Evidence of bona fide marriage.

[TimnGrace Kohler 0]

I have searched and found a web site (http://www.***removed***....umentation.html). I was wondering if anyone used the info on this website as a guide. We was just recently married back in December of 2009. Most of things listed on their we are unable to get cause they require a social security number. I was wondering if the list of documents I have listed below would be enough to prove bonafide marriage.

*wedding invitations

*wedding announcement publication my husband hand printed in the local newspaper of his hometown.

*copies of plane tickets and motel reservations that show us traveling togeather on our honeymoon, and when he comes and visit this month.

*My husband has phone records that shows he has called. I am unable to get such documents cause all I have is a prepaid cell phone with smart load. He does have receipts that shows he has helped keep load on my cellphone.

*pictures of us before the wedding and during the wedding with my family (His family wasn't able to attend our wedding cause they couldn't afford to come. We plan to inform them in the cover letter as to why his family was not able to attend.

*Copy of my passport that shows my new married name.

*Copies of cards that we have sent each other

*Copis of the the wedding cards from both our families to us

*Copies of the name tags on the wedding gifts to us

Does anyone know if this would be enough information to prove that their is a bonafiedl relationship. I would appreciat any information or help.

Edited December 6, 2011 by Kathryn41

[Scott and Mhay 57]

That looks good. Should be more than enough for the intial submission. We didnt have that much and we got approved.

[TimnGrace Kohler 0]

That looks good. Should be more than enough for the intial submission. We didnt have that much and we got approved.

Thank you for your reponse.

What did you send in for proof of a bona fide marriage? My husband is thinking about getting afidavid's from my family who attended the wedding. It looks like that would be more of a hassle cause it will need to be notirized, cause we live very far from a place that can do that. I don't want it to be more of an expense cause I want us to save as much money as possible.

[Dakine 26]

I have searched and found a web site (http://www.***removed***....umentation.html). I was wondering if anyone used the info on this website as a guide. We was just recently married back in December of 2009. Most of things listed on their we are unable to get cause they require a social security number. I was wondering if the list of documents I have listed below would be enough to prove bonafide marriage.

*wedding invitations

*wedding announcement publication my husband hand printed in the local newspaper of his hometown.

*copies of plane tickets and motel reservations that show us traveling togeather on our honeymoon, and when he comes and visit this month.

*My husband has phone records that shows he has called. I am unable to get such documents cause all I have is a prepaid cell phone with smart load. He does have receipts that shows he has helped keep load on my cellphone.

*pictures of us before the wedding and during the wedding with my family (His family wasn't able to attend our wedding cause they couldn't afford to come. We plan to inform them in the cover letter as to why his family was not able to attend.

*Copy of my passport that shows my new married name.

*Copies of cards that we have sent each other

*Copis of the the wedding cards from both our families to us

*Copies of the name tags on the wedding gifts to us

Does anyone know if this would be enough information to prove that their is a bonafiedl relationship. I would appreciat any information or help.

Should be enough for the initial petition. For the interview. Start saving all communication records. Do snail mail cards and letters.

Life insurance, will, file 2009 taxes jointly. More pictures when he makes another trip will be a

big plus. Have him open a phone account that shows records of calls to your number. Make short calls on it and use phone cards for long ones.

Edited December 6, 2011 by Kathryn41

[Scott and Mhay 57]

Here is what I sent for the original submission to the USCIS:

Marriage certificate

Copy of wedding invitation

4 affidavits from people that were at the wedding

about 20 pictures

not a whole lot...we had been married for a little over 2 months when i sent in the package. I was deployed to kuwait at the time.

[Scott and Mhay 57]

I also included an evolution of relationship letter too... forgot about that.

[zenaxe 22]

I have searched and found a web site (http://www.***removed***....umentation.html). I was wondering if anyone used the info on this website as a guide. We was just recently married back in December of 2009. Most of things listed on their we are unable to get cause they require a social security number. I was wondering if the list of documents I have listed below would be enough to prove bonafide marriage.

*wedding invitations

*wedding announcement publication my husband hand printed in the local newspaper of his hometown.

*copies of plane tickets and motel reservations that show us traveling togeather on our honeymoon, and when he comes and visit this month.

