Konstantinos

Hello VJers,
 
I am about to submit an online I-130 for my spouse and after a long time of gathering bona fide marriage documents, here's what i managed to gather. Would you be kind enough to provide me with your feedback?
 
                                Evidence of Bona Fide Marriage.
Multiple photographs in pdf of our relationship for the past five years (showing the two of us in different places, with friends and each other's family) Wedding invitations, photographs and receipts for expenses Power of attorney from Beneficiary to Petitioner Power of attorney from Petitioner to Beneficiary for use in the foreign country along with certified translation Certificate of studies for both of us showing that we studied in the same University, where we met. Facebook chat logs between Petitioner and Beneficiary from 2015 till now (along with our chats with each other's immediate family) Sample of messenger calls and video chats from 2016. Phone Call logs October 2019-February 2020 (couldn't retrieve more from earlier) Emails we exchanged Facebook posts including both of us in various places dating back to 2016 Love letters and notes/cards sent to each other with date and signature Common trips taken together and hotel receipts (going on vacation together or visiting each other in various countries where we studied for our post-graduate degree) Sample of Bank transfers before having a common account (4 from each side over the course of 3 years) Affidavit of support and copy of passport’s biometric page attached Proof of joint financial resources (1 Checking account with multiple statements and account movement and 1 Savings account with both our names on) + translations Water bill in my name and Telecommunication bill in my spouse's name showing same address outside the US + translations  
13 and 14 are documents from the foreign country of residence (spouse's country) where we stayed together for some time before me moving back to the States to start working. We do not have any bills or joint bank accounts from the US, as she has never been to the US before. Would you consider that as a limitation?
 
What do you think?
Thanks in advance

Dear Konstantine,
 
I went through this process recently.
Yes, it is true that the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs Translation service does not add the famous” accurate translation from Greek into English”.
However,it does add an official translation logo at the bottom of the page ( written in English and French if you take a careful look at it).
This is what I did and I had no issues regarding the Visa Application process.
 
However,do not forget the Apostille in documents before translation....
 
Let me know if you need any more help.
 
Best of luck
 
 

Have you ever wondered how frequently petitions are denied by USCIS?  We've collected a list of statistics on common petition forms.  Interesting results!
 
I-129F (Fiancee Visa Petition):  19.6% of petitions denied
I-130 (Spouse Visa Petition): 17.8% of petitions denied
I-485 (Permanent Residence Petition): 14.4% of petitions denied
I-751 (Remove Conditions on Residence): 3.7% of petitions denied
N-400 (Citizenship): 10.5% of petitions denied
I-131 (Advance Parole): 31.4% of petitions denied
I-765 (Employment Authorization Documents): 17.5% of petitions denied
I-140 (Immigrant Petition for Alien Workers): 7.6% of petitions denied
 
Note, that all numbers above are from the last 3 months at USCIS (3Q19).  Ref: USCIS.