Red Flags for I-129F Packet...

[joventud3 0]

Hello again....

I am really moving along with my I-129F Packet but I still have a few questions.

I am living and working (i have the appropriate work visa) in Mexico with my fiance and have been for the past year.

#1) In regards to address on the I-129F and G325a..

Will it be a problem if I put my parents address US address on the I-129f and my Mexico address for current address on G-325a?

#2 Work information on G-325a...

Should I put my current job in Mexico on the form for 5 years work information?

#3 I-129F form Part B Questions 12...

Only put something if your fiance is currently in the US? If they have visited before but not their currently put N/A? This is confusing...

Thanks....

[yachachiq12 43]

This was mentioned in responses to one of your earlier posts, but I think it's worth mentioning again since your reasons for not doing so were just that you had "always heard the K-1 was best": why not do a simple civil marriage in Mexico and file the I-130 for a CR-1 visa through DCF there in Mexico? It's so much faster than any other route and cheaper than a K-1 visa ends up. Also, your spouse-to-be could begin working in the US immediately upon arrival. Look into it in the Guides.

When filling out the forms, you do need to include any non-US work history that falls within the 5 years. I'm not sure about the addresses, but I would think everything would need to match up. Hopefully someone else can say since I have no first-hand knowledge of the K-1 process nor of applying outside of the Consulate.

[mugumogu 18]

Hello again....

I am really moving along with my I-129F Packet but I still have a few questions.

I am living and working (i have the appropriate work visa) in Mexico with my fiance and have been for the past year.

#1) In regards to address on the I-129F and G325a..

Will it be a problem if I put my parents address US address on the I-129f and my Mexico address for current address on G-325a?

#2 Work information on G-325a...

Should I put my current job in Mexico on the form for 5 years work information?

#3 I-129F form Part B Questions 12...

Only put something if your fiance is currently in the US? If they have visited before but not their currently put N/A? This is confusing...

Thanks....

With regard to your first question, it is not a problem to put one address on the I-129F and another on the G-325A. Many people put the address that they want everything mailed to on the I-129F application. The G-325A simply asks for residence addresses over the last five years.

For your second question, why not put your job in Mexico? I can't think of a reason not to so long as you have all the proper permissions to be working there. I'm sure they will need proof that you do and you may want to volunteer copies of your work visa with the petition package you send in.

For your third question, you only need to complete item 12 if your fiance(e) is in the US right now. You can put "N/A" if you like. I had some help putting my petition together and my consultant put "not currently in the U.S."

In reference to the response above, getting married in Mexico isn't necessarily cheap or easy. You have to consider the cost of just traveling there for one thing. You have to have all of your documentation (i.e. birth certificates, divorce paperwork, etc.) translated into Spanish by a certified translator, your fiance(e) in Mexico has to obtain permission from the goverment for a foreigner to marry a Mexican national, and you have to have medical tests done in Mexico before you can marry. When all is said and done, it probably takes about the same amount of time.

Edited August 9, 2011 by mugumogu

[yachachiq12 43]

USCIS does not need proof of her permission to work in Mexico. The US has no jurisdiction over such things and they are not concerned with whether she resides there legally or works there legally. By not including her present employment in Mexico, she will have to omit important details about her life with her fiance in Mexico and may leave her case with some red flags.

[joventud3 0]

For your second question, why not put your job in Mexico? I can't think of a reason not to so long as you have all the proper permissions to be working there. I'm sure they will need proof that you do and you may want to volunteer copies of your work visa with the petition package you send in.

For your third question, you only need to complete item 12 if your fiance(e) is in the US right now. You can put "N/A" if you like. I had some help putting my petition together and my consultant put "not currently in the U.S."

Would it be a good idea to send a copy of my Mexican visa?

"Not currently in the US" seems to be a better response.