Getting majorly baffled as to how to assemble our I-129F package?

[ClaireGio 35]

Hello everyone,

Well I feel my heads about to explode with the amount of paperwork infront of me! I was thinking of putting everything in a binder and putting individual components (such as cover letter, photocopies of boarding cards, photocopies of e-tickets etc) in one clear plastic wallet so to keep everything similar together. This way, I can kind of assemble it like a school project?! Maybe but dividers? Does this sound logical? My evidence is growing every day - so far I've got copies of boarding cards, e-tickets, hotel confirmations, car hire confirmations, bank statements, credit card statements, my rosters from work to prove my whereabouts (I'm flight attendant), basketball tickets, MLS tickets, Rome colosseum tickets, Rome train tickets, a boarding card from Rome, passport stamp copies (in colour), a US departure record card (which I believe should have stayed in the states, oops) with a bright stamp from LAX on it, 10 screen shots of Skype conversations, numerous e-mails exchanged between us, bla, bla, bla....

Any suggestions for presentation? The binder would be a simple clip one which would be very easy to dissemble for the guys at USCIS...

Also, today I scanned in my boarding cards and printed them off in colour, very high resolution, but they've literally all come out A4 sized! So very easy to read but do they want actual size copies?! Anyone know if they even care about that?!

Thanks in advance everyone, you're all such a great help through this mind boggling process....

claire

Edited April 16, 2012 by ClaireGio

[dwheels76 5,468]

Regardless of how you assemble it, it will be taken apart binder tossed before it will ver be seen by an adjudicator. They will have to dissemble and they do have to scan every piece of evidence you have. So plastic folders, pockets. Think f that poor clerk.

You do have alot. It all depends on your embassy (is it a tough or easy one. Do you have isues, red flags to address. Boarding passes really aren't that necessary if you are presenting your Visa stamps. You just need to show proof yu went and saw them is all. Evidence of an ongoing relationship and of course pics with friends and family is always a plus.

You have the travel to each other pretty covered. But did you spend alot of time together? I have a friend he traveled 5 times to see his love all together though 3 weeks visiting total and he was denied but it depends reaally. It's a ####### shoot at best.

[Inky 1,110]

1-2 large bullclips ( paper cilps ) to hold the entire thing together. Cover page on front listing order of contents behind. Payment stapled to the cover.

[ClaireGio 35]

so how would you seperate say I-129 form to the biographic form? Just don't want to hand them a big pile of paper... or do they prefer it in sort of a book format? Are staples permitted for multi-page items like my divorce decree?

[Caryh 5,206]

I grouped things together that belonged together in plastic sheet protectors. I've always guessed that caused my RFE. They asked for items that I knew were included that were put together that way. Our letter's of intent were one of the RFE flagged items which I was 100% positive were in the same clear sheet protector. I think they didn't bother to pull items out and look at them or didn't bother to pull them out and flag them as copies where originals were required. I can only guess on this, because I was asked for items I knew were already included and they didn't say why they wanted things, they just quoted verbatim what was on the original instructions in the sections they wanted in the RFE. To be sure, I resent everything plus much more on every topic they flagged. This time I just put them in order with a cover sheet with a table of contents, then a separator sheet for each section with its own table of contents. I then slipped the stack, which was bigger than the original I-129F package into a large manila envelope. We got our approval in less than a week after I replied to the RFE. This made me guess, can't be sure really, that they prefer the well organized unbound documents with cover sheets and dividers.

[Inky 1,110]

so how would you seperate say I-129 form to the biographic form? Just don't want to hand them a big pile of paper... or do they prefer it in sort of a book format? Are staples permitted for multi-page items like my divorce decree?

Had staples in my guys divorce decree and the passport photo copy pages to keep them together. Stapled the Passport photos to the biographic pages ( photo was inside a plastic bag. )

No dividers, no binders, no tabs, no stickys just a HUGE paper clip and a cover letter listing the contents in order. No RFE, no issues.

[ClaireGio 35]

oK I'll make it my mission to find something suitable tommorow. Any UK members recommend a shop/product? I'm sure Staples will have something... so basically minimal accessories? I'm just overwhelmed the amount of paper I have and just felt it should be more seperated to avoid mixing up... any other suggestions? Thanks!

[ClaireGio 35]

Thanks Inky, good response. So anything that belongs together I should pretty much staple. My e-tickets are all 2 page long too... Was your package quite thick when you mailed it? I've a feeling mine is going to be a novel. Any ideas on the boarding card photocopies? Should i down size them to actual size or do you think my huge A4 ones will do?!

