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Hi everyone, I am about to file my I-130 for my spouse (he is from England). We just got married 32 days ago so we don’t have much co-mingling of finances and as he does not have a visa, we do not live together. I was able to make him the beneficiary on my life insurance and get him vision and dental insurance (health insurance through my employer was not financially reasonable as he cannot use the insurance in England). Other than that, he is an authorized user on credit cards, we have affidavits from family and friends, evidence of travel and correspondence and photos...should I be worried that this isn’t enough? I am so anxious. I appreciate the help and support! 

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Hi everyone, I am about to file my I-130 for my spouse (he is from England). We just got married 32 days ago so we don’t have much co-mingling of finances and as he does not have a visa, we do not live together. I was able to make him the beneficiary on my life insurance and get him vision and dental insurance (health insurance through my employer was not financially reasonable as he cannot use the insurance in England). Other than that, he is an authorized user on credit cards, we have affidavits from family and friends, evidence of travel and correspondence and photos...should I be worried that this isn’t enough? I am so anxious. I appreciate the help and support! 

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For being newly married that should be fine. England is a low fraud country. mix and mingle as much as you can. Time together and evidence of that will be what you really need.

i 485, 130, EAD and AP

04/09/2019    NOA1 received/check cashed i 485 and 130 (direct adjustment)

11/7/2019      Interview- Norfolk

11/10/2019    APPROVED (notification rec'd 11/10, approval dated 11/8)

DONE FOR TWO YEARS!!! ;)

 

Filed everything ourselves with no RFE's or delays.

 

CR1 for Child under 21 (20 at time of filing)- Filed by LPR Spouse for his son

4/4/20     Mailed packet

4/12/20   NOA1 rec'd

10/14/21 (havent heard anything... when do i start to get worried?)

9/15/22 APPROVED! Now to wait for NVC and interview....

 

ROC

10/14/21 Mailed to AZ PO Box. Let the waiting begin. Again.

10/16/21 Received at PO Box

10/19/21 Received Text NOA1

10/23/21 Received Mailed NOA1

 

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11 minutes ago, debbiedoo said:

For being newly married that should be fine. England is a low fraud country. mix and mingle as much as you can. Time together and evidence of that will be what you really need.

Thank you so much for your response! :) 

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10 hours ago, Allison&Alex said:

Hi everyone, I am about to file my I-130 for my spouse (he is from England). We just got married 32 days ago so we don’t have much co-mingling of finances and as he does not have a visa, we do not live together. I was able to make him the beneficiary on my life insurance and get him vision and dental insurance (health insurance through my employer was not financially reasonable as he cannot use the insurance in England). Other than that, he is an authorized user on credit cards, we have affidavits from family and friends, evidence of travel and correspondence and photos...should I be worried that this isn’t enough? I am so anxious. I appreciate the help and support! 

Do not worry too much - newlywed couples are not expected to have much financial sharing evidence. For my native country (Vietnam),  most people only use money transfer receipts, photos, phone calls/chat log, and travel tickets as evidences. I have 5 uncles :)  who got married and filed I-130 (one filed twice), all cases were approved with basic evidences listed above - they did not have any shared properties/living time together.

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51 minutes ago, RLE said:

Do not worry too much - newlywed couples are not expected to have much financial sharing evidence. For my native country (Vietnam),  most people only use money transfer receipts, photos, phone calls/chat log, and travel tickets as evidences. I have 5 uncles :)  who got married and filed I-130 (one filed twice), all cases were approved with basic evidences listed above - they did not have any shared properties/living time together.

Thank you for the reassurance! 

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***Duplicate threads merged; please do not start multiple threads asking the exact same question.***

 

~~~Merged thread moved from Progress Reports to Process & Procedures.~~~

 

**Moderator hat off**

 

Focus on submitting evidence of time spent together in-person, that is your strongest evidence.  Couples living apart in separate countries will not be expected or required to have joint anything (finances, property/least, etc.).  Finally, the affidavits carry little to zero weight in the overall evaluation of a file so skip those in favor of what I mentioned previously.

Our journey:

Spoiler

September 2007: Met online via social networking site (MySpace); began exchanging messages.
March 26, 2009: We become a couple!
September 10, 2009: Arrived for first meeting in-person!
June 17, 2010: Arrived for second in-person meeting and start of travel together to other areas of China!
June 21, 2010: Engaged!!!
September 1, 2010: Switched course from K1 to CR-1
December 8, 2010: Wedding date set; it will be on February 18, 2011!
February 9, 2011: Depart for China
February 11, 2011: Registered for marriage in Wuhan, officially married!!!
February 18, 2011: Wedding ceremony in Shiyan!!!
April 22, 2011: Mailed I-130 to Chicago
April 28, 2011: Received NOA1 via text/email, file routed to CSC (priority date April 25th)
April 29, 2011: Updated
May 3, 2011: Received NOA1 hardcopy in mail
July 26, 2011: Received NOA2 via text/email!!!
July 30, 2011: Received NOA2 hardcopy in mail
August 8, 2011: NVC received file
September 1, 2011: NVC case number assigned
September 2, 2011: AOS invoice received, OPTIN email for EP sent
September 7, 2011: Paid AOS bill (payment portal showed PAID on September 9, 2011)
September 8, 2011: OPTIN email accepted, GZO number assigned
September 10, 2011: Emailed AOS package
September 12, 2011: IV bill invoiced
September 13, 2011: Paid IV bill (payment portal showed PAID on September 14, 2011)
September 14, 2011: Emailed IV package
October 3, 2011: Emailed checklist response (checklist generated due to typo on Form DS-230)
October 6, 2011: Case complete at NVC
November 10, 2011: Interview - APPROVED!!!
December 7, 2011: POE - Sea-Tac Airport

September 17, 2013: Mailed I-751 to CSC

September 23, 2013: Received NOA1 in mail (receipt date September 19th)

October 16, 2013: Biometrics Appointment

January 28, 2014: Production of new Green Card ordered

February 3, 2014: New Green Card received; done with USCIS until fall of 2023*

December 18, 2023:  Filed I-90 to renew Green Card

December 21, 2023:  Production of new Green Card ordered - will be seeing USCIS again every 10 years for renewal

 

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3 hours ago, Ryan H said:

***Duplicate threads merged; please do not start multiple threads asking the exact same question.***

 

~~~Merged thread moved from Progress Reports to Process & Procedures.~~~

 

**Moderator hat off**

 

Focus on submitting evidence of time spent together in-person, that is your strongest evidence.  Couples living apart in separate countries will not be expected or required to have joint anything (finances, property/least, etc.).  Finally, the affidavits carry little to zero weight in the overall evaluation of a file so skip those in favor of what I mentioned previously.

I’m sorry, I did not mean to start a duplicate thread. I could not figure out how to delete one. Thank you. 

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