# Form map: I-129F Petition for Alien Fiancé(e) (edition 01/20/25)

Status: draft

Written from the printed form and its instructions only, following
`.agents/skills/uscis-form-onboarding/references/form-map.md` (format, vocabulary, approval and review). The
agent drafts it; the user approves it (`docs/form-pipeline/onboarding-guide.md` §3). Only `form_map approve`
changes the status line, and any later edit needs a new approval. From the repository root:

```sh
tools/form_onboarding/.venv/bin/python -m tools.form_onboarding.form_map check  --package manifests/forms/i-129f-bundle
tools/form_onboarding/.venv/bin/python -m tools.form_onboarding.form_map status --package manifests/forms/i-129f-bundle
```

Inputs: Form I-129F edition 01/20/25 (12 pages) and its Instructions edition 01/20/25 (14 pages), extracted with
`pdftotext -layout`. Page numbers are the printed footer pages.

## 1. Scope

- Filing routes in scope: K-1 — a U.S. citizen petitions for a fiancé(e) to enter and marry within 90 days of
  admission (Instr. p. 1, Who May File 1); K-3 — a U.S. citizen who has filed or is filing Form I-130 for a
  spouse petitions for the spouse to enter and wait for the I-130 (Instr. p. 1, Who May File 2).
- Out of scope: K-2 / K-4 children of the beneficiary — no separate petition; they are listed as the
  beneficiary's children in Part 2, Items 39–44 (Instr. p. 1, NOTE).
- About: the petitioner (Parts 1, 3, 4, 5), the beneficiary (Part 2), the beneficiary's children (Part 2,
  Items 39–44), the petitioner's previous I-129F beneficiaries (Part 1, Items 43–47).
- Supplements: none.

## 2. Parts

| Part | Title | About | Completed when | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| P1 | Information About You | petitioner | always | Form p. 1; Instr. p. 3 |
| P2 | Information About Your Beneficiary | beneficiary | always | Form p. 4; Instr. p. 4 |
| P3 | Other Information | petitioner | always | Form p. 8; Instr. p. 6 |
| P4 | Biographic Information | petitioner | always | Form p. 9; Instr. p. 8 |
| P5 | Petitioner's Contact Information, Certification, and Signature | petitioner | always | Form p. 10; Instr. p. 9 |
| P6 | Interpreter's Contact Information, Certification, and Signature | interpreter | when an interpreter was used | Form p. 10; Instr. p. 9 |
| P7 | Contact Information, Declaration, and Signature of the Person Preparing this Petition, if Other Than the Petitioner | preparer | when someone other than the petitioner prepared the petition | Form p. 10; Instr. p. 9 |
| P8 | Additional Information | petitioner | when an item needs extra space | Form p. 12; Instr. p. 3 |

## 3. Eligibility

| ID | Requirement | Applies when | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| E1 | You and your fiancé(e) are legally free to marry and intend to marry within 90 days of the fiancé(e)'s admission to the United States | K-1 | Instr. p. 1, Who May File 1.A |
| E2 | You and your fiancé(e) met in person within the two years immediately before filing, unless an exemption is established | K-1 | Instr. p. 1, Who May File 1.B; Instr. p. 6, Item 53 |
| E3 | You have filed or are filing Form I-130 for your spouse | K-3 | Instr. p. 1, Who May File 2; Instr. p. 3, Item 5 |

