5 technical errors with the I-129F fiance visa form
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The I-129F form has unclear instructions and confusing questions. I’ve documented over 20 of these instances that can get you in trouble. Here are a few samples.
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At most, it may happen once or twice with you. Where you’re really into “research mode” looking up answers on how to fill out the I-129F. You get up to a question and something stops you dead in your tracks.
Then you stop and slowly squint your eyes, move your head forward and ask yourself, “wait a minute… this doesn’t make sense. How do I answer this?”
Surprisingly, most applicants don’t notice confusing or ambiguous instructions. They just slip by. And if they do notice, it’s usually just ignored.
That’s not a good thing. Answering incorrectly leads to a RFE, delay or even denial. That’s why you must read the I-129F form and instructions slowly and carefully. And be sure you know what you’re writing.
But, at the same time, you’re stuck because you don’t know who to ask for trustworthy answers. And it gets worse as the USCIS isn’t “there” to help clarify anything.
We’ll talk about that. But, first, let’s back up. What exactly do I mean by “confusing instructions” or “technical errors” with the I-129F?
Are there examples? Yes, plenty. But, I’ll give you just 5 for now. Let’s take a look.
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Example Problem # 1 (I-129F question 16.b)
We’ll start easy. Here’s example problem # 1 in the I-129F form. Look at the I-129F form Page 2, question 16.b. It asks you to provide your work history in the last 5 years. Seems simple enough.
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The last part asks you to input the “employment end date”. Meaning, when did you leave this employer?
However, there’s no way to say that you currently work with this employer — which is the situation for MOST of us. We all currently work for an employer. You can try to type in the word “present”. But, you’ll get an error message because the PDF only accepts a date.
Now, you may ask “what if we just write today’s date?” Well, you don’t want to do that because they’ll misinterpret that today was your final day with your employer.
How about leaving this field blank? It makes me a bit uncomfortable to do that. It feels like you’re avoiding answering. There may be a chance you’ll get delayed by an RFE asking you to fill this form out again. We don’t want to risk that. So, what do we do? How do you tell them you currently work for this employer?
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Example Problem # 2 (I-129F questions 27.a to 36.b)
Here’s example problem # 2 with the I-129F form and it’s that it doesn’t tell you what to do if some details are unknown for a particular question. And you probably didn’t even notice this unless it applies to you.
For example, take a glance at Page 3, questions 27.a to 36.b. It asks about your parent’s information. Things like name, birth dates, country of birth, etc.
But, what if your parent’s information is unknown? Like town of birth? Or even if your parent has passed away, how do you fill out the questions about residences?
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Nothing in the instructions tell you what to do if information is unavailable.
What about leaving it blank? Well, it’s the same uncomfortable feeling like the question before. I don’t want to avoid answering questions, but I also don’t want to give them the wrong information. Who knows…maybe you’ll get delayed with an RFE because you didn’t answer the questions fully.
And remember, this question is asked twice. Once for the US petitioner’s parents and then later for the beneficiary’s parents. The same uncertainty lingers for both of you. So, how do you respond when information is unknown?
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Example Problem # 3
Let’s stick with this same question for a moment. Here’s the problem # 3. Do these questions refer to your biological parents or adoptive? Let’s say you are adopted. Whose information do you put here? Does this apply to step-parents or a legal guardian?
Again, the instructions don’t say anything. And unless you are in this situation, you probably didn’t notice, right?
Let’s say your parents are divorced and you have step-parents. Do you put your biological parent’s information? Or your step-parent’s?
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As funny as it sounds, we actually need them to define what “parent” means…
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Example Problem # 4 (I-129F question 37 to 39)
Here’s another one. See page 3 question 37 to 39 of the I-129F form. It asks about your past marriages. You’re asked to write your ex-spouse’s name. You’re thinking, “they’re just asking for my ex-spouse’s name. How much simpler can this question be?”
