Send relationship evidence with I-485?

[gingerblue 0]

Hi there, a happily married K1 couple here, getting ready to file the AOS. Are we supposed to send the relationship evidence when we file the I-485? I assumed we were supposed to, but now when I start gathering the info I see nothing about it. I do know we need relationship evidence at the interview, yes, but do we send it when we file for AOS in the first place?

Especially interested in any UK couples who have done this recently as I know they're trending toward not having interviews at all as of late. Honestly...how would USCIS be comfortable skipping the interview unless they had relationship evidence for the couple? This suggests they had it already?

I'm so confused by all of this.

Thanks!

[Nik+Heather 121]

Well, actually, when you think about the variety of people filing for adjustment of status, and many of them never having applied for any visas so far, yes, it makes a lot of sense that K visas would have an easy time through AOS. The embassy was already supposed to satisfy themselves that you had a bonafide relationship, at most 9 months before filing (ideally), and perhaps as little as just a few weeks before filing, so what new information would there be?

You can find other UKers going through the AOS process as well and have their own thread.

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=189022

I haven't done AOS yet, but my thoughts to you is to follow the guides closely, they have been tested and lead to many successes.

[Ladylethal 12]

I sent some but not as much as the K1 requires. Wedding pics, congratulations cards, and then of course very well put together documents as far as the affidavit goes and marriage certificate and such.

What you'll be doing is starting gathering evidence of your life together now for the Removal of Conditions two years from when you receive your conditional card. During Removal you'll have to prove the ongoing married life and that you commingle your life, assets, etc.

Edited June 16, 2009 by *Laura*

[TBoneTX 46,977]

The above advice is very sensible. In our AOS package, I included a copy of an auto-insurance slip with our names on it, and a deposit slip from our bank with a true note of "this took an act of Congress to achieve." Who knows whether it helped? It didn't hurt, because we had no AOS interview.

[P&R 1]

The only evidence we sent with the AOS package was a copy of a bank statement showing both our names on the

account showing mingling of monies. As we were filing concurrently we saved all the main evidence (pictures etc) for the interview.

It all seemed to be fine as we didnt get any RFE's during the process & the interview was fine : )

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

We only sent the required AOS/EAD/AP forms and supporting documents. We sent no relationship evidence or photos. We married five days after he entered the US and sent AOS four days after that. There wasn't anything we had jointly to send except the marriage certificate. We were approved with no interview.

I go along with Nik and Heather's statement that USCIS knows K1 approval means relationship evidence was already deemed acceptable and an interview was recently conducted with questions about the relationship.

Edited June 16, 2009 by Nich-Nick

[Slightly Bonkers 0]

We're another that sent no relationship evidence (excepting the marriage license). It's not requested for the AOS app for a K1. We were approved without interview. But we had been gathering stuff for the interview just in case.

[BermyCat 1]

All we sent were the forms and marriage certificate. I assumed pictures, utility bills and other evidence would be asked for at our interview, but we were never interviewed. I got my greencard about three months after we sent in our application.

~ Catherine

[payxibka 10,048]

Hi there, a happily married K1 couple here, getting ready to file the AOS. Are we supposed to send the relationship evidence when we file the I-485? I assumed we were supposed to, but now when I start gathering the info I see nothing about it. I do know we need relationship evidence at the interview, yes, but do we send it when we file for AOS in the first place?

Especially interested in any UK couples who have done this recently as I know they're trending toward not having interviews at all as of late. Honestly...how would USCIS be comfortable skipping the interview unless they had relationship evidence for the couple? This suggests they had it already?

I'm so confused by all of this.

Thanks!

my wife sent no relationship evidence submitted... no interview.... do not overthink the process...

[Eric-Pris 1,607]

No

[M.O 6]

we didnt send anything...

ur not suppose to cos u have already submitted a lot when u got your visa...but u never know,if they ask u have to send them...