## 4. Decision points

| ID | Item | Question as printed | Answer | Effect | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| D1 | P1.4 | Select one box below to indicate the classification you are requesting for your beneficiary | Fiancé(e) (K-1 visa) | opens P3.5; requires E1; requires E2; note: Part 3, Item 5 is chosen by the petitioner only for K-1 | Form p. 1; Instr. p. 1; Instr. p. 7, Item 5 |
| D1 | P1.4 | Select one box below to indicate the classification you are requesting for your beneficiary | Spouse (K-3 visa) | opens P1.5; sets P3.5 = Not applicable, beneficiary is my spouse or I am not a multiple filer; sets P2.51 = N/A, beneficiary is my spouse; sets P2.53 = N/A, beneficiary is my spouse; note: E3 is answered by Item 5; the visa is applied for in the country of marriage (Item 62) | Form p. 1; Instr. p. 5, Items 51–53; Instr. p. 6, Items 53 and 62; Instr. p. 7, Item 5 |
| D2 | — | Provide all other names you have ever used, including aliases, maiden name, and nicknames | Yes | opens P1.7 | Form p. 1; Instr. p. 3, Items 7.a–7.c |
| D2 | — | Provide all other names you have ever used, including aliases, maiden name, and nicknames | No | none | Form p. 1; Instr. p. 3, Items 7.a–7.c |
| D3 | P1.8j | Is your current mailing address the same as your physical address? | Yes | note: the current physical address is the mailing address; the address history (Items 9.a–12.b) gives the current address first only if it differs from the mailing address (see open question 2) | Form p. 1; Form p. 2 |
| D3 | P1.8j | Is your current mailing address the same as your physical address? | No | note: provide the current physical address in Items 9.a–9.h | Form p. 1 |
| D4 | P1.37 | Have you ever been previously married? | Yes | opens P1.38–P1.39 | Form p. 3; Instr. p. 4, Items 37–39 |
| D4 | P1.37 | Have you ever been previously married? | No | none | Form p. 3; Instr. p. 4, Items 37–39 |
| D5 | P1.41 | Have you obtained a Certificate of Naturalization or a Certificate of Citizenship in your own name? | Yes | opens P1.42 | Form p. 3; Instr. p. 4, Items 40.a–42.c |
| D5 | P1.41 | Have you obtained a Certificate of Naturalization or a Certificate of Citizenship in your own name? | No | none | Form p. 3; Instr. p. 4, Items 40.a–42.c |
| D6 | P1.43 | Have you ever filed Form I-129F for any other beneficiary? | Yes | opens P1.44–P1.47 | Form p. 4; Instr. p. 4, Items 43–47 |
| D6 | P1.43 | Have you ever filed Form I-129F for any other beneficiary? | No | none | Form p. 4; Instr. p. 4, Items 43–47 |
| D7 | P1.48 | Do you have any children under 18 years of age? | Yes | opens P1.49 | Form p. 4; Instr. p. 4, Items 48–49.b |
| D7 | P1.48 | Do you have any children under 18 years of age? | No | none | Form p. 4; Instr. p. 4, Items 48–49.b |
| D8 | — | Provide all other names your beneficiary has ever used, including aliases, maiden name, and nicknames | Yes | opens P2.10 | Form p. 4; Instr. p. 4, Items 10.a–10.c |
| D8 | — | Provide all other names your beneficiary has ever used, including aliases, maiden name, and nicknames | No | none | Form p. 4; Instr. p. 4, Items 10.a–10.c |
| D9 | P2.34 | Has your beneficiary ever been previously married? | Yes | opens P2.35–P2.36 | Form p. 6; Instr. p. 5, Items 34–36 |
| D9 | P2.34 | Has your beneficiary ever been previously married? | No | none | Form p. 6; Instr. p. 5, Items 34–36 |
| D10 | — | If your beneficiary is currently in the United States, complete Item Numbers 38.a. - 38.h. | Yes | opens P2.38 | Form p. 6; Instr. p. 5, Items 37–38.h |
| D10 | — | If your beneficiary is currently in the United States, complete Item Numbers 38.a. - 38.h. | No | none | Form p. 6; Instr. p. 5, Items 37–38.h |
| D11 | P2.39 | Does your beneficiary have any children? | Yes | opens P2.40–P2.44 | Form p. 7; Instr. p. 5, Items 39–44.h |
| D11 | P2.39 | Does your beneficiary have any children? | No | none | Form p. 7; Instr. p. 5, Items 39–44.h |
| D12 | P2.43 | Does this child reside with your beneficiary? | Yes | none | Form p. 7; Instr. p. 5, Items 39–44.h |
| D12 | P2.43 | Does this child reside with your beneficiary? | No | opens P2.44 | Form p. 7; Instr. p. 5, Items 39–44.h |