*My husband has phone records that shows he has called. I am unable to get such documents cause all I have is a prepaid cell phone with smart load. He does have receipts that shows he has helped keep load on my cellphone.

*pictures of us before the wedding and during the wedding with my family (His family wasn't able to attend our wedding cause they couldn't afford to come. We plan to inform them in the cover letter as to why his family was not able to attend.

*Copy of my passport that shows my new married name.

*Copies of cards that we have sent each other

*Copis of the the wedding cards from both our families to us

*Copies of the name tags on the wedding gifts to us

Does anyone know if this would be enough information to prove that their is a bonafiedl relationship. I would appreciat any information or help.

Yours looks very solid. I think you've covered a lot of ground and it's wise to do so in terms of front loading the evidence in order to avoid an potential request for evidence in the process. You could do the affidavidts but I don't think they would be necessary given what you are presenting.

We filed out petition last year with pictures of us together, with both sides of the family, vacations, engagement party, wedding; we had the wedding invitation, telephone logs for the past two years, boarding passes showing trips to the USA and her to Canada, emails. We haven't had any RFEs to date.

Good luck.

Edited December 6, 2011 by Kathryn41

[Abby62 23]

Good luck I'll be filing close behind you.

I was wondering if I could submit my blog after printing it off? It has all kinds of pictures with us on it as well as dates and places we've visited...a blog that basically follows just us on a week to week journey.

Just an idea if this is worth submitting along with the usual pictures/evidence?

Thanks!

[Mikhail 1]

I was planning on sending in wedding pictures along with others, our marriage certificate, an affidavit of a family member who was at the wedding, transcripts of my calls to the philippines as well as email and letters, and copies of my eticket itinerary as well as my wifes, Do you guys think this is enough? thanks guys

[Darnell 8,478]

you did not include a photocopy of the marriage certificate. ya need that. Do Not Send The Original.

I know it's hard to gather up evidence for the I-130, if you've just married OR if you live far apart.

Here's what I did - for my I-130 packet -

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/218775-bonafide-relationship/page__p__3324240__hl__Rustic#entry3324240

(click the link, have a read? )

From reading YOUR list, I'll say there's some extra stuff yer USC Spouse can do, as well. Compare what you've got, with my list, you should see some gaps.

Edited April 15, 2010 by Darnell

[gumbi2400 1]

I realize this thread is a bit old but I had a couple questions. My wife and I just got married on May 28th. I have the packet put together for the application, just waiting on the marriage certificate from the state of Nevada. We had a very private wedding (just her and I and 2 random witnesses). For the evidence of a bonafide marriage I have, marriage certificates, a couple pictures from the wedding day, and from the honeymoon (she just went back today ) as well as tons of emails, skype logs, cards, etc. from before we were married. Will this be enough for evidence?

I'm so anxious to get started!

[Ray & Ces 1]

I have searched and found a web site (http://www.***removed***....umentation.html). I was wondering if anyone used the info on this website as a guide. We was just recently married back in December of 2009. Most of things listed on their we are unable to get cause they require a social security number. I was wondering if the list of documents I have listed below would be enough to prove bonafide marriage.

*wedding invitations

*wedding announcement publication my husband hand printed in the local newspaper of his hometown.

*copies of plane tickets and motel reservations that show us traveling togeather on our honeymoon, and when he comes and visit this month.

*My husband has phone records that shows he has called. I am unable to get such documents cause all I have is a prepaid cell phone with smart load. He does have receipts that shows he has helped keep load on my cellphone.

*pictures of us before the wedding and during the wedding with my family (His family wasn't able to attend our wedding cause they couldn't afford to come. We plan to inform them in the cover letter as to why his family was not able to attend.

*Copy of my passport that shows my new married name.

*Copies of cards that we have sent each other

*Copis of the the wedding cards from both our families to us

*Copies of the name tags on the wedding gifts to us

Does anyone know if this would be enough information to prove that their is a bonafiedl relationship. I would appreciat any information or help.

