CR1 Proof to Overcome K1 Denial

[Ife2020 37]

Okay so my husband and I don’t have any joint accounts, bills or land together yet. I decided to take the advice of a lawyer on YouTube, and just simply tell our story of who we are so that USCIS will know, without a doubt, that our union is sincere. Well Here is the evidence that I submitted, and our petition was approved.

 

1.) My cover letter explaining our love story

2.)about 60 photos, of us throughout our relationship 

3.)) two affidavit letters, one from his best man(in Ghana)  one from my maid of honor.

4.) itineraries for flights and hotels 

5.) Wedding invitations

6.) Receipts from deposits made on our future wedding

7.) love letters and emails we sent to each other

8.) receipts of money my husband has sent to me.

9.) copies of civil documents 

 

THATS IT… We never questioned if our evidence was enough because, honestly,   you really don’t have to go over board when your relationship is solid.

[Chancy 6,233]

19 minutes ago, Ife2020 said:

I decided to take the advice of a lawyer on YouTube, and just simply tell our story of who we are so that USCIS will know, without a doubt, that our union is sincere.

 

Except that it is the interviewing consulate, not USCIS, that will make the final decision on whether the submitted evidence is enough to show that the relationship is bona fide.  If you actually read the OP's posts, you'll see that they've been through that consulate before and their previous case was denied, hence the need for stronger evidence this time around.

 

[Ife2020 37]

7 hours ago, Chancy said:

 

Except that it is the interviewing consulate, not USCIS, that will make the final decision on whether the submitted evidence is enough to show that the relationship is bona fide.  If you actually read the OP's posts, you'll see that they've been through that consulate before and their previous case was denied, hence the need for stronger evidence this time around.

 

Actually I did read the post, and it was the OP’s criminal history that supposedly was the real reason for the denial. However, they are applying for Cr1 not K-1, so it’s a handled differently.
 

Overdoing it with photos is not going to make them suddenly convinced, IMO. If there was questions about the safety of the beneficiary in the past, then perhaps explaining who they are as a couple will make the focus on that instead of an incident that occurred 15 years. They are married, so at this point it’s about proving that their marriage is LEGIT and beneficiary is with petitioner for right reasons, not whether or not the beneficiary is safe.

[Dataunavailable 82]

Any updates, what ended up happening?

[Crazy Cat 39,640]

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