danrb

Overwhelm them with material. Having done this before. My ex for her interview walked in with two binders of chats, letters, phone bills, etc. They didn't ask any questions and didn't even look through them.
If I were today asked for evidence, I'd provide our chat logs. Right now that would work out to about 4,000 pages of chat.

This question worries me. I sent with my application all the things you ask about and now have to wait wondering if some civil servant will make a judgement call, because we don't have joint property, common tenancy, etc. For a person living in the US with a spouse living in the Philippines this is difficult. The proof of marriage they ask for in the application is a much taller bar than that or a fiance visa, where the only requirement is proof you met.
So one option is to lay your case out to your congressman and ask them to clarify what makes sense, they will file a request for information with USCIS and put them in a box to define clearly what in your situation will qualify. Your congressman has people working for them that do this. I've done something similar and it's amazing how fast the old INS would respond to a congressional inquiry. They treat you with kid gloves.
Good Luck!

My wife just paid hers and she's been here 3 weeks. They gave here a note when she arrived saying to pay it to get her green card. Not a big deal to pay it here.

My wife just paid hers and she's been here 3 weeks. They gave here a note when she arrived saying to pay it to get her green card. Not a big deal to pay it here.

It's best to include them with your application. From what I understand if they are included on your form they get a visa when you do, however, you would still have to file the I-130 when they get here. I did not go this route. It is cheaper, but did not save anything.
I filed my wife and kids i-130 in one packet. So I filed 3 i-130, plus paid the fees for 3 I-130s. This ensures that when all three get here their status is immigrant, they get green cards and so on. I won't need to do anything else for two years, when it would be time to remove the conditional status.
I included with their packet.
- My divorce certificate
- Copy of marriage certificate (photo copy is good enough)
- Child's Birth certificate
- Copy of my passport
- Pictures of me with the kids
- Completed i-130
- Section A: 1. Child 2. No 3. No
- Section B: is the same as for all the others it is info about your husband. He is the petitioner for all of you
- Section C: is the info about your child
- Section D: you need to include the names of other packets. So for my step son's, I included my wifes name and his sisters
And that is pretty much it.
Good Luck!