I-130 Evidence Organization (Spouse)

[Haiti2USA 4]

I am in the process of finalizing my husbands and my evidence for bona fide marriage as well as everything else needed. 

 

On a a macro level my package checklist is as follows:

1) Completed I-130 newest edition 

2) I-130A

3) G-1145

4) Civil marriage certificates

5) My US birth certificate 

6) 2 passport photos of petitioner and beneficiary in separate zip lock bags with our name on our picture written in black felt tip pen

7) Documents showing bona fide marriage (evidence)

8) Filing fee

9) Cover letter (I know it's optional but I think it makes everything look professional)

 

As for my evidence is as follows:

1) Plane ticket copies

2) Receipts from gifts and things done together 

3) Passport copies of both of us to prove times we traveled together 

4) Screenshots of conversations

5) Pictures of us together 

6) Screenshots of pictures of us together to prove various dates and times 

7) 3 letters of affidavit of bona fide marriage 

8) My statement notarized of our love for each other and our marriage bona fide

9) Copies of Western Union receipt papers that we each had when sending money to each other

10) Copies of letters written to each other

11) Accident insurance beneficiary 

12) Whole life insurance beneficiary 

13) Bank account POD beneficiary 

The last three my husband is the receiver of these policies and the account.

 

Is there anything I'm missing?

What about Western Union receipts? Should these be included or will this make our genuine love look like a sham?

 

Thanks in advance!

[NikLR 13,227]

I'd forget about the western union receipts but otherwise it's fine. 

[Haiti2USA 4]

1 hour ago, NikLR said:

I'd forget about the western union receipts but otherwise it's fine. 

Okay, thanks for your insight. 

[Ryan H 3,812]

Skip the affidavits too, they carry little to zero weight in the overall evaluation of a file.

[Haiti2USA 4]

5 hours ago, Ryan H said:

Skip the affidavits too, they carry little to zero weight in the overall evaluation of a file.

But, if we already have them, it doesn't hurt anything, right?

[Abies 1,713]

3 hours ago, Haiti2USA said:

But, if we already have them, it doesn't hurt anything, right?

Add it if you have them. Some vjers recently had it as a RFE.

Goodluck  on this journey..!

Edited November 24, 2017 by Abies

[Nitas_man 3,100]

18 hours ago, Haiti2USA said:

I am in the process of finalizing my husbands and my evidence for bona fide marriage as well as everything else needed. 

 

On a a macro level my package checklist is as follows:

1) Completed I-130 newest edition 

2) I-130A

3) G-1145

4) Civil marriage certificates

5) My US birth certificate 

6) 2 passport photos of petitioner and beneficiary in separate zip lock bags with our name on our picture written in black felt tip pen

7) Documents showing bona fide marriage (evidence)

8) Filing fee

9) Cover letter (I know it's optional but I think it makes everything look professional)

 

As for my evidence is as follows:

1) Plane ticket copies

2) Receipts from gifts and things done together 

3) Passport copies of both of us to prove times we traveled together 

4) Screenshots of conversations

5) Pictures of us together 

6) Screenshots of pictures of us together to prove various dates and times 

7) 3 letters of affidavit of bona fide marriage 

8) My statement notarized of our love for each other and our marriage bona fide

9) Copies of Western Union receipt papers that we each had when sending money to each other

10) Copies of letters written to each other

11) Accident insurance beneficiary 

12) Whole life insurance beneficiary 

13) Bank account POD beneficiary 

The last three my husband is the receiver of these policies and the account.

 

Is there anything I'm missing?

What about Western Union receipts? Should these be included or will this make our genuine love look like a sham?

 

Thanks in advance!

We submitted everything except for your (entire) evidence list. 

 

My petitions looked like:

 

Petition docs

My ID info (passport and BC and what used to be the G-325A biographic info)

Her ID info (passport and BC and what used to be the G-325A biographic info)

Marriage certs, original and translation

Divorce decree (mine, previous marriage)

 

That's it.  No RFE, no processing delays.

 

SO:  Based on our experience(s) It looks like you're good to go.  Best of luck

[Haiti2USA 4]

3 hours ago, Abies said:

Add it if you have them. Some vjers recently had it as a RFE.

Goodluck  on this journey..!

What is RFE? I'm new at all of this. 

[Abies 1,713]

1 minute ago, Haiti2USA said:

What is RFE? I'm new at all of this. 

Request For Evidence 

[Haiti2USA 4]

1 hour ago, Nitas_man said:

We submitted everything except for your (entire) evidence list. 

 

My petitions looked like:

 

Petition docs

My ID info (passport and BC and what used to be the G-325A biographic info)

Her ID info (passport and BC and what used to be the G-325A biographic info)

Marriage certs, original and translation

Divorce decree (mine, previous marriage)

 

That's it.  No RFE, no processing delays.

 

SO:  Based on our experience(s) It looks like you're good to go.  Best of luck

I'm assuming RFE means evidence? How does evidence slow the process? I've researched and heard some say it made it faster. 

 

 

Just now, Abies said:

Request For Evidence 

Thanks. 

[Haiti2USA 4]

7 hours ago, Nitas_man said:

We submitted everything except for your (entire) evidence list. 

 

My petitions looked like:

 

Petition docs

My ID info (passport and BC and what used to be the G-325A biographic info)

Her ID info (passport and BC and what used to be the G-325A biographic info)

Marriage certs, original and translation

Divorce decree (mine, previous marriage)

 

That's it.  No RFE, no processing delays.

 

SO:  Based on our experience(s) It looks like you're good to go.  Best of luck

Never mind my previous questions. I understand your statements now. You are saying with the evidence we are submitting, we should have no RFEs which will slow down this application process. Thanks so much for your help!!!!!!!

Edited November 25, 2017 by Haiti2USA
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[Nitas_man 3,100]

6 hours ago, Haiti2USA said:

Never mind my previous questions. I understand your statements now. You are saying with the evidence we are submitting, we should have no RFEs which will slow down this application process. Thanks so much for your help!!!!!!!

Yes sorry if there was misunderstanding.  I was saying that your file is way thicker than ours was and that it looks like you are good to go.

 

In my experience (only) from watching these cases and our personal experience with the process USC's with overseas spouses don't have a lot of evidence of things like co-mingled assets, etc.  Their cases are what the list in the petition is about and usually completing the checklist of attachments is the only thing that needs to be done.

 

Under other filing categories such as B1----->adjustment of status or other visa categories of filing where both the USC and immigrant are in the US the required evidence is a little bit tougher.  Those seem to be the cases where evidence other than the I130 checklist attachments are requested and necessary to convince USCIS to let an immigrant who is in the US under one category adjust their status to green card holder.

 

At any rate - best of luck to you!

[Ryan H 3,812]

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