Hi, we are same status, I married last December 02, 2009 then my husband file my petition last March 1, 2010... He sending our marriage license authenticated by NSO, weddings photos and other picture together with my families. 2 copies of my passport picture and also to my husband, YM conversation and emails, And other documents that my husband included also. My husband follow the instructions what the USCIS needed. Still we are waiting for our NOA2 approval. I hope this months my papers will approve. Right now I am starting to gathered some documents that I needed to my interview. Like, YM and Skype conversations, Skype calls, receipts when he sending money, receipts when he sending package to my family, emails from my husband and to his Mom. I am using my married name to all my documents and I.D.'s even to my new passport.

I hope it will help you and guide you. Like you and praying to approve my papers coz I can't wait to see my husband.. We miss each other.

Goodluck girl.

Edited December 6, 2011 by Kathryn41

[Indy90 21]

I realize this thread is a bit old but I had a couple questions. My wife and I just got married on May 28th. I have the packet put together for the application, just waiting on the marriage certificate from the state of Nevada. We had a very private wedding (just her and I and 2 random witnesses). For the evidence of a bonafide marriage I have, marriage certificates, a couple pictures from the wedding day, and from the honeymoon (she just went back today ) as well as tons of emails, skype logs, cards, etc. from before we were married. Will this be enough for evidence?

I'm so anxious to get started!

There is no magic formula that says if there is enough evidence or not, but it looks like you shouldn't have a problem, at least with the I 130. A letter explaining the evolution of your relationship is very important. I would send more pictures from before the wedding, assuming that you have them. Also, you can send in a photo copy of any passport pages that show evidence of having met your wife (aka visa stamps). Finally, plane tickets are very important. Itineraries may not be so important, because they can easily be falsified, but maybe a print out of yours or hers frequent flier mile account would suffice if you no longer have the tickets. Demonstrating that you have spent time with her is important.

In your cover letter, you may want to explain why you had two random witnesses at the wedding and not family members and friends. This could be a red flag and it is best to deal with it right now than at the consulate. If you raise the red flag right now and USCIS does not find a problem, the interview will go much smoother if you have to go to a difficult consulate.

It sounds like your wife returned to wherever she is from, but it would have been nice to open up a joint bank account with both of your names. There are several national banks in the US that allow a non-resident to open an account as long as a USC spouse is the main account holder.

Some consulates like more evidence than others. If you are in a tough consulate, like Ecuador, you need to send in as much evidence as you can think of, both with the I 130 and when the interview happens.

[mamamimi 8]

There is no magic formula that says if there is enough evidence or not, but it looks like you shouldn't have a problem, at least with the I 130. A letter explaining the evolution of your relationship is very important. I would send more pictures from before the wedding, assuming that you have them. Also, you can send in a photo copy of any passport pages that show evidence of having met your wife (aka visa stamps). Finally, plane tickets are very important. Itineraries may not be so important, because they can easily be falsified, but maybe a print out of yours or hers frequent flier mile account would suffice if you no longer have the tickets. Demonstrating that you have spent time with her is important.

In your cover letter, you may want to explain why you had two random witnesses at the wedding and not family members and friends. This could be a red flag and it is best to deal with it right now than at the consulate. If you raise the red flag right now and USCIS does not find a problem, the interview will go much smoother if you have to go to a difficult consulate.

It sounds like your wife returned to wherever she is from, but it would have been nice to open up a joint bank account with both of your names. There are several national banks in the US that allow a non-resident to open an account as long as a USC spouse is the main account holder.

Some consulates like more evidence than others. If you are in a tough consulate, like Ecuador, you need to send in as much evidence as you can think of, both with the I 130 and when the interview happens.

I did not send pictures or any of the things mentioned here for the I-130 petition I sent out on May 27th. I went by the USCIS (before I found this site of course) guidelines and sent them exactly what they asked for. They received package, cashed my check and got NOA1. So I guess it's ok. Also I am doing the CR1 not K3 maybe that is the difference?

[Darnell 8,478]

Ya, it's hard to generate the evidence when the two of you live far apart or in different countries.

Here's what I did, ages past, for the evidence on intitial I-130 submittal - http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=218775&st=0&p=3324240&hl=Rusticentry3324240

Mine is a bit overboard, though, as China is a 'high-fraud country'.