Evidence of a Bonifide Marriage

[Omar and Jennyfer 0]

Hello I just returned from Colombia, and I am filing from I-130 and ran into the "Evidence of a Bonifide Marriage" section. Can someone explain what they submitted for this requirement. I am thinking of having a friend who has witness my relationship and marriage help me on this requirement. Will a note with a notary public signature be sufficient?? This will be done in California of course.

Any information will greatly be appreciate it. Thanks.

Edited June 9, 2008 by Omar and Jennyfer

[sydkym 0]

We sent an original marriage certificate, pictures from our wedding, and copies of congratulation cards from family members.

[pushbrk 12,569]

Hello I just returned from Colombia, and I am filing from I-130 and ran into the "Evidence of a Bonifide Marriage" section. Can someone explain what they submitted for this requirement. I am thinking of having a friend who has witness my relationship and marriage help me on this requirement. Will a note with a notary public signature be sufficient?? This will be done in California of course.

Any information will greatly be appreciate it. Thanks.

Read this thread.

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...c=77987&hl=

[Mononoke28 134]

Hello I just returned from Colombia, and I am filing from I-130 and ran into the "Evidence of a Bonifide Marriage" section. Can someone explain what they submitted for this requirement. I am thinking of having a friend who has witness my relationship and marriage help me on this requirement. Will a note with a notary public signature be sufficient?? This will be done in California of course.

Any information will greatly be appreciate it. Thanks.

Since I was in the same situation as you were when I filed I sent a copy of the marriage certificate with a copy of the translation and two affidavits signed by my mother and siter. Here are the affidavits I used.

Diana

Affidavit_Example_1.doc

Affidavit_Example_2.doc

[kinglear 0]

Hello I just returned from Colombia, and I am filing from I-130 and ran into the "Evidence of a Bonifide Marriage" section. Can someone explain what they submitted for this requirement. I am thinking of having a friend who has witness my relationship and marriage help me on this requirement. Will a note with a notary public signature be sufficient?? This will be done in California of course.

Any information will greatly be appreciate it. Thanks.

Read this thread.

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...c=77987&hl=

Hi,

Did you send the original affidavits or copies?

[Omar and Jennyfer 0]

Hello I just returned from Colombia, and I am filing from I-130 and ran into the "Evidence of a Bonifide Marriage" section. Can someone explain what they submitted for this requirement. I am thinking of having a friend who has witness my relationship and marriage help me on this requirement. Will a note with a notary public signature be sufficient?? This will be done in California of course.

Any information will greatly be appreciate it. Thanks.

Read this thread.

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...c=77987&hl=

Hi,

Did you send the original affidavits or copies?

Hello, I will be summitting the I-130 next week, I was just stuck on this requierment. I have not sent anything at this moment. I have original marriage cert and copies.

Thanks for responding.

[Omar and Jennyfer 0]

Hello I just returned from Colombia, and I am filing from I-130 and ran into the "Evidence of a Bonifide Marriage" section. Can someone explain what they submitted for this requirement. I am thinking of having a friend who has witness my relationship and marriage help me on this requirement. Will a note with a notary public signature be sufficient?? This will be done in California of course.

Any information will greatly be appreciate it. Thanks.

Since I was in the same situation as you were when I filed I sent a copy of the marriage certificate with a copy of the translation and two affidavits signed by my mother and siter. Here are the affidavits I used.

Diana

Congratulations, I followed your Visa journey comments and it was granted very quickly. Thank you so much for sharing the affidavits, they will serve well to that requirement.

[Mononoke28 134]

You're very welcome. We're all here to help each other.

Diana

[Thai family 0]

Hello I just returned from Colombia, and I am filing from I-130 and ran into the "Evidence of a Bonifide Marriage" section. Can someone explain what they submitted for this requirement. I am thinking of having a friend who has witness my relationship and marriage help me on this requirement. Will a note with a notary public signature be sufficient?? This will be done in California of course.

Any information will greatly be appreciate it. Thanks.

My son had no wedding pictures, since they merely registered at the Amphur. We had a couple pictures with our families together from our visit in Thailand, which I think were probably quite convincing. They also had a couple of pictures of the two of them with our family at easily recognizable landmarks. We only sent color photo copies of less than a dozen pictures. As the Mom of the petitioner I wrote up a narrative, forget the legalese, of how I observed their relationship evolve. I did have it notarized and included what the I-130 instructions said it needed to include (no more, no less). My son also sent a couple of hotel bills and air tickets indicating they had traveled together. He insisted on including a picture of his wife (then girlfriend) posing with a water buffalo in Vietnam, and then a picture of him in the hospital in Hanoi after it gored him when he innocently offended it. I thought that was a bit silly to include those, but it was a defining moment in his life. In my narrative I related how she stuck with him, nursed him back to health and drove him to all of his doctor's appointments, etc. BTW, he recovered almost 100%. We may have sent a couple of emails too. I think he also sent a couple of pages out of his passport showing stamps. I don't think snowing them with evidence is a good idea. Making what you do submit clear and convincing is more important than quantity. Who wants to sort through 100 pages, or even 20? For newlyweds they're going to expect a different picture than from couples that have been married for years.

Frankly, on those affidavits, an honest narrative written in plain English I think is best. If I were an adjudicator, I'd rather read a convincing love story, rather than stuffy confusing language that would make me think a lawyer was doing dictation.

Best wishes on your journey,

Thai Mom

[Maintian 0]

Also remember to include the following,

Emails

Chat transcript

Phone bills showing your calls to your spouse country, (Phone cards are not acceptable)

Photos of your wedding with friends and family

Cards and whatever you think could stand as a prove of your marriage.

Good luck