RFE Questions !!

[michelle_enrique 6]

I filed in early June & I received rfe mail with options to provide proof of a bonifide marriage.

I have no property or anything under both our names,

only a birth certificate of our daughter who was born in late August

and pictures when I went for a visit in April.

Do I have to provide the original birth certificate or will a copy do?

Would this be enough evidence?

[Darnell 8,479]

you should have secondary evidence:

1. receipts showing payment for trips to see your spouse

2. receipts for any hotels or amusements in your spouse's country

3. photos of the two of you together with the spouse's family

4. telephone logs

5. chat logs

6. sms /text logs

then some primary evidence:

1. receipts for any remittances sent

2. taxes filed for tax year 2012, filed in 2013

Edited February 3, 2014 by Darnell

[Lakehouse 293]

Here is something I copied from somewhere... unfortunately can't give credit where it's due, but regardless, here are some suggestions:

Bonafide Evidence suggestions

1. Evidence of Communication Before and After Marriage

• Phone bills showing who called whom
• Letters
• Greeting cards
• Chat logs
• Emails / PM’s
• Delivery receipts (of gifts you send each other)

2. Evidence of Visits / Vacations / Meeting in Person

• Boarding passes
• Passport stamps
• Hotel receipts with both your names
• Vacation / honeymoon photos
• Receipts or bank statements showing remote ATM withdrawals (to show you were pulling money from that location at such time)

3. Evidence of Co-habitation During Marriage

• Birth certificates of any children born to you together
• Mortgage loan contract or lease contract with both partners’ names in it
• Utility bills with both partners’ names
• Receipts with both partners’ names in shipping/billing address
• Pictures of you two living together

4. Evidence of Joint Ownership of Assets and Shared Financial Responsibility

• Joint bank account statements
• Proof of joint credit card use
• Money transfer receipts Western Union or Money Gram NOPE don't do it!
• Power of Attorney
• Wills (never used this)
• Utility bills
• Life insurance policy showing spouse as beneficiary
• Health insurance
• Car insurance

5. Photographic Evidence

• Photos of you two together
• Photos of you two with family (such as wedding, parties, kids’ graduation, etc.)
• Photos of you two in various locations and times

6. Evidence from Others in Support of Bona Fide Marriage

• Sworn affidavits of friends and/or family
• Letters/cards from friends and/or family

Shucks- the rest of it won't copy and paste as it's images, BUT I suggest you type in Bonafide relationship in the search box at the top, and you'll find threads such as:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/218775-bonafide-relationship/

Or go to the pinned topic called 'the Stupid RFE Thread' found here:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/153307-the-stupid-rfe-thread/

Edited February 3, 2014 by Lakehouse

[dwheels76 5,477]

Here is something I copied from somewhere... unfortunately can't give credit where it's due, but regardless, here are some suggestions:

Bonafide Evidence suggestions

1. Evidence of Communication Before and After Marriage

• Phone bills showing who called whom
• Letters
• Greeting cards
• Chat logs
• Emails / PM’s
• Delivery receipts (of gifts you send each other)

2. Evidence of Visits / Vacations / Meeting in Person

• Boarding passes
• Passport stamps
• Hotel receipts with both your names
• Vacation / honeymoon photos
• Receipts or bank statements showing remote ATM withdrawals (to show you were pulling money from that location at such time)

3. Evidence of Co-habitation During Marriage

• Birth certificates of any children born to you together
• Mortgage loan contract or lease contract with both partners’ names in it
• Utility bills with both partners’ names
• Receipts with both partners’ names in shipping/billing address
• Pictures of you two living together

4. Evidence of Joint Ownership of Assets and Shared Financial Responsibility

• Joint bank account statements
• Proof of joint credit card use
• Money transfer receipts Western Union or Money Gram NOPE don't do it!
• Power of Attorney
• Wills (never used this)
• Utility bills
• Life insurance policy showing spouse as beneficiary
• Health insurance
• Car insurance

5. Photographic Evidence

• Photos of you two together
• Photos of you two with family (such as wedding, parties, kids’ graduation, etc.)
• Photos of you two in various locations and times

6. Evidence from Others in Support of Bona Fide Marriage

• Sworn affidavits of friends and/or family
• Letters/cards from friends and/or family

Shucks- the rest of it won't copy and paste as it's images, BUT I suggest you type in Bonafide relationship in the search box at the top, and you'll find threads such as:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/218775-bonafide-relationship/

Or go to the pinned topic called 'the Stupid RFE Thread' found here:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/153307-the-stupid-rfe-thread/

hehe you have my list I have posted many times and have been accused of being a scammer helper. Nice to see people use it and pass it around.

