USCIS Form I-129F: Petition for Alien Fiancé(e)

Edition date

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

Initial evidence

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).

USCIS 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

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.