Evidence of bona fide marriage--opinions

[bvpshenvalley2 1]

Ok, this whole process is making me nervous.

I am trying to put together a packet for an I-130. I was wondering if the following evidence is sufficient for evidence of a bona fide relationship since I cannot access call logs right now.

--a copy of the birth certificate for our child born within the marriage

--a copy of all of the pages of my passport (used to prove US citizenship) but it also contains all of the stamps of the many times I have visited my husband's country

-- a wire transfer of funds to my husband and along with it the deed to the house that he purchased with the money at the same general time the money was sent

What else would suffice? I am never going to put his name on any financial account of mine. The only property that we have is either in only my name or only his name (as I was not there to purchase it). I can get a copy of his passport showing his passport stamps and the visa that I had to sponsor for him to come to Costa Rica.

I noticed that the guide states birth certificate OR......OR......OR--to me that means only the birth certificate of the child would suffice. I have perused the forums and many people are stating that the birth certificate is not enough. Would the passport and the birth certificate be enough?

Has anyone only used the birth certificate and not gotten an RFE?

[Bule&Cantik 8]

I am never going to put his name on any financial account of mine.

why would you not do this? Co-mingling of accounts seems to be an example of a bona-fide marriage.

you could just start a new account (defferent bank even) that is joint account

names on insurance (medical) might be another item to add.

names listed as beneficiaries would be another.

Edited April 17, 2012 by Bule&Cantik

[JC&Evelin 5]

I don't know if you already know this, but you need to provide copy of your marriage certificate thats essential. You could also send pictures of you two together and affidavits of friends or relatives who have knowledge of your relationship. The birth certificate of your child is good, but you need more than that.

Edited April 17, 2012 by JC&Evelin

[fventura03 2]

pictures of you two together, also a letter from both your side and his side stating that they know the relationship to be 100% truthful.

[bvpshenvalley2 1]

Ok--why I will not open a joint account with him--he mishandles money. There are plenty of couples in the US with separate accounts.

Do you think adding him as the beneficiary on my IRA will do? I believe that I added him as beneficiary on this Accidental Death and Dismemberment Ins that I received as a freebie of my bank account. I won't have anything else until I start work in May (I haven't worked for over a year). He also does not have a SSN so I don't know if that would be a problem. I want to get this I 130 out soon as it takes 8 months + to process and I need him to help me take care of our child.

I have pictures of us together, but nobody from my side has met him. I basically eloped, but we had a wedding with his family in his country. Only his friends and family have met us together(and they do not speak nor write in English).

Thanks all.

[Musashii 21]

Marriage certificate

Pictures of you two together

Affidavits from family / friends who were present at time of wedding

Any air tickets / passport stamps showing you were present at time of wedding to prove it was not a proxy marriage.

Birth certificates

That should do. However it is always a good idea to frontload your petition with as much evidence as possible.

[Bule&Cantik 8]

Marriage certificate

Pictures of you two together

Affidavits from family / friends who were present at time of wedding

Any air tickets / passport stamps showing you were present at time of wedding to prove it was not a proxy marriage.

Birth certificates

That should do. However it is always a good idea to frontload your petition with as much evidence as possible.

for ours, i added my wife to medical insurance at work, added to benefits package through work, beneficiary, started a joint account (which i use to send her money, gave her an ATM card), added her name to lease, sent phone logs,complete copies of passport showing my trips to visit,etc.

[sulhaq 60]

I believe you should include at least a few pictures of you two together at different locations, times, dates. And if you have any e-mail/chat logs it wouldn't hurt. Just include a few from different months (they don't want to see how many times you e-mailed/chatted, they just want to see if you did it consistently over a long period of time. Also, please be sure to READ them before submitting and don't accidentally submit something you would rather not). Other than that I think you're in good shape. You don't really need affidavits unless you have some really big red flags.

I understand you don't have call logs, but between now and the interview, try to get some so you can take them to the interview with you.