I-129F

Just a couple of weeks ago, I filed the initial petition, called an I-129F form. The package that I sent included 101 pages of documentation. WOW!

Some of the things I had to include:

1) Letters of intent to marry, signed by David and I

2) Biographical information about the both of us, including passport pictures and the places that we have lived in the past five years and the last five years of our employment.

• This was interesting process for me considering that I was a college student for most of the past five years and I spent a few hours on google maps trying to find the streets and apartment numbers since I moved every six months or so!
• Equally complicated was my past five years employment as I had what seemed to be a million and one odd jobs throughout college as well : )

3) A statement of how we met and the nature of our relationship

4) Copies of my passport to prove my U.S. citizenship

5) Documentary proof of our relationship and that we have met at least once in the last two years

• This is the most arbitrary part of the package because the consulate officer has his own discretion on whether or not to accept our evidence
• I included photocopies of all of my passport stamps to the London Heathrow Airport along with David’s stamps to the U.S. as primary evidence

• Secondary evidence that I included were copies of flight itineraries, receipts of tickets to the various Harry Potter events we attended, a scattering of e-mails talking about our wedding plans, and seven pictures of us together

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And that was only what I could remember from the package! I went through a couple of post-it note pads sticking onto every page to detail for what the page was and used binder tabs to separate everything out in the package. Oh, and I can’t forget to say that I also sent a check for $455 in order for immigration to process it!

I sent it via USPS priority and within two days, I received notice that they had received my petition and put it in line to be processed. The first step of about a dozen down this process. I can’t wait!