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Well, it’s not so clear. It doesn’t say whether this is his/her maiden name or after-marriage name. I-129F Instructions don’t indicate, either.
In addition, what if your ex has reverted to her/his original (maiden) name after divorcing you? What do you put here now?
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Example Problem # 5 (I-129F questions 1-6)
Here’s another example of the problems with this form. Fortunately, for this one, I’ll show you how to figure out the answer. Look at page 9 (Part 4) of the I-129F, questions 1-6. It asks about “biographic information”.
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It asks about ethnicity, race, height, weight, etc. But did you stop and ask…to whom does this entire section refer? The US petitioner or Beneficiary? The question or instructions don’t clearly say who’s information they’re asking for.
We can actually figure this out.
Look back at the I-129F instructions. It doesn’t indicate who this question is talking about. But, it does say that by filling out part 4, it may “reduce the time you spend at your USCIS ASC appointment…”.
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Only the US Petitioner may be called in for an ASC appointment while the I-129F is being adjudicated. Never the beneficiary. Therefore, this section can only apply to the US petitioner.
But, of course, how would YOU possibly know that? Especially if this is the first time you’re filing the I-129F. Why didn’t they just clearly say it in the instructions or question?
The truth is that YOU won’t notice these problems unless you’re an expert OR very familiar with the K-1 fiance visa process. Like it’s mentioned earlier, I’ve documented over 20 of these instances where problems in the forms can get you in trouble.
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How bad is it? Are these really a problem for my I-129F?
Alright, so now that you know there are plenty of technical errors and ambiguities with the I-129F. Aren’t you wondering if they’re going to be a real problem? I mean, these are just small questions. It doesn’t feel like they’ll cause any issues, right?
Take for example, the question about “employment end date” (problem # 1). Wouldn’t it be okay just to leave it blank? And if the USCIS does issue an RFE, then what’s the big deal? You’ll just respond to it. No harm done, right?
Actually, there’s plenty of harm that can be done. Getting an RFE is just one small obstacles. There are other huge reasons for concern.
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Reasons for concern
Missing information
If the USCIS thinks you’re missing information, they’ll stop processing your I-129F petition and send you an RFE. This typically causes delays because they’re waiting for you to respond. Secondly, there’s a risk that they’ll reject (deny) your case if the I-129f is poorly constructed or too many unanswered questions.
For example, imagine if one of your parents is deceased. And you decide to leave the field blank which asks for your parent’s residency. What would the USCIS do? Would they send you an RFE asking for it? And, how can they know your parent is deceased?
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Misinterpretation
What if you “meant” something, but it’s misinterpreted by the USCIS or the US Embassy. They may be unsure whether or not to approve your case.
Here’s a scary example in the I-129F: page 6, questions 37 – 38.h. The question asks you to fill out the answers if your fiance is “currently” in the US. But when you look at the instructions for the same question it says something very different. It says fill out the section for your fiance’s “most recent entry” in the US.
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So, what do you put? only if they’re currently in the US or their most-recent entry?
And the big problem with this whole situation is this: if you put anything here, will the USCIS could think that your fiance is here on an expired visa or entry? (meaning illegally).
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Inconsistency
Last problem. What if they “think” something based on your application, but you answer something different in the K-1 interview? will they think you’re lying?
Take a simple example. Question 48 – 49.b on page 4 of the I-129F form asks about the petitioner’s children under the age of 18.
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Well, humor me; what’s the USCIS’s definition of “children”? Does it include biological, foster, adoptive?
Importantly, what about child custody situations (after divorce) you don’t have custody of them? Do children even have to reside in the US?
Now, imagine you didn’t put any information here thinking your children don’t “count” since you’re divorced and don’t have custody of them.
Then, let’s say your fiance is asked about your children in the K-1 interview and says “yes, he/she has children”. Will the officers suspect your fiance is lying? Will this result in a denial?
