I-129F petition

[hopiiee 2]

Hi everyone! 
anyone here who has a Filipina Beneficiary and were you required a CENOMAR? Mine was issued June 2023 and they said it has a validity of 6 months, mine doesn't have any expiry stated on the paper but only the date I requested for the document. 
 

i really dont know if i should include it for the I-129F petition (I know i can still request for a new one but it might take some time) 

[top_secret 2,383]

You don't need it at all for the I-129F.  You will need a new one before your interview at the embassy.

 

The embassy considers CENOMAR's valid for 1 year from the date of issuance.  You often see advice that they are only valid 6 months because in past years there have been a few very rare instances where an individual consul ask for one less than six months old due to some question they had about someone's specific case.  The six month advice does not apply to normal cases.

[hopiiee 2]

Thank you so much 😊

[RufusDawes 12]

IMO the I-129F instructions are ambiguous... it requires documentation that all previous marriages were terminated for petitioner and beneficiary... my Pinay was never married, but just to be safe I included her CENOMAR in the application packet.

[hopiiee 2]

Thank you so much 😊 I'll do that with mine too just to be safe. 

[hopiiee 2]

Hi everyone! Is it ok if I only have around 14 photos? Thanks!

i can add more but i just want a detailed one that includes our official engagement photo wnd when he went here

[J.M. 227]

Cenomar is not required or needed for I-129f filing.  Yes, you have to provide evidence of termination of previous marriages, but you do not have to provide evidence of being single if never married.  You can include it, but it is not necessary of beneficial.

 

14 pictures are more than enough.  Your only goal when filing the I-129f is to show that you were in the same place at the same time, within the last 2 years.  Pictures are OK, but not the best way to show that.  Visa entry stamp and boarding passes do that.  Pictures are secondary evidence.  4 to 6 is enough.  I suggest saving the "official engagement photo" for the interview, and only present it if additional proof of relationship is required.  You are not trying to prove your relationship when filing the I-129F, only that you have physically met in the last 2 years.  Your relationship validity will be considered when you are interviewed, which for the Philippines is not very difficult to prove.

[hopiiee 2]

Thank you so much 😊 appreciate your response. We're almost done and about to mail it. This group has been so helpful

[RufusDawes 12]

The I-129F instructions asks for evidence of intent to marry within 90 days of entry to the US, so I added the engagement pictures and ring receipt/pictures to my packet... this in addition the the signed letters of intent to marry.

[hopiiee 2]

Thank you so much 😊 

[hopiiee 2]

Hi! Is it ok if my fiancé wrote using a gel pen at the back of my 2x2 photo? He wrote lightly but because of the type of photo paper on the picture, he used a black gel pen instead. But it didn't smudge or cause any distortion on the picture.