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I-129F, Petition for Alien Fiancé(e)

Use this form to petition to bring your:

  • Fiancé(e) (K-1) and their children (K-2) to the U.S. so you may marry your fiancé(e); or
  • Spouse (K-3) and their children (K-4) to the U.S. to await the approval of a Form I-130 filed on behalf of your spouse.

How to Report Suspected Marriage Fraud
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has an online tip form to report suspected benefit/marriage fraud or other violations.

Help for Immigration Crime Victims
Different types of support are available through ICE’s Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement (VOICE) Office.

Forms and Document Downloads

Form I-129F (PDF, 723.84 KB)
Instructions for Form I-129F (PDF, 458.61 KB)

Form Details

Edition Date

01/20/25. You can find the edition date at the bottom of the page on the form and instructions.

Dates are listed in mm/dd/yy format.

If you complete and print this form to mail it, make sure that the form edition date and page numbers are visible at the bottom of all pages and that all pages are from the same form edition. If any of the form’s pages are missing or are from a different form edition, we may reject your form.

If you need help downloading and printing forms, read our instructions. 

Where to File

File Form I-129F at the USCIS Dallas lockbox.

U.S. Postal Service (USPS):
USCIS
Attn: I-129F
P.O. Box 660151
Dallas, TX 75266-0151

FedEx, UPS, and DHL deliveries:
USCIS
Attn: I-129F (Box 660151)
2501 South State Highway 121 Business
Suite 400
Lewisville, TX 75067-8003

We cannot adjudicate this form at USCIS international offices.

Filing Fee

You can find the filing fee for Form I-129F by visiting our Fee Schedule page.

You can pay the fee with a money order, personal check, cashier’s check or pay by credit card or debit card using Form G-1450, Authorization for Credit Card Transactions. If you pay by check, you must make your check payable to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

When you send a payment, you agree to pay for a government service. Filing fees are final and non-refundable, regardless of any action we take on your application, petition, or request, or if you withdraw your request. If you pay by credit card or debit card, you cannot later dispute the payment. Use our Fee Calculator to help determine your fee.

If you are submitting multiple forms, pay each filing fee separately. We are transitioning to electronically processing immigration benefit requests, which requires us to use multiple systems to process your package. We may reject your entire package if you submit a single, combined payment for multiple forms.

Checklist of Required Initial Evidence (for informational purposes only)

Please do not submit this checklist with your Form I-129F. The checklist is an optional tool to use as you prepare your form, but does not replace statutory, regulatory, and form instruction requirements. We recommend that you review these requirements before completing and submitting your form. Do not send original documents unless specifically requested in the form instructions or applicable regulations.

If you submit any documents (copies or original documents, if requested) in a foreign language, you must include a full English translation along with a certification from the translator verifying that the translation is complete and accurate, and that the translator is competent to translate from the foreign language into English.

Did you provide the following?

  • Evidence of your U.S. citizenship:
    • A copy of your birth certificate, issued by a civil registrar, vital statistics office, or other civil authority showing you were born in the United States;
    • A copy of your naturalization or citizenship certificate issued by USCIS or the former Immigration and Naturalization Service;
    • A copy of Form FS-240, Consular Report of Birth Abroad (CRBA), issued by a U.S. Embassy or U.S. Consulate;
    • A copy of your unexpired U.S. passport; or
    • An original statement from a U.S. consular officer verifying you are a U.S. citizen with a valid passport.
  • Evidence you or your fiancé legally terminated any previous marriages (if applicable):
    • Final Divorce decree;
    • Annulment order; or
    • Death certificate for prior spouse.
  • One color passport-style photograph of yourself and one for your fiancé taken within 30 days of you filing this petition;
  • Evidence of legal name change (if applicable);
  • Evidence to support an International Marriage Broker Regulation Act waiver (if applicable); and
  • Form G-28, Notice of Entry of Appearance as Attorney or Accredited Representative (only if you are represented by an attorney or accredited representative).

If you are petitioning to classify your fiancé(e) as a K-1 nonimmigrant, did you provide the following?

  • Evidence that you and your fiancé(e) have a bona fide intention to marry;
  • Evidence that you and your fiancé(e) intend to marry within 90 days of their admission into the United States as a K-1 nonimmigrant; and
  • Evidence that you met your fiancé(e) in-person within two years of you filing your Form I-129F. If you haven’t met within two years, submit evidence that meeting in-person would violate strict and long-established customs of your fiancé(e)’s foreign culture or social practice or would be an extreme hardship on the petitioner.

If you are petitioning to classify your spouse as a K-3 nonimmigrant, did you provide the following?

  • A copy of the Form I-797C, Notice of Action, showing you have filed Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative, on behalf of your spouse (unless the Form I-129F and I-130 are concurrently filed); and
  • A marriage certificate, issued by the appropriate civil authority, showing your valid marriage to the beneficiary.
Form Filing Tips

Complete all sections of the form. We will reject the form if these fields are missing:

  • Part 1. Information About You
    • Classification Sought for Your Beneficiary
    • Family Name
    • Your Mailing Address
    • Date of Birth
  • Part 2. Information About Your Beneficiary
    • Classification Sought for Beneficiary
    • Family Name
    • Date of Birth

Filing Tips: Review our Tips for Filing Forms by Mail page for information on how to ensure we will accept your form.

Don’t forget to sign your form. We will reject any unsigned form.

Special Instructions

E-Notification: If you want to receive an e-mail and/or text message that we have accepted your form at a USCIS lockbox, complete Form G-1145, E-Notification of Application/Petition Acceptance, and clip it to the first page of your form.

Do not include:

  • Anything that contains electronic chips and batteries (such as musical greeting cards) or any non-paper materials such as CD-ROMS, DVDs, toys, action figures, or thumb drives. We will not accept these types of materials. However, we will accept photographs or copies of these items;
  • Any biological or genetic samples as DNA evidence. For information on DNA testing and submitting DNA samples, please visit the Department of State’s webpage; or
  • Graphic photos of childbirth or intimate relations as evidence of a relationship or marital bona fides.

Withdrawal Requests
If you are the Form I-129F petitioner and you wish to withdraw the Form I-129F that you filed on behalf of your fiancé(e) or spouse, please submit a signed, written request to withdraw your Form I-129F. If USCIS has already approved your Form I-129F, you must contact the Department of State to withdraw the Form I-129F. Once your fiancé(e) or spouse has been admitted to the United States in K nonimmigrant status, you can no longer withdraw the Form I-129F.

Check Processing Times and Case Status
You can view processing times for Form I-129F and other forms at egov.uscis.gov/processing-times/. You can check the status of your Form I-129F at egov.uscis.gov/.
 

Related Links
  • Fiancé(e) Visas
  • Department of State Link: Nonimmigrant Visa for a Fiancé(e) (K-1)
  • Summary of Process of the K-1 Fiancé/Fiancée Program
  • Green Card for Fiancé(e) of U.S. Citizen
  • K-3/K4 Nonimmigrant Visas
  • Department of State Link: Nonimmigrant Visa for a Spouse (K-3)
  • Information on the Legal Rights Available to Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence in the United States and Facts about Immigrating on a Marriage-Based Visa
  • Forced Marriage
     
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