DCFers: Please Post Your Cover Letters

[birdyconfused 0]

Below is my cover letter. I have shamelessly copied some part from meauxna cover letter

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28 July 2006

USCIS I-130

American Embassy

P.O. Box 2444

London W1A 5WT

I-130 petition for spouse - Cover letter

To the in-charge USCIS Officer:

I am a United States citizen currently resident in the UK. I am married to a Pakistani citizen who is resident in the UK (on work permit). I intend to move to United States next year and intend my husband to come with me to make our residence there together.

Before becoming a resident in the UK to join my husband, I was resident in Pakistan since my childhood. USCIS-Islamabad (Pakistan) advised me to file my I-130 petition with USCIS-London; and the same was advised by USCIS-London on July 7, 2006 in an email reply.

Please find the enclosed I-130 petition.

In support of my petition, please find included:

1. one I-130 form completed and signed by the petitioner

2. one G-325a forms completed and signed by the petitioner

3. one G-325a form completed and signed by the beneficiary

4. copy of our official marriage certificate

5. copy of the petitioner’s US passport biographic page

6. copy of the petitioner’s leave to remain in the UK

7. copy of the petitioner’s New Jersey birth certificate

8. One passport type photograph of the petitioner, named on the back, attached with petitioner’s G-325a

9. One passport type photograph of the beneficiary, named on the back, attached with beneficiary’s G-325a

10. Credit card payment form of US $190 for I-130 petition

11. One self addressed stamped envelop

I appreciate your review of this petition. I understand that when this petition is approved, you will notify the Immigrant Visa Department of the US Consulate in London and they will contact the beneficiary of the petition, my husband. Please do not hesitate to contact me if I can be of further assistance. My local contact information follows.

Regards

(my contact info)

If you filed a DCF case abroad, be so kind as to help your future DCFers and let us know what you filed for your I-130 application.

I'm also interested in visa application submissions, so throw that in if you like.

Please include the Consulate you used and what year you filed. Thank you!!

[meauxna 15]

I know that lots of you have been filing! Add any checklists you've got.. country specific is good too; please indicate which Consulate you're using/used.

Copy & paste is a wonderful feature!

[villagespin2003 0]

I applied for DCF in Slovenia on May 18, 2004. I did not need a cover letter. We made an appointment by phone and just brought the paperwork with us--it was very informal, friendly and an easy process. I am trying to remember what we even brought with us and I think it was: my birth certificate and US passport, the I-130 and G-325s for both of us, our marriage certificate, photos and maybe the i-864. Niko went to the Zagreb office for processing a few weeks later because Slovenia does not process immigrant visas and brought more things with him to that appointment.

[Shalacat 0]

My husband and I filed simultaneously as we had all required paperwork. Here are our 2 cover letters.

I don't have them on this puter, and I have typed them out...so if there are any typos, they were NOT in the actual letter They were sent July, 2006

USCI Services (I-130)

American Embassy - London

P.O. Box 2444

London W1A 5WT

(date)

RE: Original Submission, I-130 Petition for Alien Relative

Dear Sir or Madam,

Please find enclosed my I-130 petition for my husband. I am filing direct to the US Embassy as I am currently a resident in the United Kingdom.

All supporting documentation is in the form of photocopies, however the originals are readily available should you require them. If further documentation is required, please do not hesitate to contact me.

The fee payment form for credit card payment is also enclosed.

Please note: On (date), my husband has also submitted the DS-230 Application for Immigrant Visa and the DS2001 Checklist to the Immigrant Visa Unit at the US Embassy in London. We are prepared to proceed with the visa interview and would be delighted to accept an interview date on short notice, should you have one available.

Thank you for your kind consideration,

Regards,

ENC list was..... Fee payment form, I-130 petition, 1 photo of each, G-325A for each, My passport ID page, my passport endorsement, marriage certificate, my birth certificate

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Immigrant Visa Unit

American Embassy

5 Upper Grosvenor Street

London W1A 2JB

(date)

RE: Original Submission: dS-230 Application for Immigrant Visa and Alien Registration

Dear Sir or Madam,

Please find enclosed my application for Immigrant Visa and Alien registration (DS-230) and the accompanying DS2001 Checklist.