| D13 | — | If your beneficiary's native alphabet does not use Roman letters, provide his or her name and physical address abroad in the native alphabet | Yes | opens P2.49–P2.50 | Form p. 7; Instr. p. 5, Items 49.a–50.f |
| D13 | — | If your beneficiary's native alphabet does not use Roman letters, provide his or her name and physical address abroad in the native alphabet | No | none | Form p. 7; Instr. p. 5, Items 49.a–50.f |
| D14 | P2.51 | Is your fiancé(e) related to you? | Yes | opens P2.52 | Form p. 8; Instr. p. 5, Items 51–52 |
| D14 | P2.51 | Is your fiancé(e) related to you? | No | none | Form p. 8; Instr. p. 5, Items 51–52 |
| D14 | P2.51 | Is your fiancé(e) related to you? | N/A, beneficiary is my spouse | none | Form p. 8; Instr. p. 5, Items 51–52 |
| D15 | P2.53 | Have you and your fiancé(e) met in person during the two years immediately before filing this petition? | Yes | opens P2.54; note: describe the meeting and attach evidence | Form p. 8; Instr. p. 5, Items 53–54 |
| D15 | P2.53 | Have you and your fiancé(e) met in person during the two years immediately before filing this petition? | No | opens P2.54; requires E2; note: explain the reasons for an exemption and attach evidence | Form p. 8; Instr. p. 6, Items 53–54 |
| D15 | P2.53 | Have you and your fiancé(e) met in person during the two years immediately before filing this petition? | N/A, beneficiary is my spouse | none | Form p. 8; Instr. p. 6, Item 53 |
| D16 | P2.55 | Did you meet your beneficiary through the services of an international marriage broker (IMB)? | Yes | opens P2.56–P2.61; note: attach the IMB's signed consent form | Form p. 8; Instr. p. 6, Items 55–61 |
| D16 | P2.55 | Did you meet your beneficiary through the services of an international marriage broker (IMB)? | No | none | Form p. 8; Instr. p. 6, Items 55–61 |
| D17 | P3.2a | Have you EVER been arrested or convicted of domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse, child neglect, dating violence, elder abuse, stalking or an attempt to commit any of these crimes? | Yes | opens P3.3a–P3.3c | Form p. 8; Form p. 9; Instr. p. 6, Items 1–3.c |
| D17 | P3.2a | Have you EVER been arrested or convicted of domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse, child neglect, dating violence, elder abuse, stalking or an attempt to commit any of these crimes? | No | none | Form p. 8; Instr. p. 6, Items 1–3.c |
| D18 | P3.2b | Have you EVER been arrested or convicted of homicide, murder, manslaughter, rape, abusive sexual contact, sexual exploitation, incest, torture, trafficking, peonage, holding hostage, involuntary servitude, slave trade, kidnapping, abduction, unlawful criminal restraint, false imprisonment, or an attempt to commit any of these crimes? | Yes | opens P3.3a–P3.3c | Form p. 9; Instr. p. 6, Items 1–3.c |
| D18 | P3.2b | Have you EVER been arrested or convicted of homicide, murder, manslaughter, rape, abusive sexual contact, sexual exploitation, incest, torture, trafficking, peonage, holding hostage, involuntary servitude, slave trade, kidnapping, abduction, unlawful criminal restraint, false imprisonment, or an attempt to commit any of these crimes? | No | none | Form p. 9; Instr. p. 6, Items 1–3.c |
| D19 | P3.2c | Have you EVER been arrested or convicted of three or more arrests or convictions, not from a single act, for crimes relating to a controlled substance or alcohol? | Yes | opens P3.3a–P3.3c | Form p. 9; Instr. p. 6, Items 1–3.c |
| D19 | P3.2c | Have you EVER been arrested or convicted of three or more arrests or convictions, not from a single act, for crimes relating to a controlled substance or alcohol? | No | none | Form p. 9; Instr. p. 6, Items 1–3.c |
| D20 | P3.4a | Have you ever been arrested, cited, charged, indicted, convicted, fined, or imprisoned for breaking or violating any law or ordinance in any country, excluding traffic violations? | Yes | opens P3.4b | Form p. 9; Instr. p. 7, Items 4.a–4.b |
| D20 | P3.4a | Have you ever been arrested, cited, charged, indicted, convicted, fined, or imprisoned for breaking or violating any law or ordinance in any country, excluding traffic violations? | No | none | Form p. 9; Instr. p. 7, Items 4.a–4.b |

