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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Russia
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We are preparing for my wife's Green Card interview next month and I have two questions: 

 

1. Is it necessary to bring affidavits from friends who know us as a married couple? I saw somewhere that's it's only required in lieu of primary evidence (which we have plenty of, including our 1 year old son)

2. Do we need to print out photos or can we show them on the smartphone? I hardly know anyone who prints out photos in real life anymore and we have a couple of them at most

 

Thanks in advance!

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Filed: F-2A Visa Country: Russia
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26 minutes ago, kartonio said:

We are preparing for my wife's Green Card interview next month and I have two questions: 

 

1. Is it necessary to bring affidavits from friends who know us as a married couple? I saw somewhere that's it's only required in lieu of primary evidence (which we have plenty of, including our 1 year old son)

2. Do we need to print out photos or can we show them on the smartphone? I hardly know anyone who prints out photos in real life anymore and we have a couple of them at most

 

Thanks in advance!

1. Since you have a 1 year son with your wife, just bring 3 months joint bank statements (front page with your current address), bring proof of renting or ownership of your domicile together (address that matches bank statements).  You will be showing your state IDs (with your current address).  That will be plenty.   

2. It does not hurt to have a couple of pictures printed out of your married life in America, maybe with any other extended family members.  My past experience just once was that the Green Card interviewing officer did ask to keep some pictures that I had printed out.  What he did with them, just don't know.   

 

Your 1 year old child has a lot to do with the credibility of your marriage based Green Card.  Just need the other basics previously described.  Bring your child if you want to.

 

Starting a new time line with my newbie name, but have 5 years experience with successful immigration with K1, AOS, IR2, F2A immigration of my family from Russia.

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I'd say "alongside our 1 year old son" rather than "including" - fraudulent immigration couples absolutely have had children to try to strengthen their case (or just because they want children). It's sad, but it's been seen many times.

Include the primary evidence as well.

 

Good luck and best wishes.

Timelines:

ROC:

Spoiler

7/27/20: Sent forms to Dallas lockbox, 7/30/20: Received by USCIS, 8/10 NOA1 electronic notification received, 8/1/ NOA1 hard copy received

AOS:

Spoiler

AOS (I-485 + I-131 + I-765):

9/25/17: sent forms to Chicago, 9/27/17: received by USCIS, 10/4/17: NOA1 electronic notification received, 10/10/17: NOA1 hard copy received. Social Security card being issued in married name (3rd attempt!)

10/14/17: Biometrics appointment notice received, 10/25/17: Biometrics

1/2/18: EAD + AP approved (no website update), 1/5/18: EAD + AP mailed, 1/8/18: EAD + AP approval notice hardcopies received, 1/10/18: EAD + AP received

9/5/18: Interview scheduled notice, 10/17/18: Interview

10/24/18: Green card produced notice, 10/25/18: Formal approval, 10/31/18: Green card received

K-1:

Spoiler

I-129F

12/1/16: sent, 12/14/16: NOA1 hard copy received, 3/10/17: RFE (IMB verification), 3/22/17: RFE response received

3/24/17: Approved! , 3/30/17: NOA2 hard copy received

 

NVC

4/6/2017: Received, 4/12/2017: Sent to Riyadh embassy, 4/16/2017: Case received at Riyadh embassy, 4/21/2017: Request case transfer to Manila, approved 4/24/2017

 

K-1

5/1/2017: Case received by Manila (1 week embassy transfer??? Lucky~)

7/13/2017: Interview: APPROVED!!!

7/19/2017: Visa in hand

8/15/2017: POE

 

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2 hours ago, kartonio said:

We are preparing for my wife's Green Card interview next month and I have two questions: 

 

1. Is it necessary to bring affidavits from friends who know us as a married couple? I saw somewhere that's it's only required in lieu of primary evidence (which we have plenty of, including our 1 year old son)

2. Do we need to print out photos or can we show them on the smartphone? I hardly know anyone who prints out photos in real life anymore and we have a couple of them at most

 

Thanks in advance!

1) no

2) while you may live in the 21st century,  the USCIS isn't quite there yet

YMMV

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