Proof of a bona fide marriage

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According to I-130 instructions on https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/files/form/i-130instr.pdf, you should submit one or more of the following types of documentation that may evidence the bona fides of your marriage, ie

* documentation showing joint ownership or property, or

* a lease showing joint tenancy of a common residence, or

* documentation showing co-mingling of financial resources, or

* birth certificate of children born to the petitioner and spouse together, or

* affidafit sworn to or affirmed by third parties having personal knowledge of the bona fides of the marital relationship (each affidafit must contain the full name and address, date and place for birth of the person making the affidafit,his or her relationship to the petitioner, and complete information and details explaining how the person acquired his or her knowledge of your marriage), or

* any other relevant documentation to establish that there is an ongoing marital union

1. If the green card holder just got married to the spouse who lives outside the US, how can they prove the above, since currently one live in the US and the other outside the US ?

2. What does the "affidafit sworn to or affirmed by third parties having personal knowledge of the bona fides of the marital relationship" entails ? Can the third parties be your relatives like sibling or aunt/uncle ?

Thank you.

[Penguin_ie 5,993]

1- you want to prove the last point, communication. Show emails, phone bills, photos to prove having spent time together and ideally with eachother's families.

2. They are short letter from family and friends stating they have met you as a couple and how in love you are etc etc. These mean very little, as any friend may lie for you and say you have a good relationship, I wouldn't bother.

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Thank you for your reply.

1. That's what I thought. Since we just got married, should we include records from before we were married, too ? How far back of records should we submit with the I-130 form ?

[JFH 12,190]

Submit things from the entire span of your relationship. Not every text message or every phone call, but a selection to show the progression of time.