## 5. Repeating information

| ID | Information | Items | Required | Rows on the PDF | Overflow | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| R1 | Other names you have used | P1.7 | every | 1 | Part 8 | Form p. 1; Instr. p. 3, Items 7.a–7.c |
| R2 | Your physical addresses | P1.9–P1.12 | last 5 years | 2 | Part 8 | Form p. 2; Instr. p. 3, Items 9.a–12.b |
| R3 | Your employers | P1.13–P1.20 | last 5 years | 2 | Part 8 | Form p. 2; Instr. p. 3, Items 13–20.b |
| R4 | Your previous spouses | P1.38–P1.39 | every | 1 | Part 8 | Form p. 3; Instr. p. 4, Items 37–39 |
| R5 | Your previous I-129F beneficiaries | P1.44–P1.47 | every | 1 | Part 8 | Form p. 4; Instr. p. 4, Items 43–47 |
| R6 | Ages of your children under 18 | P1.49 | every | 2 | Part 8 | Form p. 4; Instr. p. 4, Items 48–49.b |
| R7 | U.S. states and foreign countries you have resided in since age 18 | P1.50–P1.51 | every | 2 | Part 8 | Form p. 4; Instr. p. 4, Items 50.a–51.b |
| R8 | Other names your beneficiary has used | P2.10 | every | 1 | Part 8 | Form p. 4; Instr. p. 4, Items 10.a–10.c |
| R9 | Your beneficiary's physical addresses | P2.12–P2.15 | last 5 years | 2 | Part 8 | Form p. 5; Instr. p. 5, Items 12.a–15.b |
| R10 | Your beneficiary's employers | P2.16–P2.23 | last 5 years | 2 | Part 8 | Form p. 5; Instr. p. 5, Items 16–23.b |
| R11 | Your beneficiary's previous spouses | P2.35–P2.36 | every | 1 | Part 8 | Form p. 6; Instr. p. 5, Items 34–36 |
| R12 | Your beneficiary's children | P2.40–P2.44 | every | 1 | Part 8 | Form p. 7; Instr. p. 5, Items 39–44.h |

## 6. Not answered by the applicant

| Items | Reason |
| --- | --- |
| Barcodes in every page footer | barcode |
| P5.4, P6.6, P7.6 | signature |
| P6.1–P6.6, P7.1–P7.6 | preparer_attorney |
| Language named in the interpreter's certification (Part 6) | preparer_attorney |
| P8.3–P8.7 | continuation_sheet |

