regarding proof of meeting fiancee passport

[Zedayn 485]

OK you're right; that's what the paper says. It is in the instructions on the I-129F for the K-1 state you are to copy all visa pages and that the passport is valid for 5 years OR a copy front and back of your birth certificate/naturalization document. The instructions on the I-130 for the CR-1/IR-1 ask for a copy of your birth certificate/naturalization document with out saying what sides to copy AND a copy of your unexpired passport with no mention of pages. That's just stupid; why on earth wouldn't they be the same US citizenship proof standard? Why would married or single make any difference?

So if you sent your birth certificate copy and you only want to send your passport copy to prove time together you wouldn't need all the visa pages; just the relevant stamps showing time together with a short written explanation of the stamps relevance. Confusing!!!!

KayDeeCee I don't know what to tell you. The only petitioner info I sent was passport bio page and one visa page from when we got married. The passport only had 3 years validity. I sent more info about our yet to be born child than about myself. Our case was approved with no RFE, checklists or AP. This just shows that in the end the whole process rests on the CO's discretion.

Don't misinterpret the I-129F instructions pertaining to using the US passport as proof of citizenship, which says: In place of any of the above, you may submit a copy of your valid, unexpired U.S. passport issued with a validity period of at least 5 years. You must submit copies of all pages in the passport.

Validity period refers to the period of time from issue date to expiration date. It does not mean the passport has to still be valid for another 5 years...the instructions do not say this. This is a common misunderstanding of the meaning of validity period.