Mailing to Thailand from US

[Modaddy21 10]

Hey everyone,

after NOA2 the guide says to mail a packet to your fiancée. What company is the best or easiest to use to mail the documents ?

[Loren Y 2,755]

2 hours ago, Modaddy21 said:

Hey everyone,

after NOA2 the guide says to mail a packet to your fiancée. What company is the best or easiest to use to mail the documents ?

I send stuff all the time to Thailand, use the USPS. If you are sending a copy of your K1 package for her to review for the interview, you can just scan it in and email it to her. The issue is depending on her address in Thailand, getting stuff to her could take a while. My fiancee at the time rented a box at her local post office. Only a few hundred baht a year, and you get a good reliable address to send stuff to. I did a K1 from Thailand also, and never mailed anything for immigration purposes, just send birthday card and small gifts. I did send some documents I thought she might need, but scanned and emailed documents worked fine. I could email them to her, and she would print them out at a local internet shop.

[Modaddy21 10]

On 1/9/2021 at 8:44 PM, Loren Y said:

I send stuff all the time to Thailand, use the USPS. If you are sending a copy of your K1 package for her to review for the interview, you can just scan it in and email it to her. The issue is depending on her address in Thailand, getting stuff to her could take a while. My fiancee at the time rented a box at her local post office. Only a few hundred baht a year, and you get a good reliable address to send stuff to. I did a K1 from Thailand also, and never mailed anything for immigration purposes, just send birthday card and small gifts. I did send some documents I thought she might need, but scanned and emailed documents worked fine. I could email them to her, and she would print them out at a local internet shop.

What about the new desire to marry letter and the signed I-134?  Emailed copies worked?

[Loren Y 2,755]

2 hours ago, Modaddy21 said:

What about the new desire to marry letter and the signed I-134?  Emailed copies worked?

Yes, email copies were fine. They didn't even take the second intent to marry letter, never asked for it. And they didn't care about the I134 not having a "wet" signature. CO was more interested in my current pay stubs to make sure I was still employed. I sent the most recent 3 stubs, so about 6 weeks of work.

[Buckaroo 11]

The Packet 3 instructions from US Embassy Thailand state that they will need both certified originals and copies of marriage and divorce documents for both Petitioner and Beneficiary. So essentially I have the same question about a later step in the process that will necessitate sending hard copies of original documents to Thailand. 

I have looked at USPS as well and it looks like a good option but I don't have any experience with reliability on the Thai end of things.

[Steve and Nicha 35]

DHL is expensive, but it is good for mission critical items.  I would never trust USPS unless there is plenty of time.  I had an item sit somewhere with no movement for a month before when I sent a small package to Thailand.  It is hit or miss with USPS.

[Modaddy21 10]

13 hours ago, Buckaroo said:

The Packet 3 instructions from US Embassy Thailand state that they will need both certified originals and copies of marriage and divorce documents for both Petitioner and Beneficiary. So essentially I have the same question about a later step in the process that will necessitate sending hard copies of original documents to Thailand. 

I have looked at USPS as well and it looks like a good option but I don't have any experience with reliability on the Thai end of things.

Dang. Do we really need to send certified hard copies of divorce documents?  That seems unnecessary. 

[TBoneTX 45,324]

2 hours ago, Modaddy21 said:

certified hard copies of divorce documents

It's been that way pretty much everywhere (that I've ever heard) for a long time.

[elkski 28]

Are case is finally in  transit to BKK.  

I will try to  efile 2020 taxes soon  and supposedly you can get tax transcript 2 weeks after filing.  I think you need copy of first marriage certificate also.   On the I-134 is this submitted electronically? Or just a form you send fiancee to have at interview? 

Does fiance really need copy of the 110 pages of I-129?   

Fiancee says I need this.

They need from you:

1.i -134

2.employment letter Except I'm retired

3.W2  if have

4.tax transcript

5. Bank statement 

6. Divorce decree and marriage cert. 

7.copy passport every time to thailand but I say not needed because I have not been able to take any trips to visit since I-129 and passport pages are in that. 

 

Edited January 26, 2021 by elkski

[Modaddy21 10]

12 hours ago, elkski said:

Are case is finally in  transit to BKK.  

I will try to  efile 2020 taxes soon  and supposedly you can get tax transcript 2 weeks after filing.  I think you need copy of first marriage certificate also.   On the I-134 is this submitted electronically? Or just a form you send fiancee to have at interview? 

Does fiance really need copy of the 110 pages of I-129?   

Fiancee says I need this.

They need from you:

1.i -134

2.employment letter Except I'm retired

3.W2  if have

4.tax transcript

5. Bank statement 

6. Divorce decree and marriage cert. 

7.copy passport every time to thailand but I say not needed because I have not been able to take any trips to visit since I-129 and passport pages are in that. 

 

Following. I’m curious as well. The whole 129 pack again and my old marriage cert?

[elkski 28]

-I read they needed previous marriage certificates. of course the divorce decree is in the I-129 that they can find  with some keystrokes.  

I have read many people sent the beneficiary copies of the I-129.   I am under the impression the I-134 is only submitted at the interview.  seems odd 

I read only 1 tax year "transcript" is needed.  this can be downloaded  2 weeks after efile. 

-a statement of financial assets.  IRA, 401K Td Ameritrade type thing.

-letter of affirmation to marry by each of us.

_ a little bit of proof relationship has continued. I'm assuming things like money sent, gifts for Vday, Bday maybe a few snippets of chat logs. 

-she will need police report and medical and vaccinations help

 

[Steve and Nicha 35]

I requested my original marriage certificate from the county that I got married in 20 years ago and received an official version.  I also went to the county where my divorce was finalized and got an official version of the decree.  My recommendation is to do everything on the letter so we don’t find out during the interview that additional documents are needed especially after waiting this long for the interview.  The original marriage certificate could take 2-3 weeks if they need to mail.