Claire x

[feli114 65]

Hello everyone,

Well I feel my heads about to explode with the amount of paperwork infront of me! I was thinking of putting everything in a binder and putting individual components (such as cover letter, photocopies of boarding cards, photocopies of e-tickets etc) in one clear plastic wallet so to keep everything similar together. This way, I can kind of assemble it like a school project?! Maybe but dividers? Does this sound logical? My evidence is growing every day - so far I've got copies of boarding cards, e-tickets, hotel confirmations, car hire confirmations, bank statements, credit card statements, my rosters from work to prove my whereabouts (I'm flight attendant), basketball tickets, MLS tickets, Rome colosseum tickets, Rome train tickets, a boarding card from Rome, passport stamp copies (in colour), a US departure record card (which I believe should have stayed in the states, oops) with a bright stamp from LAX on it, 10 screen shots of Skype conversations, numerous e-mails exchanged between us, bla, bla, bla....

Any suggestions for presentation? The binder would be a simple clip one which would be very easy to dissemble for the guys at USCIS...

Also, today I scanned in my boarding cards and printed them off in colour, very high resolution, but they've literally all come out A4 sized! So very easy to read but do they want actual size copies?! Anyone know if they even care about that?!

Thanks in advance everyone, you're all such a great help through this mind boggling process....

claire

Here is our list from the cover sheet :1) USCIS service fee for $340 11) divorce decree #2

2) Notice of Entry of Appearance for Attorney 12) Airline flight #1

3) Petition for fiance w/ supplemental statement 13) photos from 1st meeting

4) My Affidavit of how we met 14) Fiance's Affidavit of how we met

5) My G325 15) Photos from 2nd meeting

6) Fiance's G325 16) phone bills

7) My birth certificate 17) Airline flight #2

8) My passport

9) My drivers license

10) divorce decree #1

Hope this helps!

[cathy2904 97]

I didn't do K1 bit I still think you are probably sending way too much for a UK petition. You can bet your life they are not going to look at it all, so you might be better trying to rationalize it - send a range of different types of evidence that covers the period of your relationship rather than very single piece of evidence you have. Save some for the interview - even though London won't ask for it.

Edited April 16, 2012 by cathy2904

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

Claire - Consider putting forth the important information, not just a mass of low-quality information. If you have a ton of boarding passes that show how much time you have spent in person (big plus!), the content of your emails or the fact that you went to the Rome colosseum together is going to pale in comparison.

They are going to undo whatever organization you do, so don't waste time with all sorts of tabs and sheet protectors and stuff. Make it neat with paperclips and that's it.

[ClaireGio 35]

Thanks for the advice. I might ditch some of the basketball tickets lol.

Cathy - I have been following advice from a friend who used a lawyer for this petition last year, she encouraged me to send as much as I can, lol. I was kinda thinking it's too much! I'll get everything I have together and just pick out the best. Do you think the Skype chats are neccessary? I have about 10 sheets....

x

[cathy2904 97]

Do you think the Skype chats are neccessary? I have about 10 sheets....

Probably not but there's no harm in sending - but again, just a selection that covers a period of time - not the lot! I know that I did a different process, but all we sent with the original petition apart from the required civil documents was three affidavits. I had a lot more ready for the interview but didn't even get to take it out of my bag.

[Inky 1,110]

Thanks Inky, good response. So anything that belongs together I should pretty much staple. My e-tickets are all 2 page long too... Was your package quite thick when you mailed it? I've a feeling mine is going to be a novel. Any ideas on the boarding card photocopies? Should i down size them to actual size or do you think my huge A4 ones will do?!

Claire x

cost about 30 $ to mail it via USPS because it was 3 inches thick lol Used 2 bullclips to hold it together one on top and bottom.

[dwheels76 5,468]

Claire you are going to be going through the UK embassy. It's really not necessary or required you loading up every piece of evidence. Your embassy is a bit more lenient on th evidence. Now if you were going through Nigeria like we are than heck yeah bring it on.

Also with eaxch piece of evidence I had a cover letter explaining with a brief what they are looking at. For email logs I had stated November 2010 we stopped using Facebook to ciommunicate. Or network was down week of xx/xx/xx so they know thats why no communications there.

I submitted from 7/7/2009 through 10/10/2010 our Facebook log and choose like 2 emails that would covered one page each.

The coverletters I believe will be helpful. I did submit 219 pages (2.11 lbs). Not massive but enough I pray to satisfy Lagos.

Hope this helps.