Bonafide Evidence

[mrs.jayb 0]

Hi Vjers,

My husband and I are expecting our first child and I want to know how to use my pregnancy as evidence for a bonafide marriage. I have pregnancy certificates from doctors here and where my husband is from. Any ideas?

Thanks!

Also, My husband is moving countries, would it make a difference in which country he had the interview in? Does he need to be a resident of that country?

Thanks again!

[Minya's wife 24]

Hi Vjers,

My husband and I are expecting our first child and I want to know how to use my pregnancy as evidence for a bonafide marriage. I have pregnancy certificates from doctors here and where my husband is from. Any ideas?

Thanks!

Also, My husband is moving countries, would it make a difference in which country he had the interview in? Does he need to be a resident of that country?

Thanks again!

For what purpose are you wishing to use your pregnancy to prove the bonafides of your marriage...for the I-130, for the visa interview, for adjusting status, or removing conditions? We could offer more concrete suggestions if we knew which stage of the process you're in. Generally, USCIS or the consulates are looking for documentary proof that you and your husband are co-existing as any other married couple...so proof of co-habitation, co-mingling of finances is usually the way to go. Strictly speaking (and no offense intended), having a child together is proof that a couple had sex...it does not prove that they are living in a bona-fide marriage. This is not to say that including evidence of the pregnancy should not be done...but it should not be the only 'proof' offered.

Your husband has to be a legal resident in the country in which he will be interviewing for the visa....

[mrs.jayb 0]

[Well if the pregnancy certificate is just showing that a couple had "sex" then wouldn't the birth certificate of that same child show the same, even though they suggest you include birth certificates of shared children? That of course wouldn't be the only evidence that we have. We have lived together outside of the United States for the last 2 years. We have other documentations.