Filing I-130

[sassoon 0]

I am a green card holder, and just got married one week ago outside of the US. My wife leaves in Gergia and we are planning to file I-130 with consular processing. The question I have is, should I also send photographs and videos from marriage ceremony along with I-130 as evidence of bona fide marriage? Or does that happen at a later time? I am also planning to send affidavits from relatives on the bona fide nature of our marriage.

Thanks in advance.

[LADYDARE 28]

It's adviceable to send proofs along with your petition such as wedding pics, boarding pass of trips taken together if any, affidavits as well.

The wait for a visa might take a while though.

[Track-Runner 0]

no no need to send videos to show relaitionship... You can send pictures as evidence. You can use letters/etc from friends too... things that show joint relaitions like finances etc.

[NigeriaorBust 4,087]

You have to be a US citizen to use direct consular filing. No electronic evidence is allowed. Everything must be in printed format.

[jkelly07 120]

copy of your marriage certificate, lots of pictures togather,and with family,passport stamps,boarding pass,bills of your wedding expense, wedding ring receipt,and no thay don't accept videos,thay can't take a chance of a virus,

[Deputy Purple 1,294]

For the I-130 Petition all you need to prove is that you have a "Petition-able Relationship" which is the marriage. There is no requirement to prove it's a Bona fide Marriage.

Bare minimum is your Marriage Certificate. In addition to that I only included copies of our birth certificates to establish our identities and my status as a USC.

Be prepared with provide evidence of Bona Fide marriage at interview time and even more at Removal of Conditions.

[sassoon 0]

Thank you all for the valuable information.

[sassoon 0]

You have to be a US citizen to use direct consular filing.

What I meant was, I file the I-130, and when the time comes, she will go for an interview at the consulate in Georgia. I don't think I have to be a US citizen for that, do I? Since my wife is not going to be in the US we can't file for adjustment of status.

[NigeriaorBust 4,087]

An LPR can't just file for adjust of status in the states either. You have to wait until a visa number is available in you class. You need a number in the F2A class which is currently working on visas from 2008.

[sassoon 0]

An LPR can't just file for adjust of status in the states either. You have to wait until a visa number is available in you class. You need a number in the F2A class which is currently working on visas from 2008.

OK, thanks. I am aware of the waiting time.