Please note: On (date), my wife has also submitted the I-130 petition for alien relative with the DHS Direct Consular Filing Unit at the American Embassy in London. We have gathered all the necessary documentation and are prepared for the visa interview. Should you have an interview date available at short notice, I would be delighted to accept it.

Kindest Regards.

his ENC were DS-230 and DS2001

[Married_my_love 0]

My letter (I will also scan and post the checklist when I receive it)

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October 5, 2006

Officer-in-Charge

U.S. Consulate Toronto

CONS/ACS

360 University Avenue

Toronto, ON M5G 1S4

SUBJ: I-130 Submission

To Whom it May Concern:

I am a United States citizen resident in London, Ontario, Canada with my husband Mr. Jones, a Canadian Citizen. I wish to return to the United States and to have my husband come with me to make our residence there together.

Following this cover letter please find two packets, one original set and one copy, including:

◦ Form I-130 Petition for Alien Relative.

◦ G-325A with photo (Petitioner)

◦ G-325A with photo (Beneficiary) plus supplemental sheet due to lack of space

Supporting documents:

◦ Proof of Petitioner's U.S. Citizenship (U.S. birth certificate & passport)

◦ Beneficiary's Canadian birth certificate (and copy of passport)

◦ Marriage certificate

I appreciate your review of this petition.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Jones

[meauxna 15]

MML, proof of USC's residency in Canada?

[Married_my_love 0]

MML, proof of USC's residency in Canada?

Ah yes, I showed my PR card and my Social Insurance. That was sufficient for them...... (I didn't have it in my cover letter though).

[Hannah and Grant 0]

sooo....anyone with a cover letter explaining youre not yet married and when you will be getting married?

im sitting down all ready to type but need some ideas on where to start..

[meauxna 15]

sooo....anyone with a cover letter explaining youre not yet married and when you will be getting married?

im sitting down all ready to type but need some ideas on where to start..

Why? Can you submit something before marriage in NZ?

Otherwise write everything as if you are already married, which you will be when you submit.

The cover letter is basically a checklist for YOUR benefit, so you don't leave anything out. Anything important that you have to communicate should go in an attachement.

[Dr. Obvious 49]

It would be cool if this was maybe pinned. It is really helpful.

[meauxna 15]

Someone was asking for I-130 "packets" Maybe these will be of use to others.

Note that some packets are very dated--make sure you are meeting the current requirements!

[captainButch 0]

January 17, 2007

RE: Petition for my wife to immigrate to the United States.

To Whom It May Concern:

I was instructed at the United States Embassy in Managua, Nicaragua to fill out form

I-864EZ Affidavit of Support. I was also instructed to show how I receive monthly compensation from the Veterans Administration (VA) for being a 100% service connected disabled Vietnam Era Veteran and how much money I receive.

For going on 10 years I have not generated any income and therefore was not required to file any Income Tax. I did contact the IRS about this and asked about filing a tax return so that I could attach it to this form. The person I spoke with said “please don’t clog up the system with a useless form for just an income statement” He went on to say. That if I needed it, he would provide me with a letter stating that I am not required to file a tax return.

I think the real question here is not wither I filed a tax return or not, but can I support my wife so that she does not become a public charge and drain tax dollars to support her. The answer to that question is, yes I can and will support my wife for the rest of my life.

Attached, I have documentation the provides proof that I have enough money coming that exceeds the required amount as stated in the poverty guidelines to support my wife, and I own a home for us to live in as well.

Support documentation.