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How do we know if we filled out the I-129F correctly?
We can debate about these technical errors all day long. But, it’ll probably do little to help.
You see, the USCIS doesn’t publish what mistakes people make in their petitions. Imagine you mess up your forms. They send you an RFE and it gets fixed. Great… but how do the rest of us know not to make the same mistake? We keep making the same mistakes over and over again.
And, they don’t have an open forum to answer your questions either. So, how do we know whether or not we filled out our papers correctly?
There’s no feedback system or “best practices” from the USCIS. No “hotline” to answer your questions. And, the USCIS customer service doesn’t provide technical help. We’re left on our own to figure out a lot of stuff.
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Even more confusing questions in the I-129F
Funny enough, this current I-129F (in year 2021) is leagues better than the ones from previous years. Although the instructions are getting better, they still have a long way to go.
The point here is to make you aware of the issues in the I-129F form. Then, once you realize that all is not as it seems, you take your time and complete forms carefully.
If there’s one thing you take away from me is this– be careful and take this I-129F very seriously. Recent statistics show that denials are creeping up to 24% (near-record highs).
That’s why I’ve gone through the entire I-129F and picked up close to 20 mistakes like the ones we talked about that can get you in trouble. Then I researched and figured out their “fixes”. Like the example about the “biographic information” and whether it applies to the US petitioner or beneficiary. We figured out that it can only apply to the US petitioner.
Just like that, if you want to see the full list of the 20+ problems and their “solutions”, check out my I-129F guide. It’s a full step-by-step course to making your perfect I-129F fiance visa packet so a solid approval.
But, first tell me…
What others mistakes did you notice?
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Hi Prem,
My nephew is about to file his I-129F to petition his fiance who is currently in the Phillippines. His fiance/beneficiary went to the US in 2016 as an exchange student with a J1 D/S (student) visa and stayed in the US for a period of 3 months only upon completion of her program.
1. Does he have to include in the form under the Beneficiary’s Physical address the place where she stayed if it’s only for 3 months?
2. Being an exchange student, can she be considered “employed” and does it have to be included in the form under the Beneficiary’s Employment information?
Thank you and best regards,
Alma
Hi Prem,
I have a question about Part 2, item number 37, and 38a – 38h.
I clicked YES to Q37, as I have visited the US many times in the last 5 years usually by car as I am in Canada and use Nexus a lot of the times.
I am outside of the US now, and at time of filing. I read that there is no need to complete 38a-38h if I am not there. But you mentioned to provide passport stamps or I-94 documents but I don’t have access to either of these. I searched on their website for I-94 and there are no records of this. What do you advise?
Regards,
Niki
Hi Prem,
Thank you so much for this site!
We have a question on 45.a. – Address in the United States where your beneficiary intends to live. – My fiancee is a US citizen but we live in Canada and plan to move back to the US when I am approved.
What do we put here?
Thank you!
Hey Prem,
My fiancee submitted already our NOA1 and we are on our 104 days waiting on NOA2.
Just curious when we filed our I129 form, we leave it blank for those questions not applicable to us.
Is that okay or should we rather put N/A or None? Hopefully we don’t get RFE sigh..
Thank you in advance for your response!
Hello,
Your site has been a tremendous help in this convoluted process. I wanted to ask a question related to my own situation, because it seems like a rather rare one to be in.
My fiancee has been filling the I-129F form and we stumbled across a small problem- I am freshly out of university and have only done small freelancing in the meantime. Should I include words such “freelancer” and “self-employed” in the part “Your Beneficiary’s Employment History” or should I leave it blank (since there are no more technical details I could state anyways)?
Thank you so much for your time.
Where it asks for Alien Registration Number do I have to put that information, I use to be a permanent resident and I derived US Citizenship from my father, I use to have the Alien registration number in my resident but now I have my US passport do I have to put the Alien Registration Number or can I leave it blank?
