"Second Wedding" Evidence?

[Cassandra PC 1]

I've read ALL the posts about the different evidence people submitted and it's given me some great ideas so THANKS!

We're in a difficult situation in that we have NO joint bills (we live with my mother and all the bills and the deed are in her name). I've tried to gather together other types of evidence. Here's what I'm planning on sending so far...

1. Cover Sheet

2. Personal Check (with both our names from our joint account)

3. Form I-751 signed

4. Copy of Permanent resident card

5. Copy of our IDs with same address

6. Notarized Affidavit from my mother stating that we live with her

7. Copy of her ID and property tax bill in her name

8. Copy of our credit cards (same number)

9. Bank Statement March 2009 (joint checking and savings)

10. Bank Statement Feb 2008

11. Bank Statement Dec 2007

12. IRS account Transcript 2008 and copy of check cashed by IRS (showing married, filing jointly)

13. IRS Tax Return Transcript 2007

14. Vehicle title and registration in both names

15. 2 medical statements from husband's insurance showing me as the spouse/patient

16. 3 Notarized affidavits from friends and a neighbor

17. Itineraries or boarding pass stubs from 7 flights taken together

18. 3 pages of pictures of us on trips, holidays, etc.

19. 9 cards send to us from friends/family

I hope it's enough...

I also have a lot of evidence (photos, response cards, receipts) from our spiritual/religious wedding held in Mexico in 2008 where 50 people attended from the US. This is separate of course from our civil wedding we had here in the US satisfying K-1 requirements. I know there is a lot of debate about whether non legal/financial evidence such as this is even effective at all. My questions is if people think it would HURT in any way to introduce evidence of another wedding (would USCIS be confused by this...since they get confused easily)???

[Chica Yeyé 41]

I don't think they would hurt at all. Pictures are secondary evidence in any case.

Why don't you ask your mom to sign a notarized affidavit saying you guys live with her?

[harborNY 0]

Send them EVERYTHING you have.

Your list of evidence looks very good.

We also had two weddings, and I sent them pictures, invitations and church program from my second wedding.

A year later we had an anniversary partry so I also sent copies of invitations and pics.

Send everything so you dont feel bad later.

[ready4ONE 5,400]

I've read ALL the posts about the different evidence people submitted and it's given me some great ideas so THANKS!

We're in a difficult situation in that we have NO joint bills (we live with my mother and all the bills and the deed are in her name). I've tried to gather together other types of evidence. Here's what I'm planning on sending so far...

1. Cover Sheet

2. Personal Check (with both our names from our joint account)

3. Form I-751 signed

4. Copy of Permanent resident card

5. Copy of our IDs with same address

6. Notarized Affidavit from my mother stating that we live with her

7. Copy of her ID and property tax bill in her name

8. Copy of our credit cards (same number)

9. Bank Statement March 2009 (joint checking and savings)

10. Bank Statement Feb 2008

11. Bank Statement Dec 2007

12. IRS account Transcript 2008 and copy of check cashed by IRS (showing married, filing jointly)

13. IRS Tax Return Transcript 2007

14. Vehicle title and registration in both names

15. 2 medical statements from husband's insurance showing me as the spouse/patient

16. 3 Notarized affidavits from friends and a neighbor

17. Itineraries or boarding pass stubs from 7 flights taken together

18. 3 pages of pictures of us on trips, holidays, etc.

19. 9 cards send to us from friends/family

I hope it's enough...

I also have a lot of evidence (photos, response cards, receipts) from our spiritual/religious wedding held in Mexico in 2008 where 50 people attended from the US. This is separate of course from our civil wedding we had here in the US satisfying K-1 requirements. I know there is a lot of debate about whether non legal/financial evidence such as this is even effective at all. My questions is if people think it would HURT in any way to introduce evidence of another wedding (would USCIS be confused by this...since they get confused easily)???

Make sure you have a copy of your marriage certificate from your first wedding, the one in the USA and inside the K-1 90 period to avoid confusion over the second ceremony. Clearly date and label evidence from the second ceremony as such. My thought is it is great evidence!

Your list looks great so far, but this is your shot! Go for broke. Good luck!

Edited June 5, 2009 by ready4ONE

[Ladylethal 12]

I think I had less stuff, here in PR apartment rentals are sorta informal so we didn't have a proper lease, and most bills are on either of our names, we have a savings account I'm an authorized user of but it's not actually joint, our car is a hand-me-down from his parents as a wedding gift and it's not in either of our names.

So we just used bills that showed we both live on the same address and our visa card statement which is basically all we have on both our names, as well as the tax returns that we filed jointly, few pics, couple of affidavits. It wasn't a big package like the one I did for AOS or K1 at all. Approved without interview, no RFE.

So, although overkilling it puts us at ease (I thought I might get an RFE) it's true that sending what you have is good enough a lot of times.

Good Luck!

[Cassandra PC 1]

What would I do without VJ? It's always nice to have people justify your illogical nervousness...I too believe that when it comes to USCIS more is more. I went with the advice of "send everything" and feel pretty good about it.

Sending the marriage certificate from the first wedding was a great idea too. I ended up including all the evidence from our "spiritual wedding" (vs. the "civil wedding") such as the invitation, photos, rsvp cards from guests, but marked each page with a title and a date so as not to confuse them.

I mailed our package today certified mail!!!! the tracking and waiting has begun.

[harborNY 0]

Great that you send them everything! MOre is more.