Evidence of a Bonifide Marriage - Suggestions please?

[Roosha 51]

First let me just say I'm so happy to have found this site and forum, all the guides are a wealth of information and the step by step information is really helping me figure out what needs to be done as well as the people on this forum, you all are so helpful and I hope that I can pay it back once I get into my own process!

I'm a USC and I left the states 7 years ago to marry my husband here in Qatar and we've been living here ever since. We don't have joint accounts as we never needed one, our house (and elec and water) is provided by his employer so our names are not on any paperwork there and we don't own any property. We have a son, born here, and his Report of Birth Abroad lists us both as his parents, so I will send a copy of that definitely.

My question is what else can I send as evidence of our marriage? I have a plethora of pictures I can send spanning our whole time here, but I read that they won't accept pictures at this stage. I really don't want to go the affidavit route as they'll need to be certified by more agencies than I can count, I'm sure. I also don't think they'll help since there's no real concrete evidence, except for the child of course. Oh, and I'm also pregnant now with our second, so I can get a note from the doctor and ultrasound pictures and stuff if that will help. Basically the only evidence of our marriage is our child, will this be enough?

Last but not least, our marriage certificate is in Arabic, I have translated and read the statement that needs to be attached but does the certificate need to be authenticated by the embassy here or anything like that? Or will a statement from the translator himself be enough?

[AnhDoiEm 9]

Evidence of a Bonifide Marriage: can be a variety of things, photos of you too together a lot of it, and in different place, all the air line tubs, all vacation spend (receive) birth certificate of your children if any. Marriage cert need to translate to English and it not need to be authenticated by embassy... you can bring it to any department of justice or town office let them translate and notarize it. That is what we did our marriage certificate.

[OgaMum 4]

First let me just say I'm so happy to have found this site and forum, all the guides are a wealth of information and the step by step information is really helping me figure out what needs to be done as well as the people on this forum, you all are so helpful and I hope that I can pay it back once I get into my own process!

I'm a USC and I left the states 7 years ago to marry my husband here in Qatar and we've been living here ever since. We don't have joint accounts as we never needed one, our house (and elec and water) is provided by his employer so our names are not on any paperwork there and we don't own any property. We have a son, born here, and his Report of Birth Abroad lists us both as his parents, so I will send a copy of that definitely.

My question is what else can I send as evidence of our marriage? I have a plethora of pictures I can send spanning our whole time here, but I read that they won't accept pictures at this stage. I really don't want to go the affidavit route as they'll need to be certified by more agencies than I can count, I'm sure. I also don't think they'll help since there's no real concrete evidence, except for the child of course. Oh, and I'm also pregnant now with our second, so I can get a note from the doctor and ultrasound pictures and stuff if that will help. Basically the only evidence of our marriage is our child, will this be enough?

Last but not least, our marriage certificate is in Arabic, I have translated and read the statement that needs to be attached but does the certificate need to be authenticated by the embassy here or anything like that? Or will a statement from the translator himself be enough?

You need to produce anything that you have of your marriage. It doesn't matter what it is...anything related is important. You have to get in writing of the things that is not in your name and the witness need to notarize it because they are not allowed to come to the interview.

If they need more evidence...they will ask you. Trust me. Good luck!

[ndu26 114]

we sent in pictures at this stage you could use that. just have one or two person "his close family and yours say in in affidavit that they are aware of your relationship and it is genuine then send it in. then theother stuff you mentioned shd do.

[velrich 50]

You have been married for 7 years and are living together since that time. In my opinion you do not need a ton of other evidence for your case. Send your child's birth certificate. Are you named on his employee insurance? If so you can send that and anything else that speaks to being beneficiary for each other. You can send a few photographs also.