When do you hand in proof of relationship ?

[Brettson 0]

Me and my fiancé are a little confused about the exact process even after reading up about it.

[Kastrs 723]

Me and my fiancé are a little confused about the exact process even after reading up about it.

Are you in the process of gathering the paperwork to submit you petition? For the petition all that is required is proff that you have met in the past 2 years. For this visa stamps or plane tickets would suffice. If you want to include, note that it is completely optional, and not necessary for the easier consulates to include proff of ongoing relationship, then you can include a sampling of emails or phone logs. Just make sure to include proff of meeting.

Edited March 18, 2013 by Kastrs

[Brettson 0]

Are you in the process of gathering the paperwork to submit you petition? For the petition all that is required is proff that you have met in the past 2 years. For this visa stamps or plane tickets would suffice. If you want to include, note that it is completely optional, and not necessary for the easier consulates to include proff of ongoing relationship, then you can include a sampling of emails or phone logs. Just make sure to include proff of meeting.

Yeah, we are in the process of gathering paperwork to submit our petitions. We met when my fiancé was living in Canada then she moved to the USA where she's originally from so that means no plane tickets or passport stamps. We have a baby together so we're planning on using a paternity test as proof that we met in person in the last two years. So we would send in the proof of us meeting when we send in the petition?

[Kastrs 723]

Do you have any bills from the time you spent together, or credit card statements

[Brettson 0]

Do you have any bills from the time you spent together, or credit card statements

Unfortunately I don't have anything like that. We we're living at my moms house and not exactly established yet. Do you think that will be a problem?

[Kastrs 723]

Unfortunately I don't have anything like that. We we're living at my moms house and not exactly established yet. Do you think that will be a problem?

ok sorry if this comes off as a tad dense on my part, but how is it possible you do not have any bills or credit card statements??? your debt card comes with a statement too of withdrawals and transactions...

In order to have a successful petition you need some form of primary proof that you were together

this can be plane tickets, passport stamps, a bill or receipt showing location

you can also include pictures, these are, however, secondary proof as there is no date to them

maybe you have taken a mutual trip together somewhere?

On another note, it does not really matter where you live as long as it is a real place

let me know if there is anything else I can help you with

[Brettson 0]

ok sorry if this comes off as a tad dense on my part, but how is it possible you do not have any bills or credit card statements??? your debt card comes with a statement too of withdrawals and transactions...

In order to have a successful petition you need some form of primary proof that you were together

this can be plane tickets, passport stamps, a bill or receipt showing location

you can also include pictures, these are, however, secondary proof as there is no date to them

maybe you have taken a mutual trip together somewhere?

On another note, it does not really matter where you live as long as it is a real place

let me know if there is anything else I can help you with

I thought the paternity test would be sufficient proof because we did make a baby together within the past year. I do have bank statements from my bank account from the time that we spent together but I don't exactly see how that proves anything without a direct link to her.

I also have a bank statement from when I bought a ticket for her to get back to the USA. Unfortunately I don't have any receipts or tickets as direct proof. So I'm not sure how much that would help.

By the way thank you for all your help. I really appreciate it.

[Kastrs 723]

I thought the paternity test would be sufficient proof because we did make a baby together within the past year. I do have bank statements from my bank account from the time that we spent together but I don't exactly see how that proves anything without a direct link to her.

I also have a bank statement from when I bought a ticket for her to get back to the USA. Unfortunately I don't have any receipts or tickets as direct proof. So I'm not sure how much that would help.

By the way thank you for all your help. I really appreciate it.

I dont know personally I would not bother with a paternity test, but if you want to include it thats fine, it is just not conventional evidence

I know what you are saying about the direct link, but what the adjudicator is looking for is proof of being in the same area at the same time so your bank statements should be fine, maybe include a picture or two also

one thing for you to keep in mind, Canada is a relatively easy consulate so dont make your self too crazy over this all

[Brettson 0]

I dont know personally I would not bother with a paternity test, but if you want to include it thats fine, it is just not conventional evidence

I know what you are saying about the direct link, but what the adjudicator is looking for is proof of being in the same area at the same time so your bank statements should be fine, maybe include a picture or two also

one thing for you to keep in mind, Canada is a relatively easy consulate so dont make your self too crazy over this all

Alright that makes me feel better that my local consulate is easy. But I need more confirmation about how exactly my bank statements prove that we were in the same place. Would the fact that we were baby shopping and the purchase of the bus ticket be good enough proof? Maybe I'm over thinking it but its not like we had a joint bank account.

Also, I understand that we need prove that we've been communicating by phone or email for a certain amount of time. How long would be a sufficient amount of time?

[Kastrs 723]

Alright that makes me feel better that my local consulate is easy. But I need more confirmation about how exactly my bank statements prove that we were in the same place. Would the fact that we were baby shopping and the purchase of the bus ticket be good enough proof? Maybe I'm over thinking it but its not like we had a joint bank account.

Also, I understand that we need prove that we've been communicating by phone or email for a certain amount of time. How long would be a sufficient amount of time?

Actually, it is not required to send proof of ongoing relationship. The only thing that is required in terms of that is proof that you have met in the past 2 years.

Bank statements typically show the date and place of transaction. All you need is a couple transactions from the area where your foreign fiance lives to use. A bus ticket to see each other? or from the area around where your foreign fiance lives?

If you want to send proof of ongoing relationship-completely not necessary, although often times people going through more difficult consulates will include it in their petition as it gets forwarded on to the embassy, just pick a sample of emails or phone calls over the length of your relationship.

[Pinkrlion 2,724]

Actually, it is not required to send proof of ongoing relationship. The only thing that is required in terms of that is proof that you have met in the past 2 years.

Bank statements typically show the date and place of transaction. All you need is a couple transactions from the area where your foreign fiance lives to use. A bus ticket to see each other? or from the area around where your foreign fiance lives?

If you want to send proof of ongoing relationship-completely not necessary, although often times people going through more difficult consulates will include it in their petition as it gets forwarded on to the embassy, just pick a sample of emails or phone calls over the length of your relationship.

If you want to know exactly what to send and how to send it, ask those from your embassy. People often give advice and don"t mean any harm because their embassy is different. My embassy required proof of ongoing relationship, such as phone bills, etc...

[Kastrs 723]

If you want to know exactly what to send and how to send it, ask those from your embassy. People often give advice and don"t mean any harm because their embassy is different. My embassy required proof of ongoing relationship, such as phone bills, etc...

This person is filing the i129f petition, clearly you do not need to provide proof of ongoing relationship although many people do

Also canada is one of the more hassle free embassies, what I was saying is its ok to provide but not compulsory

[JensJrny2Ray 367]

Proof that you met in the last two years: if you don't have boarding passes you can submit pictures and label them on the back.