Evidence of a Bonifide Marriage

[Will & Malou 0]

Hi there, I am a newbie and I have read many threads here. I think I have most of the forms completed. But I just want to clarify one of the requirements for the CR-1. When submitting the Evidence of a Bonifide Marriage. We do not own any joint properties nor bank accounts. So the only other proof is through the Affidavits sworn document. The example form on this website is for removal conditions. I am not sure how to write one and what to put on there. We got married late last year and I was the only one to travel to the Philippines. It said the affidavits must be a US citizen. Can anyone help me with this form?

[j&ana 363]

Me and my wife do not have any joint accounts yet or anything we bought together. I did not submit any Affidavits sworn document from family or friends . I just submitted my passport with stamps of when I was there. our flight with booking and seat number of the flight we took from manila to Cebu together pictures of us and her family picture of our wedding, copy of some Facebook chats, and text message from cell phones. also some receipts for hotels and some gifts I bought her.

My petition was approve fairly fast.

Also if you get Nebraska service center. that service center is asking for the NSO copy of the marriage certificate instead of the local civil register copy, which is really only suppose to be needed at the NVC stage. I got an RFE for that alone with other members who were at the Nebraska service center. I have not seen anyone on here get it from one of the service centers

[apple21 953]

If you're sending money to your wife, you can use the money transfer/remittance slips as evidence. Send only copies.

Affidavits have no bearing to the embassy interview. Provide pictures of you and your wife together with family and friends during your travels to the Philippines.

Edited February 23, 2015 by apple21

[Ryan H 3,790]

OP, as another poster already alluded to, USCIS and the Embassy will not expect a couple living apart to have joint accounts, joint leases or properties, etc. etc. The affidavits carry little to zero weight in the overall evaluation of a file, skip them if you have plenty of evidence of time spent together in-person.

Time spent together in person is your strongest evidence, focus on that.

[Will & Malou 0]

Thanks everyone, I do have lots of photos and flights we've taken together. One question to j&ana about the NSO copy. What is that? where do we get one? I don't want to get an RFE on my first submittal.

[j&ana 363]

Thanks everyone, I do have lots of photos and flights we've taken together. One question to j&ana about the NSO copy. What is that? where do we get one? I don't want to get an RFE on my first submittal.

n the Philippines all records such as birth, marriage, death is sent to a central location know as the national static office or NSO if they do not ask for it at the USCIS stage ( Nebraska service center probably will) they will ask for it at the nvc stage. How long have you been married? if for a while you can order it from the E- census website. if you have not been married that long the NSO might not have it yet. It takes a while for the NSO to have The marriage certificate recorded. you can still send theI-130 petition in. you might not get Nebraska, that is the only service center that I know that been giving RFE for the nso copy of marriage certificate. If you do get RFE for that once you send it in they have been approving people pretty fast, after they receive the NSO copy. You will need the NSO copy

at some point for the visa

Edited February 24, 2015 by j&ana

[C and S 9]

Hi there, I am a newbie and I have read many threads here. I think I have most of the forms completed. But I just want to clarify one of the requirements for the CR-1. When submitting the Evidence of a Bonifide Marriage. We do not own any joint properties nor bank accounts. So the only other proof is through the Affidavits sworn document. The example form on this website is for removal conditions. I am not sure how to write one and what to put on there. We got married late last year and I was the only one to travel to the Philippines. It said the affidavits must be a US citizen. Can anyone help me with this form?

since you are not together yet, its usual that you don't have joint properties and accounts. USCIS and embassies does understand that.

for our evidence, other than the copy of Marriage certificate from NSO, we only submitted chatlogs, Skype video screenshots, passport with stamps during visits, boarding passes, pictures together , copy of western union send outs. I was able to add my husband i my account while we were in PI so we have added that too.

we didn't send affidavits sworn documents and we were approved very fast.

[Will & Malou 0]

Thank you everyone for their quick responses, we greatly appreciate it. Thank you again