DS-156/156K Questions

[Buckeye1 0]

Hey guys and girls...

Just a few questions regarding the DS-156 and DS-156K forms.

1. My fiancees son was born in the US and has a US passport but has lived in Russia for all but 8 months of his life.

Do I need to still list him on the 156/156K forms or leave him off completely? He will be travelling with my

fiancee when the K1 is approved and they come here. I am concerned if I dont list him on the form they will

ask why he isnt listed on the form because he is her son and reject the K1?!?

2. I know he wont have to have a medical exam because of his status as a US citizen (just her) but will she still need to bring

his medical records of all his vaccinations, etc?!?

3. Anyone willing to let me see a copy of their letter of intent (to marry) to use as a "roadmap?!?

Any more info or insight to the process is greatly appreciated!!!

Buckeye1

I129F received 11/9/2009

I129F approved 2/16/2010

I129F received at NVC, petition forwarded to Moscow 3/1/2010

[slim 1,525]

Did you list him on the I-129F and include G-325A for him too?

If no, then don't list him on the DS-156. If yes, then list him too.

You're not sponsoring him over since he's a citizen, but since he is a minor child of the foreign citizen you're sponsoring, he could be included in there somewhere. I would probably contact the embassy directly on this matter.

As for "letter of intent" didn't you already do one with your I-129F packet? Is so, just change the dates. If not... uh, first of all, why not? And second of all, maybe you don't need one then!

I don't know where mine is right now but I know I followed the one in the guides section pretty closely. I'm pretty sure I just changed the names/dates and that was it. Simple. You don't need a long, "I really love her and our life will be so great" letter. Simply a "we're planning on getting married" will suffice.

Keep the questions coming, that's why we're here!

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

Did you list him on the I-129F and include G-325A for him too?

If no, then don't list him on the DS-156. If yes, then list him too.

You're not sponsoring him over since he's a citizen, but since he is a minor child of the foreign citizen you're sponsoring, he could be included in there somewhere. I would probably contact the embassy directly on this matter.

As for "letter of intent" didn't you already do one with your I-129F packet? Is so, just change the dates. If not... uh, first of all, why not? And second of all, maybe you don't need one then!

I don't know where mine is right now but I know I followed the one in the guides section pretty closely. I'm pretty sure I just changed the names/dates and that was it. Simple. You don't need a long, "I really love her and our life will be so great" letter. Simply a "we're planning on getting married" will suffice.

Keep the questions coming, that's why we're here!

As Slim mentions, you should have had a letter of intent already, just change the dates, OR use the example here on VJ and change the names and dates.

[Martyshk 137]

You don't need a long, "I really love her and our life will be so great" letter.

We did instead of VJ sample letter.....

Guess it passed for a "letter of intent"

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

We did instead of VJ sample letter.....

Guess it passed for a "letter of intent"

The adjudicators at VSC call them "hunny bunny's" for this reason. They probably talked about you at lunch. But hey, they are government workers in a "cube farm", poor folks need a little entertainment

[Martyshk 137]

The adjudicators at VSC call them "hunny bunny's" for this reason. They probably talked about you at lunch. But hey, they are government workers in a "cube farm", poor folks need a little entertainment

I could really care less what they call us or do, as long as it was approved. It was. So yeah...

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

I could really care less what they call us or do, as long as it was approved. It was. So yeah...

Yep...no penalties for saying extra stuff.

[Martyshk 137]

Yep...no penalties for saying extra stuff.

Exactly. But for the interview we'll write a simple: I intend to marry my USC fiance within 90 days of entry to the United States.

[baron555 934]

Exactly. But for the interview we'll write a simple: I intend to marry my USC fiance within 90 days of entry to the United States.

I did the same; used the VJ example for both the I-129F and the interview. Because Alla was grilled with some purposefully false questions since we met via an online agency (and she is a MOB) and because the little one was fussing and caused her to stumble on some of the other questions, she was given a 221G and told to send in more evidence of our relationship. As I was going through the tons of emails/Skype records/phone and SMS records or photos, it became clear to me to summarize this evidence and I wrote a longer second letter which decribes the evidence and how it showed a relationship beginning and then blossoming and then becoming love. The letter served as a roadmap for the evidence.

I don't know if it was the 10 large emails of evidence that I sent, or this letter, or the 10 pounds of documents that FedEx delivered to their doorstep, but she was granted the visa very quickly.

Edited March 22, 2010 by baron555