I-130 bonafide marriage

[Caribbean Pirate 9]

i seen on a different post that for newlyweds as long as you sent in your marriage certificate

that's its fine. That is all that is required since we cant not do much!?

and text message print outs would be like my billing print

showing that i texted her number right? it doesnt have to show

the actual message correct?

We didn't have the stuff the listed either. We got affidavits fom friends. Also, I sent in beneficiary forms from retirement accounts showing my husband as my new beneficiary. They seem to like financial ties that you can show. Good luck!!

[Orando 57]

I hear you, I got married in Barranquilla, Colombia, it was a lot of paperwork. I had to do all the same things you did except getting permission from the Colombian Federal Gov't. We preferred that route as opposed to the K-1, it was the best option for us.

All we sent for bonafide marriage was affidavits from my mom and her mom who both attended the wedding. Maybe you can go ahead and have some affidavits in your back pocket in case they ask for it.

[JlovesL 0]

I hear you, I got married in Barranquilla, Colombia, it was a lot of paperwork. I had to do all the same things you did except getting permission from the Colombian Federal Gov't. We preferred that route as opposed to the K-1, it was the best option for us.

All we sent for bonafide marriage was affidavits from my mom and her mom who both attended the wedding. Maybe you can go ahead and have some affidavits in your back pocket in case they ask for it.

hahaha yes a lot of paper work!

and i sure will start on affidavits just in case!

[Michell 3]

alright thanks for the advice.

and to get married was a BIG hassle!

1) i had to get my birth certificate apostille at the Secretary of State's Office in Los Angeles (its a gold stamp they on stating that its a real birth certificate)

2) i had to get a "No Record" of marriage at the same place i got the copy of my birth certificate.(just states that you haven't been married)

3)i had to get all my documents translated in Spanish (birth certificate,"No Record" of marriage, and ID card)

4)(this was the hardest step)i had to go to "secretaria de gobernacion" in mexico and fill out a form stating that i want to marry in mexico. they take a copy of your passport and they also get the information of the person who you will be getting married to. along with some passport style photos of the both of us. you have to pay a fee also i think it was like $180.00 cant remember might be more. and the important part of this is that you have to wait like 3 weeks to get ur case complete and they give you a paper that says you can now get married with the person you stated.

5)you can now go to the office and get married and dont forget you will also need 4 witness

it was a lot of work but in the end payed off.

Thank you for the information. This helps me out a lot. Only thing is i was born in Tijuana but i am a U.S. Citizen by Naturalization. I guess i don't have to translate birth certificate since it's in spanish already.

Goodluck with your case approval and keep us posted!