Preparing papers for DCF application in March

[MrsHips 0]

hello DCFers,

my hubby and I will file for my CR-I visa application in Manila this coming March.I just want to ask if the papers and proof that we have collected as of now are already enough or if we still need other papers.

Will it be fine if we'll file exactly after 6 months and a day since he live/arrived in here?(my hubby already wants to go back to the US as soon as possible thats why)

Here's the list of papers/documents/proof that we have as of now:

1.I-30 petition

2.G-325A (for me and my USC hubby)

3.4(2x2ID photos)2 for me and 2 for my hubby

3.copies of 2 birth certificates(mine and his)

4.a copy of our marriage certificate

5.2 barangay certificate(for the two of us)

6.2 community tax certificate(for both of us)

7.our contract for renting the house(from September to present)

8.electric and water bill thats under the name of our apartment number(do you guys think its acceptable?)

9. 60pcs of photos from our first meeting to our wedding

10.my hubby's passport bio page and all the pages with stamps

other proofs that were planning to get/prepare:

1. ACR-I card(will have a voluntary registrant on the ID-will the status matter or its just fine as long as there's ACR?)

2.student driver's license(for him)

3.notarized affidavit from our landlord,wedding officiant ,and my parents saying that were still living together

4.my passport(with my married surname)

5.cover letter

6.joint bank account statement

please let me know if i still forgot something.thank you in advance DCFers!

Edited January 31, 2016 by MrsHips

[kris&me 572]

just make sure the papers are translated and both the English and native language papers are included when necessary as in marriage certificate

Good luck

[JMER 0]

You can file whenever you want but i suggest that you file as soon as possible. CR1 visa takes almost a year to process or more and you really don't want to delay it.

[awaywego 28]

You can file whenever you want but i suggest that you file as soon as possible. CR1 visa takes almost a year to process or more and you really don't want to delay it.

Yes, normally, but DCF is a slightly different process, and the timeline is usually much shorter.

MrsHips, double-check your list against that in the I-130 instructions, or check the VJ guide or wiki. You have some papers, e.g., your birth certificate, that are not required at this stage unless Manila specifically requests them. (They don't post their DCF information online, so I don't know.) That wiki link also has a (long) list of possible evidence of bona fide marriage that you could compare to what you plan to send.

Manila requires that the USC has lived in PI for six months, so you can file as soon as that is true. If you want to shorten the process, you and your husband can prepare for the next step (I-864, etc.) while waiting for the I-130 approval.

Unfortunately, the bills sent to the apartment don't show much except that someone pays for the apartment's electricity and water. Do you have a way to show that you two, specifically, pay these bills? Maybe receipts in your names? (If not, joint bills aren't required to be in a bona fide marriage.)

Don't forget photos from after your wedding, too!

The wisdom on this site is that third-party affidavits only need to be notarized if required by the consulate.

Others can give country-specific feedback.

Added: Another link: The thread below yours addresses how to show the USC's residency.

Edited February 1, 2016 by awaywego

[MrsHips 0]

Yes, normally, but DCF is a slightly different process, and the timeline is usually much shorter.

MrsHips, double-check your list against that in the I-130 instructions, or check the VJ guide or wiki. You have some papers, e.g., your birth certificate, that are not required at this stage unless Manila specifically requests them. (They don't post their DCF information online, so I don't know.) That wiki link also has a (long) list of possible evidence of bona fide marriage that you could compare to what you plan to send.

Manila requires that the USC has lived in PI for six months, so you can file as soon as that is true. If you want to shorten the process, you and your husband can prepare for the next step (I-864, etc.) while waiting for the I-130 approval.

Unfortunately, the bills sent to the apartment don't show much except that someone pays for the apartment's electricity and water. Do you have a way to show that you two, specifically, pay these bills? Maybe receipts in your names? (If not, joint bills aren't required to be in a bona fide marriage.)

Don't forget photos from after your wedding, too!

The wisdom on this site is that third-party affidavits only need to be notarized if required by the consulate.

Others can give country-specific feedback.

Added: Another link: The thread below yours addresses how to show the USC's residency.

-thank you awaywego! thats really helpful i guess im just a little paranoid about the requirements and making sure that we have all the possible papers that we can present although its not necessary.xD

but besides from the contract for renting the house that were livingin right now and the receipts for renting it we wont have other bills to show under our name,ill check the links that you gave me so ill have more info about it.thank you!

[awaywego 28]

-thank you awaywego! thats really helpful i guess im just a little paranoid about the requirements and making sure that we have all the possible papers that we can present although its not necessary.xD

but besides from the contract for renting the house that were livingin right now and the receipts for renting it we wont have other bills to show under our name,ill check the links that you gave me so ill have more info about it.thank you!

Remember that the lists of possible evidence of bona fide marriage aren't a list of requirements, and no one thing is the key to proving or disproving that your marriage is bona fide. If you don't have something on there, you don't have it. Focus on the things that you do have to give an overview of your bona fide marriage for the officer.