Evidence for entire marriage period

[caem 7]

Good evening,

We're sending our i-751 package in two weeks. USCIS guidelines say to send evidence covering the entire period of the marriage.

We got married in 2013 and had our I-130 interview in Dec 2014. Visa received in Jan 2015 and POE was Feb 2015.

As part of our I-130, we already had to provide the legitimacy of our marriage, which essentially covered 2013 and 2014.

Do we need to re-send all the information from 2013, or 2015 and 2016 is good enough?

Thank you.

[Sukie 1,460]

Good evening,

We're sending our i-751 package in two weeks. USCIS guidelines say to send evidence covering the entire period of the marriage.

We got married in 2013 and had our I-130 interview in Dec 2014. Visa received in Jan 2015 and POE was Feb 2015.

As part of our I-130, we already had to provide the legitimacy of our marriage, which essentially covered 2013 and 2014.

Do we need to re-send all the information from 2013, or 2015 and 2016 is good enough?

Thank you.

The instructions are clear: you need to send evidence from the beginning of your marriage. Go ahead and re-send it. I know it's a pain - but do it. It takes so long to get the I-751 - you don't want an RFE to slow down the process!

Sukie in NY

[caem 7]

Thanks for the response.

I have been browsing the threads here and it seems like most people send just evidence from the last two years.

We both lived abroad during the i130 and when moved, we closed all the bank accounts. The only things we have left is a copy of our lease for 2013 and 2014, vacations and that I have been an authorized CC user since 2013.

We have a very extensive list of evidences from the moment we moved, and my concern is that if I add the items from before living here, it will somehow confuse USCIS.

[NikLR 13,227]

It won't confuse them. I included my bank statements from Jan 2013, even though I moved in June 2013.

[Ketsuban 1,034]

I sent everything from the last two years. It's all we have. We lived separately during our CR-1 application and were turned away when trying to create joint accounts while I was in the UK. If that's a reason to be deported then whatever lol.

[lilsweetie 32]

I sent evidence from the date of entry to ROC (2 yrs). Including 2 yrs tax returns and financial evidence every other month for the last 24 no.

[caem 7]

So it seems that we shouldn't get any issues if we only provide co-mingling evidences from Feb 2015.

Here's a list of stuff we have since we moved to the US (add life insurance to that list + mortgage talks with banks):

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/615096-list-of-evidences-check/

I checked our I-130 package and the only useful evidences are:

• lease agreement showing both names
• vacations
• Authorized user on a credit card (from 2013)

We already sent it all to USCIS, so I'm not entirely sure what's the purpose and whether we actually need to show it again.

Any thoughts and comments are more that welcome!

[NikLR 13,227]

Who says they will look up your information from your I-130?

[caem 7]

Who says they will look up your information from your I-130?

I never implied they will. This is our interpretation of this process:

• They approved I-130 based on the evidences that cover 7 months of marriage.
• They do not know what happened to us from that time point until November this year.
• They want new evidences to show the marriage is still legit.

It's probably too good to be true, although based on the threads in this forum it looks like majority of the people send evidences covering the last two years.

[NikLR 13,227]

Actually you are implying that. You're implying you don't need to send evidence you already sent with the I-130. However, if that evidence is financial in nature, or something like a power of attorney or wills, I would recommend sending it again. Never try to interpret what the USCIS "may" be asking for. Always take them literally. If you have evidence that is before immigrating that would help a ROC case, submit it again. If all you have is some communication like emails or visits to see each other, then that may not be useful. It still doesn't hurt to send it.

Most people only send the last 2 years, but many also get an RFE for more evidence. Some send very little and don't though. Personally, I think being over prepared for something like this, helps.

Edited November 7, 2016 by NikLR

[Ketsuban 1,034]

The way I see it that USCIS may/may not also see it:

K-1 applicants who are now removing conditions will have evidence going back to marriage since they came here to be married and moved in with their spouse-to-be right away.

CR-1 applicants are likely to have barely anything because they lived separately during the process. If they could create joint accounts while apart, then great! If not, then that's life.

Send in what you have, you can't magic up evidence that isn't there. If it's not good enough for them then they will send an RFE and/or interview you.

[caem 7]

The way I see it that USCIS may/may not also see it:

K-1 applicants who are now removing conditions will have evidence going back to marriage since they came here to be married and moved in with their spouse-to-be right away.

CR-1 applicants are likely to have barely anything because they lived separately during the process. If they could create joint accounts while apart, then great! If not, then that's life.

Send in what you have, you can't magic up evidence that isn't there. If it's not good enough for them then they will send an RFE and/or interview you.

Thanks for all the replies.

We decided to include our apartment lease (both names on contract) and wire transfers from abroad to my wife's account in the US.

EDIT: Also will include authorized users from 2013.

Edited November 11, 2016 by caem