I-130 DONE! Cover Letter. what do you think?

[RobbyUSA 26]

I'm ready to send this in.

am I missing anything?

thanks VJ!

I-130 Petition for an Alien Relative

Petitioner: SMITH, Robby

Beneficiary: SMITH, Susan

Contents:

1) G-1145

2) passport style photos

3) $420 payment

4) I-130 form

5) G-325A forms

6) Petitioners Passport and Birth Certificate

7) Marriage Certificate with translation

8) Church Wedding Certificate with translation

9) Photos of us together

10) Passport pages to show travel to each other

11) Airline Tickets to show travel to each other

12) Affidavits by third parties

13) Comingling of funds

14) Email between Robby and Susan

15) Letters from Susan

16) Recent History of Video Calls

17) Recent telephone Calls

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Edited February 29, 2012 by RobbyUSA

[Matt1968 13]

I'm ready to send this in.

am I missing anything?

thanks VJ!

I-130 Petition for an Alien Relative

Petitioner: SMITH, Robby

Beneficiary: SMITH, Susan

Contents:

1) G-1145

2) passport style photos

3) $420 payment

4) I-130 form

5) G-325A forms

6) Petitioners Passport and Birth Certificate

7) Marriage Certificate with translation

8) Church Wedding Certificate with translation

9) Photos of us together

10) Passport pages to show travel to each other

11) Airline Tickets to show travel to each other

12) Affidavits by third parties

13) Comingling of funds

14) Email between Robby and Susan

15) Letters from Susan

16) Recent History of Video Calls

17) Recent telephone Calls

.

In my opinion, I think that number 11 is not needed because the passport pages show the same thing. 13-17, I don't think are needed either, might be overkill and are probably better for the interview. How many photos you sending?

Matt

Matt

Edited February 29, 2012 by Matt1968

[RobbyUSA 26]

In my opinion, I think that number 11 is not needed because the passport pages show the same thing. 13-17, I don't think are needed either, might be overkill and are probably better for the interview. How many photos you sending?

Matt

Matt

for number 11 I was thinking the same thing. But I wanted to add them to show when my Spouse departed the USA to return home. They never did stamp her passport when she departed the USA. I wonder if they can look her depature in there database? If not..... I want to make it clear to them of her complete travel dates. But I will take your advice and not show my tickets of my travel to Romania because the passport has ALL the arrival stamps and depature stamps.

13 is something they ask for in the instructions so I will keep this.

14 to 17 are optional. so I might as well include them.

[Matt1968 13]

for number 11 I was thinking the same thing. But I wanted to add them to show when my Spouse departed the USA to return home. They never did stamp her passport when she departed the USA. I wonder if they can look her depature in there database? If not..... I want to make it clear to them of her complete travel dates. But I will take your advice and not show my tickets of my travel to Romania because the passport has ALL the arrival stamps and depature stamps.

13 is something they ask for in the instructions so I will keep this.

14 to 17 are optional. so I might as well include them.

As far as proof is concerned, I can tell you what i sent and my I-130 was approved in 54 days.

Copy of passport stamps,(When you leave the USA, you don't get a stamp. Only when entering a foreign country, departing a foreign country, and entering the states).

I also wrote out below it the actual entry and exit dates for each trip.

2 Affidavits from witnesses to our marriage,

Marriage certificate with translation

8 photos(1 with her father, 1 with her mother, 2 from our wedding, 2 of us out and about, and 2 with her daughter)

If you like, shoot me a PM and I will send you a copy of my cover letter.

Matt

Edited February 29, 2012 by Matt1968

[mounir412 101]

good luck

[dwheels76 5,468]

As far as proof is concerned, I can tell you what i sent and my I-130 was approved in 54 days.

Copy of passport stamps,(When you leave the USA, you don't get a stamp. Only when entering a foreign country, departing a foreign country, and entering the states).

I also wrote out below it the actual entry and exit dates for each trip.

2 Affidavits from witnesses to our marriage,

Marriage certificate with translation

8 photos(1 with her father, 1 with her mother, 2 from our wedding, 2 of us out and about, and 2 with her daughter)

If you like, shoot me a PM and I will send you a copy of my cover letter.

Matt

I like your packet short and sweet. You always wonder how many pictures and all that. For us unfortunately we were given original copies (photographer has since deleted mater copy) well luggage got lost and wedding pics (courthouse wedding) are gone. So sad and heartbreaking so will have to just send in other pics we have thank God that was on camera and sent through emails and such.

But for us we are dealing with a high fraud country (Nigeria) so don't want them second guessing us.

[pushbrk 13,000]

I'm ready to send this in.

am I missing anything?

thanks VJ!

I-130 Petition for an Alien Relative

Petitioner: SMITH, Robby

Beneficiary: SMITH, Susan

Contents:

1) G-1145

2) passport style photos

3) $420 payment

4) I-130 form

5) G-325A forms

6) Petitioners Passport and Birth Certificate

7) Marriage Certificate with translation

8) Church Wedding Certificate with translation

9) Photos of us together

10) Passport pages to show travel to each other

11) Airline Tickets to show travel to each other

12) Affidavits by third parties

13) Comingling of funds

14) Email between Robby and Susan

15) Letters from Susan

16) Recent History of Video Calls

17) Recent telephone Calls

.

