Need an outside opinion

[sweden123 1]

Hi!

Me (swedish citicen) and my wife (USC) just sent in out I-130 form. At this point we are both crossing our fingers and hoping for the best.

Lately i have been readin a lot about the process and that made me think and worry.

My question is:

The two of us only sent in our marriage certificate and and affidavit sworn by my mother in law. Will this be enough or will it cause us trouble. The reason for the lack of evidence is that we have never really lived together since we are both 19 years old.

This leads me to my other question, will our age be a problem ?!

// Worried

I also want to give a big thanks to all the helping people at this forum.

[Mrs. Diaz 1]

Age is not a problem. As long as your wife make enough money to support you and you have a "real" marriage... no problem. Good luck!

Hi!

Me (swedish citicen) and my wife (USC) just sent in out I-130 form. At this point we are both crossing our fingers and hoping for the best.

Lately i have been readin a lot about the process and that made me think and worry.

My question is:

The two of us only sent in our marriage certificate and and affidavit sworn by my mother in law. Will this be enough or will it cause us trouble. The reason for the lack of evidence is that we have never really lived together since we are both 19 years old.

This leads me to my other question, will our age be a problem ?!

// Worried

I also want to give a big thanks to all the helping people at this forum.

[sweden123 1]

Good to hear, thank you for the fast reply.

For people who wants to add something after this i would like to add that se makes far more than the recommended ammount, and i would also like to add that we have met and that is also sworn in the affidavit.

[canadian_wife 1,823]

You're married, obviously you've met

OBX (I'll ask her to pipe up and post) submitted her marriage cert and affivavits of support with her petition. She was approved with no issues. USCIS cares that you are both legally married (and not married to other people)

Good luck.

[OBX 51]

You're married, obviously you've met

OBX (I'll ask her to pipe up and post) submitted her marriage cert and affivavits of support with her petition. She was approved with no issues. USCIS cares that you are both legally married (and not married to other people)

Good luck.

Yes we submitted three affidavits and our marriage certificate and were fine.

As posted in other threads USCIS is concerned with the validity of your marriage and relationship, not your age. Start collecting other evidence of your relationship (emails, photos etc.) for your interview.

Good luck!

[sweden123 1]

thank you, it really helps hearing it from other people and my nerves is a bit more at ease

[pushbrk 12,979]

thank you, it really helps hearing it from other people and my nerves is a bit more at ease

Just the marriage certificate would have been fine. No worries.

[Penguin_ie 5,994]

As the others have said, you have enough for now, ie for the first stage approval, but you will need more evidence of a bonafide relationship for your interview. You don't have to have lived together, but bring photos of you two together, ideally with friends and family, both from the wedding, before and after. Visit a few times between now and the interview if you can, and keep any plane tickets etc. Keep any letters you send, phone bills, emails, chat logs etc.

[sweden123 1]

As the others have said, you have enough for now, ie for the first stage approval, but you will need more evidence of a bonafide relationship for your interview. You don't have to have lived together, but bring photos of you two together, ideally with friends and family, both from the wedding, before and after. Visit a few times between now and the interview if you can, and keep any plane tickets etc. Keep any letters you send, phone bills, emails, chat logs etc.

I have heard visiting during the process can cause some major delays because of extra backgroundchecks, anybody know anything about that ?

[Mike and Linn 0]

I have heard visiting during the process can cause some major delays because of extra backgroundchecks, anybody know anything about that ?

Don't think it's recomended for you to visit on a visa waiver in the states because if anything happens it will for sure cause problems and delays. You can meet in any other country though, Sweden perhaps

[canadian_wife 1,823]

Mike and Linn - Of course partners can visit. Admittance and duration of stay is up to the CBP and a denial of entry or a denial of a tourist visa won't have any effect on the immigration process. Trust me, 2 denial of entries and I was fine!

Sweden123 - some countires, such as middle eastern countries, will go into addtional background checks or consulates that are high fraud. Since this is not Sweden you should be fine unless there is something particular about your case.

Good luck.

Edited January 20, 2010 by canadian_wife

[Mike and Linn 0]

Mike and Linn - Of course partners can visit. Admittance and duration of stay is up to the CBP and a denial of entry or a denial of a tourist visa won't have any effect on the immigration process. Trust me, 2 denial of entries and I was fine!

Canadian Wife,

Good to know, unfortunately a bit late in our process! I guess I just wouldn't chance it.. Maybe cause I wouldn't be very happy having to take the next 7 hours return flight if I was denied entry.

Telling a lie at the customs saying you're only visiting as a tourist, while you actually have a pending immigration file is not to recomend anyways.

Edited January 20, 2010 by Mike and Linn

[canadian_wife 1,823]

How is that lying? You intend to enter as a tourist, visit your partner and return home. Isn't that what a tourist does?

Only lying if you fail to disclose information when directly asked or willfully misrepresent yourself. Many VJ members have entered the US, disclosed their immigration petition, and have visited their partners. No lying involved

[OBX 51]

How is that lying? You intend to enter as a tourist, visit your partner and return home. Isn't that what a tourist does?

Only lying if you fail to disclose information when directly asked or willfully misrepresent yourself. Many VJ members have entered the US, disclosed their immigration petition, and have visited their partners. No lying involved

^^Exactly. If you are completely honest about your intentions, have brought ties to your home country indicating your intention to return you are not lying. As always it is up to the discretion of the CPB but if you are upfront and honest there should be no repercussions if you are in fact denied.

I myself did not travel at all during the process, however, I know of many who made multiple visits and were fine.

[sweden123 1]

actually visiting your girl/boy-friend or spouse does not count as tourism according to the us embassy in sweden