IR-1 / CR-1 Visa: Evidence of a Bona Fide Marriage

[davidhutchins654 1]

Hello all, I'm not sure what to file for this section. We have no children nor do we own any assets together. We have never had a "A lease showing joint tenancy of a common residence" or a shared bank account. What can I use for this section? Is it extremely important that I include something from this area? What constitutes "Any other relevant documentation to establish that there is an ongoing marital union"?

Thank you so much.

P.S. I have a full length DVD video of our marriage in the Philippines plus the reception. Would this be something I should include?

Edited September 10, 2014 by davidhutchins654

[Gorkhali 214]

Everybody here has different experience in this topic.

There are plenty of threads where this topic has been discussed. Even i had asked same question.

The more evidence the better and stronger the case is.

Good luck

[MidAtlanticMerge 9]

I am very interested in the responses to this because I am in the same boat as you are.

I plan on sending photos of us with the date and location written on them, dated email communications, plane ticket records of trips we took together, and then sign affidavits of family/friends. Does anyone think it is possible to send too many pieces of evidence?

[Gorkhali 214]

My dear friend it took us almosy month to collect all docx. We had 29 different evidence to proove we are couple and the entire document sent was of 149 pages.

We sent photos, emails, phone bill, marriage certificate, reconized marriage certificate in boulder county, affidivit, visa copies, plane tickets, joint bank account, joint condo deed, join insurance, retirement plans joint, congrats letter, cards from friends and family, summery of our love story and how we got married etc etc

Send them the best docx which shows u guys are married and sharing life together.

U dont want RFE coz that delays the process.

Good luck

[davidhutchins654 1]

Thank you all for the advice. I think I can get a handle on what to send now.

[Gorkhali 214]

No prob. I m just sharing what we did for ourself.

We are so grateful for VJ. Folks here are awesome and they share their experience.

Good luck.

[Hollyday 122]

Hello all, I'm not sure what to file for this section. We have no children nor do we own any assets together. We have never had a "A lease showing joint tenancy of a common residence" or a shared bank account. What can I use for this section? Is it extremely important that I include something from this area? What constitutes "Any other relevant documentation to establish that there is an ongoing marital union"?

Thank you so much.

P.S. I have a full length DVD video of our marriage in the Philippines plus the reception. Would this be something I should include?

Don't send the DVD. I doubt they'd watch it and a several pictures would have the same effect of showing you did have a wedding party.

I included passport scans showing the border crossing stamps for trips when we were spending time together, photos from trips, tickets' copies, gift receipts for birthday gifts. Of course you can do telephone bills and such, friends' affidavits (we did those but they don't really have a lot of weight).

[C and S 9]

For ours we include :

• Marriage Certificate of course J
• Western union remittance copies
• Boarding passes and passport stamps for both our visits
• Airline tickets and Hotel receipts
• Receipts for the stuff we do together ( visit to botanical garden, Zoo, gateway arch, dolphin adventure and etc )
• Pictures of us with friends and family
• Pictures during wedding and reception
• Receipts of wedding reception
• Gift receipts we sent for each other
• Joint account ( Philippine account – was able to add him while we were in PI)
• Chat logs ( yahoo and whatsapp)
• Skype voice calls and screenshots

[Ryan H 3,812]

P.S. I have a full length DVD video of our marriage in the Philippines plus the reception. Would this be something I should include?

Don't bother sending the DVD, electronic media will not be viewed.