One question I derived US citizenship through my father we both lived in the US and were permanent residents since I was small when I turned 12 he because a US citizen and so did I, however my father never paid for my naturalization certificate I only have a US passport as proof of US citizenship. in the I-129f form it asks for Alien Registration Number do I have to put that #, that # use to be in my permanent residency card but because now I don’t have a naturalization certificate I’m not sure if I should put that # that I had when I was a resident or should I leave it blank and just put my social security number? or do I require an Alien Registration Number? and where can I get that number
This form is just ridiculous. Every few questions,I stop and think, “Wait… what do they want here?”.
The first thing I ran into was the issue with 16b. I immediately tried to type PRESENT since that’s what was already put for the last day at my current address. That of course didn’t work, but the instructions do say to put “N/A” for any questions that don’t apply. I obviously can’t do that before printing it out, but I intended to do it afterwards. Although I don’t know if combining typed and hand-written answer would cause an issue.
Then it asks for the beneficiary’s address. And it has a drop down menu for her state. That is US states. She doesn’t live in a US state. Obviously. Or I wouldn’t be filling out this form in the first place. So where do I put the state she does live in? In the field labeled province? I guess, but that wouldn’t be accurate, since she lives in a state.
Also, it appears questions 7a through 7c on page 1 are exactly the same as question 10a through 10c on page 4. On the one hand it seems ridiculous that they list the same question twice, but on the other hand I can’t see any difference between the two so I’m left wondering what I’m missing.
I know most or all the issues can be dealt with by so Googling and looking at example filled out forms. I just don’t understand why it has to be like this. When you’re creating a form that needs to be filled out accurately and the results of its acceptance has a major effect on people’s lives, why would you not take the time to make sure every question clear and unambiguous? This process must’ve been a real nightmare before the the internet.
Hello,
Can you please help me. I am still confused on how to answer Question 48 – 49.b on page 4 of the I-129F form asks about the petitioner’s children under the age of 18.
My beneficiary has a daughter under 17 from previous marriage, But we do have daughter too, she was under 17 years of age and lives with me in the US. Should I both declare his daughter from previous marriage and our daughter. Not sure how to fill up the additional information.
Thank you,
Maria
So can we just hand written the word “present” on 16b? Thanks!
What if you filed for 129F 10 years or more ago and you have no idea of the exact filing date or any case #’s or A# ?
In my case, I’m divorced from her (she has since deceased), but it was approved.
Hello, again Prem,
I ones more want to ask. for the part about parents’ information how about if the beneficiaries’ parents were already both deceased? how to answer the question?
thank you,
Sheryl
Hi Prem,
We are currently filing our I 129f form but we really get confused with the Beneficiaries address for the last 5 years.
I was in Jakarta Indonesia year 2012 to June 2015, went back home to my country June 2015 to January 2016 and went to Hongkong which I’m currently at now January 2016, should I include Indonesia, Philippines, and Hongkong then for my address for the last 5years? and in Hongkong, I moved to different places several times do I need to write all those addresses as well?
I will appreciate your answer. thank you
hello Prem ,
what happens if i wrote my biographic info(beneficiary) instead of my fiance ‘s (petitioner) ?
Hi Prem!
I`m filling out I-129f for K-1 petition,
about the beneficiary`s address history, part2, page5, items12a-13.b, it is asking for the beneficiary`s current address.
I am the beneficiary and I have been volunteering for the past two years in different places. This 2019, I am volunteering in South Korea which is only until this October 2019.
Last year, I spent one year in mountain areas as a volunteer in the philippines.
I`m wondering, if I should consider writing these places under my address history.
Hi Prem-
My finacé is filling the I-129F form for me and we have several questions considering the I-129F form.
1) The birthdate of my fiancés parents are not know. Should we put unknown in that field or will that raise questions?
