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7 minutes ago, FatemaZAlam said:

Hello! Thank you for letting us know your update. What evidence did you submit for proving that its a bona fide marriage? If you could just emphasize on this topic. 

Hi!

Initially, we had collection of photos, and with this request, we realized then that just the photos was not enough. So, in response to the request, we added ticket receipts and photos of passport stamps, photos of cards and letters, and also sent evidence of insurance coverage as a spouse and proof of beneficiary for life insurance and savings account.

edit: also, for the initial submission, we had an affidavit from a family member, but maybe it is considered as a weak evidence.

Hey everyone,

I just wanted to share my update as a March 2022 I-130 filer.

At the end of December 2022, we received a request to submit evidence of bona fide marriage. Our case was originally in Potomac, but noticed that this request was from Texas.

I was feeling bit bummed about this request because we worked hard on all the documents we submitted in March.

We just submitted the requested evidence online now. In the Processing Time tab, I see it says 5 weeks. Feeling bit more hopeful and hoping for the best.

Best wishes to you all too.

Thank you all.

On the online form, it doesn't allow me to input the '/' or parenthesis. So what I did was I put 'NA - deceased' in the city. For country, it's only a drop-down menu and doesn't allow for me to type, so I left it blank.

On 3/9/2022 at 8:21 AM, pushbrk said:

Note it is best to read each question carefully, interpret literally and answer accurately.  For example, you were asked where you lived, not whether the address was in your name.  However, if you were there on a visitor visa, you only visited, not "lived in" that place.

 

Define "working holiday" in terms of visa category and whether you worked for an employer in Germany, or just worked remotely.

Thank you for your reply!

In the section where information about the petitioner's parents info is filled in, it is asked for their city and country of residency. But they don't live anywhere, because they are deceased. And there's no option to state that in the online form.

Is it the last place they resided would be the correct answer?

Thank you A few less things to worry about now.

Hello!

I just joined Visajourney, but been lurking for some time and sometimes go into the rabbit hole to read everyone's stories which I am very grateful for!

My husband and I (Japanese) are just in the starting stages of CR1 and filling in the I-130 at the moment. If anyone can give thoughts about below 3 points, it would be very helpful.

- For the question about having prior social security number, I am going to answer "yes" because I had this when I was in the US with F1 visa. I don't even know if its still valid, but "yes" would be the correct answer, right?

- For the question asking if beneficiary ever was in immigration process, I am thinking F1 is non-immigrant visa, the answer would be "no", right?

- I stayed in Germany on working holiday visa for 5 months a few years ago, but within 5 years. I would need to state the address where I lived in the I-130a form even though the place I stayed was not under my name?

Thanks and hope to go on this visa journey with the community here. Best Wishes!