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Hi,

 

Can anyone please advise me exactly what I need to include in the letter of intent (as the beneficiary) for the K-1 visa? The guide on this site gives just very basic, official language to use, but looking at examples on pretty much any immigration law firm's website, they say you have to include a full breakdown of how you met, which is confusing me. I don't want to leave anything out and risk doing it wrong, but there seems to be too many variations online to know what's right and what isn't.

 

I know at some point we both have to provide proof of a relationship — photos, boarding passes, receipts etc... is that part of this, too, or does that come later?

 

Thanks in advance for any assistance.

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My letter said the following:

 

I, BENEFICIARY, do hereby state that I am legally able and willing to marry PETITIONER and intend to do so within 90 days of my arrival into the US using the K-1 visa.

 

Both the petitioner and beneficiary need to do the letter. Proof is also included in the petition, but not as part of the intent letter. 

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3 minutes ago, AW1704 said:

My letter said the following:

 

I, BENEFICIARY, do hereby state that I am legally able and willing to marry PETITIONER and intend to do so within 90 days of my arrival into the US using the K-1 visa.

 

Both the petitioner and beneficiary need to do the letter. Proof is also included in the petition, but not as part of the intent letter. 

Thank you for this. That's what VJ says in the guide here, but with so many other sources saying something else, I figured it was best to check.

 

Do I still need to put the details of the US Embassy on there, like it says on the VJ template?

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3 minutes ago, AW1704 said:

My letter said the following:

 

I, BENEFICIARY, do hereby state that I am legally able and willing to marry PETITIONER and intend to do so within 90 days of my arrival into the US using the K-1 visa.

 

Both the petitioner and beneficiary need to do the letter. Proof is also included in the petition, but not as part of the intent letter. 

pretty much it right there..  yea if it means anything, me and my fiancé got our letter notarized. ( weather it helps or not.. who knows ) but you are correct

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1 minute ago, Pete Rogers said:

Thank you for this. That's what VJ says in the guide here, but with so many other sources saying something else, I figured it was best to check.

 

Do I still need to put the details of the US Embassy on there, like it says on the VJ template?

Yeah, you want to format it like a normal letter and I think we did wet signatures for both parties, but not 100% certain any more.

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Just now, Pete Rogers said:

but with so many other sources saying something else,

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1 hour ago, Pete Rogers said:

Thank you for this. That's what VJ says in the guide here, but with so many other sources saying something else, I figured it was best to check.

 

Do I still need to put the details of the US Embassy on there, like it says on the VJ template?

Concerning the embassy. That is mentioned because if your interview is delayed and falls 4+ months after your NOA2 petition approval date, the petitioner will have to provide another letter of intent at your interview. Petition approvals expire at 4 months, but are easily extended by bringing an updated letter of intent from the American to the interview. 
 

You don’t really have to make these in formal letter format. You could do something simple like—-
 

STATEMENT OF INTENT

 

I, (beneficiary’s name), do hereby state that I am legally free to marry and intend to marry (petitioner’s  name) within 90 days of my arrival into the US using the K-1 visa. 
 

(signature)

Typed name

Date

 

____________________________
 

STATEMENT OF INTENT

 

I, (petitioner’s name), do hereby state that I am legally free to marry and intend to marry (beneficiary’s  name) within 90 days of his (or her) arrival into the US using the K-1 visa. 
 

(signature)

Typed name

Date

 

____________________________
 

And if you go past 4 months between petition approval and interview date—-


 

STATEMENT OF INTENT

 

I, (petitioner’s name), do hereby state that I remain legally free to marry and intend to marry (beneficiary’s  name) within 90 days of his (or her) arrival into the US using the K-1 visa. 
 

(signature)

Typed name

Date (which is a new date closer to the interview)

 

____________________________

 

NOTE: The wording is  slightly different depending on if it is from the petitioner or beneficiary. VJ seems to indicate they write identical statements to their VJ example. It wouldn’t make sense for the petitioner to say “my arrival into the US using the K-1 visa”.

 

 

 

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2 hours ago, Pete Rogers said:

Hi,

 

Can anyone please advise me exactly what I need to include in the letter of intent (as the beneficiary) for the K-1 visa? The guide on this site gives just very basic, official language to use, but looking at examples on pretty much any immigration law firm's website, they say you have to include a full breakdown of how you met, which is confusing me. I don't want to leave anything out and risk doing it wrong, but there seems to be too many variations online to know what's right and what isn't.

 

I know at some point we both have to provide proof of a relationship — photos, boarding passes, receipts etc... is that part of this, too, or does that come later?

 

Thanks in advance for any assistance.

For the letter of intent, I made it clear that I, as the beneficiary, intended to marry the petitioner within the 90 days period. I briefly laid out where the wedding will take place, and briefly described the proofs of my intention to marry the petitioner. The proofs were online chat logs between my mother in law, and chat logs between myself and the petitioner (all of which were very personal). Before I provided the evidences, I also clarified that none of these were altered and are genuine. I also virtually signed the paper, and made a space for my fiancé to sign it once he printed it.

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2 hours ago, Pete Rogers said:

I know at some point we both have to provide proof of a relationship — photos, boarding passes, receipts etc... is that part of this, too, or does that come later?

The only evidence required for an I-129F petition for a K-1 is documentation to show that you met at least once, in person, within two years of filing the petition.  The best evidence of this consists of original boarding passes, passport stamps, hotel receipts, and a few photos of the couple together.  Proof of the relationship is not required, either with the petition or at the visa interview, and is only recommended for high-fraud countries or situations where there are red flags such as a big age gap.

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1 hour ago, carmel34 said:

The only evidence required for an I-129F petition for a K-1 is documentation to show that you met at least once, in person, within two years of filing the petition.  The best evidence of this consists of original boarding passes, passport stamps, hotel receipts, and a few photos of the couple together.  Proof of the relationship is not required, either with the petition or at the visa interview, and is only recommended for high-fraud countries or situations where there are red flags such as a big age gap.

While it's true that it's not strictly required, I disagree that evidence of the relationship is only recommended for high-fraud countries. The VJ guide includes the advice to add evidence of an ongoing relationship to the petition regardless of location AND to bring additional evidence of the relationship to the interview. However, people with simple cases (no red flags) from low-fraud countries don't have to worry as much about front-loading their petition with tons of evidence. That doesn't mean it's advisable to provide no additional evidence at all. 

 

 

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7 hours ago, Pete Rogers said:

Hi,

 

Can anyone please advise me exactly what I need to include in the letter of intent (as the beneficiary) for the K-1 visa? The guide on this site gives just very basic, official language to use, but looking at examples on pretty much any immigration law firm's website, they say you have to include a full breakdown of how you met, which is confusing me. I don't want to leave anything out and risk doing it wrong, but there seems to be too many variations online to know what's right and what isn't.

 

I know at some point we both have to provide proof of a relationship — photos, boarding passes, receipts etc... is that part of this, too, or does that come later?

 

Thanks in advance for any assistance.

Not ‘proof of relationship.’   Evidence of the one required meeting during the previous two years.   That evidence must be sent with the petition.

 

The letter of intent to marry should be clear and concise (“I/we the undersigned agree to marry one another within 90 days of entry on the K-1 visa…..”.   Etc).

 

Sending extra stuff they haven’t asked for isn’t recommended for the UK.

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Kind of refreshing to be where I am now and seeing others at the starting point.  Man those initial days of  K1 processing were a challenge.   Best advise I can offer is "Beware of the HI GUY'S"  you see on U-tube. 

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