Getting read to send in K-1 Petition...

[shigil 0]

Hi Everyone,

I'm getting ready to send in my K-1 fiance petition. I told my fiance to write a letter describing how we meet and some background to our relationship. His English skills are very limited, so would it be better that he write the letter in his languange and them I can translate it for him? But it looks like every document that is in another language has to be offically translated i.e. it needs to be certified. Would it be better to have him write it in his language and certify it or take my chance and just submit one copy from him (the English version that I would help him translate).?

thanks for all your help.

[mox 298]

Hi Everyone,

I'm getting ready to send in my K-1 fiance petition. I told my fiance to write a letter describing how we meet and some background to our relationship. His English skills are very limited, so would it be better that he write the letter in his languange and them I can translate it for him? But it looks like every document that is in another language has to be offically translated i.e. it needs to be certified. Would it be better to have him write it in his language and certify it or take my chance and just submit one copy from him (the English version that I would help him translate).?

thanks for all your help.

If you are the petitioner, you are the one who needs to write the letter describing how you met. Write the letter yourself, and make sure to note that it is an addendum to your I-129F. See the K1 Guide for more information.

You might be thinking of the statement certifying an intent to marry within 90 days of entering the US. Both you and your fiance will need to sign statements to this effect. The way I handled it is that I typed the letter in English and had her sign/date it. If you haven't obtained this from him yet, it might be best to just type up the letter, mail it to him, and have him sign/date and return it to you.

Again, make sure you read the K1 Guide for more information.

Best of luck to you!

[Dakine 26]

Hi Everyone,

I'm getting ready to send in my K-1 fiance petition. I told my fiance to write a letter describing how we meet and some background to our relationship. His English skills are very limited, so would it be better that he write the letter in his languange and them I can translate it for him? But it looks like every document that is in another language has to be offically translated i.e. it needs to be certified. Would it be better to have him write it in his language and certify it or take my chance and just submit one copy from him (the English version that I would help him translate).?

thanks for all your help.

Best you have ALL your "ducks in a row" BIGTIME!

US is tough on anyone trying to immigrate from Iran these days. Especially if it's a man!

[polarbear 0]

Hi Everyone,

I'm getting ready to send in my K-1 fiance petition. I told my fiance to write a letter describing how we meet and some background to our relationship. His English skills are very limited, so would it be better that he write the letter in his languange and them I can translate it for him? But it looks like every document that is in another language has to be offically translated i.e. it needs to be certified. Would it be better to have him write it in his language and certify it or take my chance and just submit one copy from him (the English version that I would help him translate).?

thanks for all your help.

Best you have ALL your "ducks in a row" BIGTIME!

US is tough on anyone trying to immigrate from Iran these days. Especially if it's a man!

[shigil 0]

Thanks for you responces. I know it is going to be a challenge especially with the situation we are in.

[belinda63 3,047]

just a word of encourgement. Make sure you have everything and then triple check it. My fiance's english is fairly good but I still found errors on his forms and we spent about 2 hours online filling out the papers together. I sent copies of random selections of all our online chats, yahoo lets u save them, photos of us in sweden, etc.

I wrote his letter of intent for hiim and emailed it. He wrote it out by hand in his own words in english and signed it. I found this to be better because he is insecure about his english abilities. He was very proud when he did the entire interview in english.

Since he had to mail everything to me for me to UPS to Ankara I made sure all the blanks were filled, even the ones that were N/a

Good luck and don't give up.

[shigil 0]

just a word of encourgement. Make sure you have everything and then triple check it. My fiance's english is fairly good but I still found errors on his forms and we spent about 2 hours online filling out the papers together. I sent copies of random selections of all our online chats, yahoo lets u save them, photos of us in sweden, etc.

I wrote his letter of intent for hiim and emailed it. He wrote it out by hand in his own words in english and signed it. I found this to be better because he is insecure about his english abilities. He was very proud when he did the entire interview in english.

Since he had to mail everything to me for me to UPS to Ankara I made sure all the blanks were filled, even the ones that were N/a

Good luck and don't give up.

Thanks for your encourage, I'll need it.

How was the interview in Ankara? Why not choose Dubai...I am still deciding which one to go with.

And was he approved at the interview??

I think our problem is going to be his military service. Because we have to list his occupation in the last 5 years and he had the mandatory 2 yr duty service working in an office in tehran. What are your thoughts?