photos must have a white background, be glossy, un-retouched and not mounted. The dimension of the full frontal facial image of you and your fiancé(e) in separate photos should be about one inch from your chin to the top of your hair. Using a pencil or felt pen, lightly print the name (and Alien Registration Number, if known) on the back of each photograph. http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/i-129finstr.pdf

so, yes, they should be taken within the past month. I don't expect you will have a problem if they are a few days/week or two out of the range but they do want them to be up-to-date and recent.

Yes, list all children, even the ones who are off on their own and married, even if they are not included on the visa application. You will discover that USCIS is really, really nosy, and will ask a lot of intrusive questions and ask for a lot of personal documents and information over the next few years as you go through this process. The best thing to do is to answer them accurately, completely and honestly.

Good luck.

Good luck.

Thank you for your response