Evidence Older than 2 years

[cherrypeanut 8]

Hi everyone,

 

My fiance and I have been dating for 5 years and for the packet we started putting together evidence of our relationship from the very beginning. This gives us about 50 pages of material. Would it be any use putting in evidence older than 2 years though?

 

In the past 2 years we do have enough solid evidence (all boarding passes, hotel bookings, proposal/engagement photos, photos with friends and family, and us at iconic landmarks on our travels). Should we just submit this and keep our packet simple and concise? This would cut down the number of pages to about 15.

 

Thanks!

[payxibka 10,045]

1 minute ago, cherrypeanut said:

Hi everyone,

 

My fiance and I have been dating for 5 years and for the packet we started putting together evidence of our relationship from the very beginning. This gives us about 50 pages of material. Would it be any use putting in evidence older than 2 years though?

 

In the past 2 years we do have enough solid evidence (all boarding passes, hotel bookings, proposal/engagement photos, photos with friends and family, and us at iconic landmarks on our travels). Should we just submit this and keep our packet simple and concise? This would cut down the number of pages to about 15.

 

Thanks!

Keep it simple.   Uscis does not care about anything outside the 2 year window.   They also only care about proof of meeting not ongoing relationship 

[Ben&Zian 4,398]

You can add some stuff to "verify" length of relationship, but not really needed.

[Crazy Cat 41,851]

If you are close enough to make frequent visits, have you considered a CR-1?

 

K-1

More expensive than CR-1    
Requires Adjustment of Status after marriage (expensive and requires a lot of paperwork)    
Spouse can not leave the US until she/he receives approved Advance Parole (approx 5-6 months)    
Spouse can not work until she/he receives EAD (approx 5-6 months)    
Some people have had problems with driver licenses, Social Security cards, leases, bank account during this period    
Spouse will not receive Green Card for many months after Adjustment of Status is filed.

 

CR-1    
Less expensive than K-1    
No Adjustment of Status  (I-485, I-131, I-765) required.    
Spouse can immediately travel outside the US    
Spouse is authorized to work immediately upon arrival.    
Spouse receives Social Security Card and Green Card within 2 or 3 weeks after entering the US    
Opening a bank account, getting a driver's license, etc. are very easily accomplished with GC, SS card, and passport.
Spouse has legal permanent Resident status IMMEDIATELY upon entry to US. 

My Final Analysis:  The CR-1 is a much, much better option

Edited December 3, 2018 by missileman

[payxibka 10,045]

2 minutes ago, missileman said:

If you are close enough to make frequent visits, have you considered a CR-1?

 

K-1

More expensive than CR-1    
Requires Adjustment of Status after marriage (expensive and requires a lot of paperwork)    
Spouse can not leave the US until she/he receives approved Advance Parole (approx 5-6 months)    
Spouse can not work until she/he receives EAD (approx 5-6 months)    
Some people have had problems with driver licenses, Social Security cards, leases, bank account during this period    
Spouse will not receive Green Card for many months after Adjustment of Status is filed.

 

CR-1    
Less expensive than K-1    
No Adjustment of Status  (I-485, I-131, I-765) required.    
Spouse can immediately travel outside the US    
Spouse is authorized to work immediately upon arrival.    
Spouse receives Social Security Card and Green Card within 2 or 3 weeks after entering the US    
Opening a bank account, getting a driver's license, etc. are very easily accomplished with GC, SS card, and passport.
Spouse has legal permanent Resident status IMMEDIATELY upon entry to US. 

My Final Analysis:  If you can marry your fiance in his/her country or outside the US, CR-1 is a much, much better option

They could marry inside the USA as well

[Crazy Cat 41,851]

1 minute ago, payxibka said:

They could marry inside the USA as well

So true......I forgot to modify that last sentence after I pasted my analysis....

[ThomasNC1988 762]

If you are set on K-1 from Canada I would go minimal for sure.

[MikeMc 38]

For a K-1 you only need to prove you physically met in the last 2 years and that you are legally able to marry. No need to prove your relationship until the interview stage.

 

So just keep the chat logs out of it. Only send 2-3 pics with both of you together, most recent ones and date them. Send your boarding passes and copy of passport, Letter of intent (one from each of you) and your birth cert and a passport sized photo from each of you etc.

 

On that line on the K-1 App, where it says describe how you met, keep it short and simple and honest. You met 5 years ago, been there several times etc and now both of you are ready to advance the relationship to the final level and marry.

 

That's all, keep it simple and good luck which ever way you go.

[SalishSea 17,829]

Including all that extra "fluff" that is not required or requested delays the adjudication of petitions, IMHO.