The true proof of a legitimate marriage

[Imua 0]

I always thought if you held back your wife's hair while she vomited that should be proof enough for anyone of a bonafide relationship.

Bonus points if she has Delhi Belly at the same time and, uh, well, you get the picture. Sorry to say, BTDT, and he's still here. That's true love.

[Kar_98 10]

I _was_ tempted to include a screenshot of my eBay account (that we're using together), particularly the "you've recently looked at these things" page.

[Kathryn41 3,205]

I included the microchip reports for our at the time 5 cats showing both of our names as owners and contacts; a letter sent jointly to a neighbour advising her to keep her animal out of our yard as it kept trying to attack our cats through the window, and information from when the IRS audited us the year after we married for alimony sent to his ex-wife. She wasn't declaring it and had crossed out alimony on the cheques and written in gift. We had copies of the cheques before they were sent to her as well as copies of the cancelled cheques and sent those to the IRS along with a copy of the divorce decree detailing the alimony amount. (They ruled in our favour). An IRS audit is never fun but it was a great piece of evidence to use for the I-751.

Oh, I also sent copies of handwritten letters from my stepdaughter and grandchildren addressed to me discussing gifts and 'care' packages I had sent to them and full of nice chatty, family type of information.

Edited August 4, 2011 by Kathryn41

[Aloe 10]

How about an affidavit from the guy at the store who is witnessing several of our silly arguments over choosing a new mattress that we will be sleeping on for the next 10 or so years He wants soft I want firm, he wants a Tempur-Pedic I want the other kind and the salesman won't sell us one of the ones that split down the middle because they are for "Showroom purposes only" It would be PERFECT lol.

[milimelo 4,467]

How about an affidavit from the guy at the store who is witnessing several of our silly arguments over choosing a new mattress that we will be sleeping on for the next 10 or so years He wants soft I want firm, he wants a Tempur-Pedic I want the other kind and the salesman won't sell us one of the ones that split down the middle because they are for "Showroom purposes only" It would be PERFECT lol.

In your case, sounds like the sleep number bed would be perfect - they're two individual mattresses in one box...

[BabyBlueSusie 1]

Just thought I would add our pretty ridiculous piece of evidence. We included a police report of a car accident that we got into last year. The report lists my husband as the driver and I as the passenger (our cat, who was in the back seat, was unfortunately not listed on the document haha).

Also, I always tell my husband that if we were to get called for an interview, the officer need only hear us argue to be sure that we are a real married couple...........

[pasaway na angel 2]

An evidence we would be including is the copy of Urgent Care Clinic discharge papers which show him and me being treated for Strep Throat at the same period of time. If that's not an acceptable evidence of being together, I don't know what is.

Edited August 22, 2011 by pasaway na angel

[BabyBlueSusie 1]

An evidence we would be including is the copy of Urgent Care Clinic discharge papers which show him and me being treated for Strep Throat at the same period of time. If that's not an acceptable evidence of being together, I don't know what is.

I love hearing all these creative ideas!

[VanessaTony 3,567]

I'm planning on submitting the "old time" photo from adventureland that has us dressed up as "Formal Western". Great pic. I fully intended to do our animal stuff as well but I think I'm the only one listed at the Vet's.. I should check that. I also think random photos that other people have taken with you in the background 'cause it's not "staged".

I could in theory submit the hateful letter from my MIL that addresses both of us.. proves we're together right?

Seriously though I'm not even slightly concerned There's random things I could include (not really funny but random) like at work on the "contact sheet" where it lists the staff and their contact details and in brackets next to the name is the spouses name. I had to do a POA (power of attorney) for him to sign for my on the house purchase 'cause I had to go back to Aus for a while. I plan on redoing my Wills and POA's soon (Tony thinks it's morbid). I could submit chat's with my mum from MSN talking about Tony/us. I could get proof from the dentist that I'm the one that called in to book our appointments (you know point of contact stuff). We have the joint bank accounts, and health insurance, and car insurance and same drivers licence address... I could print FB wall posts of us being at the movies together (you know those "check-ins"). Or people posting stuff about us online.

Still.. I like the idea of sending in something funny (like the funny old time photo) and putting it at the very top. Just so it's the first thing they see. I'd love to see their face when they opened the packet

[BabyBlueSusie 1]

I'm planning on submitting the "old time" photo from adventureland that has us dressed up as "Formal Western". Great pic. I fully intended to do our animal stuff as well but I think I'm the only one listed at the Vet's.. I should check that. I also think random photos that other people have taken with you in the background 'cause it's not "staged".

I could in theory submit the hateful letter from my MIL that addresses both of us.. proves we're together right?

Seriously though I'm not even slightly concerned There's random things I could include (not really funny but random) like at work on the "contact sheet" where it lists the staff and their contact details and in brackets next to the name is the spouses name. I had to do a POA (power of attorney) for him to sign for my on the house purchase 'cause I had to go back to Aus for a while. I plan on redoing my Wills and POA's soon (Tony thinks it's morbid). I could submit chat's with my mum from MSN talking about Tony/us. I could get proof from the dentist that I'm the one that called in to book our appointments (you know point of contact stuff). We have the joint bank accounts, and health insurance, and car insurance and same drivers licence address... I could print FB wall posts of us being at the movies together (you know those "check-ins"). Or people posting stuff about us online.

Still.. I like the idea of sending in something funny (like the funny old time photo) and putting it at the very top. Just so it's the first thing they see. I'd love to see their face when they opened the packet

Actually I think that is a fine idea. We all get bored with our jobs, and it can never hurt to have a little humor with what is otherwise a very serious process. And, it is never a bad thing to make a IO giggle or smile, even if it is only on the inside.

[e-migra 4]

The first piece of evidence on our package was a HUGE picture of the ultrasound of our soon-to-be-born son, followed by silly pregnant pictures

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

We don't have children or mortgage or bills in both names, but we do have a cat in both names....different last names to complicate it and screw up computer fields. So we sent Ozzy's rabies certificate complete with his photo and both of our names listed as owner.

Ozzy is really my cat and was very jealous when a new man moved on the house. It's an alpha-male thing. He refused to even turn his head to look at hubby for the first month. Now Ozzy tolerates him but won't cuddle. So we adopted a kitten, Penny, so my husband would have a cat. Turns out, Ozzy claimed her as his kitten.