2) After I graduated highschool I was an “International volunteer” for about 10 months in the States (I am from Germany). Since then I am at university. I have never been employed – so would I answer that I was a student the past 5 years or would I indicate that I did a gap year volunteering? Do I need to give dates for that?
3) As a student I am living in dorms but a lot of times I am at my parents house which is still my official address. Shortly after we will file the form I will move out of the dorms – how do I indicate that best in the form?
4) As mentioned I am from Germany. We have “special letters” such as ö,ä,ß – my last name and street names include those letters. It wouldn’t let me write “Köhler” but instead I put (e.g. as on my B2 visa) “Koehler”. I went ahead and filled the form using this version. In part 2 however it gives me the option to write my name and address in my native alphabet. It says only if it has not Roman letters – German consists of Roman letters but I figured it would help to write down again how it appears in my German passport. Have you had any experiences with that matter?
5) I read through all those comments on this website and saw that you recommended to attach the most recent I-94 as a proof you have been to the States before. So is it correct to attach it even though I am not currently in the States?
6) We got really confused with part 3 question 5. He never filed the K1 for anyone else. We are not married – so no spouse. Should we leave question 5 blank or is the appropriate answer 5d since it’s a two-sided statement saying “Not applicable, beneficiary is my spouse OR I am not a multiple filer” ?
Thanks so much for your help! It’s great to have someone sharing gathered information about this whole process. We really appreciate your help!
Hi,
We’re in the process of filling out the form and I have a couple of question. We need additional space to fill in the information about the petitioner’s address and employment history.
According to the instructions, we know that we have to include the page number, part number and item number.
The item number is where we get confused. For example, for address history, do we use the item number 9, 10, 11 or 12? Same goes for the employment history.
Also, when filling in the additional information, should we also write the headings?
i.e.:
Street Number and Name: _____________
City or Town: _______________
or can we simply write our past addresses?
Do let us know if you’re able to help!! Thanks 🙂
Regards,
Natasha
Hi Prem, I submitted my I-129 F form about 1 month ago and I received the receipt notice in the mail which stated the application is in process but I had a question about the employment portion. I may have to quit my job due to my mother’s health possibly for a few months. Would you have an idea as to when the employment is verified for the petitioner? Thank you!
Question please,
My sons US fiancé filled in the form, and has received an I797 NOA. I have just noticed that his name is incorrect. Instead of John Michael James Doe, she has filled in John James Michael Doe. Can this be corrected at this stage, and how.
Yes I know she should know his name but it is an internet thing.
Um……. there is a lot ambiguities in your posts. So what’s the outcome? If your disclaimer states that the information listed on your website is for entertainment purposes, then Whats the point?
Hi Prem,
Thank you for your site, it has been very helpful so far.
My questions include:
1. For part 8 where you list additional information, I have to list multiple addresses and employers. Which item numbers do I refer to? For example, to list physical addresses 3-5, would I put it under item #11a-12b (the item numbers for physical address 2)?
2. My fiancee’s native alphabet is Arabic. For part 49a-50f, we have written his address in Arabic. It is the same address used directly above, in 47a-48. Do we still need to provide a translation?
3. Once the documents are complete, how do I go about combining them? Should i staple the application? Should I put a paperclip around the photos? etc.
Thanks in advance for any info you may be able to provide!
My fiance address is in chinese but if we translated it, that will be way too long, so can I just live it in chinese ?
Hi Prem, thank you for this site, it has helped me through a lot of doubts and problems.
I had a question about the birth certificate. I am the US petitioner and in my birth certificate I never noticed my mother’s last name is included in my second last name. But I have never used this last name in any other document. I have only ever had one last name everywhere. Will this be a problem? I will be sending a copy of my passport for the proof of meeting since it has a stamp, and the passport doesn’t have that last name. Should I send something else as proof? Thank you!
