Filling the I-129f, K1 with K2

As a guide I will first post our cover letter

I-129F Cover Letter

Name: Petioner

Address:

Phone:

Email:

United States Department of Homeland Security

U.S.  Citizenship and Immigration Services

USCIS

Attn: I-129F

2501 South State Highway 121 Business Suite 400

Lewisville, TX 75067 

Date:

Nature of the submission: I-129F ORIGINAL SUBMISSION
To Whom It May Concern:
Enclosed please find my Form I-129F, Petition for K-1 Fiancé Visa for Beneficiary, and supporting documents. Contents include;

·         Payment in the amount of $

·         I-129F

·         I-129F Supplement: Part 2, Question 34.a, explanation of meeting in person 

·         G-325A and passport style photo of Petitioner

·         G-325A and passport style photo of Beneficiary

·         Birth certificate of Petitioner

·         Photocopy of passport of Petitioner

·         Photocopy of Divorce Decree (Petitioner)

·         Letter certifying intent to marry (Petitioner and Beneficiary)

·         Form G-1145

·         Proof of having met in person in the past two years

·         Proof of bonafide and ongoing relationship 

Copies of documents submitted are exact photocopies of unaltered documents and I understand that I may be required to submit original documents to an Immigration or Consular officer at a later date.
Signed


Petitioner





Filling Fee: Back in July 9, 2016 when my baby filled our petition, the filling fee was 340 USD. Check the current K1 Visa filing fee here  Note for K2, you only pay 1 filing fee for K1 and K2/s. You don't pay separate for each. You don't have to pay anything for K2 yet.


Completing the I-129f: For with K2, this is the first time the name of the K2 will appear. Make sure to not forget to write it or the K2 will not be included on the petition. No other paperwork for the K2 is needed in this stage, just the K2's name on the I-129f for under the beneficiary's children.

Make sure to read carefully and complete the form, some people get RFE just for little mistakes in filling up this form. Note is you [the petitioner] have any conviction of crimes stated in this form that you also need to submit court records, specially with convictions of Domestic Violence and DUI
 I-129F Supplement: Part 2, Question 34.a, explanation of meeting in person . this is just another sheet of paper describing how you met in person attached to the I-129f form

G-325A and passport style photo of Petitioner and Beneficary, this needs fresh or wet signature. Make sure to write you names at the back of the photos

Birth certificate of Petitioner Make sure it's the long form

Photocopy of passport of Petitioner It needs to be all the pages of the passport

Photocopy of Divorce Decree (Petitioner) make sure it's the decree and not just the divorce certificate, there is a difference.

Letter of Intent to Marry (Petitioner and Beneficiary) check previous post for an example

Form G-1145 to receive text updates and emails for your progress

Proof of having met in person in the past two years Boarding pass, receipts, and pictures

Proof of bonafide and ongoing relationship pictures and tons of chat logs for us


We mailed our next day shipping to the physical address and not the PO box, make sure to write the Attn: I-129F so it wont get lost

Attn: I-129F

2501 South State Highway 121 Business Suite 400

Lewisville, TX 75067 

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Things to prepare before filing the K1 with K2

Here are the things you need to prepare before filing your fiance visa. 

You need some documents from the Beneficiary or the Foreign Fiance [Pinay] mailed to you. When we were researching this we believed it needs wet or fresh signature so I had to mail this to him. 

• Letter of intent to marry: This needs to specifically state the intention to marry within 90 days of the beneficiary's arrival in the US. Example posted below
• Completed and signed G-325A 
• Passport style Photo, US visa standard. When you go to get your photo taken tell the photographer/attendant that its for US visa. The Philippines passport style photo is different in Size and head shot. Some people gotten RFE just for wrong size photo. Make sure to order US Visa photo, first the size is 2x2 and the head is between 1 inch and 1 3/8 inches (22 mm and 35 mm) or 50% and 69% of the image's total height from the bottom of the chin to the top of the head. So maarte, but less you want delays from RFE just make sure it passes their standards.

Documents the Petitioner needs to gather and prepare;

• passport style photo
• birth certificate
• naturalization certificate if applicable
• divorce decree if applicable -more tips on this below
• evidence of meeting in person within the last 2 years
• evidence of genuine and on going relationship
• money for the filing fee check current K1 visa fees here

K2 note: at this point nothing is for the K2. But make sure to write the K2's name on the I-129f. Will remind you on the next post. 

If the beneficiary k1/k2 still don't have passports it is best to get it at this point even before filing the I-129f, our whole process from filing to visa on hand was 3 months and 2 weeks, the passport application system in the Philippines can take awhile. You also need a passport that at least have 6 months validity form the time of entry in the US so if your passport is expiring soon, renew it.

Example of Letter Certifying intent to Marry

Fiancé Letter of Intent

Beneficiary

Address:

Phone:

Email:

United States Department of Homeland Security

U.S.  Citizenship and Immigration Services

USCIS

Attn: I-129F

2501 South State Highway 121 Business Suite 400

Lewisville, TX 75067

Dear Sir or Madam;

                I, Beneficiary , do hereby state that I am legally able and will , without a doubt and with all my heart marry Petitioner within 90 days of my arrival in the United States using K1 visa.

Respectfully,

You can use the same template just switch names with the petitioner like we did.

Divorce Decree and Birth Certificate of Petitioner:

• The divorce papers should be the decree and not the certificate, the difference if you are not aware it that the decree is the same as your Final Judgment of Divorce where it states all the details granted on your divorce, like separation of properties alimony and custody. The certificate is the piece of paper that only certifies you have been divorced. You can only get a copy of your divorce decree from the court that heard and granted your divorce, or maybe your lawyer may have a copy also. The decree should also be certified by the clerk of court, in New Jersey it has a gold embossed seal and a signature of the clerk of court. People get RFEs for sending only the divorce certificate and not the decree.
• The Birth Certificate also needs to be the long form and not the short form as other also had RFE for sending only the short form birth certificates.

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K1 visa with K2

I am writing this post because not only do I wanna share my experience but also I want to pay it forward and try to make a more detailed help for those who will undergo the same situation as I need. It was hard for me to find information about K1 with K2 before so I will try to write about my experience here hoping it will be helpful to others in the future.


I will break down each experience to different post so it will be more organized:

Things to prepare before filing the K1

Filling the I-129f

What to expect after filing I-129f and how to track your progress
NOA1 and NOA2
Getting your Case number and scheduling your interview
Medical examination at St Lukes with a kid with history of Primary complex
Visa Interview
CFO
POE


I hope this helps