A checklist on K1 Visa Requirements
By Gladys Erhardt on Aug 13, 2007 in Uncategorized
This is my checklist during my k1-visa processing:
I. The petitioner must be (any of the 3 choices):
a. Natural born U.S. citizen,
b. Naturalized US Citizen - in our case, he was naturalized (my hubby is a pure blooded filipino but they migrated here in the US when he was young so he is a naturalized US citizen)
c. Born outside US but with US Citizen parents
II. Requirements in Filing K1 visa (petitioner needs to send this to USCIS):
- I-129F [My husband (formerly my fiance) completed and signed this form]
- Letter of Intent to Marry [both of us]
- Birth Certificate [Certified copy for my hubby and an NSO BC for me]
- G-325A [both of us completed and signed 1 form each]
- Passport-style color photo [both of us]
- We provide copies of evidence we have met in person. (Pictures, some chat conversation, photocopies of his receipts during his visit, stamped passport and/or boarding pass)
- FEE of $455 - for us, we only paid $170, they recently raised their fees and it started last July 30th, 2007.
- Certified copy of Divorce Decree - Hence my fiance was married before.
Downloadable:
- I-129F - Click on that link to download the I-129F form.
- G-325A - Click on the link to download the form.
- I-129F Instruction - List of instruction for I-129F filing.
My hubby filed/send his petition at the California Service Center because New Mexico belongs to the California USCIS office. And for the lists of areas where the USCIS branches served, I’ll refer you to the I-129F form. The I-129F form has the guide and its complete.
I know it looks easier, that’s what I thought when I first check it…. but I was wrong. The filling up of the forms takes a LOT of time. There are questions that are tricky and most of the forms are not savable. Meaning, you need to print it before you turn off your PC because you cannot save what you typed. You can save the form itself but whatever you typed in there, you cannot save it. Like me, my schedule was hectic on that time. I was finishing my school and I have a 9 to 5 regular job and here comes the visa paperworks…it drained me a lot.
Or else, one thing that you can do too is you can use a correctional fluid for the corrections later. But I’m not fond of this because it sometimes look messy, anyway, its up to you. One technique that hubby and I used was, we do it together. Like when he filled up the I-129F form, we are also talking/chatting online. If he is confused on something, he can ask me right away and I can research it and browse it online while he continue filling up the form. After he is done, he copied and saved it in an image file (jpeg) and send it to me. I can then correct it (of course the I-129F has my informations too) or I’ll do the double checking just to make sure, we’re doing the right thing. You might be wondering why did I said that the form is not savable but I then said that he can save it as an image file. To lighten you up, the USCIS forms are all in an acrobat file, hence we cannot what we typed, we used the “Print Screen” and “Ctrl V” method or in short, the copy and paste.
Print Screen in our keyboard functions as ‘copy’ so whenever you hit that, it means you’re copying whatever is showing in your monitor. You can then open a MS Word, Power Point or any image editor, then press the Ctrl +V (you can find all of this in your keyboard) or else right click your mouse and hit ‘PASTE’. For me, I always use the ‘paint image editor’ because its easier and I feel comfy using it.
The checklist is based on my experience alone, it may be incomplete and inadequate (USCIS can change their forms anytime they want) so I am referring you the USCIS website to check for further clarification and verification.
Hello and welcome to my blog! Let me introduce myself first, I am Gladys Muana Erhardt. Born and raised in the Philippines and is now living in the US with a wonderful husband.
hi, i’m just curious about the Letter of Intent to Marry, is it a letter addressed to my fiance that i agreed to marry him?and likewise to his letter too? my fiance and I will start the processing of the K-1 soon too..hope u can help..so far, all the other documents were done..and ready..just that letter of intent is my question now..thanks a lot in advance.God bless..you can send your reply to my e-mail..i’ll appreciate it very much.
irmsmiller | Jan 31, 2010 | Reply
hi irmsmiller,
you can check on this site http://www.immihelp.com/visas/kvisa/fiance-letter-of-intent-petitioner.html
they have a sample letter of intent that you can copy. we got ours thru this.
good luck
Chas | Feb 1, 2010 | Reply
hi i need help.. im confused about fillin out the form G-325a. i want to know what to put in Applicant’s employment last five years, i havent been employed.. do i need to put None on the first box? what about the next boxes? do i need to put None too? thanks
ethel | Apr 23, 2010 | Reply
Hi!I have visited your page before and I got ideas of what to from start to finish.My fiance’ and I are about to file the K1 Visa petition soon.I am just curious,does the letter of intent need to be hand written?
Thank you very much for helping and God bless you always.
biancster20 | May 4, 2010 | Reply
ethel,I have just recently finished filling up the g-325a forms.Since I was unemployed,I just put “None” into the first box only.I used computer in filling up the forms,except for the date and signature because they need to be hand written.
biancster20 | May 4, 2010 | Reply
biancaster20,
i just mailed my documents to my fiance. on my Form G-325A in my employement’s i put none in all boxes, because they said never leave a blank. since theyre asking to write down the present employment first, before the past jobs. i have never been employed so im letting them know that, no present and past jobs. but im anxiously worried now bka kasi mali ung sa akin.. and i handwritten everything. i tried to type it on the computer and printed it but my birthdate is lacking like (06/28/198) supposed to be (06/28/1985) thats why i handwritten it, but they said it’ll be ok, as long as its clear. im praying everything will go smoothly .. tga san ka bianca?
ethel | May 5, 2010 | Reply
some said they handwritten their letter of intent just like what i did, and some computerized…
ethel | May 5, 2010 | Reply
Hi ethel,I’m from Davao nga pala.It’s not a problem kung hand written or filled up using computer ang g-325a.ang importante,clear yong pagkakasulat so don’t you worry.For letter of Intent naman,I had it handwritten.Seguro others had it typewritten pero yong signature at date,sulat kamay talaga.Good luck with your visa application ha?my Facebook ka ba?
biancster20 | May 5, 2010 | Reply
hi bianca.. im praying nga na sana ok ang lahat.. Good luck din sayo.. yeah my facebook me, add me ethelL_mrl@yahoo.com…God Bless!
ethel | May 5, 2010 | Reply
tga gensan ako…when kau mg file ng petition nyo?
ethel | May 5, 2010 | Reply
by next month pa,busy kasi sya sa work,madaming projects.thanks sa email ha?pray ka lang talaga,alam ko aalis ka na for US soon.syempre mauuna ka sa akin pero email nalang tayo to each other.
biancster20 | May 6, 2010 | Reply
is my birth cert. should be authenticated? thank you
sharon | May 29, 2010 | Reply
hi Sharon,
you should request a birth certificate from NSO and should be printed in NSO security paper, authenticated na yon.
gerymay21 | May 29, 2010 | Reply
I have some ideas, thank you for sharing, I really like the safety valve
steel valve | Jun 18, 2010 | Reply
hello,
good afternoon to all of you…hi im sol, im so worried. kailangan ba talaga marami kayong pictures kasi kami nang fiancee ko di kasi kami fun sa picture takings pero may pictures din kami yun nga lang konti lang. thanks..
sol | Jun 21, 2010 | Reply
at isa pa po…gagawa po ba ako nang letter of intent..interview ko na po this july 12..please help po… salamat
sol | Jun 21, 2010 | Reply
What should i put in a question state/province of where did i get my passport since i got it in Manila? I am currently answering my DS 156 for K1 Visa form and it was said that i must put an answer to all of the questions in the form,So again my question is what should put in the question state/province since i already put Manila as CITY and Philippines as Country?
thank u,
tweety10
tweety10 | Jun 22, 2010 | Reply