Putting together an initial K1 Visa packet

[baron555 934]

Hi all!

I'm about to put my initial K1 Visa packet together to submit to the Dallas Lockbox. I'm looking for examples of what people used...like binders, folders, tabs, bags for pictures, etc....any help would be great! Thanks

Cover letter which lists the various attachments, list from the VJ Guides.

Paper clips and binder clips.

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

Hi all!

I'm about to put my initial K1 Visa packet together to submit to the Dallas Lockbox. I'm looking for examples of what people used...like binders, folders, tabs, bags for pictures, etc....any help would be great! Thanks

Paper clips.

Mike, I have several acquaintances that work at VSC. When your package arrives in the mail room it is immediately (or relatively immediately) dismantled. Entirely dismantled from ANY way you assembled it. It is placed in USCIS folders in the way THEY want. When it leaves the mail room in a sealed box, not to be opened for some months until it is adjudicated...it looks exactly like every other petition in that box.

Your binders, Acco clips, and even the plastic bags for the photos go in the trash or recycle bin and never make it past the mail room. The adjudicators never see it.

Anyone who has received a "rejected" petition" for lack of signature or wrong amount on the check will tell you...their petition came back without all the foo-for-ah they had included.

Assemble the information they need, put it in a neat stack, and slide it into an envelope. Done

Make sure you provide what they NEED. 8 pounds of stuff they do not need will not make up for ONE item they DO need.

For the Petition you are documenting...

1. You are a US citizen

2. You and your fiancee are able and willing to marry each other within 90 days of her arrival.

3. You have met in person 1 time within the 2 years prior to filing the petition.

4. A G-325a for both of you

5. 1 passport type photo from each of you

3000 emails and skype screen shots and $94,000 in phone bills, prove NONE of that. That stuff is put to the back of the folder and never looked at.

You need to provide a copy of your birth certificate OR passport OR citizenship certificate. Any ONE of those is as good as the other, there is NO preference.

You need to provide letters of intent from BOTH of you. The VJ sample is perfect. Add your names to the sample, print them and sign them. You also need to attach any previous divorce certificates from ANY and ALL divorces. Your fiancee needs to attach marriage and divorce certificates IF her name has changed. If her name never changed then a divorce certificate is fine. If neither of you were previously married, then letters of intent alone are fine.

ALL documents must be English or with a translation.

Provide evidence you have met in person. I sent ONE photo. I also sent copies of passport stamps and boarding passes from the trip where I met Alla by chance.

It really is that simple. Your answer to question 18 should be able to fit in the box provided. Mine was two sentences

Anything else is fluff. Keep it for the interview where you must show proof of relationship.

[Andrea&Henry 311]

When my husband and I sent both of my packages (K1 & AoS) we used a white 3 rings binder and plastic sheets. We created some sort of "book" with index include it so you can search any document and found it easily. We avoid any kind of paper clips and staples. We put basic some basic info. Some people told that I was wasting time and money but we dont have any kind of regrets, for me, having a well organized and neat package was pretty important instead of sending a stack of papers

[fantonledzepp 159]

Paper clips to hold 2 or 3 pages together (or more), and big metal clamp to hold it all together. Or two...

[CaroSL 68]

Hi all!

I'm about to put my initial K1 Visa packet together to submit to the Dallas Lockbox. I'm looking for examples of what people used...like binders, folders, tabs, bags for pictures, etc....any help would be great! Thanks

It doesn't matter what you put your package into, they put every case in their own formated file. Just be sure that everythin is in the right order, donc stapple anything (it would just make them waste time removing the stapples). You can use binders.

[Waiting234 18]

Good Luck to you too His karma! I'm very excited knowing my girl could possibly be here in the States by the end of this year to spend Christmas and New Years together.

Don't count on it. You may get dissapointed.. I thought this in February 2012 about December 2012 and they aren't coming until April.. But, there IS a possibility. Good luck!

