I-29F Form assistance please? (Helping my US finacee)

[PaulnUsa 19]

Hello there!

I am a new member of VisaJourneys and I am proud to be a part of your community. I have read so many happy stories on this website but now I am in need of some help from anyone who can help me.

Let me give you a backstory to start of with. I live in the UK, my fiancee lives in Tennessee, US. We have known each other for 8 years, been a couple for over 2 years. This March, I took her to Miami to two weeks for her first holiday (ever!) and I proposed to her (see video link below, and she did say yes!). However, when we got back we found out that her only family member has been rushed into hospital. Let's just say that it wasnt how I imagined we would spend my last week with her in the US.

Why did I bring this up? Only because I told her that to take the pressure off her, I (the beneficary, NOT the petitioner) would do all the paperwork for her on her behalf and will send it to her when I feel it is completed. So far I have managed to do the following:

* Covering Letter

* Declaration of Right to Marriage (Myself and hers)

* G-325A (Myself and hers)

* I-29F

* 1 x passport photo of myself (will sign it before I send it to her)

* Proof of being in a relationship:

* Photocopies of my boarding passes, hotel reciept, credit card evidence & 1xphoto for March 2011

* Photocopies of my boarding passes, credit card evidence & 1xphoto for October 2011

* Photocopies of my boarding passes & credit card evidence for January 2012

* Photocopies of my boarding passes, credit card evidence, hotel reciept & 1xphoto for March 2012

* Photocopies of Facebook messages dating back since March 2010, MSN log, engagement ring receipt, phone bills (mine not hers) & 2 other photos of us together

Please understand that I have already checked out the guide for filling in the K-1 forms, however it is not the petitioner that is completing the forums I the beneficary is (although once it is all completed I will send it to her, who will in turn will send this with a cheque, 1 x passport photo of herself and sign all forms and photographs).

My question is is this enough? Have I got too much evidence or not enough? My only concern was that I have been going over to see her; not once has she come to the UK to see me because she is severely disabled. Will this affect our petition? We have been talking about her coming to the UK in early July so should we wait until she does that or send it as it is now because we could use her visit as part of our evidence when I have my interview to prove that we still have a continuous relationship after filing this form?

Also after the petition is send and if it is apporved, I know that she has to send evidence of her payslips so it can be proven that she will be able to support me when I move over. Due to her disabiility, she will be claiming disability from the state ( it will be commencing mid-May). Could this be acceptable proof instead of the payslips?

I am sorry that this is so long winded but I could really need some help. I am getting sleepless nights because I keep going over the forums and forms to see if I am missing anything and learning from other people's advice from this forum. I am wanting this to be perfect so the sooner I can move in with her the sooner I can look after my fiancee and soon to be wife. Thank you VisaJourney community!

Kind Regards,

BrockUK

sounds like you have all you need

[BrockUK 26]

Well thank you all for your heart warming advice! Hopefully I will be able to finish this off by the end of next week, then send it to my fiancee to add in all information (cheque, passport photos, passport etc...) and then send it to her. Now all I need is to find out where to send it to lol!

Thank you all, I really appreicate the time you have given up to assist me. I will post here again if I have any further questions (but I am sure I will not!)

[ScottnIzabela 25]

Brock

Izabela just did her London interview--breezed right thru.

have your proof with you for the interview. i doubt you will need it. your situation is very like ours,we talked and then were apart for a long time and then POW! it bloomed

she can have a friend or relative co sponsor you, if her income is unacceptable source or not enough.

my girl be here in 50 days.

she has to visit family in poland,and then Metallica in Norway LOL then here she comes ! the shipping company picked up her things today .

[BrockUK 26]

Brock

Izabela just did her London interview--breezed right thru.

have your proof with you for the interview. i doubt you will need it. your situation is very like ours,we talked and then were apart for a long time and then POW! it bloomed

she can have a friend or relative co sponsor you, if her income is unacceptable source or not enough.

my girl be here in 50 days.

she has to visit family in poland,and then Metallica in Norway LOL then here she comes ! the shipping company picked up her things today .

Wow that does sound like the same situation! Don't worry, as I said in my introduction post I am doing all of the forms, evidence etc, for her, then sending her 2 copies so I will keep the original one! We are planning to send the forms end of May (she spoke to an operator, apparntly May is a good time to send it as it will only take 4 months to process!), and then she is planning to come over to the UK to visit my family & friends!

Im not sure abou the co-sponsor just yet, as she is getting her disability money (plus 5 years back pay!) in a few weeks time, so I will get her to call an advisor about that, but thanks for the headsup!

OMFG NO WAY METALLICA?!!?!?! Sooooooooooooooooo jealous....pay for my flight & tickets please? LOL!

[sabi 148]

the shipping company picked up her things today .

Hi! Which shipping company did she use if you don't mind me asking? Thanks

[BrockUK 26]

Oh #######! I just remembered! Somewhere (and I cant remember for the life of me!) said that I need to include photocopies of my (the petitioner's) parents and siblings birth certificates! Is that corret?

