I 129F
What You Need To Know
The “I 129f” is the main fiance immigration form starting off the entire K1 Visa process. This form will capture a large majority of both the beneficiary and petitioner’s information. The petitioner is the person who is a U.S citizen and the beneficiary is the person who is coming to the U.S.A from another country.
This form is easy to acquire from the USCIS website or from any immigration government office. This form is mailed into the UCSIS office. The address of the office nearest you is found on the form itself. Do not personally take this form to an immigration office. It cannot be delivered this way and the officer at the desk will not accept it.
Entering The “I 129f” Data
Start off with entering into all fields the petitioner’s name, address, date of birth and a few other personal items described on the form. Also if the petitioner has been married in the past, he or she will need to provide the dates of marriage and divorce. The same information is requested for the beneficiary.
Once this area of the form is filled out, more questions about citizenship need to be explained. It is very important to be accurate and truthful when filling out this form. It is a serious crime to falsify any information.
Lastly the beneficiary will be asked if he or she has ever entered the USA under a visa. Do not worry about entering the information here. This is only for reference and it does not cause your K1 Visa any harm. The K1 is separate from any other visa. A guest visa, work visa, etc. is taken into account, yet it does not harm the K1 process itself.
A few other things to remember on this form include reading the question over slowly and then reading it again. Also the petitioner will want to seek help when the questions are confusing. Little mistakes can be costly and will slow down the process. Lots of small mistakes can cause your petition to be denied.
Confusing Questions
Two other areas that might cause some confusion are these two questions. “Have you met your fiance in the two year preceding the completion of this form” and “Did you and your fiance meet through a marriage broker. Let me explain the questions.
It is extremely important to have met your fiance in the last two years before filling out this form. Further, the petitioner will need to show proof that this one meeting occurred. To show proof, the petitioner must provide copies of any hotel receipts, plane boarding passes and anything else acquired from the beneficiaries country. The proof must have a date on it which can prove the petitioner was there and present in the country. Hand written dates or descriptions are not proper forms of proof. Copies of the original receipts are recommended.
The second question is a little harder to answer. For a couple that has met through a qualified marriage broker, this is an easy question to answer. The marriage agency will provide the information requested. For a couple that has met through a non-qualified marriage broker, this question will be impossible to answer. Often times it is better to cancel with the previous agency and sign up with a qualified agency to show the USCIS you are complying with all immigration policies.
