GingerZebra

Thanks, it looks awesome! Unfortunately we really don't have much money so this probably isn't a possibility now

We sent everything in September 2024 and got NOA2 in March 2025 - around 6 months wait. It has only just arrived at the Embassy so another 2 months. You probably have some waiting to do still.

Neither one changes what is shown, our daughter was 2months old when we filled the initial forms in and now has her crba and us passport so she doesn't need a visa and we never did an application for her.

It's the bottom part that confuses me

It say's ready.. Any reason why there's 2 numbers though?

Will the tracking message change when the embassy receives the application? So far all it says is 'in transit'

We included the stamps in my fiancé's passport (USC) but I didn't have any stamps in my passport so we included my CBP travel history which you get online. To back all this up we included air bnb confirmations, flight related information and car rental information. We also included moral statements - a couple of letters from people willing to swear they have seen us in person and we have stated our wish to be married etc. Out Statements for intent to marry were separate and both notarised. They were both a bit different in the fact that my fiancé kept his short and to the point like the one that has been shared before. I however included some information about how our relationship started, key moments from the point like first meeting, meeting family, visits, our daughters birth.. and what I think is more likely to occur - for example "If a k-1 Visa is granted to me, we intend to marry within the 90 days after I enter the United States. I would just want to make sure my immediate family could be there for the ceremony as it's important to both of us that out parents and other family members be present and they look forwards to seeing us married. I would get myself and my daughters dresses in the UK so that my family and friends can be part of something in case they cannot make it over to the US in the 90 day timeframe. We will do a simple ceremony to save money and make it easier to have a more flexible date considering all of his." You can 100% keep it simple, but I had read giving a little more information in a notarised statement can be useful. It probably depends on circumstances - but we didn't get any RFE's and it's now at the NVC.

That being said, this is for our case, there are other things needed to be included if relevant, such as divorce papers if that's relevant to you etc. Between sending the petition and now, our daughter now has a CRBA and a US passport, which we will be including in the next step as more evidence for support - she didn't have them at the time

We just got sent to NVC, I don't have a job and haven't for the time asked, Just put N/A on the form. Everything was packaged like this: 1. Form G-28 2. Check 3. Form 1-129F 4. 1 passport style photo petitioner 5. 1 passport style photo beneficiary 6. copy of petitioners US passport identification page 7. copy of beneficiaries Passport identification page 8. copy of birth certificate for biological daughter of petitioner and beneficiary 9. evidence showing petitioner and beneficiary intend to marry within 90 days of beneficiary entering the US as a K1 holder, including: a) statement from petitioner b) statement from beneficiary 10. evidence showing petitioner and beneficiary have met in person during 2 years preceding the filing of this petition including: a) petitioner's entry stamp in his passport showing visit to the UK b) beneficiary's CBP travel history c) Petitioner's Itinerary/boarding pass d) beneficiary's Itinerary/boarding passes and car rental confirmations e) Photos of petitioner and beneficiary together f) air bnb reservations g) Moral statements On every photo put 'beneficiary and petitioner at *place* in *location* on *date*. We only did 4 photos on standard paper, both statements were notarised. passport photos were professional. A lawyer helped with ours, so your most important dates will be first in person meeting, and most recent meeting. Show you have both travelled looks best and in my statement I gave a complete rundown of our relationship up until that point, how we met, first in person meeting, all other meetings, a key moment from each meeting, mention meeting families, explain how you felt during moments, a small amount on future plans etc. the main thing is stating you legally can and intend to marry within 90 days. This is the petition, it's what allows you onto the step where you then submit more evidence and then go for the interview where more things will be needed, you don't want to over load but you don't want to not have enough. The covering letter list everything you include, put it all in in that order and they can quickly flick through it, you dont really need to describe what everything is.

@hplusj could I hear a bit more about your wedding? I was also surprised when you said Vegas, but actually if it can be not 'Vegas-y' It's actually a really plausible thing for us to think about doing. You mentioned using a company ?

Thank you, so this means under one roof and then me and baby

Okay, I mean she works in tax so.. I don't know. Still need to know what a household is classed as though.

2024, she is with me in the UK, I am a British citizen. Baby already has CRBA/US Passport. MIL is wanting to put her on US tax returns. - I don't know how this works tax is done differently in the UK. My fiancé/her dad is a US citizen so I figured him claiming makes sense as he has contributed financially but not MIL? This is why I asked what a household is defined as... because we will all be living in the same house for a bit as finances are tight for us but they don't file together so under one roof will actually be 7 of us (inc. myself and baby) but tax filing is separate.. we need to it the correct minimum amount.

What is the best thing to do about proving finances? I know there is a form that needs filling out, and we will need a co-sponsor but this just brings up more questions for me. What is classed as a household - who lives under one roof, or who files taxes separate/together? Just to make it more confusing we have a baby - we are waiting on her SSN to arrive - my fiancés mum thinks they should put her on their taxes because she earned more, but I question this for the for a few reasons but mainly will it affect anything visa wise?

Okay, as I thought. That letter is basically pointless then. Still was worth asking as people who are either side of me date wise on here have been moved to the next step and we are at a while already. Understand it's a long process. Just we have a baby girl and I want her to have a stable home; waiting like this is just extra difficult. Thanks for replying.