[sabi 148]

Oh #######! I just remembered! Somewhere (and I cant remember for the life of me!) said that I need to include photocopies of my (the petitioner's) parents and siblings birth certificates! Is that corret?

not correct and you are not the petitioner, you are beneficiary since it's the USC who petition for you, even though you are the one who fills in the form and prepare the petition and no she doesn't need that either, just her birth cert/passport

[BrockUK 26]

not correct and you are not the petitioner, you are beneficiary since it's the USC who petition for you, even though you are the one who fills in the form and prepare the petition and no she doesn't need that either, just her birth cert/passport

Phew! Thanks so much dude! Much appreciated!

Hopefully will get this all done by the end of next week, send it off to her, so we are looking at the end of May hopefully, as she called an operator last night about if I need to provide any reciepts I had during my trips (which I threw out, DOH!), and she reassured us that the credit card statements are more than enough....and that if the froms are in my May, then it will only take 4 months to process as it is a quiet period...

...not holding my breath though!

[BrockUK 26]

Ok! Did a butt load during the Bank Holiday period! Hopefully be ready to send it off to my fianceé on the 10th May. However, a couple of quick questions:

. The I-129F From, Question 18. Describe how you met within the past 2 years. Does this mean I just tell them that I flew over on this date for this long to meet with my fiancee? Are they just looking at the facts (dates, where I was etc...) or are they lookig at how we came about to arrange this (describe to them how we agreed to meet up?)

. Does presentation come to effect? I put all forms and evidence in a folder and seperated them with paper dividers, labeled FORMS, MARCH 2011, OCTOBER 2011, JANUARY 2012, MARCH 2012, EVIDENCE OF ONGOING RELATIONSHIP. I couldnt find a ring binder folder ANYWHERE in my town (I think everyone else is my town is doing what I am doing LOL!)

I know this may sound trivial to some but I just want this to be perfect!!! Yes I am probably over reacting but I would feel so much better if I had some comments from my fellow VJ'ers!

[sabi 148]

As long as you have a cover letter listing everything that the package includes you are fine. A lot of people here don't use dividers or labels and they get approvals. Once they get your petition they will reorganize it before it's sent to the service center

In question 18 we just explained how did we meet for the first time, dates, places, circumstances and then added other occasions that we met. Just a short description is ok but you can use A4 paper and attach it to the package if you feel like you need to explain in more details.

Most importantly - relax, it will be ok!

[BrockUK 26]

As long as you have a cover letter listing everything that the package includes you are fine. A lot of people here don't use dividers or labels and they get approvals. Once they get your petition they will reorganize it before it's sent to the service center

In question 18 we just explained how did we meet for the first time, dates, places, circumstances and then added other occasions that we met. Just a short description is ok but you can use A4 paper and attach it to the package if you feel like you need to explain in more details.

Most importantly - relax, it will be ok!

AHHHHHHHH!!! When you explained how you met for the first time, do you mean how you met online for the first time or how you met in person for the first time? We met online back in 2003, do I need to explain how that happened? Could I just attach my covering letter to see if it is acceptable in your opinion?

Attachment for I-129F From - Question 18.doc

[sabi 148]

well we explained how we met online and then in person only because all that happened within required 2 years period. You have met before and you don't really need to explain that but mentioning it won't do any harm I guess :)What's important for them is that you have met within the past 2 years and that's what you need.In my opinion your explanation looks pretty good!

[BrockUK 26]

well we explained how we met online and then in person only because all that happened within required 2 years period. You have met before and you don't really need to explain that but mentioning it won't do any harm I guess :)What's important for them is that you have met within the past 2 years and that's what you need.In my opinion your explanation looks pretty good!

Phew! Well thats great news! It won't hurt me to add that little bit more I guess. Thank you sibi777 for taking your time to look at it, I really do appreciate it! You have helped me in some many ways dude!

You just reminded me that I need to photocopy ALL of my pages of my passport and not just the stamped ones!!!! Lol I will do that tonight! Just need to go through the paperwork one more time before I send it off to my fiancee!

[BrockUK 26]

I THINK I AM ROYALLY SCREWED!! I was just looking at the I-134F files to see what we need to fill in after the I-29F gets approved and according to the guidelines:

Not having adequate income will not usually be a problem if you have a co-sponsor, according to experiences posted on the newsgroup, as long as the co-sponsor has adequate income/assets. Be aware that the co-sponsor must have enough income/assets for both your fiance, any fiance children that will be immigrating, and his/her own household. However, that IF the US fiance has been on welfare or other government benefits for a lifetime or has no plans to work actively, the consulate can still deny the visa based on the likelihood that the foreign fiance will become a public charge. Just having a co-sponsor may not be sufficient. An actual case has been documented wherein a fiance visa was denied because the petitioning fiance was on government benefits and would not be working, even though the US fiance had two co-sponsors.

So because my fiancee is disabled and is claiming benefits from the state of TN, we will get instantly denied?! This is really not fair, even if we did have a co-sponsor all I wanna do is to look after her. What should I do?!

[sabi 148]

Phew! Well thats great news! It won't hurt me to add that little bit more I guess. Thank you sibi777 for taking your time to look at it, I really do appreciate it! You have helped me in some many ways dude!

You just reminded me that I need to photocopy ALL of my pages of my passport and not just the stamped ones!!!! Lol I will do that tonight! Just need to go through the paperwork one more time before I send it off to my fiancee!

No prob anytime!

You actually don't need all the pages from your passport, your fiancee does you only need stamps and the page with your picture and your info