i-129F Cover Letter question

[Nebullaone 0]

Hello everyone,

I recently talked to a friend of mine who did the K-1 visa like ten or so years ago. She basically told me to do everything that's already on this website. The only difference was that she said in her cover letter, she wrote that she was planning to get married on a certain date and had made all the arrangements for the church, church hall, etc. She said that this helped greatly in speeding up the process and was able to get married on the exact date that she stated.

So will it help if I did the same thing in my cover letter? Or is this something that worked ten years ago and no longer today?

Thank you

[Inky 1,111]

Hello everyone,

I recently talked to a friend of mine who did the K-1 visa like ten or so years ago. She basically told me to do everything that's already on this website. The only difference was that she said in her cover letter, she wrote that she was planning to get married on a certain date and had made all the arrangements for the church, church hall, etc. She said that this helped greatly in speeding up the process and was able to get married on the exact date that she stated.

So will it help if I did the same thing in my cover letter? Or is this something that worked ten years ago and no longer today?

Thank you

Even if you write that in your letter you cannot be promised that you will actually marry and be finished by that time.

You should not book any items/venues for a wedding until you have your visa in your hand.

There is no harm in planning it out but do not book anything or pay for anything for a certain date.

[baron555 934]

Hello everyone,

I recently talked to a friend of mine who did the K-1 visa like ten or so years ago. She basically told me to do everything that's already on this website. The only difference was that she said in her cover letter, she wrote that she was planning to get married on a certain date and had made all the arrangements for the church, church hall, etc. She said that this helped greatly in speeding up the process and was able to get married on the exact date that she stated.

So will it help if I did the same thing in my cover letter? Or is this something that worked ten years ago and no longer today?

Thank you

Nope, this won't speed up any part of the process. And it could be construed as being presumptive and could even slow or hinder the process.

Follow the Guide here and noone elses.

[Jaz&Bry 9]

Hello everyone,

I recently talked to a friend of mine who did the K-1 visa like ten or so years ago. She basically told me to do everything that's already on this website. The only difference was that she said in her cover letter, she wrote that she was planning to get married on a certain date and had made all the arrangements for the church, church hall, etc. She said that this helped greatly in speeding up the process and was able to get married on the exact date that she stated.

So will it help if I did the same thing in my cover letter? Or is this something that worked ten years ago and no longer today?

Thank you

I think such a statement could even be counterproductive! You are supposed to get married within 90 days of the foreign fiance´s arrival in the US, without exception.

By no means can the entry date be predicted as of yet, so you won´t know if it´ll fall within the 90 day period. They may end up using this info against you.

Edited May 1, 2013 by Jaz&Bry

[Nebullaone 0]

Thanks for the replies everyone. Yes I think I will just stick to the directions on this website :-)

[Solomon&Anne 29]

Wont speed up the process i had that all in my cover letter and we are at 5 months and dont expect it anytime soon NOA1 was Nov 28, 2012 was hoping to have a may or sept wedding cant depend on the govt