Paper clips to hold 2 or 3 pages together (or more), and big metal clamp to hold it all together. Or two...

I agree. I like the idea of the big metal clamp. I use those at work on my government job all the time. If I were to receive something like that, I might actually try to process it faster!

[TeamM&M 4]

Our I-129F application weighed in at 98 pages.

Followed VJ instructions.

Passport is the big book, decree, evidence etc.

Clips and Clamps

Be sure to cascade your clips and clams to they don't make one fat corner.

I'm in line in California Service Center now.

Good luck all.

[nunya business 20]

nictillster I have read all I can...I found the K1 Guide but it doesn't state to use a folder or a binder just to put pictures in a plastic bag and where to put the cover letter and 1145 form....So I'm trying to get some ideas as how people submitted theirs. I want mine to look nice and professional and not like a 2 year old through it together

I used www.rapidvisa.com

[aws&ndd 103]

Just use paperclips to hold similar items together, and slide everything into a large envelope and mail it. They will arrange it how they want it when it is received. Good luck!

[Sveta & Ron 23]

mike remember the cover sheet and keep this held together with paper clips not staple or use hole punch and make sure when mailing make sure they sign for it

MAKE COPIES FOR YOURSLEF ( as we know things tend to get lost/mixed up with other forms later )

Edited February 24, 2013 by Sveta & Ron

[Irah 5]

Hi all!

I'm about to put my initial K1 Visa packet together to submit to the Dallas Lockbox. I'm looking for examples of what people used...like binders, folders, tabs, bags for pictures, etc....any help would be great! Thanks

Hi there! I hope this will help for your petition. We used a folder to place the documents and placed the folder inside a big envelope to keep it safe and to avoid the documents from getting folded.

I-129F Package content:

In the Folder:

1st part is the payment of the k-1 visa petition of $ 340

2nd part is the cover letter:

Petitioner’s name,

Petitioner’s address

Petitioner’s Home/Mobile number

United States Department of Homeland Security

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

2501 South State Highway 121 Business

Suite 400

Lewisville, TX 75067

Date (mm/dd/yy)

Nature of the submission: I-129F ORIGINAL SUBMISSION

To Whom It May Concern:

Enclosed please find my Form I-129F, Petition for K-1 Fiancé Visa for (Beneficiary’s Name) and supporting documents.

Contents include:

- Payment in the amount of $340

- I-129F

- I-129F Supplement: Part B, Question 18, explanation of meeting in person

- G-325A and passport style photo (Petitioner)- photos were placed inside a ziplock and we used a paper clip together with the form

- G-325A and passport style photo (Beneficiary)

- Form FC-029 (optional)

- Certificate of Naturalization/US Passport (Petitioner) or If born in the USA- Front and Back of Birth Certificate

- Letter certifying intent to marry (Petitioner & Beneficiary)

- Proof of having met in person (we glued our pictures in a bondpaper and placed a caption) we made it in a chronological order, include airline tickets, hotel receipts etc.

- Proof of ongoing relationship - telephone bills, email etc.

Copies of documents submitted are exact photocopies of unaltered documents and I understand that I may be required to submit original documents to an Immigration or Consular officer at a later date.

Signed,

(Petitioner's name and signature)

Edited February 24, 2013 by Irah

[Mike Bowman 8]

Thanks all for the responses! A lot of helpful information. It looks like paper clips and a yellow envelope is it! I'm sure I'll have a ton more questions once I get my NOA's. Thanks again!!!

[Nate&Elena 3]

Thanks all for the responses! A lot of helpful information. It looks like paper clips and a yellow envelope is it! I'm sure I'll have a ton more questions once I get my NOA's. Thanks again!!!

Mike, check out a web site called RAPID VISA. To me, it was worth paying them for their help. They broke down the process, seemed to make it much easier. More step by step. Good luck,....have some patience, you will need it)))0.....Nate