Evidence Docs of a Bonifide Marriage for CR-1

[Kanenas 0]

My non US citizen fiance and I got married 2 weeks ago and yesterday she left for overseas. Unfortunately I could not add her to my bank account since she currently has no SS#. My house which I bought 2 years ago has only my name on the title.

Since I will be starting the CR-1 Visa Application in the following week what actions can I do to show that the marriage

is Legit? If I add her to my company benefits will this be enough as evidence? Anything else I can do from my part without

her been physically in the US?

Thanks

Kanenas

[Casprd 167]

Mixing of assets is only one way to show a bona fide marriage and generally more important for after she arrives here in the removing conditions stage. In most cases the foreign spouse isn't in the US so this isn't an issue at all. The biggest things you can show are evidence of your time together here in the US (pictures, letters from family, her passport stamps and boarding passes that show she was here in the US) and evidence of any time you spent together in her home country (same things). Also evidence of ongoing relationship. Letters, emails, chat logs, text messages, phone logs. A will from each of you showing the other as beneficiary. Setting her as beneficiary on your insurance and any bank accounts can help. Ongoing support in the way of WU receipts or bank accounts set up specifically for her. You can always make a trip to visit her after the visa process starts and this shows evidence of the ongoing relationship.

[dan_ling 6]

Also include photos of you 2 with family and friends if you have them which was mentioned already.

Edited May 4, 2011 by dan_ling

[Kanenas 0]

Also include photos of you 2 with family and friends if you have them which was mentioned already.

Do I have to send these items with the Initial I-130 form or they will ask me for this information Later?

[canuckbos 10]

Do I have to send these items with the Initial I-130 form or they will ask me for this information Later?

We sent them everything they asked for (photocopies not originals), plus a letter detailing what was in the package, plus we put our names and birthdate on the back of pictures and put the pictures in a plastic sandwich bag to avoid them getting lost.

We made two extra copies one for me and one for my husband.

They received it Oct 26th and we were approved March 31 on the I30, no RFE's.

This is all detailed on this site and thank goodness for this site. It's very helpful.

Thank you everyone!

MBK