Too much evidence?

[saddlepatch 6]

This process is so confusing and stressful, so sorry for all the spam on these fourms!

We're about to send in our I-130 package...the following we have included. I just wanna know if its too much or too little..


1) Flight Confirmation emails (No boarding passes sadly). There are 11 of these, and they have multiple pages (with baggage info etc, just to show they are genuine)
2) Receipt for Engagement ring
3) Screencaps of some of our skype calls throughout the time we have known eachother (but nothing recent as we stopped saving chat logs prior to the whole DOMA thing. The last stuff we have saved is 2012...Hope that won't be a problem :S but they show 23-48 hour calls...even longer in some cases.)
4) Photos from various trips (Copies, but genuine copies, colored. Scrapbook copies...and my wife is gonna print out some photos from facebook from Walmart before sending off the package.)
5) Marriage Certificate and License (copies)
6) Various cards send to eachother (handmade...there are about 5?)

We dont really have any accounts together or anything since we live in separate countries and never lived together (Since thats the point of the petition)

I just wanna know if its too much, and if it is, what would you all recommend we just send for the first part? Cause i know they will ask for more at the interview, but we really won't have much left to bring after we send this, expect getting letters from friends (from what I understand has little to no weight anyways) and maybe more photos?

Thanks for all the help and advice you can give!

[saddlepatch 6]

Anyone? Really need to make sure its not too much or too little.....I cant find a straight answer on here....>__<; I also need to make sure the stuff we are sending will be good enough.....really worried it wont be as it seems everyone on here has joint bank accounts or had the chance to live together Sorry if Im over thinking...can't hurt to be too careful..

[JbTin 51]

I think those are enough, you guys are good to go? for photos, dont forget to include wedding pics and pics with family/friends..better if the photos have dates on them but if none i think it's still fine. And of course, the most important proof of all, marriage certificate.

Edited November 6, 2013 by krispykreme

[saddlepatch 6]

I think those are enough, you guys are good to go? for photos, dont forget to include wedding pics and pics with family/friends..better if the photos have dates on them but if none i think it's still fine. And of course, the most important proof of all, marriage certificate.

The marriage was done civilly (just us and two witnesses), so there were no photos taken >__< And we dont have any photos of us all together with family/friends...we have like separate ones from one occasion if you will. When people found out that we were lesbians....we lost most if not all our friends.... Thats why Im a little worried....So do you think we will be okay with that or do you think it will cause issue? Just recently have her parents opened up to everything in the last year but we've hadn't the chance to visit often due to me working full time and her unemployed for the past year.

No dates on them, but you can see weight changes...(As we both gained weight over time)

[La Isla Bonita 22]

We don't have any receipt of engagement ring at all or any bank account together or properties because he is in the states and Im here in the Bahamas. What we sent were just our documents like marriage certificate, birth, divorce decree, pictures before we got married and pictures during our marriage. No family around, was just two close friends as our witness. We got approved Sept.24 and Got our NVC case number yesterday. Goodluck!

[saddlepatch 6]

We don't have any receipt of engagement ring at all or any bank account together or properties because he is in the states and Im here in the Bahamas. What we sent were just our documents like marriage certificate, birth, divorce decree, pictures before we got married and pictures during our marriage. No family around, was just two close friends as our witness. We got approved Sept.24 and Got our NVC case number yesterday. Goodluck!

Hope it will be okay without marriage images as we have none...just so many selfies kinda...taken though with a great digital SLR. We never were big on photos just cause we have always been kinda disgusted with out bodies, but the weight differences from 2010 til now in these photos I would assume would show time.....lots of time has passed....I used to be 140 now I'm 210....so that says a lot!

Thanks though for the best wishes. Our fingers our crossed!

[JbTin 51]

The marriage was done civilly (just us and two witnesses), so there were no photos taken >__< And we dont have any photos of us all together with family/friends...we have like separate ones from one occasion if you will. When people found out that we were lesbians....we lost most if not all our friends.... Thats why Im a little worried....So do you think we will be okay with that or do you think it will cause issue? Just recently have her parents opened up to everything in the last year but we've hadn't the chance to visit often due to me working full time and her unemployed for the past year.

