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(1) I-129F [Petition for
Alien Fiancee(e)]
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(2) G-325A [Biographic
Information Forms] - one for your fiancee and one for yourself.
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(1) Birth Certificate - The
real thing, The state you were born in will give you a certified copy for
purposes such as this, of course you'll have to pay for it. I found this
web page to order mine. http://www.cdc.gov/nchswww/howto/w2w/w2welcom.htm.
They have phone numbers and addresses for each state.
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(1) Check for $75.00 - I
heard this might be changing (going up of course). I even heard the figure
of over $200.00 in the future. Supposedly that's what it costs them to
process these cases. When you request the I-129F packet, they'll inform
you of the current costs.
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(2) Pictures each of your
fiancee and yourself (INS photos, 3/4 frontal view with right ear showing
- You must print your names on the back of each photo with a felt tip pen
or pencil).
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(1) Statement informing the
INS you've seen your fiancee face to face within the past 2 years.
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(2) Copies each of proof
that you were together within the past 2 years(such as pictures, a plane
ticket, or a stamped passport). I did not send in my original passport,
only a copy. I copied the page with my picture and name. Then re-ran the
same paper through the copy machine and copied the page with the date
stamps from the immigration officer in PI. The result was one page with
all the information shown. Since passports are relatively small, this was
easily done. This seemed to be good enough for the INS.
My US
Embassy in Manila Checklist:
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(1) I-864 [Affidavit of
Support]
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(1) Letter from place of
employment - Supporting document for the Affidavit of Support stating what
your position is, how much you make, how long you've worked there, and
whether or not your a permanent employee. If your self-employed, other
forms must be sent in in place of this letter, sorry I can't help you
there.
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(1) Letter from your bank(s)
- Supporting document for the Affidavit of Support stating the status of
your bank account(s).
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(1) List of any bonds you
might have - Supporting document for the Affidavit of Support including
serial numbers, denominations, and the name or record owner(s).
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(1) Birth Certificate for
“Your Fiancee” from the National Statistics Office in PI.
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(1) Police Check for “Your
Fiancee” from the NBI (National Bureau of Investigation) in PI.
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(1) Copy each of photos of
“Your Fiancee” and I together and photos of her family and I together.
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(1) Copy each of letters
“Your Fiancee” and I sent back and forth to each other.
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(1) Copy of my phone bills
to PI for the last year.
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(1) Copy of my mortgage and
loan papers.
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(1) Copy of my income tax
1040 forms with attached W-2 forms for the past 3 years.
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(1) Letter the INS sent
telling us to report for the interview.
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(1) Passport.
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(1) Alien Registration Card
(If you're filing for naturalization).
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(1) A current letter of
Employment for the applicant's sponsor.
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(1) Your Spouse.
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(1) Court Dispositions (If
the applicant has ever been arrested)
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(3) Tax returns of sponsor
for the past 3 years.
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(1) Marriage certificates
and divorce decrees for all prior marriages of both people.
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(?) Documents showing you
and your spouse are living together as husband and wife such as:
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Joint Income Tax Forms.
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Leases
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Mortgages
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Children Birth Certificates
(if a child was born during your marriage)
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Health Insurance
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Life Insurance
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Joint Bank Accounts
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Marriage Certificates
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Various photos of you both,
with your family, etc. during your marriage (photos before, during, after
“Your Fiancee”'s pregnancy plus photos of your child with you during
various stages of her development).
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At the interview, they swore
us both in. Then asked if “Your Fiancee” has ever left the country
since she first arrived or been arrested. They wanted to know if we had
other children (either in our current marriage of otherwise). We were
asked if we've been separated after we were married. The wanted to see our
last joint income tax return, “Your Fiancee”'s passport, a child(s)
birth certificate, Marriage license, ID's from both “Your Fiancee” and
myself (driver's license). They also checked out the letter I had from my
employer. Copies were made of all of these,
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then the originals were
returned to us.
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(1) Form I-751 (Petition to
Remove the Conditions on Residence)
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(1) Cashier's Check for
$145.00
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(1) A letter stating we
moved. (Gives A-Number, Old Address, New Address)
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(1) Copy of “Your
Fiancee”'s, Child(s) passport.
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(1) Copy of “Your
Fiancee”'s, Child(s) birth certificate.
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(1) Copy of “Your
Fiancee”'s driver's license.
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(1) Copy of “Your
Fiancee”'s, Permanent Resident Card.
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(1) Copy of Marriage License
and Certified Abstract of Marriage
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(1) Copy of the Consulate
General of the Philippines - Report of Marriage Contracted Abroad form. *
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(1) Copy of the Foreign
Service of the Philippine - Report of Birth - Child Born Abroad of
Philippine Parent or Parents form for child(s).*
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(1) Marriage certificates
and divorce decrees for all prior marriages of both people. *
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(1) Court Dispositions (If
the applicant has ever been arrested)
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(3) Tax returns of sponsor
for the past 3 years.
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(2) Letters from
friends/family stating they know you, you live together, are happily
married, etc.
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(?) Documents showing you
and your spouse are living together as husband and wife such as:
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Joint Income Tax Forms.
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Leases
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Mortgages or Deeds
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Children Birth Certificates
(if a child was born during your marriage)
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Health Insurance
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Life Insurance
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Joint Bank Accounts
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Joint Visa/Master Card/etc.
Accounts
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Marriage Certificates
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Various photos of you, your
children, with your family, etc. during various stages of your marriage.
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At the interview, they swore
us both in. Then asked if “Your Fiancee” has ever left the country
since she first arrived or been arrested. They wanted to know if we had
other children (either in our current marriage of otherwise). We were
asked if we've been separated after we were married. The wanted to see our
last joint income tax return, “Your Fiancee”'s passport, childrens
birth certificate, Marriage license, ID's from both “Your Fiancee” and
myself (driver's license). They also checked out the letter I had from my
employer. Copies were made of all of these, then the originals were
returned to us.
Please
use these check lists as a references only. Read all instructions and call
the INS if you have any questions. I've included the web page with INS
addresses and phone numbers on other pages.
Send
in the original plus 1 copy of everything. Type everything if possible or
print neatly. Read each form and it's instructions carefully and follow
them exactly. They can be tricky. I arranged all the originals in a
'logical' order and paper clipped them together. I arranged and clipped
the copies in the same order. The photographs I put in an envelope and
clipped them to the originals.
Doing
it this way seemed to work fine for me.
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