Preparing the I-129F Packet - Cover Letter

Here's the cover letter that we sent to USCIS, so I think you can pretty much extract from the cover letter the needed requirements. Some of the documents we passed were not needed during the filing of the petition (i.e. proof of ongoing relationship) but we decided to do "frontloading" since it has been said that it will be helpful to have it in our file when the packet goes to the consulate.

I-129F Cover Letter

<Petitioner's Address>

United States Department of Homeland Security

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

75 Lower Welden Street

St. Albans, VT

05479-0001

Nature of the submission: I-129F ORIGINAL SUBMISSION

To Whom It May Concern:

Enclosed please find my Form I-129F, Petition for K-1 Fiancée Visa for <alien fiancee's name> and supporting documents.

Contents include:

- Payment in the amount of $ 455 (money order)

- I-129F

- I-129F Supplement: PART B Question no. 13. List all children of your alien fiancé(e)

- I-129F Supplement: Part B Question 18, explanation of meeting in person

- G-325A and passport style photo (Petitioner)

- Attachment Sheet for G325A - Answer for section ‘Applicant’s employment last five

  Years’

- G-325A and passport style photo (Beneficiary)

- Attachment sheet for G-325a - Answer for section ‘Applicant’s residence last five years‘

- Attachment Sheet for G325A - Answer for section ‘Applicant’s employment last five  

  Years’

- Birth certificate and US Passport (Petitioner)

- Letter certifying intent to marry (Petitioner)

- Letter certifying intent to marry (Beneficiary)

- Proof of having met in person in the past two years

        -pictures (placed in ziplock bag) , photocopy of passport, eTicket Itinerary receipt,             

         boarding passes, hotel voucher, baggage claim, receipt (airport user’s charge),   

- Proof of ongoing relationship

       -mails, e-mails, chat logs, money transfer receipts, phone records

Copies of documents submitted are exact photocopies of unaltered documents and I understand that I may be required to submit original documents to an Immigration or Consular officer at a later date.

Signed,

<petitioner's name>

The list of documents required for filing I-129F is found in the Instructions for Form I-129F.
-Completed I-129F Form
-Proof that the Petitioner is a US Citizen (i.e. birth certificate, unexpired US Passport, Certificate of Naturalization, Certificate of Citizenship)
- Proof of having met personally within the last two years (i.e. pictures, photocopy of passport, plane tickets,                
boarding passes, hotel receipts etc)
-"Letter of Intent to Marry" from both petitioner and alien fiancee
-Form G-325A completed and signed by the petitioner
-Form G-325A completed and signed by the alien fiance(e)
-US-style passport photo of the petitioner taken within the last 30 days
-US-style passport photo of the fiance(e) taken within the last 30 days
-If either you or your fiance(e) were married before, show documents proving termination of prior marriage


I-129F Required Forms
Download Form I-129F
Download Instructions for Form I-129F
Download Form G-325A 


*Make sure you download the most current edition of the forms :)