(1.) On page (1 & 2.) of the support documents is a statement from the Veterans Administration (VA) stating that I am 100% service connected disabled and that I receive $xxxxx monthly or, $xxxxx annually. This document was authenticated by the US Embassy in Managua, Nicaragua and translated into Spanish; I have supplied both an English version and the Spanish Version. The amount exceeds the poverty guidelines for a household size of 2 people. Also, disability compensation is not taxable income; therefore I have not been required to file a tax return for years. Also, please note;

U.S. Department of State Foreign Affairs Manual Volume 9 - Visas

9 FAM 40.41 Notes Page 24 of 35

(4) Evidence of Sponsorship Eligibility–Evidence to establish eligibility

as a sponsor, including citizenship or lawful permanent resident

(LPR) status, age and domicile (as defined in 9 FAM 40.41 N5.2).

b. Tax-free income (such as a housing allowance for clergy or military

personnel) and other tangible benefits in lieu of salary are considered

income. The sponsor bears the burden of proving the nature and amount

of income.

c. Assembling the documents is the sponsor's responsibility. If Form I-864,

Affidavit of Support Under Section 213A of the Act, and supporting

documents are incomplete or poorly assembled, the post must refuse the

applicant under INA 221(g) and return the entire package to the applicant

with a copy of the checklist. However, you should no longer refuse

applicants under INA 221(g) just for failing to provide the three most

recent federal tax returns.

I’m not trying to come across as a “know it all” God knows I’m not, I’m just trying to get my wife home with me and I found this information while I was searching for a way to do that.

(2.) Page (3.) has 5 items marked, A, B, C, D. and E

Item A. is a check from the Bank of Albuquerque with my name and current address

Item B. Department of Defense ID card proving I am a Disabled Veteran

Item C. New Mexico Hunting and Fishing license with my current address

Item D. New Mexico current Drivers License with current address

Item E. Current membership with the American Legion in Albuquerque, NM

(3.) Page 4 is a Bank Statement from the Bank of Albuquerque; I still use this bank almost everyday in the form of an ATM card. It also has my current address on it

(4.) Page 5 is a letter from the company (REGIONS MORTGAGE) that holds the mortgage on my house. The loan number and the amount I still owe is there, one phone call to this company will confirm that the mortgage is in my name and that my payments are current and that the address is the same address in all my support documentation.

I hope I have been successful in demonstrating that I have fulfilled the finical requirements and the domicile requirements needed for my wife to be granted a visa.

If you have any questions or there are any problems, please contact me at one of the phone numbers that head this letter before you refuse my claim, perhaps we can clear it up and have it resolved before hand. I can not begin to tell you how important this visa is to me.

Yours truly,

Ervin W. Armstrong

[meauxna 15]

bump time! C'mon you recent filers--give us some examples of your I-130 evidence of a bonafide marriage!

Edited April 21, 2007 by meauxna

[Dr. Obvious 49]

I used my daughter's Consular Report of Birth.

[kins 0]

bump time! C'mon you recent filers--give us some examples of your I-130 evidence of a bonafide marriage!

When we filed our I-130 in London we didn't do a covering letter but we used this coversheet:

I-130 petition

Petitioner: Michael Roy Zimmerman

Alien Spouse: Jillian Werb

Filed at USCIS, London

January 10th, 2007

Enclosed:

· I-130 petition

· Credit card payment form

· Petitioner's proof of US citizenship: copy of Michael Zimmerman's US passport

· Petitioner's proof of residence in the UK: copy of Michael Zimmerman's UK passport

· Copy of Marriage Certificate

· G-325A Biographic Information form Michael Zimmerman, with photo

· G-325A Biographic Information form Jillian Werb, with photo

· Large stamped addressed envelope

· Additional supporting evidence of bona fide marriage

The additional supporting evidence of bona fide marriage comprised:

Birth certificates for our three children:

Documentation showing joint ownership of property:

Document confirming house purchase

Land Registry entry in both our names

Mortgage statement Dec 2006 in both our names

Documentation showing co-mingling of financial resources:

Bank statements in joint names from December 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006

Hope that helps someone!