evidence of relationship I-129F: Evidence of relationship

[J_mack93 1]

Hello all! 

As we prepare to commence our K1 journey, we are beginning to compile all necessary information and evidence to include in our application for the I-129F.  Thus far, we have 50 A4 pages of an explanation of how we met, a description of each trip we spent together (both here in Scotland and the USA), Pictures together, receipts of gifts bought for one another, booking confirmation of various date activities, pictures of us with one others family, pictures of engagement ring, correspondence emails with jeweller salesman, screenshots of skype/facetime calls, screenshots of text messages/facebook messages, photocopies of letters sent to one another, photocopies and screenshots of airline boarding passes/booking confirmation, photos of our engagement and booking confirmation of accommodation which we stayed. On top of this, there is a section on the bottom of each page which has our names printed with our signatures. I’m not too concerned about the amount of evidence we’ve compiled, however, I’m the beneficiary and have been the one building up this portfolio (describing the relationship from my perspective). My question is – is there any ruling against the beneficiary submitting all this information rather than the petitioner? 

 

We’re new to this page, and are only just getting our heads around each stage of the journey ahead. Any help and info will be greatly appreciated...

[EandS2019 392]

It's fine for the beneficiary to put some stuff together for the petition too, but it needs to be submitted by the petitioner 'from' the petitioner. I was the beneficiary and I did a lot of putting the petition together while my fiance was at work,  I often avoided writing as him by using 'we'. E.G. "We went on a holiday to New Zealand together... etc"

 

Do you both also have separate signed letters of intent to marry included each?

[Crazy Cat 42,392]

I admire your enthusiasm, and front-loading is needed for some cases......but ....do you think a reviewer is going to read 50 pages of how you met?????  You don't need that much.....

Have you considered a CR-1 instead?

 

Every couple has their own priorities, and each couple must decide which visa is better for their situation.

K-1
    Slightly faster arrival in the US (currently about 3 months sooner)    
    More expensive than CR-1    
    Requires Adjustment of Status after marriage (expensive and requires a lot of paperwork)    
    Spouse can not leave the US until she/he receives approved Advance Parole (approx 5-6 months)    
    Spouse can not work until she/he receives EAD (approx 5-6 months)    
    Some people have had problems with driver licenses, Social Security cards, leases, bank account during this period    
    Spouse will not receive Green Card for many months after Adjustment of Status is filed.

  

CR-1
    Slightly slower arrival in the US (currently about 3 months later)

    Less expensive than K-1    
    No Adjustment of Status(I-485, I-131, I-765) required.    
    Spouse can immediately travel outside the US    
    Spouse is authorized to work immediately upon arrival.    
    Spouse receives Social Security Card and Green Card within 2 or 3 weeks after entering the US    
    Opening a bank account, getting a driver's license, etc. are very easily accomplished with GC, SS card, and passport.

    Spouse has legal permanent Resident status IMMEDIATELY (literally)  upon entry to US.
   

 

Edited April 19, 2019 by missileman

[EandS2019 392]

Just now, missileman said:

I admire your enthusiasm, and front-loading is needed for some cases......but ....do you think a reviewer is going to read 50 pages of how you met?????  You don't need that much.....

Have you considered a CR-1 instead?

Every couple has their own priorities, and each couple must decide which visa is better for their situation.

K-1
    Slightly faster arrival in the US (currently about 3 months sooner)    
    More expensive than CR-1    
    Requires Adjustment of Status after marriage (expensive and requires a lot of paperwork)    
    Spouse can not leave the US until she/he receives approved Advance Parole (approx 5-6 months)    
    Spouse can not work until she/he receives EAD (approx 5-6 months)    
    Some people have had problems with driver licenses, Social Security cards, leases, bank account during this period    
    Spouse will not receive Green Card for many months after Adjustment of Status is filed.

  

CR-1
    Slightly slower arrival in the US (currently about 3 months later)

    Less expensive than K-1    
    No Adjustment of Status(I-485, I-131, I-765) required.    
    Spouse can immediately travel outside the US    
    Spouse is authorized to work immediately upon arrival.    
    Spouse receives Social Security Card and Green Card within 2 or 3 weeks after entering the US    
    Opening a bank account, getting a driver's license, etc. are very easily accomplished with GC, SS card, and passport.

    Spouse has legal permanent Resident status IMMEDIATELY upon entry to US.
   

 

I also read it like that at first, but now I'm thinking they have 50 pages total which includes all of the above.

[J_mack93 1]

8 minutes ago, Ethan & Shannon said:

I also read it like that at first, but now I'm thinking they have 50 pages total which includes all of the above.

Sorry, I never worded that clearly. The 50 pages includes a short explanation of each time we spent together, screenshots, photocopies and pictures of everything mentioned above. There’s maybe 4 pages worth of actual reading out of the 50, the remainder is photos and receipts. I’ve been known to ramble, but I think 50 pages of explaining our relationship would be a bit of a stretch haha.

