Filing while she is visiting in the U.S.

[ollopa 0]

I-129F question 12:

If your fiance is currently in the U.S>, complete the following: ...

How does this affect the application? I was considering filing the I-129F while she is here on the tourist visa waiver, about a month before she returns to her home country. Will this cause any trouble? Is it easier/better to just wait until after she returns to file the paperwork?

[Dan J 277]

I-129F question 12:

If your fiance is currently in the U.S>, complete the following: ...

How does this affect the application? I was considering filing the I-129F while she is here on the tourist visa waiver, about a month before she returns to her home country. Will this cause any trouble? Is it easier/better to just wait until after she returns to file the paperwork?

It doesnt matter, you can file while your fiancee is in the US.

[rebeccajo 14]

It's perfectly acceptable and should cause no delays.

We filed while my husband was present in the US. There is a section on the I129F wherein you report the I-94W number the person entered upon.

[zqt3344 21]

I-129F question 12:

If your fiance is currently in the U.S>, complete the following: ...

How does this affect the application? I was considering filing the I-129F while she is here on the tourist visa waiver, about a month before she returns to her home country. Will this cause any trouble? Is it easier/better to just wait until after she returns to file the paperwork?

NO the sooner you start to file the sooner you will get an interview!

[TracyOz 0]

I AGREE ... FILE, FILE, FILE.....

We were totally under the impression that we couldn't file while I was over there... so we held off for almost 2 months and waited till I was flying out of the country before it was posted.... only to discover (LOL... since then and the good threads here at VJ) that we COULD have filed during my US stay...

Man oh man... 2 months... that would make a huge difference on all of the lengthy delays we are going through now...

So FILE I say.. <grin> FILE...

Just make sure you fill in the section on the I-129F that asks if they are currently in the USA what their I-94 number is and the date they are leaving.

have a GREAT day

Tracy

[1HappyGuy 45]

The USCIS is just looking for people that might be trying to enter the US but have been living here illegally or perhaps lied on their tourist visa application. Just make sure they return no later than the date of expiration of their visa. Honesty is not a problem with the USCIS. Understand that the visa is only issued in the foreign country and the fiance/fiancee must be present at the interview.