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Odiegwu   39

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I’m preparing evidence of a bona fide marriage. I have sooo many pictures from my trip and from videochats. I am trying to put 4-6 pictures per page of word documents. The problem is that I also need to include call logs, conversation from our chats, receipts from Xoom, MoneyGram, and Ding, and proof of my travel and lodging. I’ve only been to my husband’s country once, so I feel like photos carry a lot of weight...  How many pages is appropriate? Can pages be front and back? 

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Quality over quantity and include plenty of evidence of where else you met. Face time is very important.

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”

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Odiegwu   39

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2 minutes ago, Boiler said:

Quality over quantity and include plenty of evidence of where else you met. Face time is very important.

So you agree that photos of videochats and our time together is more important than some of the other stuff. How many pages of info should I limit it to?

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There have been many threads on this subject, but time together is where I would focus, not video chats etc.

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”

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***Moved from Progress Reports to Process & Procedures.***

 

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On ‎10‎/‎23‎/‎2018 at 3:08 PM, Odiegwu said:

receipts from Xoom, MoneyGram, and Ding

 

Forget these, they may be more of a detriment than an asset.

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September 2007: Met online via social networking site (MySpace); began exchanging messages.
March 26, 2009: We become a couple!
September 10, 2009: Arrived for first meeting in-person!
June 17, 2010: Arrived for second in-person meeting and start of travel together to other areas of China!
June 21, 2010: Engaged!!!
September 1, 2010: Switched course from K1 to CR-1
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February 9, 2011: Depart for China
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April 22, 2011: Mailed I-130 to Chicago
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July 26, 2011: Received NOA2 via text/email!!!
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September 8, 2011: OPTIN email accepted, GZO number assigned
September 10, 2011: Emailed AOS package
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September 14, 2011: Emailed IV package
October 3, 2011: Emailed checklist response (checklist generated due to typo on Form DS-230)
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On 10/23/2018 at 5:18 PM, Odiegwu said:

So you agree that photos of videochats and our time together is more important than some of the other stuff. How many pages of info should I limit it to?

Limit to 20 pages or so.  They aren't going to read more than that.  Think "examples" of how and how frequently you communicate.  They are going to review the file for a "few minutes" not hours.

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Odiegwu   39

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3 hours ago, pushbrk said:

Limit to 20 pages or so.  They aren't going to read more than that.  Think "examples" of how and how frequently you communicate.  They are going to review the file for a "few minutes" not hours.

Will do! Most of my evidence so far is photos, boarding passes, handwritten letters, cards, call logs with dates and duration of Facebook calls/videochats, and a few chats over messenger.

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On 10/23/2018 at 6:18 PM, Odiegwu said:

So you agree that photos of videochats and our time together is more important than some of the other stuff. How many pages of info should I limit it to?

video chats are not the same as BEING TOGETHER IN PERSON

i 485, 130, EAD and AP

04/09/2019    NOA1 received/check cashed i 485 and 130 (direct adjustment)

11/7/2019      Interview- Norfolk

11/10/2019    APPROVED (notification rec'd 11/10, approval dated 11/8)

DONE FOR TWO YEARS!!! ;)

 

Filed everything ourselves with no RFE's or delays.

 

CR1 for Child under 21 (20 at time of filing)- Filed by LPR Spouse for his son

4/4/20     Mailed packet

4/12/20   NOA1 rec'd

10/14/21 (havent heard anything... when do i start to get worried?)

9/15/22 APPROVED! Now to wait for NVC and interview....

 

ROC

10/14/21 Mailed to AZ PO Box. Let the waiting begin. Again.

10/16/21 Received at PO Box

10/19/21 Received Text NOA1

10/23/21 Received Mailed NOA1

 

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15 hours ago, afrocraft said:

Common question. Be more strategic about your selection. See links above.

Thank you for those links! I think I had seen somewhere that had a link to a thread for the bona fide evidence, but I was checking on something else at the time and didn’t check it out. Then I couldn’t find it again. I had thought to include our first conversation where we met on Facebook, chats/statuses that show when we started dating, some handmade cards and letters, where we talked about marriage,  where we were planning my trip to see him and get married, photos from the trip (I was there 15 days), boarding passes and baggage claims, some future family and finance planning, some chats/video chats between me and his family or him and my family, group chats/video chats with friends, some areas where he’s teaching me his dialect and traditions, and where he or his sisters are telling me how to make different foods from there, a few call logs to demonstrate how frequently and for how long we talk or videochat, and of course the obvious proof (like marriage certificate, court order from my petition for change of name, pay stubs showing my married name, and insurance cards with the married name). This might seem like a lot, but Nigeria is a tough one, and I’d rather make sure they can clearly see that our marriage is genuine and we’re very involved in each other’s lives from family to friends to food to future planning etc. 

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On 10/26/2018 at 5:56 AM, debbiedoo said:

video chats are not the same as BEING TOGETHER IN PERSON

That’s pretty obvious or there would be no need for a petition and immigration proceedings. I’m painfully aware of this truth. Unfortunately I’m not wealthy enough to go live in Nigeria till our case has been decided ☹️ 

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1 hour ago, Odiegwu said:

That’s pretty obvious or there would be no need for a petition and immigration proceedings. I’m painfully aware of this truth. Unfortunately I’m not wealthy enough to go live in Nigeria till our case has been decided ☹️ 

nigeria is an extremely hard consulate. more than one visit will be required.

i 485, 130, EAD and AP

04/09/2019    NOA1 received/check cashed i 485 and 130 (direct adjustment)

11/7/2019      Interview- Norfolk

11/10/2019    APPROVED (notification rec'd 11/10, approval dated 11/8)

DONE FOR TWO YEARS!!! ;)

 

Filed everything ourselves with no RFE's or delays.

 

CR1 for Child under 21 (20 at time of filing)- Filed by LPR Spouse for his son

4/4/20     Mailed packet

4/12/20   NOA1 rec'd

10/14/21 (havent heard anything... when do i start to get worried?)

9/15/22 APPROVED! Now to wait for NVC and interview....

 

ROC

10/14/21 Mailed to AZ PO Box. Let the waiting begin. Again.

10/16/21 Received at PO Box

10/19/21 Received Text NOA1

10/23/21 Received Mailed NOA1

 

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debbiedoo   2,339

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8 minutes ago, afrocraft said:

Sigh. Here we go again. I had zero visit, and it didn't matter.

so your one, unique situation applies to everyone. thats why so many k1s are issued out of nigeria.

 

got it.

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i 485, 130, EAD and AP

04/09/2019    NOA1 received/check cashed i 485 and 130 (direct adjustment)

11/7/2019      Interview- Norfolk

11/10/2019    APPROVED (notification rec'd 11/10, approval dated 11/8)

DONE FOR TWO YEARS!!! ;)

 

Filed everything ourselves with no RFE's or delays.

 

CR1 for Child under 21 (20 at time of filing)- Filed by LPR Spouse for his son

4/4/20     Mailed packet

4/12/20   NOA1 rec'd

10/14/21 (havent heard anything... when do i start to get worried?)

9/15/22 APPROVED! Now to wait for NVC and interview....

 

ROC

10/14/21 Mailed to AZ PO Box. Let the waiting begin. Again.

10/16/21 Received at PO Box

10/19/21 Received Text NOA1

10/23/21 Received Mailed NOA1

 

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