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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