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Please what are the documents to be submitted alongside Marriage certificate and wedding pictures to show evidence of  bona fide marriage during the petition process. Help me with the info if you gone through the process.

7 hours ago, Juli. said:

If your marriage is legit you don't need to worry about anything. 

 

You will need to show evidences of everything like photos, joint bank account (or any thing you have together), etc.

 

If your case is not strong enough they will ask you for more evidences and let your case in Administrative process.

 

Which step are you now? USCIS or NVC?

We are yet to get married by March I asked so that we won't make mistakes. Thanks.

Please have anyone get married on the first meeting and get his/her petition approved? 

Please for those who have gone through the spouse visa petition process I will like to know the required/documents to be submitted as a prove of bona fide marriage during the petition, please help me out with the info so that I can get prepared. Thanks.

On 12/2/2019 at 10:58 PM, Woolen85 said:

Hi Everyone,  

 

I was wondering if there is a way  to know if NVC has received my approved petition? My petition was approved on 11/01/2019, yet to receive any correspondence from NVC. There is no further case status update on myUSCIS. I received the NOA2 (approval letter) on November, 6, letter states as folllows " we have sent the petition to the U.S. Department of State National Visa Center (NVC)..."

 

Thanks for your help & suggestion in advance

Please I am Nigerian and my American fiance and I are planning to get marriage in Nigeria by March as she will be coming down to Nigeria hence I will like to know the documents you submitted as a prove of your bona fide marriage during your petition, please help me out with the info so that I can get prepared. Thanks.

54 minutes ago, dwheels76 said:

I moved there for 6 months. That was my evidence. That's the #1 evidence. Nothing else really matters. Visit in person time together as a married couple thats how you overcome red flags.

Thanks my dear 

2 minutes ago, LilyJ said:

Have your wife add you to her insurance, add you as an authorized credit card user if she has one, write a will or revise her will to include you in it, any other ways you can commingle assets or finances if possible and send proof of those as evidence of bona fide marriage. One of the most important pieces of evidence of bona fide marriage for couples who cannot commingle finances or do not have many commingled finances is evidence of time spent together. Pictures of you two together from visits, boarding passes and passport stamps from visits, receipts from hotels or any other activities you do with each other, things like that, that show you have had plenty of face-to-face quality time together

Thanks, I appreciate.

8 minutes ago, Ogbeni Agba said:

Marriage cert

Divorce decree of your wife (if any) 

Birth cert of your wife

Proof of citizenship (passport data page or green card)

Form I-130 and I-130a

Passport photo for both of you

Payment Fee...

 

You'll send the rest documents during NVC stage...

 

 

Thanks for your quick response bro I appreciate.

5 hours ago, Ogbeni Agba said:

This is someone's experience from lagos consulate:

 

 

Hi guys, name is Bigmeg and I’m a Nigerian married to a U.S citizen. I met my wife “Online” and she’s “30” years older than I am. All I can say is God’s been faithful because after a year of waiting I got my visa from the dreaded “Lagos consulate”. I’m not here to write an epistle of my life story but I’ll be brutally honest with y’all cus I’ve seen people post about red-flags and I’m here to tell you that I’ve been through red-flags and made it. One thing you need to know about these red-flags, the consulate doesn’t give a ‘rats ###’ about your personal life issues with your spouse, the United States consulates are more concerned about you being a public charge to their economy, I repeat, that is their primary concern. If your spouse is financially capable, forget it you’ve gotten your visa. They don’t care about age difference or class difference or what not, all they care about is MONEY!!!!!! 

Could you believe I went to the consulate and they didn’t even ask me to bring any of my wife’s documents, pictures, taxes etc. he asked me a few questions and congratulated me. Listen don’t kill yourself with stress, if your spouse ain’t financially capable start seeking for a joint sponsor, don’t wait until you fall in the black hole “AP”. Guys, it’s all about MONEY and nothing else, that’s what the U.S embassy cares about. Thank you.

Brother thanks for this vital information. Pls can you  tell me the documents your wife attached on your petition when she submitted it that shows your bonafid marriage, the documents from her side and her side. My wife to be is coming by March for our marriage and she is a registered nurse.