For 6 pick one, not both. 8 is not needed 11, airline tickets do are not evidence of travel. Boarding passes and passport stamps are. 13. Be specific about what evidence you are submitting. 17. What does that mean? If it means copies of telephone bills say that.

[Matt1968 13]

I like your packet short and sweet. You always wonder how many pictures and all that. For us unfortunately we were given original copies (photographer has since deleted mater copy) well luggage got lost and wedding pics (courthouse wedding) are gone. So sad and heartbreaking so will have to just send in other pics we have thank God that was on camera and sent through emails and such.

But for us we are dealing with a high fraud country (Nigeria) so don't want them second guessing us.

Thank you, and sorry about your luggage. I hate when things go wrong, but are completely out of your control. I agree with you concerning a high fraud country, I guess it just depends on what country you're dealing with when it comes to sending in proof. My wife lives in D.R. I'm not entirely sure but I think that might be considered a high fraud country. Many people say don't send to much and others say send as much as you could. I chose the first option. Someone made a observation that it could be as simple as whoever is approving the I-130's, looks at a huge I-130 with tons of stuff and think "Dam, I don't want to deal with that" and then looks at a smaller I-130 and think "I can be done with this very fast and approve it quickly and lower my average approval time." I chose to try that route. I sent two I-130's together(Mother and daughter) and kept them small and compact with the proof I stated earlier and it sailed through. That being said, of course YMMV.

Matt

Edited March 1, 2012 by Matt1968

[dwheels76 5,468]

Thank you, and sorry about your luggage. I hate when things go wrong, but are completely out of your control. I agree with you concerning a high fraud country, I guess it just depends on what country you're dealing with when it comes to sending in proof. My wife lives in D.R. I'm not entirely sure but I think that might be considered a high fraud country. Many people say don't send to much and others say send as much as you could. I chose the first option. Someone made a observation that it could be as simple as whoever is approving the I-130's, looks at a huge I-130 with tons of stuff and think "Dam, I don't want to deal with that" and then looks at a smaller I-130 and think "I can be done with this very fast and approve it quickly and lower my average approval time." I chose to try that route. I sent two I-130's together(Mother and daughter) and kept them small and compact with the proof I stated earlier and it sailed through. That being said, of course YMMV.

Matt

I hear ya when you say "Someone made a observation that it could be as simple as whoever is approving the I-130's, looks at a huge I-130 with tons of stuff and think "Dam, I don't want to deal with that" and then looks at a smaller I-130 and think "I can be done with this very fast and approve it quickly and lower my average approval time." I chose to try that route". I too think of that clerk/Adjudicator and really want their life to be simple. Everything I have is on 8X11 paper even pics so in the scanner no need to take out unfold or anything. When I hear the stories on how some people present their stuff its no wonder they sit in USCIS so long (I feel). I can see the office pool taking bets who gets the 5 inch binder with flowers and plastic folders for every single picture and stick ums. WOW

Trust me I have gone from 375 pages down to about 190 of evidence to present. But God help them at the interview because we are coming fully loaded. You see with high fraud we also have a 21 year age difference (me older). So want to put best foot forward. Well you I see are almost at the end of your road. Look forward to watching your story unfold. Love happy love stories.

[Ali_y_Juan 1]

For 6 pick one, not both. 8 is not needed 11, airline tickets do are not evidence of travel. Boarding passes and passport stamps are. 13. Be specific about what evidence you are submitting. 17. What does that mean? If it means copies of telephone bills say that.

Do pass port stamps show proof of travel. I'm pretty sure I tossed out my stamped boarding passes.

[pushbrk 13,000]

Do pass port stamps show proof of travel. I'm pretty sure I tossed out my stamped boarding passes.

A passport stamped upon entering a country, is the best possible evidence you actually traveled to that country, yes. Boarding passes are equal evidence. If you have one, the other is redundant.

[Matt1968 13]

I hear ya when you say "Someone made a observation that it could be as simple as whoever is approving the I-130's, looks at a huge I-130 with tons of stuff and think "Dam, I don't want to deal with that" and then looks at a smaller I-130 and think "I can be done with this very fast and approve it quickly and lower my average approval time." I chose to try that route". I too think of that clerk/Adjudicator and really want their life to be simple. Everything I have is on 8X11 paper even pics so in the scanner no need to take out unfold or anything. When I hear the stories on how some people present their stuff its no wonder they sit in USCIS so long (I feel). I can see the office pool taking bets who gets the 5 inch binder with flowers and plastic folders for every single picture and stick ums. WOW

Trust me I have gone from 375 pages down to about 190 of evidence to present. But God help them at the interview because we are coming fully loaded. You see with high fraud we also have a 21 year age difference (me older). So want to put best foot forward. Well you I see are almost at the end of your road. Look forward to watching your story unfold. Love happy love stories.

Thank you, I hope you are succesful as well!

Matt