How much is too much?

[Jess&Mohamed 4]

Hello!

I was trying to gather information for "proof of ongoing relationship." After reading this forum I see that a lot of people print out things from skype, fb, and viber for proof of ongoing relationship. However it seems like too much to me! Me and my fiance talk everyday, all the time! And not just on skype. We go back and forth from viber, fb, and skype! Also, I use my ipod touch to skype with him, and the screen is too tiny for screen shots and it takes WAY WAY longer to scroll up to previous conversations then on the computer....my mom and his family sees us skype everyday. I don't know if a personal statement from them would help?!?!

Any advice on how to provide "easier" and/or a less condenced form of "proof of ongoing relationship"??

Also,

I am going to visit him for a month in September and will be providing a copy of my flight itinerary, is this proof as well?

Thanks!!!

Jess

[Pitaya 2,577]

Welcome to the forum.

Provide a balanced mix of as many types of evidence as possible, the step-by-step K-1 Visa Guides say it best:

http://www.visajourney.com/content/k1guide

Good luck.

[NigeriaorBust 4,087]

^{Anything much over 25 pounds.}

^{Actually enough depnds on the fraud rate of your country and the other red flags that may exists}

[Jess&Mohamed 4]

Thanks!

[dwheels76 5,469]

Hello!

I was trying to gather information for "proof of ongoing relationship." After reading this forum I see that a lot of people print out things from skype, fb, and viber for proof of ongoing relationship. However it seems like too much to me! Me and my fiance talk everyday, all the time! And not just on skype. We go back and forth from viber, fb, and skype! Also, I use my ipod touch to skype with him, and the screen is too tiny for screen shots and it takes WAY WAY longer to scroll up to previous conversations then on the computer....my mom and his family sees us skype everyday. I don't know if a personal statement from them would help?!?!

Any advice on how to provide "easier" and/or a less condenced form of "proof of ongoing relationship"??

Also,

I am going to visit him for a month in September and will be providing a copy of my flight itinerary, is this proof as well?

Thanks!!!

Jess

How much is all dependent on your embassy. Some of us going through tough embassies so you see we provide everything and the kitchen sink.

Best thing to do is look at your countries forum read the interview reviews ask around your forum ad see what others are doing.

But a log of communications is not bad for anyone. No not every thing but a few pages showing this and that and all the other evidence we use.

Since you don't have your countries flag up i don't know but Africa, the MENA's Pakistan , Asian countries all are High fraud and tough embassies and lost of good evidence is needed.

What may be too much for UK or Canada is just right for a MENA or Nigeria. It;s very common for these embassies to get 10 to 30 lbs of evidence from one couple.

[stevie b 141]

Hello!

I was trying to gather information for "proof of ongoing relationship." After reading this forum I see that a lot of people print out things from skype, fb, and viber for proof of ongoing relationship. However it seems like too much to me! Me and my fiance talk everyday, all the time! And not just on skype. We go back and forth from viber, fb, and skype! Also, I use my ipod touch to skype with him, and the screen is too tiny for screen shots and it takes WAY WAY longer to scroll up to previous conversations then on the computer....my mom and his family sees us skype everyday. I don't know if a personal statement from them would help?!?!

Any advice on how to provide "easier" and/or a less condenced form of "proof of ongoing relationship"??

Also,

I am going to visit him for a month in September and will be providing a copy of my flight itinerary, is this proof as well?

Thanks!!!

Jess

please read the guides and definitely spend a few hours reading threads at the minimum

frontload like crazy for high fraud countries as the others stated

your dilemma about paperwork.. show quality over time, not quantity... you can show a few snippits out of chats over months that will be a few pages long

personal statements are useless

you can write a description of the relationship over time, that is a little more pointed and stick to the facts, not emotions

[Jeff A 3]

My initial package was 250 total pages including 10 photos of us, telephone bills, yahoo chat logs, emails, skype logs, receipts from both my visits, and more. I did not get an RFE. Some people send 10-12 pages and get approved. So there really is no way to know what they are looking for, or if you sent everything they are going to want.

[stevie b 141]

I sent about a dozen pages and got approved with no rfe's

[TBoneTX 46,262]

With which consulate will you be dealing? This is the crucial element vis-a-vis front-loading of the petition package.

[Jess&Mohamed 4]

How much is all dependent on your embassy. Some of us going through tough embassies so you see we provide everything and the kitchen sink.

Best thing to do is look at your countries forum read the interview reviews ask around your forum ad see what others are doing.

But a log of communications is not bad for anyone. No not every thing but a few pages showing this and that and all the other evidence we use.

Since you don't have your countries flag up i don't know but Africa, the MENA's Pakistan , Asian countries all are High fraud and tough embassies and lost of good evidence is needed.

What may be too much for UK or Canada is just right for a MENA or Nigeria. It;s very common for these embassies to get 10 to 30 lbs of evidence from one couple.

>>>>>>> I am from the US and my fiance is from Africa (Tunisia).

[stevie b 141]

How much is all dependent on your embassy. Some of us going through tough embassies so you see we provide everything and the kitchen sink.

Best thing to do is look at your countries forum read the interview reviews ask around your forum ad see what others are doing.

But a log of communications is not bad for anyone. No not every thing but a few pages showing this and that and all the other evidence we use.

Since you don't have your countries flag up i don't know but Africa, the MENA's Pakistan , Asian countries all are High fraud and tough embassies and lost of good evidence is needed.

What may be too much for UK or Canada is just right for a MENA or Nigeria. It;s very common for these embassies to get 10 to 30 lbs of evidence from one couple.

>>>>>>> I am from the US and my fiance is from Africa (Tunisia).

oh yes then you will want a lot of evidence .. remember your daily chats for years aren't necessary but samplings of them over time.

lots of pictures with dates the list goes on and on.. check the guidelines on vj .. come back with your list of stuff for a check in

a detailed statement of your relationship timeline.. meetings etc

contact any other members from the same consulate to see how their packages/interviews went

be prepared for ap

Edited July 10, 2013 by stevie b

[h_m 12]

Just a tip for Skype logs - this program, Skype Log Viewer, makes it super easy to pull out information from your Skype logs. See here: http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/skype_log_view.html

I used that program and pulled out all the calls between my fiancée and I between December last year and now, copied it directly into Excel, and cut out some useless info. Trimmed it down to calls > 30 minutes too, and ended up with some 7 pages of logs of just calls. Took 15 minutes at most. Much easier than screenshots!

[Jess&Mohamed 4]

Thanks so much h_m.

It will only let me view the last 3 months

but still VERY VERY helpful!

oh yes then you will want a lot of evidence .. remember your daily chats for years aren't necessary but samplings of them over time.

lots of pictures with dates the list goes on and on.. check the guidelines on vj .. come back with your list of stuff for a check in

a detailed statement of your relationship timeline.. meetings etc

contact any other members from the same consulate to see how their packages/interviews went

be prepared for ap

Thanks!

Not sure how to search for people on this thing yet!

But I will figure it out

[stevie b 141]

Thanks so much h_m.

It will only let me view the last 3 months

but still VERY VERY helpful!

here you go

play with the sorting and country selection

http://www.visajourney.com/timeline/k1list.php?cfl=&op1=&op2=&op3=1&op4=1&op5=&op6=All

[Mike and Liliia 24]

I sent calls logs from skype, about 15 photos from different visits and receipts for our engagement ring, flowers I sent her (With her address and my name) and I had no issues! Good luck.