This question is in regards to item number 54. My finance and I met in the US while he was a grad student. We lived together and dated for 3 years before his student visa expired. Since his moving back to France we have seen each other three times: both in France and in the US. My understanding is that this question is mostly asking about the history of our relationship, how we met, and when we have been “in-person” together. I have started a “declaration of how we met” letter. Should I include all our “in-person” meetings in this letter? Is this type of descriptive letter appropriate as an answer for #54 and if so how do I answer the question on the I-129F petition? (i.e. “See ‘Declaration of How We Met” ?)
Question on Residence (51.a & 51.b) what if I live in foreign country where State does not apply from the State drop down select box? For instance, I lived in China, there is no way for me to select State in China. Should I leave it as blank? Thank you
Hi Prem.
Thanks for this excellent site, it is really useful.
I have a question about page 6 item number 37, and 38a – 38h.
I have ticked YES to Q37, as I have visited the US many times, the last five years under the ESTA (Electronic System for Travel Authorization).
I am outside of the US now, and at time of filing, so there is no need to complete 38a-38h by my interpretation.
But should I include a copy of my passport stamps in my evidence to show my previous visits?
Many thanks.
Simon
Hello, I am the petitioner and us citizen, my fiance is beneficiary from morocco he has never ever been in the US. He has a moroccan passaport.but its only for morocco hes never received a usa visa he has never intended to travel to the usa. My question is Do i put his moroccan passaport information for part 2 under information about your beneficiary travel document, country of issuance for passport etc. It seems like this pertains passport for usa
My A-number is only 8 numbers i verified with my naturalization certificate the application I129F has 9 spaces for this number what can i do? The computer does not enter my 8 numbers because it says its missing one
Hello,
First, thank you so much Prim for this space, very very helpful.
I have a doubt for the form I-129f. They ask about the addres of the employer for the beneficiary and petitioner employment history. I work for a company by internet, so I work from home but the company has an address in a different country. Should I put the address of the company in other country or in the address space should I put that I work virtually and do my job from home or going to the client’s houses?.
I appreciate any information.
Thanks,
Lina
FOR PAGE 5 PART 2 ITEM 11B IT ASKS FOR STREET NUMBER AND NAME BUT IT DOES NOT FIT WHAT CAN I DO?
Question what do I put on the item 16b when it comes to employment, I still work there , Do I leave it blank?
HI there,
I’m completing the I-129f petition now and have a question regarding your above thoughts on page 6 item number 38a – 38h. My fiancé was in the USA over the summer but we are now back in Spain. Do you think it makes more sense to complete the form as directed on the instructions or the form itself? Also, she was never given a I-94 from so I won’t be able to attach that from her visit over the summer which makes me just want to include her passport information on the form? thoughts? thank so much!
I can’t remember how I found this site but I owe much to my success from the tips and advice on this site. I submitted my I129f in June 2018. I followed the checklist tips to the letter. USCIS received my petition June 29, 2018. Long story short I received my approval letter January 2, 2019. I received no RFEs whatsoever. Yes I was anxious thinking I had left something out because I hadn’t heard anything but it was all worth it once I received that approval letter. Thanks to Prem for this site and for me stumbling upon it.
If I divorced do I need to include documentation with the I-29F form? and also Im a bit confused with the birth certificates do you have two include the petitioner and beneficiary as well? I appreciate the help.
First off, thank you for writing this, it’s quite helpful.
I do have a question. There are a bunch of questions that ask for specific dates, down to the day. Many of these questions I have the month and the year, but not the day. They ask for an answer in mm/dd/yyyy format. What is the best course of action to avoid an RFE? I am hand filling the form out, if that helps.
So, there are a bunch of questions that ask for a specific date (Such as address history date, hire date, etc). I know the month and year for these questions, but I don’t know the exact DAY. What should I do for these dates?
Hello, i was wondering if you have any insight on countries where there are frequently no physical addresses. My fiance lives in Ghana and most houses do not have numbers nor are street names always assigned. The questions on the app concerning his address are presenting a problem for me. Also, i’ve seen some other blogs say to list zeros in inapplicable fields such as a foreign beneficiary’s SSN. What’s your experience with that kind of practice?
