bonafide marriage proof: is evidence of financial co-mingling enough

[doveskylark 0]

I and my Brazilian husband are starting the process to move to the USA. We have been together for a long time and have always lived overseas together. We have been in a registered civil union since 2008 (Vermont) and then we got married in Massachusetts in 2015. We have a lot of evidence of co-mingling of finances (joint credit cards in USA and Brazil, joint bank accounts in USA and Brazil, land bought together, joint insurance, retirement plans, records of remittances, etc). Should we also include things like emails, letters (we have been together since 1994), travel itineraries. etc? I have read about people sending in years of text message logs, getting affidavits from friends, etc  Is all that necessary if we have years of proof through financial co-mingling? Thanks. 

 

[Khallaf 650]

2 minutes ago, doveskylark said:

I and my Brazilian husband are starting the process to move to the USA. We have been together for a long time and have always lived overseas together. We have been in a registered civil union since 2008 (Vermont) and then we got married in Massachusetts in 2015. We have a lot of evidence of co-mingling of finances (joint credit cards in USA and Brazil, joint bank accounts in USA and Brazil, land bought together, joint insurance, retirement plans, records of remittances, etc). Should we also include things like emails, letters (we have been together since 1994), travel itineraries. etc? I have read about people sending in years of text message logs, getting affidavits from friends, etc  Is all that necessary if we have years of proof through financial co-mingling? Thanks. 

 

when you already have the co-mingling of finances and joint accounts, chat log and letters will not do much good, affidavits from friends hold little weight. send in all other proof of marital relations those will hold much more weight than emails, text, call logs. if you have been living together there is no need for those IMO.

[Crazy Cat 42,757]

21 minutes ago, doveskylark said:

joint credit cards in USA and Brazil, joint bank accounts in USA and Brazil, land bought together, joint insurance, retirement plans, records of remittances, etc).

Those are the strongest pieces of evidence a couple can provide, imo. Great job!!  The only thing I could suggest would be a maybe some travel documents.....just another piece of "every day life together" stuff..

I concur with @Khallaf about the texts......not really useful in your case.

Good Luck on your journey..

[bakphx1 789]

You've got more than anyone can need.  

[pushbrk 13,268]

On 2/20/2018 at 7:30 AM, missileman said:

Those are the strongest pieces of evidence a couple can provide, imo. Great job!!  The only thing I could suggest would be a maybe some travel documents.....just another piece of "every day life together" stuff..

I concur with @Khallaf about the texts......not really useful in your case.

Good Luck on your journey..

Actually, documenting LIVING TOGETHER for years is by far the STRONGEST evidence of a bona fide relationship, but the co-mingling of finances is good too.  

[doveskylark 0]

Thank you for your answers. Regarding documenting living together, should I send copies of the envelopes of the bank statements, etc, to show we have the same address? In Brazil,  my name couldn’t be put on our apartment lease (we fought tooth and nail with the realtor about this), but the realtor has already written an afadavit stating we live together.  

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[Cyberfx1024 7,980]

18 minutes ago, doveskylark said:

Thank you for your answers. Regarding documenting living together, should I send copies of the envelopes of the bank statements, etc, to show we have the same address? In Brazil,  my name couldn’t be put on our apartment lease (we fought tooth and nail with the realtor about this), but the realtor has already written an afadavit stating we live together.  

Does the bank statements have both of your names on them? If they do then no need for the envelopes just the bank statements. That affidavit is good as well because you two are not on the lease together and that will show why that is the case.

[Crazy Cat 42,757]

53 minutes ago, pushbrk said:

Actually, documenting LIVING TOGETHER for years is by far the STRONGEST evidence of a bona fide relationship, but the co-mingling of finances is good too.  

I agree.  I think the OP has very,very good evidence.