17 hours ago, dwheels76 said:

As long as you show bonafide relationship and had a couple of visits hopefully longer then 2 weeks. I went through Lagos I am 26 years older than my Nigerian husband. Was not an issue.

Thanks for this information, please can you tell me the documents you attached on your petition to show that your relationship/marriage is bonafid. 

On 11/9/2019 at 3:21 AM, Bigmeg said:

Hi guys, name is Bigmeg and I’m a Nigerian married to a U.S citizen. I met my wife “Online” and she’s “30” years older than I am. All I can say is God’s been faithful because after a year of waiting I got my visa from the dreaded “Lagos consulate”. I’m not here to write an epistle of my life story but I’ll be brutally honest with y’all cus I’ve seen people post about red-flags and I’m here to tell you that I’ve been through red-flags and made it. One thing you need to know about these red-flags, the consulate doesn’t give a ‘rats ###’ about your personal life issues with your spouse, the United States consulates are more concerned about you being a public charge to their economy, I repeat, that is their primary concern. If your spouse is financially capable, forget it you’ve gotten your visa. They don’t care about age difference or class difference or what not, all they care about is MONEY!!!!!! 

Could you believe I went to the consulate and they didn’t even ask me to bring any of my wife’s documents, pictures, taxes etc. he asked me a few questions and congratulated me. Listen don’t kill yourself with stress, if your spouse ain’t financially capable start seeking for a joint sponsor, don’t wait until you fall in the black hole “AP”. Guys, it’s all about MONEY and nothing else, that’s what the U.S embassy cares about. Thank you.

Thanks for your information bro.

5 hours ago, carmel34 said:

The key to overcoming an age gap is lots of evidence of a bona fide marriage relationship submitted with the I-130 petition, documents to show multiple trips to be together like boarding passes, passport stamps, hotel receipts, a few photos, and also documentation showing the co-mingling of finances like shared bank accounts, credit cards, beneficiaries on each other's health insurance, life insurance, retirement accounts, and a will, living will, etc.  Nigeria can be a difficult location to interview for any couple, so your best preparation for concerns about the relationship will be documents to support your relationship like I mentioned.  In your case I would not suggest filing the I-130 without lots of supporting evidence and multiple visits showing time spent together in person.  My husband and I did this and were approved in 11 months with a 28-year age gap so you can do it too if your relationship is genuine and you have the documents to support it.  Good luck!

Thanks for the information, I appreciate it.

48 minutes ago, Paco415 said:

I have a 19 year age gap with my spouse. I’m older. I don’t anticipate a problem, particularly since we’ve been together over 3 years, married almost a year. Just sent the I-130 a month ago. Our evidence of bonafide marriage is particularly strong as well, I think that will matter more.

Thanks for the information I appreciate.

3 hours ago, Paul & Mary said:

For those ages, age gap is not the significant.   Part of it has to do with cultural significance and also childbearing.   We have a 26 year gap but in her culture it is not than uncommon.

 

You don't show the country so it is hard to be specific.

 

It tends not to matter until you get to the consulate stage.

I am from Nigeria, and we are planning to get marriage in Nigeria but the age gap has been giving me concern.

3 hours ago, Luckycuds said:

OP I saw you are from Nigeria- are you both the same religion? Did you get married on the first visit? How many times have you visited each other? These are to be considered in addition to the age gap.

 

like others have posted it isn’t a huge deal- but if there are other “concerns” the age gap could come into play 

3 hours ago, Luckycuds said:

OP I saw you are from Nigeria- are you both the same religion? Did you get married on the first visit? How many times have you visited each other? These are to be considered in addition to the age gap.

 

like others have posted it isn’t a huge deal- but if there are other “concerns” the age gap could come into play 

Yes, I am from Nigeria and we are the same religion Which is Christian. Thanks alot for your information, I appreciate.

Please I want  to know if age.gap will be can lead to denial of the petition process, I am 41 yrs while wife is 54 yrs. Pls have anyone gone the process with much age gap and got approved? 

Pls how long did you wait to receive this information after the submission of petition?