Thank you!
Eugenia
Hi Prem,
In the latest version of I-129F, under item no. 1, does my US citizen fiance need to indicate his Alien Registration Number if he became a citizen by naturalization? Then items 38.a to 38.h only need to be filled out if the beneficiary is CURRENTLY in the US, right? You will tick YES in #37, but skip #38 and proceed to #39.
Thank you.
Hello Prem , thanks for answering my previous questions I really appreciate you for helping people like me out . I have another question
Me and my fiancée is filling the I-129f form and I’m confused about the part what says the beneficiary address history
The address I’m living now its been only 3 years and I lived also in a different country before for about 5 years so my question is do I just go ahead and used my current address all through or also use the 5 year history from the other country too ? Does this apply to this employment history too ?thanks you in advance for your response
Hello prem, I have a question do the beneficiary need to submit the G325A Biographic Data form with Two Passport photos when filling for the k1 visa?
I was wondering if I can get an answer to this issue… on the I-129 form question 48. Do I have children… yes I do whom is with my fiance in another country, then again it ask on beneficiary 39 does y partner have children, and she does yes one with me. so do i initiate yes in both spots or will that count as two in the overall assessment?
After reading this articles of technical errors, I went back to the copy of my submitted I-129F and found out that the information i wrote to my deceased dad with his residency was his last address instead of DECEASED OR UNKNOWN. This is another additional mental stress. I crossed my fingers that this would not an issue.
I have filed the i-129f form and where I was asked my parents current resident, I filed the last place of resident for my late dad/ I am worried if I should have typed deceased instead of his last address where he lived before he passed away….will that be a problem for approval.
Thank you.
Hello Prem,
As I mentioned before in my comments, your articles are pretty useful within this crazy journey.
I came to the US on k1 visa. We applied for AOS, EAD and AP in May, and I separately applied for SSN in April.
Nevertheless, waiting for over 6 weeks for my SSN, today I received a call from Social Security Administration that said that migration cannot verify my application, since they can’t match my data. The things is on my K1 visa my name is incorrectly written, I mean they combined my name with my father’s name (that is how written in my national passport in local language, while in English, it is written Sonya (without the mentioned of my father’s name)). To make it short, after two hours of explanation to USCIS, Customs and Border Protection, I was finally referred to the local USCIS (LA branch), where I should go tomorrow and have it changed. My only concern is that since I have already filed my AOS, EAD and AP, will it lead to RFE? I called to USCIS additionally, and the representative informed me that it will not lead to rejection, but may cause RFE requesting additional evidence of identity documents. The paradox is that everywhere (in my passport/English version, birth certificate, I am Sonya), in case they request additional evidence, I have no other ID to prove. I assume it might be my mistake, cause I had to be more attentive when getting my visa, and had to contact my local consulate. Anyway, no one at the border even mentioned about this. And I had no problem while leaving my country and entering the US
What are your thoughts with this regard? What do you think if it will affect my AOS package? Sorry for this looong message, but I assume you are the only competent person to comment with this regard.
Thank you in advance
Sona
my fiancée is in custody of my niece which I wish to include as a child in the 1-129f. will this give us an issue .
Please let us know.
Thanks
Hello! First I would like to thank you for putting all of this together to guide us!
I am filling out the I-129F Form and I would like to confirm something. If the beneficiary has been to the U.S., but is not currently there, then the 38.a.-h. should not be filled out, but the most recent I-94 should be attached just in case. Is it true? Should the official travel history found on the I-94 website be attached too? I have heard of people doing it both ways. Thank you!
Dear Prem,
My fiance filed our I-129F October 2017 and we today received a RFE. We are extremely disheartened as we thought we had filed everything correctly and with sufficient evidence. However I have just read your technicalities about the form with regards to employment dates. What is the solution for ‘Employment end date’ if you are still employed? Could it be something that small that they sent a RFE?
