I-129F Declaration

[Beefheart 31]

Hi folks,

Can I first say how much of a relief it is to have found such a site and community! I have learnt so much and had my mind put at ease with regards to many issues (mostly being able to travel to the US while the whole K-1 process is underway -- we all know how unclear or ambiguous already these matters can appear).

My enquiry related to the declaration we're expected to include in our I-129F packages. I have attempted to find examples of such a declaration, basically just for a template of how to go about composing the declaration. Should it be to-the-point and approached from a 'timeline' basis, keeping unnecessary detail to a minimum, or should it read as more of a journal? I don't really know how best to approach this.

Apologies if this has been covered elsewhere, but I haven't been able to find anything on it using my -- albeit limited -- searching skills.

Any help and advise would be absolutely marvelous.

Thanks!

[agnesb 47]

Hi folks,

Can I first say how much of a relief it is to have found such a site and community! I have learnt so much and had my mind put at ease with regards to many issues (mostly being able to travel to the US while the whole K-1 process is underway -- we all know how unclear or ambiguous already these matters can appear).

My enquiry related to the declaration we're expected to include in our I-129F packages. I have attempted to find examples of such a declaration, basically just for a template of how to go about composing the declaration. Should it be to-the-point and approached from a 'timeline' basis, keeping unnecessary detail to a minimum, or should it read as more of a journal? I don't really know how best to approach this.

Apologies if this has been covered elsewhere, but I haven't been able to find anything on it using my -- albeit limited -- searching skills.

Any help and advise would be absolutely marvelous.

Thanks!

Do you mean the answer to the question on how you met within last 2 years?

Some use timeline, this is especially recommended if know each other for longer than couple of years, just highlighting dates and places of all the trips.

Some just put couple of sentences like... We first met in London in July 2011 and have been dating since. We last met in in New York in January 2014.

Some provide a 1-2 page love story.

What's most important is to support whatever you write with a solid proof of actually meeting in last 2 years.

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

Do you mean the two statements of intent to marry or the form i-129F question how you met?

[kitthekat 1,317]

There's a sample for the letter of intent to marry on this page: http://www.visajourney.com/content/examples This one is required and should be to the point.

You can also do up a timeline in addition to the letter of intent to marry if you like, but it's not required. Format is up to you, however you feel best presents your information. Ours was a narrative. Some people list important dates and a short description of each one.

[baron555 934]

Use the Letter of Intent from the Example Forms.

The declaration of how you met in person within the last two years should only be two sentences maximum, the size of the box on the form is indicative of the length of the answer.

The declaration of your relationship is not needed until the interview.

[Beefheart 31]

Thanks for the help all. Just to clear up the confusion, I did mean the declaration and NOT the letter of intent to marry.

I've basically written just under a page, highlighting the dates each of us has visited the other since December 2012, and any further travel dates within these periods of time which involved us flying together. I've also included the date of our engagement,

[baron555 934]

Thanks for the help all. Just to clear up the confusion, I did mean the declaration and NOT the letter of intent to marry.

I've basically written just under a page, highlighting the dates each of us has visited the other since December 2012, and any further travel dates within these periods of time which involved us flying together. I've also included the date of our engagement,

There is no declaration of meeting in person. Its just one or two sentences to answer that question on the form.

I would suggest to NOT make a list of all your meetings. USCIS only cares about one meeting; you do not get extra credit for additional meetings.

The problem in listing tons of meetings is that you confuse them and your evidence supporting the meetings is not adequate.

List one meeting, especially the one that you have solid evidence of that meeting. Save the multiple listings for the interview.

[Beefheart 31]

Well, if you think that's the best way of coming at this. Just that I keep getting conflicting information.

I found a thread on here eventually where people were saying to list the dates of your meetings. Plus, the advice on the step-by-step guide states:

4. Declaration of how you met in person in the last two years. This should be a single typed page attachment regarding question '34.a' of the I-129F. Make sure to sign and date it.

I'm not meaning to sound like I know better or even remotely what I'm on about, but I'm getting all manner of different opinions and advice on what to do.

[Anna Grant 169]

There are some embassies where you need to 'front load' the K1 petition that you are preparing. This means that you send most of your evidence with your application as that gets forwarded to the embassy for your interview. That may be where you are picking up information in other threads that may not be relevant for London.

The London embassy is not one of those embassies. You just need to state how you met and specify the meeting that qualifies you for the K1 i.e. within 2 years of submitting your petition. Of course, these could be one and the same date i.e. your relationship is less than 2 years old. Obviously, you need to include evidence that you have met in the last 2 years e.g. boarding cards, passport stamps. Photos are secondary evidence.

Personally, we included a timeline of our relationship with the petition but this was because we were being guided by our terrible lawyer. However, we did still compete the box on the form stating the date when we met physically in the last 2 years.

[baron555 934]

I wrote two sentences. The decision was easy since we only met once in person prior to filing.

There was a recent case here where the petitioner included a list of meeting and then various evidences for various meetings.

They pulled an RFE since the adjucator was confused about which evidence went where and they didn't have enough for any one meeting to satisfy the requirement.

List one meeting and include evidence of that. You don't get extra credit for more meetings.....list them for the interview to show your relationship history.

[agnesb 47]

There is no declaration of meeting in person. Its just one or two sentences to answer that question on the form.

I would suggest to NOT make a list of all your meetings. USCIS only cares about one meeting; you do not get extra credit for additional meetings.

The problem in listing tons of meetings is that you confuse them and your evidence supporting the meetings is not adequate.

List one meeting, especially the one that you have solid evidence of that meeting. Save the multiple listings for the interview.

Totally agree. Just state when you met first and that you've been maintaining ongoing relationship since and you met in (Place) on (Date) recently- supported by evidence.