Is copy of beneficiary’s birth certificate and/or passport required for I-129F petition for K-1 visa?

[M&JBogota2020 0]

I would really love it if someone could answer this basic question: is a copy of the beneficiary’s birth certificate and/or passport required as supporting documentation for form I-129F???

 

I’m finding conflicting information on various sites. But I am positive that neither the form nor the form instructions ask for this item as supporting evidence. Yet in the RFE thread/master list, it looks like USCIS has asked for this...? 
 

Could my petition be approved/sent to NVC without providing this supporting documentation? At what point would this documentation be required

(e.g. at the interview etc.)????

 

Many thanks for any help! 

Edited February 21, 2021 by M&JBogota2020

[StellaGB1 29]

It’s not a requirement for the I-129f so yes it can get approved without these. Passport pages with US entry stamps can be useful for evidence of meeting in the last 2 years though. If you’re really worried it won’t hurt to include them but it’s not a necessity. They’re not required until the interview stage. 

Edited February 21, 2021 by StellaGB1

[payxibka 10,045]

16 minutes ago, M&JBogota2020 said:

I would really love it if someone could answer this basic question: is a copy of the beneficiary’s birth certificate and/or passport required as supporting documentation for form I-129F???

 

I’m finding conflicting information on various sites. But I am positive that neither the form nor the form instructions ask for this item as supporting evidence. Yet in the RFE thread/master list, it looks like USCIS has asked for this...? 
 

Could my petition be approved/sent to NVC without providing this supporting documentation? At what point would this documentation be required

(e.g. at the interview etc.)????

 

Many thanks for any help! 

You need to trust the instructions.  No mention of either document for the beneficiary being required 

Edited February 21, 2021 by payxibka

[M&JBogota2020 0]

Thanks! Already submitted so no way to include. I hope they don’t do a RFE on this. I submitted airline ticket receipts, hotel receipts, and photos for evidence of in-meeting person. 

[payxibka 10,045]

1 minute ago, M&JBogota2020 said:

Thanks! Already submitted so no way to include. I hope they don’t do a RFE on this. I submitted airline ticket receipts, hotel receipts, and photos for evidence of in-meeting person. 

May not be enough as airline receipts is not proof of travel and photos don't prove face to face within the past two years

[M&JBogota2020 0]

1 minute ago, payxibka said:

May not be enough as airline receipts is not proof of travel and photos don't prove face to face within the past two years

Ugh, right. Good point. I also submitted copies of university degree in process certifications showing that we were both at the same university during the same period (within last two years but before said in-person meeting). All this along with a detailed signed statement explaining the circumstances of our meeting in graduate school followed by another in-person meeting. I am hoping USCIS is reasonable enough to accept this as evidence as I didn’t include the stamped pages of my passport. 

[payxibka 10,045]

7 minutes ago, M&JBogota2020 said:

Ugh, right. Good point. I also submitted copies of university degree in process certifications showing that we were both at the same university during the same period (within last two years but before said in-person meeting). All this along with a detailed signed statement explaining the circumstances of our meeting in graduate school followed by another in-person meeting. I am hoping USCIS is reasonable enough to accept this as evidence as I didn’t include the stamped pages of my passport. 

I would hope for the best and plan for the worst.

 

Signed statement can be fiction,  so no joy there.