evidence question

[Kim 0]

Hello, quick question about preparing evidence to send in. I'm trying to compile everything I can that will prove our relationship so that we don't get an RFE.

For ATM fund transfers, debit card use, etc in the country abroad (Italy in my case)... I didn't save any of my receipts! Imagine the "argh!" moment when I realized that, because I was there for four months and I must've thrown out a hundred of receipts that I used my atm card with. However I just realized that these transfers still appear on my online bank statments. Now, would it be acceptable to print it out the transactions for during the time I was there, and highlight obvious words like, "Firenze" (Florence) and "Roma", etc, to prove I was there, and send THAT in? I could do the same with my credit card... I used it less, but for the bigger purchases, so it would still probably be helpful.

Thanks!

[Kinsey 0]

Bank statements are great. We used my fiance's bank statement to prove we spent time together in France, along with boarding passes and passport stamps. We even sent a receipt from a restaurant we ate at in France that we came across!

I'm not sure what else you sent, but pictures are key (I'd write location/date on the back). We also have our rental agreement from our house share (we didn't send it because we didn't have it in time), but we're holding it in case of an RFE.

Best of luck!!

Jackie

Edited November 7, 2006 by Kinsey

[felnfrank 1]

mmmm,he should secure bank statements too...for me i got money transfer and xoom receipts. here are my other proofs...

Photos with captions and notes (i got a storyboard of our love story)engagement photos and places where we've been

-Boarding Passes

-Ticket purchases

-Cards with envelopes with stamps

-Email and IM correspondence of us

-Screenshots of us chatting, me and his family, step daughters,friends and sons even of him sleeping

-Phone Records (got a lot of bills) and internet bill

-Money transfer receipts (27 pcs Western U. receipts and more xoom receipts)do i need to present all?

-package wrappers sent to me with stamps

-printed text messages saved as text file (since january 2006 til now)

-wedding, christening invitations where our names were printed on it as couple's maid and groom, and god parents

-engagements receipts with our names written on it

-property title (we bought a beach resort and the title was just issued last october 7, 06) would this be ok to be included?it is in our names

-video coverage of our engagement party

-receipts received during the renovation of our beach house's riftraft, in our names too

[Kim 0]

Okay, great, thanks!

I'm going to also send my passport pages which have stamps and my student visa for my time in Italy. I don't think I saved the boarding passes for when I went, but I think I still have them for when I returned and I *may* still have my itinerary. I just never thought to save all these things, like receipts and such... I never thought I'd actually need them! I also have pictures of my fiance, one picture of us together, and I have two pictures of my grandparents with him because they actually met when my grandparents were over there for vacation (without me! *sniff*) so I'm going to send that as proof of a serious relationship (meeting family members, etc). I'm going to write the names and dates and places of everything on the back. I need to look around to see what else I have, I may be forgetting something... Oh! And we can print out phone bills from online, too. Because we've been calling each other every couple of days since May.

mmmm,he should secure bank statements too...for me i got money transfer and xoom receipts. here are my other proofs...

Photos with captions and notes (i got a storyboard of our love story)engagement photos and places where we've been

-Boarding Passes

-Ticket purchases

-Cards with envelopes with stamps

-Email and IM correspondence of us

-Screenshots of us chatting, me and his family, step daughters,friends and sons even of him sleeping

-Phone Records (got a lot of bills) and internet bill

-Money transfer receipts (27 pcs Western U. receipts and more xoom receipts)do i need to present all?

-package wrappers sent to me with stamps

-printed text messages saved as text file (since january 2006 til now)

-wedding, christening invitations where our names were printed on it as couple's maid and groom, and god parents

-engagements receipts with our names written on it

-property title (we bought a beach resort and the title was just issued last october 7, 06) would this be ok to be included?it is in our names

-video coverage of our engagement party

-receipts received during the renovation of our beach house's riftraft, in our names too

My fiance still has (well, hopefully ) things that I have sent him in the mail... I sent him a birthday card, and things like that. But... I wouldn't have to send those in, would I? He would keep them in order to show them during his application, right?

[felnfrank 1]

all i could remember is that my fiance as petitioner, submitted only to CSC photocopied and printed out evidences, like cards , snail mails, emails, other documents and pictures... he'll be bringing with him the cards i sent during the interview, if in case the consul will ask more proofs he got a lot to show!

good luck!

[payxibka 10,045]

My fiance still has (well, hopefully ) things that I have sent him in the mail... I sent him a birthday card, and things like that. But... I wouldn't have to send those in, would I? He would keep them in order to show them during his application, right?

What he will bring with him to the interview will be "proof of an ongoing relationship". This will include evidence of your relationship post petition. Evidence for dates prior to your actual filing will not technically prove how you have kept in touch and the relationship ongoing and alive.

[Kim 0]

Okay, thanks!

[luvinmb 0]

My case was approved with no RFE's and I submitted the following evidences:

1. Copies of photographs of us together in Mexico (I copied them in black and white) I labeled them and dated them on the copy

2. Printed emails and Instant messenger conversations

3. Copies of receipts from my trip to Mexico

4. Copy of my passport stamps

5. Copy of most recent telephone bills

Good luck!

[no name 1]

Don't submit too much! A few copies of different types is best.

Remember receipts are good but don't always prove you were together. Use pictures & boarding passes if you travelled together.

Use the guides here & it will be fine.

1. Copies of all airline boarding passes, train passes, itineraries, hotel receipts, passport stamps (make sure you can read the dates on the stamps), and other documentary evidence that you have met within the last two years. You may want to highlight or place post-it notes indicating the dates and locations on the copies (to make the adjudication easier) for the person reviewing your file.

2. Color Photo's of you and your fiance(e) together. Make sure you write your names, date, and location on the back of every photo. Provide two to five photo's. If you only have a single copy of the photo, then make a color copy and send that. If it is a digital photo, have it printed at a company such as ofoto.com. You can also make duplicates of photo's at your local photo store (Walgreeens, CVS, etc). Place photo's in a plastic bag or photo sheet and label the sheet. Note that you may not receive originals of photo's back.

3. The following items will not typically show proof of having met in the last two years however will show proof of an ongoing relationship: Copies of phone bills, cell phone bills, emails (you can edit personal info with a marker), letters (edit personal info also), stamps on the letters (to document the date they were sent), and other written documentary proof. Provide a reasonable amount; two to four of each type. Pick a range of dates up to and including the present. You can also include a copy of engagement ring receipt (this is something that is a big optional - do not worry if you do not have a ring yet!)

[yassmine2878 1]

Banking records are a great way of putting yourself in a certain place at a certain time, if you dont have receipts to show. Although they arent usually dated, business cards can also be useful for proving you visited the country. For example, I submitted a copy of the business card for the jeweler where Ahmed and I bought our rings in Morocco. And as noted above, things like passport stamps, photos, and boarding passes help prove that you have met your fiance(e). Depending on what phase of the process you are in, you may wish to retain some of this evidence for the actual interview, rather than stuffing it all in the original petition. Just my 2 cents, though. Good luck, and welcome to VJ!