## 7. Flow

```mermaid
flowchart TD
  start([Start]) --> D1{"D1 P1.4: K-1 or K-3?"}
  D1 -- "Fiancé(e) (K-1 visa)" --> K1["E1 free to marry, 90 days; E2 met in person; P3.5 waiver chosen"]
  D1 -- "Spouse (K-3 visa)" --> K3["P1.5 Form I-130 filed?; P2.51, P2.53 = N/A; P3.5 = 5.d"]
  K1 --> D2
  K3 --> D2
  D2{"D2 other names used?"} -- Yes --> P17["P1.7 other names"] --> D3
  D2 -- No --> D3
  D3{"D3 P1.8j mailing = physical?"} --> HIST["P1.9–P1.20 addresses and employers, last 5 years"]
  HIST --> D4{"D4 P1.37 previously married?"}
  D4 -- Yes --> P138["P1.38–P1.39 previous spouses"] --> D5
  D4 -- No --> D5
  D5{"D5 P1.41 certificate obtained?"} -- Yes --> P142["P1.42 certificate"] --> D6
  D5 -- No --> D6
  D6{"D6 P1.43 filed I-129F before?"} -- Yes --> P144["P1.44–P1.47 previous filings"] --> D7
  D6 -- No --> D7
  D7{"D7 P1.48 children under 18?"} -- Yes --> P149["P1.49 ages"] --> RES
  D7 -- No --> RES
  RES["P1.50–P1.51 residences since 18; Part 2 Items 1–9"] --> D8
  D8{"D8 beneficiary other names?"} -- Yes --> P210["P2.10 other names"] --> BHIST
  D8 -- No --> BHIST
  BHIST["P2.11–P2.33 mailing, addresses, employers, parents"] --> D9
  D9{"D9 P2.34 beneficiary previously married?"} -- Yes --> P235["P2.35–P2.36 previous spouses"] --> P237
  D9 -- No --> P237
  P237["P2.37 ever in the U.S."] --> D10
  D10{"D10 currently in the U.S.?"} -- Yes --> P238["P2.38 I-94 details"] --> D11
  D10 -- No --> D11
  D11{"D11 P2.39 beneficiary has children?"} -- Yes --> P240["P2.40–P2.43 each child"] --> D12
  D11 -- No --> ADDR
  D12{"D12 P2.43 child lives with beneficiary?"} -- No --> P244["P2.44 child's address"] --> ADDR
  D12 -- Yes --> ADDR
  ADDR["P2.45–P2.48 U.S. address and address abroad"] --> D13
  D13{"D13 native alphabet not Roman?"} -- Yes --> P249["P2.49–P2.50 native alphabet"] --> D14
  D13 -- No --> D14
  D14{"D14 P2.51 related?"} -- Yes --> P252["P2.52 relationship"] --> D15
  D14 -- "No / N/A" --> D15
  D15{"D15 P2.53 met in person?"} -- "Yes / No" --> P254["P2.54 circumstances or exemption"] --> D16
  D15 -- "N/A" --> D16
  D16{"D16 P2.55 met through an IMB?"} -- Yes --> P256["P2.56–P2.61 IMB"] --> P262
  D16 -- No --> P262
  P262["P2.62 consulate; P3.1 protection order"] --> D17
  D17{"D17 P3.2a?"} --> D18{"D18 P3.2b?"} --> D19{"D19 P3.2c?"}
  D19 -- "any Yes in 2.a–2.c" --> P33["P3.3a–P3.3c battered or extreme cruelty"] --> D20
  D19 -- "all No" --> D20
  D20{"D20 P3.4a other arrests?"} -- Yes --> P34b["P3.4b details"] --> P35
  D20 -- No --> P35
  P35["P3.5 multiple filer waiver"] --> END["Part 4 biographics; Part 5 contact and signature; Parts 6–7 by others; Part 8 overflow"]
```

## 8. Open questions

1. The instructions (Instr. p. 9) cite Part 5 Items 1.a–6.b, Part 6 Items 1.a–7.b and Part 7 Items 1.a–8.b, but
   the printed 01/20/25 form numbers Part 5 Items 1–4, Part 6 Items 1–6 and Part 7 Items 1–6. — I would follow
   the printed form's numbering everywhere (as this map does); the instructions describe the same content.
2. Address history "Provide your current address first if it is different from your mailing address" (Form
   p. 2 for you, Form p. 5 for the beneficiary): when the mailing and physical addresses are the same, the
   printed form lets Item 9 (Item 12 for the beneficiary) start with the previous address. — I would always
   print the current physical address first: it is never wrong, and Items 10.a–10.b (13.a–13.b) are the only
   place the dates at the current address appear, which keeps the five-year history complete.
3. Item 5 (K-3 only), "have you filed Form I-130?": a K-3 petitioner may answer No when filing the I-130 at the
   same time (Instr. p. 3 accepts "a concurrently filed Form I-130" as evidence). — I would not block a No
   answer; the questionnaire should remind the petitioner to include the I-130 or its receipt with the packet.

## 9. Accepted differences

None.