Evidence of a Bonifide Marriage

[DirtyHarry 5]

Hello All,

I have recently got married after my K1 was not approved. I will have a marriage certificate from a court in India, wedding pictures etc. I do not have any joint property or accounts with my wife yet. I will try and get a joint bank account but I am pressed for time in India.

Looking through the step by step guide for an I-130, I can only provide Affidavits sworn to or affirmed by third parties having personal knowledge of the bona fides of the maritalrelationship. Does anyone have a template of an affadavit?

I want to make my packet bullet proof. The rejection of the K1 has cost me a lot emotionally and financially. Any other advise to strengthen my case will also be appreciated.

Regards,

Harry

[MarkGenefer 9]

Hello All,

I have recently got married after my K1 was not approved. I will have a marriage certificate from a court in India, wedding pictures etc. I do not have any joint property or accounts with my wife yet. I will try and get a joint bank account but I am pressed for time in India.

Looking through the step by step guide for an I-130, I can only provide Affidavits sworn to or affirmed by third parties having personal knowledge of the bona fides of the maritalrelationship. Does anyone have a template of an affadavit?

I want to make my packet bullet proof. The rejection of the K1 has cost me a lot emotionally and financially. Any other advise to strengthen my case will also be appreciated.

Regards,

Harry

Harry, you can google them. Here is one for you.

Affidavit.pdf

[nadya_mb20 1]

Hello! What we did when we submitted affidavit sworn by our friends was that we asked our friends to write a letter stating the following:

- how they know us and for how long

- that they have witnessed our relationship grew (like we always hang out together with them)

- that they attended our wedding ceremony and reception

Then we all went to UPS where we have it notarized. They had to be physically present as they needed to sign before the person who did the notary.

USCIS accepted the letter and no questions resulted from that. As a matter of fact, I just recently got my green card.

Hope this info helps. Best of luck! ?

[speedwell 224]

DirtyHarry, you can add your wife as a non-driver to your car insurance, or have her added to your lease, or add her to your other insurance policies, or show that she is listed as your spouse on your personnel records at work. You can show receipts for things that you bought her. You can show copies of plane tickets and itineraries for visits you made to her and that she made to you. You have more than you think.

Edited June 16, 2013 by speedwell

[NigeriaorBust 4,087]

You must address whatever issue that your K1 was denied for. You must show that you have a real relationship but you don't need to do some of the crazy things suggested ( why would you add someone in another country to car insurance or put her on a lease when she isn't there and wont even be visiting ) Cover her in places that are logical ( medical / life ) and don't go so overboard that it seems like you are making fake evidence. Be sure to maintain tight contact with her. Regular phone calls, something for her birthday and major holidays when gifts are exchanged. Send her information about your area to give her ideas on things here. Act as much like a caring married couple as you can at this distance and document it .

[speedwell 224]

You must address whatever issue that your K1 was denied for. You must show that you have a real relationship but you don't need to do some of the crazy things suggested ( why would you add someone in another country to car insurance or put her on a lease when she isn't there and wont even be visiting ) Cover her in places that are logical ( medical / life ) and don't go so overboard that it seems like you are making fake evidence. Be sure to maintain tight contact with her. Regular phone calls, something for her birthday and major holidays when gifts are exchanged. Send her information about your area to give her ideas on things here. Act as much like a caring married couple as you can at this distance and document it .

You do it to show you are married and sharing finances. Obviously.

[ShirahBet 42]

The co-mingling of finances depends on the country, in all honesty. In my case, Morocco has a locked currency. Money can't be sent out without a limitation on the Moroccan citizen and even then, only up to a couple grand per year. So if one travels outside of the country, it really limits what can be brought outside or sent outside of the country.

And having just signed a new lease on an apartment, they didn't want to add my husband because they couldn't run a credit report because he doesn't have a social, since he's not a USC or in the country yet. So some of these options may not be available to the OP.

That being said, it's true, you must really consider the reason why the K-1 was denied and pay extra attention to that aspect and ensure you're documenting. Photos, records or calls, text messages, chats, facebook interactions, interactions between the spouse and your family and vice versa.

[speedwell 224]

The co-mingling of finances depends on the country, in all honesty. In my case, Morocco has a locked currency. Money can't be sent out without a limitation on the Moroccan citizen and even then, only up to a couple grand per year. So if one travels outside of the country, it really limits what can be brought outside or sent outside of the country.

And having just signed a new lease on an apartment, they didn't want to add my husband because they couldn't run a credit report because he doesn't have a social, since he's not a USC or in the country yet. So some of these options may not be available to the OP.

That being said, it's true, you must really consider the reason why the K-1 was denied and pay extra attention to that aspect and ensure you're documenting. Photos, records or calls, text messages, chats, facebook interactions, interactions between the spouse and your family and vice versa.

I think your apartment management has a screw loose. You qualify for your apartment based on your own income.

[ShirahBet 42]

No loose screws.

They have the legal right to request a credit check on anybody that would be on the lease.

But that's beside the point. :-)

[speedwell 224]

No loose screws.

They have the legal right to request a credit check on anybody that would be on the lease.

But that's beside the point. :-)

Huh, OK, my apartment complex was just like "sure let us run a criminal background check", that's all. But I've been renting here 10 years, too. Fair enough.

[scienceworks 64]

You must address whatever issue that your K1 was denied for. You must show that you have a real relationship but you don't need to do some of the crazy things suggested ( why would you add someone in another country to car insurance or put her on a lease when she isn't there and wont even be visiting ) Cover her in places that are logical ( medical / life ) and don't go so overboard that it seems like you are making fake evidence. Be sure to maintain tight contact with her. Regular phone calls, something for her birthday and major holidays when gifts are exchanged. Send her information about your area to give her ideas on things here. Act as much like a caring married couple as you can at this distance and document it .

I am going to submit i-130 for my wife of 3 years. Since, we got married, I file 1040 as married filing separately and puts her name in tax return. I also added her name as excluded driver in my car insurance. These are definitely evidences of co-mingling of finances. As far as insurance is concerned, one saves money by being married and wife excluded.

[del-2-5-2014 1,339]

No loose screws.

They have the legal right to request a credit check on anybody that would be on the lease.

But that's beside the point. :-)

Mine is the same way. I think it's required legally but I am not sure.

[DirtyHarry 5]

Thanks all for your suggestions. I will use the affadivits provided. I will change my status at work and will add her to my 401K, insurance and property title. I think that should suffice.

My K1 was rejected because they did not believe the relationship was sound. The thread from that day is below:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/418058-k1-petition-rejected/

I believe I have addressed their relationship concerns by getting legally married. I guess the USCIS probably wants me to give them a pint of my blood and my right hand to prove my relationship Not sure what else I can do. I spoke to 3 lawyers then and they said I should proceed withh getting married.

Thanks for all your responses . Feel free to guide me if I am wrong