wedding pictures in submitting I-I30

[lovekoto 3]

I would like to ask how did you organize your wedding pics upon submitting the I-I30 packet? Have you glued the pics in the bond paper or put the pics in the zip lock?

Thanks to all of you.

[Sugarz.K.R 9]

I would like to ask how did you organize your wedding pics upon submitting the I-I30 packet? Have you glued the pics in the bond paper or put the pics in the zip lock?

Thanks to all of you.

I was told to put it in a ziplock bag.

I was even told to put my husband and my passport photos (for one of the forms) in a ziplock bag.

[Laure&Colin 558]

I stapled each photo to a regular sized sheet of paper and wrote the name of the people on the photo on the paper, above the photo.

[sctdixon 6]

I printed my wedding pictures out on regular printing paper (8.5 x 11)and paper clipped them together. We did a DCF at the Embassey and personally handed the packet to the Embassey worker. She didn't care or make any comment about them not being real photo prints. Now when we go for the interview, we will take the proper photo prints for them to see. I say save yourself a couple of $'s and print them on regular paper.

[NaudyDanny 0]

I selected ones that seemed most important...Wedding, togeter in different locations, with family, ect and I used PowerPoint to consolidate them, printed them out on regular paper in color. If they request the originals I have them ready just in case.

[Deputy Purple 1,294]

Why include wedding pics in the I-130 filing? Just include your NSO authenticated Marriage Contract and you'll be fine.

At the I-130 stage they just want you to prove there is a marriage. If there is suspicion of the bone fide(ness) then that will be addressed with additional evidence (such as wedding pics) at the interview.

[Adriene H 89]

I would like to ask how did you organize your wedding pics upon submitting the I-I30 packet? Have you glued the pics in the bond paper or put the pics in the zip lock?

Thanks to all of you.

We only sent the required passport sized photos

[Ryan H 3,834]

I would like to ask how did you organize your wedding pics upon submitting the I-I30 packet? Have you glued the pics in the bond paper or put the pics in the zip lock?

Thanks to all of you.

I printed them out on paper and put a number next to the picture. I then put a description of the picture next to the number. I utilized Word to to organize the pictures on paper in the manner that I wanted to.

[rafa922 0]

We used Word to organize the pics and posted a description of each, along with a timeline. Even though it was not required, you really want to try and prove as much as you can that your marriage is true.

[Matt1968 13]

I printed them out on paper and put a number next to the picture. I then put a description of the picture next to the number. I utilized Word to to organize the pictures on paper in the manner that I wanted to.

This is what I did also. I color copied 2 to a page, with a short description under each photo(i.e-"Me and my future father-in-law a day before my wedding")

Matt

Edited March 20, 2012 by Matt1968

[dustingthestars 9]

Do the pictures require date stamps at all?

[Soosh 0]

My wife and I turned the I-130 form in last week here in Lima. We had a packet of about 50 pictures and she didn't even look at one of them and just gave them back to us. Maybe because we've been married for almost 4 years and I have been living here for all 4 of those; they didn't need any more proof of our relationship.

[Deputy Purple 1,294]

I'll repeat myself:

Does anyone here realize that at the I-130 stage you just need to prove there is a petition-able relationship?

Wedding Pics and such would go towards proving a "Bone Fide" Marriage which is a completely different standard and isn't in question until the Immigrant Visa Interview at the Embassy.

For the I-130 you prove the petition-able relationship (in this case marriage) by providing a copy of the Marriage Contract (I said contract not certificate because this is the Philippines). A copy of the NSO Registered Marriage Contract is best but in all honesty we only provided a "Certified True Copy" of the Civil Registry version (again a Philippines thing) and encountered no problems.

[Mark&Fatima 14]

I'll repeat myself:

Does anyone here realize that at the I-130 stage you just need to prove there is a petition-able relationship?

Wedding Pics and such would go towards proving a "Bone Fide" Marriage which is a completely different standard and isn't in question until the Immigrant Visa Interview at the Embassy.

For the I-130 you prove the petition-able relationship (in this case marriage) by providing a copy of the Marriage Contract (I said contract not certificate because this is the Philippines). A copy of the NSO Registered Marriage Contract is best but in all honesty we only provided a "Certified True Copy" of the Civil Registry version (again a Philippines thing) and encountered no problems.

I'm not sure, but I think the OP is sending pics for proving the Bona Fide marriage, which is asked for in the I-130 instructions on the USCIS site (and in the instruction guides here on VJ). Many people don't have joint bank accounts, co-owned property, sworn affidavits, or birth certificates of children so they will send in photos, chat logs, or anything else they think may help prove that Bona Fide marriage.

Edited March 20, 2012 by Mark&Fatima

[ISIS AND TROY 5]

Yes, I did the same, I didn't have joint bank accounts or property, so we sent what we had here, and of course it included many pictures. I printed off the most important ones at the mall close to my house, they were in a normal size (I think it's 15x21 cm), then I got sheets of paper and glued them in the order of the events, I read once that it was important that all the pictures would have dates, but mine didn't and it didn't affect me. So after that I stapled the sheets in the file. And by the way if people that have been sending additional information along with the I-130 such as proofs of a bona fide marriage, and they have been getting approved in USCIS and at the interviews, it doesn't hurt to do so! Good luck!