Evidence of a Bonafide Marriage

[SH1983 0]

What can we use as evidence of a bonafide marriage. We do not have joint ownership or property or a lease or co-mingling of financial resources. This is something we will do once we live together, not in separate countries. We also do not have any children.

What does it mean by affidavits sworn to or affirmed by a third party with knowledge of our marriage...Is a simple letter not good enough from a third party?? How would I go about doing this?

What other documentation could we use to establish there is an ongoing union?

[Robby999 1,024]

Affidavits are generally weak evidence , but can be used if you have very little other evidence. Here is a list that can be used to help!

1. Evidence of Communication Before and After Marriage

• Phone bills showing who called whom
• Letters
• Greeting cards
• Chat logs
• Emails / PM’s
• Delivery receipts (of gifts you send each other)

2. Evidence of Visits / Vacations / Meeting in Person

• Boarding passes
• Passport stamps
• Hotel receipts with both your names
• Vacation / honeymoon photos
• Receipts or bank statements showing remote ATM withdrawals (to show you were pulling money from that location at such time)

3. Evidence of Co-habitation During Marriage

• Birth certificates of any children born to you together
• Mortgage loan contract or lease contract with both partners’ names in it
• Utility bills with both partners’ names
• Receipts with both partners’ names in shipping/billing address
• Pictures of you two living together

4. Evidence of Joint Ownership of Assets and Shared Financial Responsibility

• Joint bank account statements
• Proof of joint credit card use
• Money transfer receipts
• Power of Attorney
• Wills (never used this)
• Utility bills
• Life insurance policy showing spouse as beneficiary
• Health insurance
• Car insurance

5. Photographic Evidence

• Photos of you two together
• Photos of you two with family (such as wedding, parties, kids’ graduation, etc.)
• Photos of you two in various locations and times

6. Evidence from Others in Support of Bona Fide Marriage

• Sworn affidavits of friends and/or family
• Letters/cards from friends and/or family

Good Luck and Best Wishes

[NikLR 13,232]

There is a list of type of evidence at the bottom of this guide:

http://www.visajourney.com/wiki/index.php/EZGuideSpouse

If you're from Canada they really don't require much. But you can be added onto bank accounts and vehicle insurance.

My husband and I submitted a joint bank account statement, vehicle insurance, 2 affidavits from my mom and his best friend, photocopies of boarding passes showing visits, and 4 pictures showing us together (2 of our wedding with my family.)

You can include emails, skype logs, facebook logs, phone records, text records etc... The list goes on and on.

[Pinball1921 4]

Photos together that span from the beginning of the relationship to the present are good. I also included my life insurance policy on my wife, and the health insurance that I set up for her. I also used bank statements that showed I payed for trips together, and our wedding rings, etc. copies of letters/email traffic are good too. Affidavits are probably the weakest form of evidence, and I think others here will agree.