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[zahira33 30]

hi everyone ; my husband and i about to to file for I130 spousal visa and this is our cover letter ; i was hoping if someone can take a look at it and tell us i we missing something or if we change the order of the documents provided .

 

To Whom It May Concern:

I am filing the enclosed Form I-130, Petition on behalf of ............. I,..............i, am a U.S. citizen petitioner, and ........... is my spouse.

 

The following documents accompany and support this petition: 

 

A check for the amount of $535.00 to cover the filing fee;
 Two (2) photos of the petitioner and two (2) photos of the beneficiary;
Form G-1145, E-Notification of Application/Petition Acceptance
Form I-130 Petition for Alien Relative;
Form I-130A, Supplemental Information for Spouse Beneficiary, for the beneficiary;
A copy of the Petitioner’s U.S. birth certificate;
A copy of the petitioner’s passport biographical page;
A copy of the beneficiary’s birth certificate;
A copy of a certified translation of beneficiary’s birth certificate;
A copy of the divorce decrees of the petitioner;
A copy of the marriage certificate of petitioner and beneficiary;
A copy of a certified translation of the marriage certificate of petitioner and beneficiary;
Evidence of bona fide marriage:
A short summary of our relationship
Two third party affidavit of bona fide marriage
evidence of ongoing relationship 

Copies of the documents submitted are exact photocopies of unaltered documents and I understand that my wife or I may be required to submit original documents to an immigration or consular officer at a later date.
If you have any questions or concerns, please call me at............ Thank you for your prompt consideration of this I-130 Petition.

Sincerely,
.............

[Khallaf 646]

6 minutes ago, zahira33 said:

hi everyone ; my husband and i about to to file for I130 spousal visa and this is our cover letter ; i was hoping if someone can take a look at it and tell us i we missing something or if we change the order of the documents provided .

 

To Whom It May Concern:

I am filing the enclosed Form I-130, Petition on behalf of ............. I,..............i, am a U.S. citizen petitioner, and ........... is my spouse.

 

The following documents accompany and support this petition: 

 

A check for the amount of $535.00 to cover the filing fee;
 Two (2) photos of the petitioner and two (2) photos of the beneficiary;
Form G-1145, E-Notification of Application/Petition Acceptance
Form I-130 Petition for Alien Relative;
Form I-130A, Supplemental Information for Spouse Beneficiary, for the beneficiary;
A copy of the Petitioner’s U.S. birth certificate;
A copy of the petitioner’s passport biographical page;
A copy of the beneficiary’s birth certificate;
A copy of a certified translation of beneficiary’s birth certificate;
A copy of the divorce decrees of the petitioner;
A copy of the marriage certificate of petitioner and beneficiary;
A copy of a certified translation of the marriage certificate of petitioner and beneficiary;
Evidence of bona fide marriage:
A short summary of our relationship
Two third party affidavit of bona fide marriage
evidence of ongoing relationship 

Copies of the documents submitted are exact photocopies of unaltered documents and I understand that my wife or I may be required to submit original documents to an immigration or consular officer at a later date.
If you have any questions or concerns, please call me at............ Thank you for your prompt consideration of this I-130 Petition.

Sincerely,
.............

you will be turning in photos of both while spending time together I assume?

 

if the beneficiary is from a mena country you may want to front load the petition as much as possible.

 

anything submited with the I-130 pack with be transferred to NVC and uploaded into the case that is sent to the embassy as well.

[USS_Voyager 1,971]

6 minutes ago, zahira33 said:

Evidence of bona fide marriage:
A short summary of our relationship
Two third party affidavit of bona fide marriage
evidence of ongoing relationship 

Copies of the documents submitted are exact photocopies of unaltered documents and I understand that my wife or I may be required to submit original documents to an immigration or consular officer at a later date.
If you have any questions or concerns, please call me at............ Thank you for your prompt consideration of this I-130 Petition.

Sincerely,
.............

What's in the "evidence of ongoing relationship"? That is really the meat of the application here. The affidavits are secondary evidence, they don't mean that much. Did you include evidence of time spent together, trips taken together, some photos, how many times you visits? Did you start to commingle assets, bank accounts, insurances, taxes?

 

 

[zahira33 30]

2 minutes ago, USS_Voyager said:

What's in the "evidence of ongoing relationship"? That is really the meat of the application here. The affidavits are secondary evidence, they don't mean that much. Did you include evidence of time spent together, trips taken together, some photos, how many times you visits? Did you start to commingle assets, bank accounts, insurances, taxes?

 

 

in evidenc of onging relationship we put photoes of us and famiy and the wedding and honeymood and also a lot of screnshots of daily cals and chats and also proof of time spent together and proof thatw we renteed many apartments together . should i change that totle to spmething else ?