No dates on them, but you can see weight changes...(As we both gained weight over time)

Im sorry u guys lost ur friends im sure u will gain new friends and regain old ones in time do u also have like call logs, emails or chat conversations from way back til present? U dont have to send all but at least send 3-4 from each year..something like that..just to show that u have constant communication.. U dont have to worry about ur evidence being too much or not enough coz there are some who sent like a 4-inch thick packet full of evidence, while others didnt send much and still got approved. If uscis thinks they need more proof, they will request for more evidence. So for now, just give them what u have in hand. Good luck!

Edited November 6, 2013 by krispykreme

[Blueberry Pancake 311]

The marriage was done civilly (just us and two witnesses), so there were no photos taken >__< And we dont have any photos of us all together with family/friends...we have like separate ones from one occasion if you will. When people found out that we were lesbians....we lost most if not all our friends.... Thats why Im a little worried....So do you think we will be okay with that or do you think it will cause issue? Just recently have her parents opened up to everything in the last year but we've hadn't the chance to visit often due to me working full time and her unemployed for the past year.

No dates on them, but you can see weight changes...(As we both gained weight over time)

So sorry this happened to you.

They weren't your friends in the first place, it seems.

***hugs***

[Blueberry Pancake 311]

Im sorry u guys lost ur friends im sure u will gain new friends and regain old ones in time do u also have like call logs, emails or chat conversations from way back til present? U dont have to send all but at least send 3-4 from each year..something like that..just to show that u have constant communication.. U dont have to worry about ur evidence being too much or not enough coz there are some who sent like a 4-inch thick packet full of evidence, while others didnt send much and still got approved. If uscis thinks they need more proof, they will request for more evidence. So for now, just give them what u have in hand. Good luck!

What she said

[saddlepatch 6]

Im sorry u guys lost ur friends im sure u will gain new friends and regain old ones in time do u also have like call logs, emails or chat conversations from way back til present? U dont have to send all but at least send 3-4 from each year..something like that..just to show that u have constant communication.. U dont have to worry about ur evidence being too much or not enough coz there are some who sent like a 4-inch thick packet full of evidence, while others didnt send much and still got approved. If uscis thinks they need more proof, they will request for more evidence. So for now, just give them what u have in hand. Good luck!

Yeah it sucks we both have nothing recent saved really. We really, for the longest time, had no idea what to do in terms of who was going where....since at the time when we were talking, DOMA was still in effect and my only option to go to states was either a student or work VISA and since I don't have a GED, that was gonna be another couple months. And don't get me started on the Canadian immigration process. That is confusing as heck!! You think people on here can't get straight answers....welll let me tell you a thing XD

So once DOMA was struck down, and I found this site a few weeks ago....It seemed pretty straight forward....

Just hoping it wont be an issue with just stuff from 2012...but we have stuff from 2010-2012 and photos from 2009-2013. Just no saved confirmation emails or chat logs....>__<;

But thanks for your advice! I think what we have should be okay, aside from nothing in the last year except photos but they can question me about that at he interview If it gets that far.

[Kaylara 814]

Yeah it sucks we both have nothing recent saved really. We really, for the longest time, had no idea what to do in terms of who was going where....since at the time when we were talking, DOMA was still in effect and my only option to go to states was either a student or work VISA and since I don't have a GED, that was gonna be another couple months. And don't get me started on the Canadian immigration process. That is confusing as heck!! You think people on here can't get straight answers....welll let me tell you a thing XD

So once DOMA was struck down, and I found this site a few weeks ago....It seemed pretty straight forward....

Just hoping it wont be an issue with just stuff from 2012...but we have stuff from 2010-2012 and photos from 2009-2013. Just no saved confirmation emails or chat logs....>__<;

But thanks for your advice! I think what we have should be okay, aside from nothing in the last year except photos but they can question me about that at he interview If it gets that far.

Contact these people: They're giving free legal advice and help for same sex couples who are trying to get their spouses here. https://www.facebook.com/TheDOMAProject Good luck!