Letter affirming desire to marry for K1...

[Laura0588 0]

In the K-1 Guide section it states that I need this for the interview:

"Send an original letter affirming your desire to marry your fiance(e) and your continued support of the K-1 Visa. Sign and date the form. This will be similar to the letter you provided with the I-129F, but dated much closer to the interview (it will have most likely been several months since you submitted your I-129F)."

My lawyer is claiming this isn't necessary. Anybody not do this and still be ok? My poor fiance has already signed a zillion things and mailed them, so if we didn't have to do this that would be great. Obviously if its needed thats fine.

Any experiences from you all would be great!

Thanks,

Laura

[DavidEvgeniya 0]

In the K-1 Guide section it states that I need this for the interview:

"Send an original letter affirming your desire to marry your fiance(e) and your continued support of the K-1 Visa. Sign and date the form. This will be similar to the letter you provided with the I-129F, but dated much closer to the interview (it will have most likely been several months since you submitted your I-129F)."

My lawyer is claiming this isn't necessary. Anybody not do this and still be ok? My poor fiance has already signed a zillion things and mailed them, so if we didn't have to do this that would be great. Obviously if its needed thats fine.

Any experiences from you all would be great!

Thanks,

Laura

Morning,

My advice is to provide one signed.

I have found that too much paperwork is not a bad thing. If they do not require it, then things can continue, if they do and you do not provide one, then this will just further slow down the process. I did provide one for my fiance and initial package, and so far I have not hit any road blocks.

Good luck.

[*JG* 2]

We sent it in.

[Otto 83]

In the K-1 Guide section it states that I need this for the interview:

"Send an original letter affirming your desire to marry your fiance(e) and your continued support of the K-1 Visa. Sign and date the form. This will be similar to the letter you provided with the I-129F, but dated much closer to the interview (it will have most likely been several months since you submitted your I-129F)."

My lawyer is claiming this isn't necessary. Anybody not do this and still be ok? My poor fiance has already signed a zillion things and mailed them, so if we didn't have to do this that would be great. Obviously if its needed thats fine.

Any experiences from you all would be great!

Thanks,

Laura

Laura,

Your lawyer may be right - the consulate didn't ask to see it from us - but we had it nonetheless. We did it - it was simple, took maybe 5 minutes and we didn't have to wonder "did I need that?" when the interview came.

As a good practice, take what you find here on VJ and combine it with what your lawyer says and you should be OK. There are many things people have learned and posted here that may not be 'required', but ends up making the processing better/faster/or more acceptable.

[Laura0588 0]

Thanks guys. Looks like my guy will have to sign yet another letter

Appreciate the help!

[Krikit 1,164]

Definitely do another letter, as requested. We were asked for ours at the Montreal interview. All the best!

Edited May 18, 2007 by Krikit

[piosenka 0]

I've seen cases where the letter was asked for in the interview, and some not...

Honestly the intent to marry letter is about the easiest one to do! I would write that a million and one times for my canadian nerd. <3

[Flames9_RN 358]

I've seen cases where the letter was asked for in the interview, and some not...

Honestly the intent to marry letter is about the easiest one to do! I would write that a million and one times for my canadian nerd. <3

Duh, he's Cdn and worth that extra fee!! lol

[AndreaK 1]

i was wondering this very same thing... but i am also wondering, is this what they mean when they indicate "evidence of engagement" on the DS-230? is anything else required for this? i have a copy of the receipt for my engagement ring - and obviously i'm wearing it - but i'd like to know in advance if anything more is required.

thx!

[Laura0588 0]

Andrea K - I thought evidence of engagement was like "proof of relationship" which would be pictures, letters, phone records, etc. Can anyone else clarify?

Also.... Can any of you who answered saying they wrote the letter tell me what they included?? Thanks

I was thinking it should have:

* Yes, still wanting to marry me (of course)

* Date of wedding

* When we have seen each other/relationship since the last letter

Anything else??

[Krikit 1,164]

Andrea K - I thought evidence of engagement was like "proof of relationship" which would be pictures, letters, phone records, etc. Can anyone else clarify?

Sorry, Andrea K, but I don't recall being asked to show "evidence of engagement". You may be thinking of "evidence of mutual intent" which was requested on Form I-129F. The types of things we included were:

- 2 pictures (1 of our engagement night)

- an engagement congratulations card sent to me by his parents

- letters from a couple of the church services we attended while visiting each other (if you sign the guest book they send you an acknowledgement letter)

Also.... Can any of you who answered saying they wrote the letter tell me what they included?? Thanks

I was thinking it should have:

* Yes, still wanting to marry me (of course)

* Date of wedding

* When we have seen each other/relationship since the last letter

Anything else??

We basically reiterated that we still intended to marry and that we knew of no reason as to why we could not lawfully marry. It was short and sweet and to the point.

Edited May 20, 2007 by Krikit

[Cassie 8]

Andrea K - I thought evidence of engagement was like "proof of relationship" which would be pictures, letters, phone records, etc. Can anyone else clarify?

Sorry, Andrea K, but I don't recall being asked to show "evidence of engagement". You may be thinking of "evidence of mutual intent" which was requested on Form I-129F. The types of things we included were:

- 2 pictures (1 of our engagement night)

- an engagement congratulations card sent to me by his parents

- letters from a couple of the church services we attended while visiting each other (if you sign the guest book they send you an acknowledgement letter)

Also.... Can any of you who answered saying they wrote the letter tell me what they included?? Thanks

I was thinking it should have:

* Yes, still wanting to marry me (of course)

* Date of wedding

* When we have seen each other/relationship since the last letter

Anything else??

We basically reiterated that we still intended to marry and that we knew of no reason as to why we could not lawfully marry. It was short and sweet and to the point.

For the OP: I went back and looked at the documentation I received from Montreal -- on my packet 4 (interview date) letter, they specifically stated the following: "You must have a letter signed by your US citizen fiance(e) stating that he/she is still free and willing to marry you upon your entry into the United States." They even underlined it for extra reinforcement. So we prepared another one. It was pretty simple, that Jerry was still free and very willing to marry me.

I also went back and looked at the form DS-156K, it does specifically state to have evidence of engagement. I took the following with me to the interview:

--receipt from the purchase of my engagement ring

--receipt from the purchase of our wedding rings

--pictures from our wedding shower in Canada, which Jerry and his parents were able to attend

--emails from my mom and his mom planning the whole wedding shower surprise

--"Congratulations on your engagement" emails and cards from family and friends

--other cards and mail from Jerry's family to me

I wasn't asked to show a scrap of it.

[Carlawarla 1]

Andrea K - I thought evidence of engagement was like "proof of relationship" which would be pictures, letters, phone records, etc. Can anyone else clarify?

Also.... Can any of you who answered saying they wrote the letter tell me what they included?? Thanks

I was thinking it should have:

* Yes, still wanting to marry me (of course)

* Date of wedding

* When we have seen each other/relationship since the last letter

Anything else??

We just changed the date on the original letter of intent that we sent in with the I-129F! I think it's a good idea to send, just to confirm that you're still committed at the last date of the letter. (Especially since your last letter might have gone in with the application months and months ago).

Carla