 

The CR-1 is something we haven’t looked into or considered, so we’ll explore that more...

 

Thanks! 

[Boiler 46,176]

Not needed, gross overkill.

[Sailormooon 268]

All I did was provide pictures and a caption on each picture on each trip we met. I provided a max number of 4 pictures for each trip (all together it was about 4 trips) and just hotel receipts for each trip and plane tickets for each trip for both of us. I think all they need is proof that you've met within 2 years rather than how you met. On the actual I-29F form, I wrote when and where we met each time and the dates, not how we met. It made the petition a lot clearer, smaller and I felt like it was easy for the officer to go through. We also provided letters of intent from myself and my (now) partner. I received no RFE's. 

[payxibka 10,047]

56 minutes ago, J_mack93 said:

Hello all! 

As we prepare to commence our K1 journey, we are beginning to compile all necessary information and evidence to include in our application for the I-129F.  Thus far, we have 50 A4 pages of an explanation of how we met, a description of each trip we spent together (both here in Scotland and the USA), Pictures together, receipts of gifts bought for one another, booking confirmation of various date activities, pictures of us with one others family, pictures of engagement ring, correspondence emails with jeweller salesman, screenshots of skype/facetime calls, screenshots of text messages/facebook messages, photocopies of letters sent to one another, photocopies and screenshots of airline boarding passes/booking confirmation, photos of our engagement and booking confirmation of accommodation which we stayed. On top of this, there is a section on the bottom of each page which has our names printed with our signatures. I’m not too concerned about the amount of evidence we’ve compiled, however, I’m the beneficiary and have been the one building up this portfolio (describing the relationship from my perspective). My question is – is there any ruling against the beneficiary submitting all this information rather than the petitioner? 

 

We’re new to this page, and are only just getting our heads around each stage of the journey ahead. Any help and info will be greatly appreciated...

If your explanation of your circumstances of meeting cannot fit on the space provided by the form itself you should seriously rethink your response. Two to three sentences. 

Edited April 19, 2019 by payxibka

[J_mack93 1]

27 minutes ago, payxibka said:

If your explanation of your circumstances of meeting cannot fit on the space provided by the form itself you should seriously rethink your response. Two to three sentences. 

Admittedly, I didn’t phrase that well. The 50 pages includes a very brief explanation on how we met, a very brief summary of each trip, and the rest is just pictures/photocopies/screenshots. 

[payxibka 10,047]

8 minutes ago, J_mack93 said:

Admittedly, I didn’t phrase that well. The 50 pages includes a very brief explanation on how we met, a very brief summary of each trip, and the rest is just pictures/photocopies/screenshots. 

Still overkill.   My evidence was a total of 5 pieces of paper.   You don't need to summarize each trip.  Just one within the past two years 

 

What are the screenshots of?

How many photos?

[Crazy Cat 42,392]

5 hours ago, J_mack93 said:

Admittedly, I didn’t phrase that well. The 50 pages includes a very brief explanation on how we met, a very brief summary of each trip, and the rest is just pictures/photocopies/screenshots. 

How many pictures?

[J_mack93 1]

43 minutes ago, missileman said:

How many pictures?

It varies. We’ve seen each other a total of 7 times since October 2017, and I’ve split each trip up into different sections in the evidence packet. Each trip has a different amount of captioned photos, some have 3, some have 6 - But each section includes boarding pass and airline booking photocopies. On top of the evidence of time spent together, I’ve attached a handful of Skype/FaceTime screenshots to prove our communication while we’re apart. 

 

I appreciate that this may be overkill, but surely it won’t be detrimental to our application? They’re just looking for evidence that our relationship is genuine, and that’s what I’m giving them. 

[Crazy Cat 42,392]

2 minutes ago, J_mack93 said:

It varies. We’ve seen each other a total of 7 times since October 2017, and I’ve split each trip up into different sections in the evidence packet. Each trip has a different amount of captioned photos, some have 3, some have 6 - But each section includes boarding pass and airline booking photocopies. On top of the evidence of time spent together, I’ve attached a handful of Skype/FaceTime screenshots to prove our communication while we’re apart. 

 

I appreciate that this may be overkill, but surely it won’t be detrimental to our application? They’re just looking for evidence that our relationship is genuine, and that’s what I’m giving them. 

Were any of those picture taken with you two formally dressed?  Any kind of ceremony which could be seen as a type of marriage?      My point is that the more unneeded evidence you send, the easier it is to question things....be careful.

[payxibka 10,047]

5 minutes ago, J_mack93 said:

They’re just looking for evidence that our relationship is genuine, and that’s what I’m giving them. 

They are NOT. 

[Crazy Cat 42,392]

9 minutes ago, J_mack93 said:

They’re just looking for evidence that our relationship is genuine, and that’s what I’m giving them. 

Not at the initial stage.........that comes at the interview stage.