Letter of Intent

[pushbrk 13,135]

No disrespect here but if you post a question in the "K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Process & Procedures General Discussion", you should expect the advice to be of a K1 nature. Perhaps a little more browsing of which forum to post in would have answered the question for you.

Might I suggest this post is moved to the appropriate area now that it has been identified as a non K1 question?

And in any forum people will misunderstand things. This is a K1 question but it is being posed by the petitioner. USC petitioners don't enter the US on K1 visas but their fiances do. The question was about how to write the petitioner's letter.

[Yodrak 7]

Ability and willingness (desire might be a better word) are the two issues of concern. They embody the whole purpose of the I-129f petion and K1 visa application - I want to marry this person and I am free and clear to do so.

Adding that you will marry in compliance with the INA is fluff - why not also add in that you will comply with appropriate state and local requirements for marriage and list them as well?

My and Rodjanaa's letters were as driz8 write here, except that we wrote 'will' instead of 'willing'.

Yodrak

I am writing the "Letter of Intent" and have the sample from the guide but for the petitioner do I just need the following statement?

"I, (name), do hereby state that I am legally able and willing to marry (name)."

Thank you..

I didn't check the guides but if they don't recommend indicating you "intend" to marry within 90 days of arrival, it isn't complete. Willingness isn't the issue.

[Yodrak 7]

CD,

You can leave it off (of both statements) or you can leave it in your statement by rewording it as appropriate for you as the US citizen - 'within 90 days of my fiance(e)'s arrival in the US using the K1 visa'.

Yodrak

The reason I left the last part off (and intend to do so within 90 days of my arrival into the US using the K-1 visa) is because I am in the US already and won't be arriving with a K-1 visa...

So, should I leave that off?

Thank you all for replying previously..

CD

[pushbrk 13,135]

CD,

You can leave it off (of both statements) or you can leave it in your statement by rewording it as appropriate for you as the US citizen - 'within 90 days of my fiance(e)'s arrival in the US using the K1 visa'.

Yodrak

The reason I left the last part off (and intend to do so within 90 days of my arrival into the US using the K-1 visa) is because I am in the US already and won't be arriving with a K-1 visa...

So, should I leave that off?

Thank you all for replying previously..

CD

What is asked for is a letter of intent, not one of willingness. I have no doubt people have gotten by expressing only willingness but I wouldn't advise it.

[no name 1]

What is asked for is a letter of intent, not one of willingness. I have no doubt people have gotten by expressing only willingness but I wouldn't advise it.

You haven't even filed a K1 so how about you stop guessing & let those who actually filed a K1 to respond?

Edited July 12, 2007 by devilette

[^KK^ 3]

I know it not necessary but I had my SO get his letter notorized. I also got a quick approval from VSC. Maybe that helped?

[no name 1]

I know it not necessary but I had my SO get his letter notorized. I also got a quick approval from VSC. Maybe that helped?

Notarizing is not necessary nor does it help speed things up.

[TimsDaisy 0]

They want to see an intent to marry. Just sign something that says you're going to get married and you're fine. 90 days is nice to mention, 'cause it's a big piece of paper and it seems a waste not to fill it in.

I recall when I read the I-129F instructions, I actually worried a bit about the "original statement of intent to marry" part needing, like, a well-composed essay. They I saw the samples (I'm not even sure if I saw them here first or not) and went "oh, right, they don't give a #######, just sign something that conveys the point."

What is asked for is a letter of intent, not one of willingness. I have no doubt people have gotten by expressing only willingness but I wouldn't advise it.

You haven't even filed a K1 so how about you stop guessing & let those who actually filed a K1 to respond?

So true - since those of us who have done it have all done it EXACTLY the same way and no one else could possibly offer anything valid. Jeez pushbrk, you should've known better.

Edited July 12, 2007 by TimsDaisy

[pushbrk 13,135]

They want to see an intent to marry. Just sign something that says you're going to get married and you're fine. 90 days is nice to mention, 'cause it's a big piece of paper and it seems a waste not to fill it in.

I recall when I read the I-129F instructions, I actually worried a bit about the "original statement of intent to marry" part needing, like, a well-composed essay. They I saw the samples (I'm not even sure if I saw them here first or not) and went "oh, right, they don't give a #######, just sign something that conveys the point."

What is asked for is a letter of intent, not one of willingness. I have no doubt people have gotten by expressing only willingness but I wouldn't advise it.

