k1 visa (merged threads)

[Cbb 0]

Hi question 53 on the 1-29f form is making reference to 2 years us of us dating, however my partner and i have only been together for 1 year and 2 months. should we wait out the 2 years before filing this 

[OldUser 8,809]

1) There's no form 1-29F. I think you mean I-129F

2) It just asks whether you met in the last 2 years in person. It could be yesterday. No problem, you don't need to wait 2 years before filing.

[MalloryCat 565]

it doesn't mean have you been together for at least 2 years

it just means have you met in person within the last 2 years of the date you filed the petition

 

so if you filed the petition on april 26 2025, you would have had to have met in person at least once sometime between april 27th 2023 and april 26th 2025.

if you have, than you answer yes

[MainFrame 4]

The instructions PDF that comes with the petition is also something to consider reading.

[Cbb 0]

5 hours ago, Cbb said:

Hi question 53 on the 1-29f form is making reference to 2 years us of us dating, however my partner and i have only been together for 1 year and 2 months. should we wait out the 2 years before filing this 

thank u guys for responding, i appreciate the detailed explanation.

[Cbb 0]

I am doing the form myself so i am trying to ensure i have things in order . "Evidence that you and your fiancé(e) intend to marry within 90 days of their admission into the United States as a K-1 nonimmigrant" can the date venue etc be used as proof or what is best to use here to prove that we will be married within this time. 

[J.M. 293]

Written letters of intent to marry within 90 days are the normal evidence provided for this.  One from each of you, signed.  Search this site and google for fiancé letter of intent to see examples.  Having a date selected this early is optimistic, since processing times can vary significantly.  It is not generally expected to have a date chosen.

[hplusj 401]

Any evidence provided as indicative of a planned wedding may be misconstrued as you having already been married.  Don't do this.  As JM says, each party should submit a letter of intent to marry, detailing their understanding of the relationship and the desire to marry.  Please sign both letters, and write them independent of one another.  Nothing else is needed for this, and as stated, anything additional may work against you.

[Ryan H 3,854]

~~~Similar topics merged.  Please ask all questions you have about completing the I-129F in this thread instead of starting a new thread for every question you have about that form.~~~

[Cbb 0]

thank u guys, sure will do the merging 

[Cbb 0]

does he have to have a physical address? the house was sold last year because it was a joint ownership, he then went into trucking. he stays with his sister when he does go home from trucking for his 34 hours rest time, Can that address be used on the form? his name is not on the lease, hes ok with getting somewhere physically if that will hinder us but he didnt because he does over the road trucking. 

another thing is our engagement was different, meaning on his last visit we got up and was just talking and he asked me if i would marry him. so it wasnt planned, no ring etc. he wants to come back to do that aspect as i would have already accepted but does he have to do it in person? im asking because he was here just 3 weeks ago again, i dont want to have him keep taking time off when there is an alternative. please guide me as best as possible, thank you.

[smilingstone 284]

The circumstances of your engagement were the same as mine. By the time my now-husband proposed, we already spoke countlessly about getting married. He didn't have a ring for me either, we didn't even think about it until a day or 2 before I was due to leave. Even when I had an engagement ring, we didn't include anything about it in our petition because an engagement doesn't require a ring, only a question and an answer between the couple. 

[MalloryCat 565]

he probably can use that address, but you have to think about where you would live once you arrive on the visa. would you be staying with his sister?

personally, i think it would be best for the petition as well as for your potential future if he had somewhere for himself.

 

there definitely doesn't need to be an official "engagement"
if you are both free to marry and want to marry each other, that is enough
no ring or engagement pictures required

 

we got engagement pictures taken after my now-husband arrived on his k1 visa, 10 days before we actually got married so LOL