I-130 petition - Worried we don't have enough supporting evidence - Help!

[calenwen 3]

Hi guys! First, many thanks, as lurking on this forum has answered so many of my questions and calmed many of my anxieties about this whole process!

Alas, some still remain. Here is a copy of my cover letter, which also states everything I'm submitting as supporting evidence. My British husband and I (American citizen) have spent the last few years traveling and don't have any lease agreements, joint bank accounts or any of the more solid types of suggested supporting evidence. Do you think what we have is enough??

Dear Sir/Madam:

I, Claire ____ , a citizen of the United States, would like to file a petition I-130 for my spouse, Leon _____.

Please find enclosed the following required and supporting documents:
· Check for I-130 filing fee in the amount of $420.00
· Completed and signed form I-130
· Addendum detailing Other Names Used for beneficiary, Item 7 on form I-130
· Completed and signed form G-325A and photograph (petitioner)
· Completed and signed form G-325A and photograph (beneficiary)
· Addendum detailing residences of last five years for both petitioner and beneficiary
· Copy of my U.S. passport to prove U.S. citizenship
· Copy of my U.S. birth certificate
· Copy of our marriage certificate ×
· Completed and signed form G-1145

Evidence of bona fide marriage:
· Copies of affidavits sworn to or affirmed by third parties having personal knowledge of the bona fides of our marriage
· Photographs of my husband and myself documenting our life together
· Photocopies of our respective passports documenting that we entered China and received our residence permits on the same day
· Wedding cards given to us for our marriage

Copies of the 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.

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Do you think this is enough? I have four affidavits (although only one is signed) and about two dozen photos of us in various locations around the world from the past few years.

Random other things that are bothering me...

-Gaps in our residence history. Because of all the traveling we have large gaps in our residence history. I have attached an addendum explaining that we were traveling around a lot and included a loose itinerary of where we were.

-When I listed my occupations on the G-325a some of the titles didn't fit (I typed it then printed). This seems irrelevant, as you can still make out the majority of it, do you think this will matter?

-When filling out the G-325a as the beneficiary where it says "Applicant's last address outside the United States of more than 1 year" - Do we just repeat what he put above for his residence?

Black and white photocopies are fine, right??

Thank you a million times over. This process is turning me into a nervous mess - I just want to get it sent off!

[NikLR 13,227]

Hi guys! First, many thanks, as lurking on this forum has answered so many of my questions and calmed many of my anxieties about this whole process!

Alas, some still remain. Here is a copy of my cover letter, which also states everything I'm submitting as supporting evidence. My British husband and I (American citizen) have spent the last few years traveling and don't have any lease agreements, joint bank accounts or any of the more solid types of suggested supporting evidence. Do you think what we have is enough??

Dear Sir/Madam:

I, Claire ____ , a citizen of the United States, would like to file a petition I-130 for my spouse, Leon _____.

Please find enclosed the following required and supporting documents:

· Check for I-130 filing fee in the amount of $420.00

· Completed and signed form I-130

· Addendum detailing Other Names Used for beneficiary, Item 7 on form I-130

· Completed and signed form G-325A and photograph (petitioner)

· Completed and signed form G-325A and photograph (beneficiary)

· Addendum detailing residences of last five years for both petitioner and beneficiary

· Copy of my U.S. passport to prove U.S. citizenship - use one or the other not both is needed

· Copy of my U.S. birth certificate - use one or the other not both is needed

· Copy of our marriage certificate ×

· Completed and signed form G-1145

Evidence of bona fide marriage:

· Copies of affidavits sworn to or affirmed by third parties having personal knowledge of the bona fides of our marriage

· Photographs of my husband and myself documenting our life together

· Photocopies of our respective passports documenting that we entered China and received our residence permits on the same day

· Wedding cards given to us for our marriage

Copies of the 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.

--

Do you think this is enough? I have four affidavits (although only one is signed) and about two dozen photos of us in various locations around the world from the past few years.

Random other things that are bothering me...

-Gaps in our residence history. Because of all the traveling we have large gaps in our residence history. I have attached an addendum explaining that we were traveling around a lot and included a loose itinerary of where we were.

-When I listed my occupations on the G-325a some of the titles didn't fit (I typed it then printed). This seems irrelevant, as you can still make out the majority of it, do you think this will matter?

-When filling out the G-325a as the beneficiary where it says "Applicant's last address outside the United States of more than 1 year" - Do we just repeat what he put above for his residence?

Black and white photocopies are fine, right??

Thank you a million times over. This process is turning me into a nervous mess - I just want to get it sent off!

for the last question that's fine.

Do you have any proof of communication when you aren't together? emails? skype logs? facebook? Any cards mailed to both of you? etc?

[silverjetplane 34]

Regarding the G-325As, I read on these forums and others that if you can't fit the information while typing, you can print out the form and complete that part manually using a pen with black ink. The USCIS website notes that you should obviously write clearly and legibly. I had to do the same thing with some of the employer information: it was too small to list the full names and addresses of the employers.

About the last residence question on the G-325A: yes, repeat the same address. If he/she still lives at that address, you can again print out the form and write clearly and legibly, "Present" in black ink in the address box. I had to do the same on both of our forms. Supposedly, leaving that box blank can cause an RFE.

Why aren't the affidavits signed? Were they done by email? You can always ask the person to print, sign, and scan the affidavit to send it electronically to you. You may send a printed copy with the I-130 while you wait for the original to come in the mail.

[cathy2904 97]

Don't be influenced by what you see people from other consulates sending in - London probably won't want to see any evidence. The only things they ever saw from us were two affidavits that we sent with our original petition as we were only just married. I took a lot more stuff to my interview but it stayed in my bag. Read some London interview reviews and see what people are asked for.

Edited to add link:

http://www.visajourney.com/reviews/index.php?trim=no&cty=&cnty=United%20Kingdom&page=1&dfilter=5&topic=

Edited April 11, 2014 by cathy2904

[Ryan H 3,812]

My British husband and I (American citizen) have spent the last few years traveling and don't have any lease agreements, joint bank accounts or any of the more solid types of suggested supporting evidence.

USCIS and the Embassy will not expect a couple living apart in separate countries to have such items. Any evidence you have of time spend together in-person is always your best evidence.