You haven't even filed a K1 so how about you stop guessing & let those who actually filed a K1 to respond?

So true - since those of us who have done it have all done it EXACTLY the same way and no one else could possibly offer anything valid. Jeez pushbrk, you should've known better.

Yes, I suppose so. I'm in a good mood today, so I'm going to respond to "she who must be obeyed" by considering ceasing my responses to K1 questions when she stops responding to everything but K1 questions.

I'm not guessing. It's a letter of intent. I would not advise anybody to leave reference to their intent out of a letter of intent. YMMV.

[no name 1]

They want to see an intent to marry. Just sign something that says you're going to get married and you're fine. 90 days is nice to mention, 'cause it's a big piece of paper and it seems a waste not to fill it in.

I recall when I read the I-129F instructions, I actually worried a bit about the "original statement of intent to marry" part needing, like, a well-composed essay. They I saw the samples (I'm not even sure if I saw them here first or not) and went "oh, right, they don't give a #######, just sign something that conveys the point."

What is asked for is a letter of intent, not one of willingness. I have no doubt people have gotten by expressing only willingness but I wouldn't advise it.

You haven't even filed a K1 so how about you stop guessing & let those who actually filed a K1 to respond?

So true - since those of us who have done it have all done it EXACTLY the same way and no one else could possibly offer anything valid. Jeez pushbrk, you should've known better.

Actually he has nothing to offer as HE HASN'T DONE IT. Why don't you start giving out K3 advice?

Edited July 12, 2007 by devilette

[no name 1]

Yes, I suppose so. I'm in a good mood today, so I'm going to respond to "she who must be obeyed" by considering ceasing my responses to K1 questions when she stops responding to everything but K1 questions.

I'm not guessing. It's a letter of intent. I would not advise anybody to leave reference to their intent out of a letter of intent. YMMV.

You are guessing as you haven't been through it & do not know what works & does not.

I reply only on things I'm knowledgeable about - I do not reply in the K3 forum because I don't know anything about it. It's not the first time you've given wrong info nor will it be the last, I'm sure.

[Yodrak 7]

Please everyone, stick to the issue at hand - the content of a statement of intent. Address the issue, not each other.

Thank you.

Yodrak

[TimsDaisy 0]

Yes, I suppose so. I'm in a good mood today, so I'm going to respond to "she who must be obeyed" by considering ceasing my responses to K1 questions when she stops responding to everything but K1 questions.

I'm not guessing. It's a letter of intent. I would not advise anybody to leave reference to their intent out of a letter of intent. YMMV.

You are guessing as you haven't been through it & do not know what works & does not.

I reply only on things I'm knowledgeable about - I do not reply in the K3 forum because I don't know anything about it. It's not the first time you've given wrong info nor will it be the last, I'm sure.

It wasn't WRONG, it was his take on the situation and if someone follows his way of writing the letter they won't be any worse off than if they follow any of the other answers given in this thread.

We all comment - even you - ALL THE TIME - on things we might not have first hand knowledge about. Not to mention, even if you and I HAVE filed for K1 visas, we certainly haven't made all the exact same choices on the way things are done.

Why are you so angry! This is basically one big help desk yet you continually treat people who come for help like they are morons for not getting it all from the guides and people who come to give help like they are jerks for telling people to break with your exact way of doing things.

Why the anger? Seriously - out of all the threads you've reacted to in a similar way, this one seems like the oddest place to start a blood battle with a member who continuously aims to be helpful to people and who I have seldom (if ever) seen give incorrect advice. The most you could say is that it's a differing perspective.

I've been through the I-129F process, I know only what worked for me. I can't possibly know what didn't work for me because it didn't not work! We were approved at USCIS. The same goes for you. You know what worked for you. Only people who've been denied or RFEd know what doesn't work, and later figure out what does.

Please everyone, stick to the issue at hand - the content of a statement of intent. Address the issue, not each other.

Thank you.

Yodrak

Sorry Yodrak, but some things are worth addressing.

[no name 1]

SO.NOT.WORTH.IT.

Edited July 12, 2007 by devilette

[TimsDaisy 0]

SO.NOT.WORTH.IT.

Aww, c'mon, what'd it say the first time? Why don't you PM it to me. Or to Ewok. I'm sure there's a TOS violation in here somewhere. Isn't there usually?