Form I-129F Instructions 04/01/24 Page 7 of 14
(5) Against whom the victim is protected under the jurisdiction’s domestic or family violence laws.
B. Convictions for homicide, murder, manslaughter, rape, abusive sexual contact, sexual exploitation, incest, torture,
tracking, peonage, holding hostage, involuntary servitude, slave trade, kidnapping, abduction, unlawful criminal
restraint, false imprisonment, or an attempt to commit any of these crimes.
C. At least three convictions for crimes relating to a controlled substance or alcohol not arising from a single act.
D. Disclosure of criminal history to beneciary. If your petition is approved, USCIS will provide a copy of your petition,
including the information you submit regarding any protection or restraining orders or criminal history to DOS
for distribution to the beneciary of your petition. USCIS also will provide to DOS any criminal background
information discovered independently while adjudicating this petition for disclosure to your beneciary.
NOTE: The name and contact information of any person who was granted a protection or restraining order against
you, or of any victim of a crime of violence you perpetrated, will remain condential. However, DOS will disclose
your relationship to this person or victim (for example, spouse, parent, former spouse) to the beneciary.
Item Number 4.a. Criminal Information. Indicate whether you have ever been arrested, cited, charged, indicted,
convicted, ned, or imprisoned for breaking or violating any law or ordinance in any country, for any oenses other than
those you have already outlined in the previous section. Unless a trac incident was alcohol- or drug-related or involved
a ne of $500 or more, you do not need to provide information on it.
Item Number 4.b. Criminal History Documents. If you indicated “Yes” in Item Number 4.a., provide information
that explains the circumstances, places, dates, and outcomes for each incident of arrest, citation, charge, indictment,
conviction, ne, or imprisonment. You must submit court certied copies of the arrest record and/or disposition for each
incident unless you submit a certied statement from the court indicating that no record exists of your arrest, citation,
charge, indictment, conviction, ne, or imprisonment.
If you need extra space to complete this section, use the space provided in Part 8. Additional Information.
Item Numbers 5.a. - 5.d. Multiple Filer Waiver Request. You must request a waiver of the International Marriage
Broker Regulation Act (IMBRA) ling limitations if:
1. You are ling this petition on behalf of your ancé(e) and you previously led Form I-129Fs on behalf of two or more
ancé(e) beneciaries; or
2. You are ling this petition on behalf of your ancé(e), you have previously had a Form I-129F approved, and less than
two years have passed since the ling date of your previously approved petition.
Select the box that indicates the waiver you are requesting. You may request and support your waiver with additional
information and/or explanation in Part 8. Additional Information, or by attaching a signed and dated letter according to
the instructions for Part 8.
If you are ling for your spouse, waivers are not required. Select the box for Item Number 5.d. and skip to Part 4.
Types of Waivers
Item Number 5.a. General Waiver. If you have never been convicted of a violent criminal oense against a person or
persons, submit evidence to show why a waiver is appropriate in your case.
Examples of such evidence may include, but are not limited to: a death certicate, police reports, news articles, or
medical reports from a licensed medical professional regarding the death or incapacity of your previous ancé(e) who
was the beneciary of a ancé(e) petition you led.
Item Number 5.b. Extraordinary Circumstances Waiver. If you have ever been convicted of a violent criminal
oense against a person or persons, USCIS will not grant a ling limitations waiver unless you submit evidence to
demonstrate that extraordinary circumstances exist. In addition to evidence explaining the reasons for your multiple
lings, you must also submit evidence of extraordinary circumstances.