 

[zahira33 30]

5 minutes ago, Khallaf said:

you will be turning in photos of both while spending time together I assume?

 

if the beneficiary is from a mena country you may want to front load the petition as much as possible.

 

anything submited with the I-130 pack with be transferred to NVC and uploaded into the case that is sent to the embassy as well.

thank u for ur reply and yes we are submitting many photos and other evidenc but what do u mean by front load the petition . my husband is originaly egyptian but born and raised in the us

[Khallaf 646]

1 minute ago, zahira33 said:

thank u for ur reply and yes we are submitting many photos and other evidenc but what do u mean by front load the petition . my husband is originaly egyptian but born and raised in the us

so your husband is the petitioner, and you the beneficiary and you are in Egypt?

[zahira33 30]

1 minute ago, Khallaf said:

so your husband is the petitioner, and you the beneficiary and you are in Egypt?

yes and no iam mroccan 

[Khallaf 646]

1 minute ago, zahira33 said:

yes and no iam mroccan 

what I mean by front load is include everything but the kitchen sink, IE plane ticket copies, itinerary, copies of the pages with his entrance stamps into Morocco, as I assume since that is where you are that is where he has come to visit you, the more visits the better, Morocco is a tough embassy like Egypt.

 

money transfers, he can list you on the household utilities if he hasn't done this yet have him get to it, include it in either the first pack or back load it at NVC. make sure he has filed married and either joint and apply for you to get an ITIN, or married filling separate on the taxes. With the ITIN he can get you added to his bank account in the US, and any other financial documents.

[USS_Voyager 1,971]

5 minutes ago, zahira33 said:

in evidenc of onging relationship we put photoes of us and famiy and the wedding and honeymood and also a lot of screnshots of daily cals and chats and also proof of time spent together and proof thatw we renteed many apartments together . should i change that totle to spmething else ?

 

No, that's pretty good. Front loading just means you throw in there everything you can about the relationship at the beginning of the process, don't hold back anything. 

So you have photos of wedding, honeymoon, chats, apartment leases with both names. If there are anything else that have both names together, throw it in such as electricity, water bills, phone bills? What about finances, do you have anything together: credit card, bank accounts? What about taxes:did he file taxes? Married jointly filing? 

 

How about copies of boarding passes, airlines tickets for all the visits? 

 

What you have now I think is enough to get the I-130 approved, but when it comes to the interview, you may need more so if you don't have the stuff I mention above, start preparing and gathering those. 

[carmel34 3,529]

Beneficiary's birth certificate does not need to go with I-130/I-130A.  It is submitted later at the NVC stage.  Follow the instructions for the forms very carefully.

[Ryan H 3,790]

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On ‎2‎/‎28‎/‎2019 at 5:55 AM, zahira33 said:

hi everyone ; my husband and i about to to file for I130 spousal visa and this is our cover letter ; i was hoping if someone can take a look at it and tell us i we missing something or if we change the order of the documents provided .

 

To Whom It May Concern:

I am filing the enclosed Form I-130, Petition on behalf of ............. I,..............i, am a U.S. citizen petitioner, and ........... is my spouse.

 

The following documents accompany and support this petition: 

 

A check for the amount of $535.00 to cover the filing fee;
 Two (2) photos of the petitioner and two (2) photos of the beneficiary;
Form G-1145, E-Notification of Application/Petition Acceptance
Form I-130 Petition for Alien Relative;
Form I-130A, Supplemental Information for Spouse Beneficiary, for the beneficiary;
A copy of the Petitioner’s U.S. birth certificate;
A copy of the petitioner’s passport biographical page;
A copy of the beneficiary’s birth certificate;
A copy of a certified translation of beneficiary’s birth certificate;
A copy of the divorce decrees of the petitioner;
A copy of the marriage certificate of petitioner and beneficiary;
A copy of a certified translation of the marriage certificate of petitioner and beneficiary;
Evidence of bona fide marriage:
A short summary of our relationship
Two third party affidavit of bona fide marriage
evidence of ongoing relationship 

Copies of the documents submitted are exact photocopies of unaltered documents and I understand that my wife or I may be required to submit original documents to an immigration or consular officer at a later date.
If you have any questions or concerns, please call me at............ Thank you for your prompt consideration of this I-130 Petition.

Sincerely,
.............

 

Answers:

• Skip the passport bio page, the petitioner's birth certificate copy is sufficient to establish their US Citizenship (which is the sole purpose of sending this to begin with)
• Beneficiary's birth certificate is not needed or required with the I-130.  That will be submitted during the NVC phase.
• Skip the affidavits in favor of evidence of time spent together in-person.  The affidavits are not required and carry little to zero weight in the overall evaluation of a file.