Cover Letter I-130 Thoughts?

[schulgz 0]

Here is my cover letter. Anything need to be adjusted before I send it in? Also, two quick questions:

What is the letter (written by me) describing our relationship called?

Also, included close to 25 photos, 3 pages of G Chat records, 15 email pages and 10 pages of Skype screenshots? Is this too much?

Thanks in advance.

Dear Sir or Madam:

I, ___________, a US Citizen, am submitting the documents contained in this package for the I-130 for my wife, ___________, a citizen of Israel.

Enclosed, please find:

1) Cover Letter (This document)

2) Payment in the form of a personal check for $420

3) Form G-1145

4) Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative

5) Copy of Petitioner’s birth certificate

6) Copy of Marriage Certificate

7) Form G-325A completed by Petitioner, including passport size photograph

8) Form G-325A completed by Beneficiary, including passport size photograph

9) Evidence of a bona fide marriage, including:

a. Letter describing Petitioner and Beneficiary relationship

b. Three Affidavits from family and friends

c. Copies of Petitioner and Beneficiary passports

d. Skype video call logs (1 screenshot per month apart)

e. Google Chat logs

e. Email correspondence between Petitioner and Beneficiary

f. Airline itineraries (domestic and international travel)

g. Credit Card Statements serve as proof of travel

h. Brokerage, Retirement and Bank Account Beneficiary Designations

i. Lease application listing beneficiary as cohabitant

g. Pictures of Petitioner and Beneficiary

Sincerely,

_____________

Address, Chicago, IL, 60614

480-xxx-6416

Copies of documents submitted are exact photocopies of unaltered documents and I understand that I may be required to submit original documents to an Immigration or Consular officer at a later date.

[jkelly07 120]

any doctuments that are not in english must be translated in english,you need petitionors proof of naturalization,a copy of the united states passport all pages,

[schulgz 0]

My understanding was I only needed the birth certificate or copy of every page of my passport, not both. I am not a naturalized citizen. I guess I'll make a copy of every page of my passport, already using a few pages to show I travelled abroad.

[Dana and Divine 61]

Here is my cover letter. Anything need to be adjusted before I send it in? Also, two quick questions:

What is the letter (written by me) describing our relationship called?

Also, included close to 25 photos, 3 pages of G Chat records, 15 email pages and 10 pages of Skype screenshots? Is this too much?

Thanks in advance.

The cover letter looks great.

The letter written by you is called "A History of our Relationship" By: You

This is a good number of photo's, are you sending actual photo's or did you make a color copy of several photo's on one page? I did the color copy's and advised my husband would bring in all photo albums during interview.

I did not have any chat records because my husband doesn't type, but I did include three years of phone records. Every month, every phone number highlighted and the time we talked.

Hope this helps.

[schulgz 0]

I was going to send in actual labeled photos. Do you think that is too many? I could go the photocopy route if you think that is better... Also, can you clarify if I need both a birth certificate and a passport or just one?

[Ryan H 3,790]

My comments on your letter are in bold next to each item:

Here is my cover letter. Anything need to be adjusted before I send it in? Also, two quick questions:

What is the letter (written by me) describing our relationship called?

Also, included close to 25 photos, 3 pages of G Chat records, 15 email pages and 10 pages of Skype screenshots? Is this too much?

Thanks in advance.

Dear Sir or Madam:

I, ___________, a US Citizen, am submitting the documents contained in this package for the I-130 for my wife, ___________, a citizen of Israel.

Enclosed, please find:

1) Cover Letter (This document)

2) Payment in the form of a personal check for $420

3) Form G-1145 This will go at the very top of the file.

4) Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative

5) Copy of Petitioner’s birth certificate You can use this instead of your passport.

6) Copy of Marriage Certificate

7) Form G-325A completed by Petitioner, including passport size photograph

8) Form G-325A completed by Beneficiary, including passport size photograph

9) Evidence of a bona fide marriage, including:

a. Letter describing Petitioner and Beneficiary relationship

b. Three Affidavits from family and friends

c. Copies of Petitioner and Beneficiary passports Beneficiary's passport is not need at this stage, yours is not needed either if you submit a copy of your birth certificate.

d. Skype video call logs (1 screenshot per month apart)

e. Google Chat logs

e. Email correspondence between Petitioner and Beneficiary

f. Airline itineraries (domestic and international travel) Copies of boarding passes are better, itineraries by themselves do not prove actual travel.

g. Credit Card Statements serve as proof of travel

h. Brokerage, Retirement and Bank Account Beneficiary Designations

i. Lease application listing beneficiary as cohabitant

g. Pictures of Petitioner and Beneficiary

Sincerely,

_____________

Address, Chicago, IL, 60614

480-xxx-6416

Copies of documents submitted are exact photocopies of unaltered documents and I understand that I may be required to submit original documents to an Immigration or Consular officer at a later date.

I was going to send in actual labeled photos. Do you think that is too many? I could go the photocopy route if you think that is better... Also, can you clarify if I need both a birth certificate and a passport or just one?

Answering your second question first, you only need a birth certificate or a copy of your entire passport, not both. For pictures, you can print them out on standard paper, just be sure to indicate who is in them and when and where they were taken.

Edited October 21, 2012 by Ryan H

[schulgz 0]

Thanks for your help Ryan! I think you have answered on every post of mine, I appreciate it. To clarify, I am only showing copies of passport stamps to prove travel.

[schulgz 0]

Keep reading it's best to put photos on 8 x 11 paper, still have the physical photos. Was going to use those since they are already labeled. If I choose to do this, do I need to put them in a plastic bag? Been hearing submitting actual photos isn't good anyways. Thanks in advance.

[Ryan H 3,790]

To clarify, I am only showing copies of passport stamps to prove travel.

That's good.

Keep reading it's best to put photos on 8 x 11 paper, still have the physical photos. Was going to use those since they are already labeled. If I choose to do this, do I need to put them in a plastic bag? Been hearing submitting actual photos isn't good anyways. Thanks in advance.

If you choose to submit actual pictures, then yes, put them in a plastic bag.