May I please get opinion on my intent to marry letter?

[eirinlinn 105]

I think I got the general gist of it but is there anything that I can do to improve it? 



(I blocked out last names and the name of the village.)
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To Whom it May Concern, 
My name is Erin ******** and I am petitioning for my wonderful Fiance Branislav ************  to come live with me in the United States so we can get married. We intend to get married within the 90 days that he is admitted to the United States. 
Branislav and I first met on a music group on Facebook in 2011. He was on my friends list for quite some time and we were acquaintances/on a friendly basis for many years after that. We got to be better friends at the end of 2017 and in late 2018 we became more. I decided that I would go and visit him and meet him in person at the end of November into December 2018. 
When I landed he was there waiting for me in Zagreb (with chocolates in hand) and I was head over heels instantly. We commenced to have a beautiful two weeks together spending some time in Zagreb at an airbnb for the first half and then staying at his childhood home in ********  for the other half. His family was so sweet and I have grown so attached! 
I went over again at the end of April and into May 2019 where I attended a traditional family feast with him and his family and we all as well celebrated my birthday together. We also had a weekend away in an Airbnb in Banja Luka. 
My third trip was in the end of July to August 2019 where I came to attend his brothers wedding with him on the 4th of August. We stayed at his childhood home and attended the wedding and when the time came for the bride to throw the bouquet at the church; she instead turned around and handed me the bouquet and motioned for me to turn around. When I turned around I saw Branislav down on one knee. I said yes and can say that that was one of the most wonderful moments of my life!
I returned again on December 12th and had a wonderful month with Branislav and his family celebrating Christmas on the 25th, New Year, and Orthodox Christmas on January 7th. It was such a beautiful time!

Thank you, 
Erin *********

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Do you think that this would be sufficient or is there something that I should add in there? I would love some opinions! 

 

[NikLR 13,227]

This is a combo how we met and intend to marry.  The first paragraph is all you need for intend to marry. Really they're  normally that short.  You could include some details like a courthouse or Vegas or other location etc...

The rest of your letter should be separate as it talks about your meetings in person. 

[eirinlinn 105]

3 minutes ago, NikLR said:

This is a combo how we met and intend to marry.  The first paragraph is all you need for intend to marry. Really they're  normally that short.  You could include some details like a courthouse or Vegas or other location etc...

The rest of your letter should be separate as it talks about your meetings in person. 

Should I make the second paragraph into a different letter? 

[NikLR 13,227]

2 minutes ago, eirinlinn said:

Should I make the second paragraph into a different letter? 

Yes.  Everything after paragraph one should be in a how we met letter with evidence to back up the most recent meeting.

[eirinlinn 105]

6 minutes ago, NikLR said:

Yes.  Everything after paragraph one should be in a how we met letter with evidence to back up the most recent meeting.

Would something to the gist of this be okay?

I went off of the template and added a little of my own to it. Do you think that should be okay even though it is so close to the template? I can't think of what else to put because that's the nit and grit of it. 

_________________________

[My name]
[My address]
United States [my zip code]

USCIS 
P.O. Box 660151
Dallas, TX 75266

[date]

Re: Petitioner's Statement of Intent to Marry

To Whom It May Concern:
My name is Erin ******* and I became engaged to marry Branislav ******** on August 4th, 2019. I hereby state that I am legally able and willing to marry Branislav ******* and intend to do so within the 90 days of his arrival into the Unisted States using the K-1 Visa. We are planning on having a small reception with a my parents, siblings, and some of my family friends in attendance at a small venue in the Salt Lake Valley. 

Should you have any questions regarding this matter, please feel free to contact me. 

Sincerely, 

[Signature]

[my name]

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[payxibka 10,045]

14 minutes ago, eirinlinn said:

Should I make the second paragraph into a different letter? 

And since there is no requirement for a how we met letter,  you could choose to not include in its entirety 

[NikLR 13,227]

Sure just make sure it says United States.

[eirinlinn 105]

Just now, NikLR said:

Sure just make sure it says United States.

Ah! Thanks for catching that Type-o.  Thanks so much 

[NoMansLand2020 298]

Our letters simply stated that we intended to get married with the 90 day period of her arrival here and our signatures. 

 

We provided no information about our meeting. 

 

 

[eirinlinn 105]

3 hours ago, NikLR said:

Sure just make sure it says United States.

My fiance just typed out his as well and he did it close to the template as well does it look okay?

 

I, Branislav ********, proposed and became engaged to Erin ******** on August 4th 2019.  I hereby state that I am legally able and willing to marry Erin ****** and intend to do so within 90 days of my arrival into the United States using the K-1 Visa. We are planning  a small wedding reception with Erin's family and friends. 

If you have any questions regarding this matter, please feel free to contact me. 

Sincerely,

Branislav *******

[Greenbaum 12,259]

1 hour ago, eirinlinn said:

My fiance just typed out his as well and he did it close to the template as well does it look okay?

 

I, Branislav ********, proposed and became engaged to Erin ******** on August 4th 2019.  I hereby state that I am legally able and willing to marry Erin ****** and intend to do so within 90 days of my arrival into the United States using the K-1 Visa. We are planning  a small wedding reception with Erin's family and friends. 

If you have any questions regarding this matter, please feel free to contact me. 

Sincerely,

Branislav *******

Perfect!!

[eirinlinn 105]

17 minutes ago, Greenbaum said:

Perfect!!

Thank you

 

[SalishSea 17,818]

5 hours ago, Solaris81 said:

Our letters simply stated that we intended to get married with the 90 day period of her arrival here and our signatures. 

 

We provided no information about our meeting. 

 

 

Same here.  I'm of the opinion that cluttering up a petition with unrequired, unasked-for info leads to RFEs and delays as the adjudicator has to try to wade through it all.

[eirinlinn 105]

1 hour ago, Jorgedig said:

Same here.  I'm of the opinion that cluttering up a petition with unrequired, unasked-for info leads to RFEs and delays as the adjudicator has to try to wade through it all.

How much evidence do you think would be excessive? I have 91 photos of us (prints from Shutterfly are on their way), and I have about 20+ Facebook post screenshots. I’m also thinking about including some of our correspondence. I am thinking of including our Airbnb reviews also..

[SalishSea 17,818]

8 minutes ago, eirinlinn said:

How much evidence do you think would be excessive? I have 91 photos of us (prints from Shutterfly are on their way), and I have about 20+ Facebook post screenshots. I’m also thinking about including some of our correspondence. I am thinking of including our Airbnb reviews also..

91 photos is definitely excessive!

 

We didn't include any snapshots, just the required 2x2 passport style photos.  We followed the optional checklist/instructions that accompany the I-129f form on the USCIS website.  

 

They type of "front-loading" of a petition that you seem to want to do is typically done for higher fraud/higher risk consulates.  Is Bosnia one of those?

 

There are some members here who will tell everyone, even those going through extremely low-fraud consulates (such as UK) to front-load.  Personally, I think that just opens the door for additional delays and RFEs as there is so much extra "stuff" the adjudicator has to review and read.  

 

It is also a myth that there needs to be some dramatic "love story" written for question #54.  For that part, we simply wrote the dates of our in-person meetings and provided the supplemental evidence in the form of passport stamps.  That's it!

Edited January 19, 2020 by Jorgedig