We have many photos, hotel receipts, flight receipts/tickets, testimonials, original documents … we are confused! We have been in a relationship for 18 months and neither of us have children or previous marriages …. we have photos with each others families and lots of proof of relationship! We have only received the e-notification so awaiting the list of required evidence to come in paper form.
Thanks
Emma
Hi!
We (My Fiancee, the Petitioner and mysefl), have a baby together, we filled out his Citizenship before we got engaged and filled out my paperwork to get married and move with him.
Should we put that i’m traveling with my son? he already have his US passport and everything…
We manifested in the I-129 that we have our baby, but what about when i have to cross to US using the K1?.. do i have to say that i’m traveling with a children? (he doesn’t need a K2 visa, he have his US documents)
Thank you!,
Karina
Hello Prem,
Thank you in advance for answering our questions.
I have a few questions as well.
#1. （K1) I-129F asks for the employment history for the past 5 years. What if I only worked for a year and before then I was a student? How do I indicate that?
#2. My foreign finance’s parent is passed away. How do I indicate that in the beneficiary’s parent section?
#3. In Part 2-49a, it asks for the beneficiary’s name and address in his native alphabet. My fiancé is Chinese, does that mean I need to fill this out in Chinese?
Thank you very much.
Thank you for writing this article, I fell into one of those technicalities and was approved. And also reading your articles is therapeutic because you are always encouraging and showing us all the positive in our situations. I’m 9 mos. into the process and your blogs have helped me a lot in taking off a lot of the edge. Thank you
Hello! I stumbled across your article without even realizing some mistakes that I’ve had! Thanks so much! I do have another question, my fiancé’s parent’s don’t have an actual recorded date of birth. On their ID it just shows the year…how do I fill that out on the document? TIA!
Hi, Please I need your help! My fiancé filed a petition for me and it was received by USCIS. We add in Consular Processing Information, Quto, Ecuador as city of visa application, however, we just found out the K visa is process in Guayaquil City, only. What can we do in that case? will they send it to Quito? how bad is that mistake in the form. Thank you very much for your response.
Yes, thank you! I was just worried to leave it blank. In some blogs people just put the same home mailbox my address for the “abroad” address and I didn’t understand why!
Hi Prem!
My fiancé doesn’t have an address abroad. Do I just leave that section blank and put N/A or repeat his mailing address there?
Thank you!
Alison
Hola Prem,
I sent a comment earlier today and after I submitted it there is “Your comment is awatting moderation” written above it.
Is there something wrong that I did at my end or is there a waiting period for “moderation”.
Thank you for your time.
God bless you,
Eduardo
Hola!
I sent you an e-mail a while ago and I never saw a responce. Maybe I don’t know how to look it up!
Gracias for your site
Hello prem,
Just want to know if i need to attatch my denial form to my new petition for 129f, the denial form requires to submmit evidences within 30days if you want to appeal, and i you exceeded 30days, you’ll file a new petition 129f. My question is, should i include denial form or no? Because in every petition there’s a different A-number.
Thanks a lot!
-jose
Hey Prem,
so what do you advise putting in the employment part if your still currently employed? I literally just put current but you said the computer doesn’t read that… now im a little concerned 🙁
My fiancé filed a fiancé petition for me and we received NOA in September 11,however he noticed an error on my names in the forms and he corrected that ,In November 14 we got an update that names have been updated well,since then there has been no another update,what does this mean,will the process take longer or what?
Thanks
Hello Prem,
As always, very informative and useful information.
Just one question. My case has reached my local embassy (K1 visa), but I haven’t been contacted by the embassy yet for me to schedule the interview. What is connected with? I have sent an inquiry to the embassy, and haven’t received any reply yet. What do you think?
Thanks
Sonya