Assembling your I-129F package:

Payment as required by USCIS. Check or money order in the exact amount. Make the
check or money order payable to the Department of Homeland Security. Please not
e the fee increases effective July 30, 2007
Cover Letter. (Optional) Should include a description of what your are petitioni
ng for (I-129F), a table of contents listing all that you have included in your
package. Signed and dated.
Form I-129F Petition for Alien Fiancé(e) (if your fiancé(e) has unmarried children w
ho are under 21, they are eligible to accompany your fiancé(e), but they should be
listed on this form. Please list any children regardless of whether they will b
e applying for a visa or not)
Evidence of your U.S. citizenship. Submit either - a copy of your U.S. birth cer
tificate (front and back); a copy of your U.S. passport (all pages including fro
nt and back); a copy of your Certificate of Naturalization, or your Certificate
of Citizenship (front and back). (Please see USCIS Form I-129F for information o
n the use of copies and what can be submitted if the above documents are not ava
ilable.)
G-325A completed and signed by the USC petitioner. (4 pages)
G-325A completed and signed by the beneficiary. (4 pages)
Passport-style color photograph of the USC petitioner AND one of the beneficary
taken within 30 days of filing. See photo requirements HERE. Lightly print the n
ame (and Alien Registration Number, if known) on the back of each photograph usi
ng a pencil or felt pen. Place photos in a small plastic bag or envelope and att
ach to a sheet of paper or directly to the I-129F.
An attachment describing in some detail of how you met in person in the last two
years, written by the US citizen petitioner. This is in answering question 18 o
f the I-129F. Signed and dated. See this tip
Original statements (Letters of Intent) from you and your fiancé(e) whom you plan
to marry within 90 days of his or her admission, and copies of any evidence you
wish to submit to establish your mutual intent, e.g. engagement ring receipt.
Proof of permission to marry if you or your fiancé(e) are subject to any age restr
ictions.
A copy of any final divorce decrees, death certificates, or annulment decrees if
either you or your fiancé(e) have been previously married. (These need to be the
court certified documents)
If either the US Citizen and/or foreign fiancé(e) is using a name other than that
shown on the documents submitted, you must give USCIS copies of the legal docume
nts that made the name change, such as a marriage certificate, adoption decree o
r court order.
If you have circumstances that are unique, you can detail this in a separate att
achment. Dated and signed.
If applicable provide certified copies of all court and police records showing t
he charges and dispositions for any specified conviction(s) (in accordance with
the IMBRA), as per Section C Question 2 of the I-129F. (See section 9 of the I-1
29F instructions for more information).
If you are seeking a waiver of the filing limitations imposed by IMBRA, you must
attach a signed and dated request for the waiver, explaining why a waiver would
be appropriate in you case, together with any evidence in support of your reque
st. (See section 9 of the I-129F instructions for more information. Also see the
USCIS Interoffice Memorandum re the International Marriage Broker Regulation Ac
t Implementation Guidance)
*Optional* A copy of the foreign fiancé(e) birth certificate. Can be beneficial an
d is sometimes requested via an RFE when your case is being adjudicated.
Remember: All supporting documents must be in English or be translated.
Important Note for those who have a child/children that will immigrate with thei
r parent
There is no petition required to be filed for a child for the K-2 visa. The K-2
visa is a derivative of the K-1. See Children have Derivative Status.
Please note, that ALL children MUST be listed on the I-129F filed for the parent
, regardless of whether or not they will be applying for a visa.