Submitting the I-130 form

[erickm716 0]

I m just starting the process and want to make sure I do everything correct.

When I submit the I-130 form for Spousal visa do I need to submit all the evidence along with it or do I have to wait if the petition is approved first. With so many instructions its hard to figure out what is it that i exactly need to do first.

[Kastrs 723]

I m just starting the process and want to make sure I do everything correct.

When I submit the I-130 form for Spousal visa do I need to submit all the evidence along with it or do I have to wait if the petition is approved first. With so many instructions its hard to figure out what is it that i exactly need to do first.

Yes you need to include evidence, please read the guides on this site using a computer

[Tanish 197]

It is always advisable to "Front Load" your petition, meaning give as much detail as you can [this doesn't mean that you should provide hundreds of photos, 15-20 photos should be enough].

Please see the guide for further details. http://www.visajourney.com/content/i130guide1

[erickm716 0]

It is always advisable to "Front Load" your petition, meaning give as much detail as you can [this doesn't mean that you should provide hundreds of photos, 15-20 photos should be enough].

Please see the guide for further details. http://www.visajourney.com/content/i130guide1

I have plenty of whatsapp Conversations as well Over 1000 pages worth of conversations how many should I send

[JFH 12,190]

Focus on quality, not quantity. Best to give a variety of forms of evidence, not thousands of examples of the same thing.

Select a few conversations from the entire time period of your relationship to show ongoing communication. Focus on conversations that are meaningful and show that you are a normal, every day couple talking about the things that couples talk about. Don't send pages and pages of 'I love you' and little emojis or symbols.

The most important evidence to focus on is evidence of time spent together. Plane tickets, passport stamps, hotel receipts, photos of you together, photos with each other's family members. 15 - 20 photos should be your maximum.

Do you have joint financials? Are you the beneficiaries of each other's life insurance or wills? You are never to young to put such things in place. Do you have a joint savings account or credit card? Have you received mail addressed to the two of you as a couple.

Here are some of the things we sent (approved with no RFEs):

copy of my hospital admission record from 2015 that showed my husband as my emergency contact and also notes from the neurologist that he spoke to my husband on the phone to discuss my treatment and progress with him (my husband was unable to come to the UK to visit me in the hospital)

a copy of a police report of a minor car accident we were involved in outside the apartment block where my husband lives - the police officer wrote that my husband was driving the car and that his wife, who was visiting him from England, was a passenger and that we were leaving the apartment parking lot to go to dinner together

a copy of my workplace pension plan that shows my husband as the sole beneficiary should I die whilst still employed by the company

on top of the usual tickets, photos, phone records, cards sent to us as a couple, emails, messages, poems and sketches my husband did for me