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I-130 question about proof of your marriage being a real marriage... it says proof of your spouse being on your mortgage or lease or your bills etc. But how would they be on any of that if they dont live here?? We are getting married in may in the US he will be here visiting then he will go back to Jamaica like he always does on time. And we will be sending in the paperwork while hes here. But he wont be on any of those things right away because we dont live together yet. So what else is proof of marriage besides our marriage certificate??

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7 hours ago, Alita2pretty said:

I-130 question about proof of your marriage being a real marriage... it says proof of your spouse being on your mortgage or lease or your bills etc. But how would they be on any of that if they dont live here?? We are getting married in may in the US he will be here visiting then he will go back to Jamaica like he always does on time. And we will be sending in the paperwork while hes here. But he wont be on any of those things right away because we dont live together yet. So what else is proof of marriage besides our marriage certificate??

A very common question.  Note that you are reading a list of possible kinds of evidence.  The list appears AFTER the words, "In addition to the required...."  meaning NOT REQUIRED.  Most newlyweds will concentrate on evidence of time spent together in person and examples of how and how frequently they communicate.  How important this is, would be HIGHLY country specific.  Please complete your profile including country the foreign spouse will be coming from.

 

That he HAS a visitor visa already and goes home after the marriage, is something that speaks well of the marriage NOT being for immigration purposes only.

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11 hours ago, pushbrk said:

A very common question.  Note that you are reading a list of possible kinds of evidence.  The list appears AFTER the words, "In addition to the required...."  meaning NOT REQUIRED.  Most newlyweds will concentrate on evidence of time spent together in person and examples of how and how frequently they communicate.  How important this is, would be HIGHLY country specific.  Please complete your profile including country the foreign spouse will be coming from.

 

That he HAS a visitor visa already and goes home after the marriage, is something that speaks well of the marriage NOT being for immigration purposes only.

Thank you for replying! He is from jamaica. So could i send wedding pics with family and friends? or just prior pics of his visits? If i have affidavits from my friends is there a certain format? And does it need to be notarized? 

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3 hours ago, Alita2pretty said:

So could i send wedding pics with family and friends? or just prior pics of his visits?

 

I would suggest sending some of both.

 

3 hours ago, Alita2pretty said:

If i have affidavits from my friends is there a certain format? And does it need to be notarized?

 

Skip these, they carry little to zero weight in the overall evaluation of a file and are not required.  If you were to submit them, there's no requirement to have them notarized.

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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
December 8, 2010: Wedding date set; it will be on February 18, 2011!
February 9, 2011: Depart for China
February 11, 2011: Registered for marriage in Wuhan, officially married!!!
February 18, 2011: Wedding ceremony in Shiyan!!!
April 22, 2011: Mailed I-130 to Chicago
April 28, 2011: Received NOA1 via text/email, file routed to CSC (priority date April 25th)
April 29, 2011: Updated
May 3, 2011: Received NOA1 hardcopy in mail
July 26, 2011: Received NOA2 via text/email!!!
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September 23, 2013: Received NOA1 in mail (receipt date September 19th)

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