[Darnell 8,479]

for married people, copies of remittances are fine.

is questionable,for k-1 visa chasers.

[elsy & mark 17]

Here is something I copied from somewhere... unfortunately can't give credit where it's due, but regardless, here are some suggestions:

Bonafide Evidence suggestions

1. Evidence of Communication Before and After Marriage

• Phone bills showing who called whom
• Letters
• Greeting cards
• Chat logs
• Emails / PMs
• Delivery receipts (of gifts you send each other)

2. Evidence of Visits / Vacations / Meeting in Person

• Boarding passes
• Passport stamps
• Hotel receipts with both your names
• Vacation / honeymoon photos
• Receipts or bank statements showing remote ATM withdrawals (to show you were pulling money from that location at such time)

3. Evidence of Co-habitation During Marriage

• Birth certificates of any children born to you together
• Mortgage loan contract or lease contract with both partners names in it
• Utility bills with both partners names
• Receipts with both partners names in shipping/billing address
• Pictures of you two living together

4. Evidence of Joint Ownership of Assets and Shared Financial Responsibility

• Joint bank account statements
• Proof of joint credit card use
• Money transfer receipts Western Union or Money Gram NOPE don't do it!
• Power of Attorney
• Wills (never used this)
• Utility bills
• Life insurance policy showing spouse as beneficiary
• Health insurance
• Car insurance

5. Photographic Evidence

• Photos of you two together
• Photos of you two with family (such as wedding, parties, kids graduation, etc.)
• Photos of you two in various locations and times

6. Evidence from Others in Support of Bona Fide Marriage

• Sworn affidavits of friends and/or family
• Letters/cards from friends and/or family

Lakehouse & dwheels

I thought money transfer receipts from Moneygram is part of an evidence but are you guys saying we shouldnt include? Sorry I didnt understand.

[michelle_enrique 6]

Thanks so much guys!!

[dwheels76 5,477]

Here is something I copied from somewhere... unfortunately can't give credit where it's due, but regardless, here are some suggestions:

Bonafide Evidence suggestions

1. Evidence of Communication Before and After Marriage

• Phone bills showing who called whom
• Letters
• Greeting cards
• Chat logs
• Emails / PMs
• Delivery receipts (of gifts you send each other)

2. Evidence of Visits / Vacations / Meeting in Person

• Boarding passes
• Passport stamps
• Hotel receipts with both your names
• Vacation / honeymoon photos
• Receipts or bank statements showing remote ATM withdrawals (to show you were pulling money from that location at such time)

3. Evidence of Co-habitation During Marriage

• Birth certificates of any children born to you together
• Mortgage loan contract or lease contract with both partners names in it
• Utility bills with both partners names
• Receipts with both partners names in shipping/billing address
• Pictures of you two living together

4. Evidence of Joint Ownership of Assets and Shared Financial Responsibility

• Joint bank account statements
• Proof of joint credit card use
• Money transfer receipts Western Union or Money Gram NOPE don't do it!
• Power of Attorney
• Wills (never used this)
• Utility bills
• Life insurance policy showing spouse as beneficiary
• Health insurance
• Car insurance

5. Photographic Evidence

• Photos of you two together
• Photos of you two with family (such as wedding, parties, kids graduation, etc.)
• Photos of you two in various locations and times

6. Evidence from Others in Support of Bona Fide Marriage

• Sworn affidavits of friends and/or family
• Letters/cards from friends and/or family

Lakehouse & dwheels

I thought money transfer receipts from Moneygram is part of an evidence but are you guys saying we shouldnt include? Sorry I didnt understand.

Money transfers are a judgement call based on your embassy and who is sending money to who. If a woman is sending it may look like she is being scammed (especially if she is older). If its the beneficiary sending it could be looked at like they are buying a Visa.

We support our spouses that's a fact but it doesn't mean the CO will see it that way.

If you already included nothing you can do now. But you have to think like a CO and what it looks like a woman sending money to a man.

[Ryan H 3,834]

Moved from Progress Reports to Process & Procedures.

[elsy & mark 17]

Money transfers are a judgement call based on your embassy and who is sending money to who. If a woman is sending it may look like she is being scammed (especially if she is older). If its the beneficiary sending it could be looked at like they are buying a Visa.

We support our spouses that's a fact but it doesn't mean the CO will see it that way.

If you already included nothing you can do now. But you have to think like a CO and what it looks like a woman sending money to a man.

Thanks for the explanation. I think its safe for me to use the receipts as evidence in my case as we do not have any red flags as such regarding the age gap and my husband is the petitioner. We have completely different tastes so he sends money rather than buying the gifts himself.