Evidence for Non-Newly Married Couple

[santoki 2]

Hello,

 

My spouse and I have been married and living in Canada for 7 years now. I know when we were applying for Canadian immigration, we had to have photos of the wedding, our time together etc etc. But, at this point, we have been married for 7 years and have a child together. 

For the I-130, we were planning on submitting our marriage certificate, birth certificate of our child, a copy of our joint lease agreement and a copy of our joint bank account statements. Beyond that, is it necessary to provide anymore evidence?

 

 

[AstroCanada 206]

5 minutes ago, santoki said:

Hello,

 

My spouse and I have been married and living in Canada for 7 years now. I know when we were applying for Canadian immigration, we had to have photos of the wedding, our time together etc etc. But, at this point, we have been married for 7 years and have a child together. 

For the I-130, we were planning on submitting our marriage certificate, birth certificate of our child, a copy of our joint lease agreement and a copy of our joint bank account statements. Beyond that, is it necessary to provide anymore evidence?

 

 

That's pretty thorough evidence.  Showing that you live together, commingle your finances, and have a child together is great.  If you have any other evidence of joint finances or liabilities, might toss that in as well.  

[santoki 2]

2 minutes ago, AstroCanada said:

That's pretty thorough evidence.  Showing that you live together, commingle your finances, and have a child together is great.  If you have any other evidence of joint finances or liabilities, might toss that in as well.  

I suppose I could throw in some car loan agreements or car insurance paperwork, but even that feels like overkill. I guess more evidence is better than less though.

 

Thanks for the response.

[AstroCanada 206]

1 minute ago, santoki said:

I suppose I could throw in some car loan agreements or car insurance paperwork, but even that feels like overkill. I guess more evidence is better than less though.

 

Thanks for the response.

You're coming from a low-fraud country and have solid evidence of living, so it's probably less essential to frontload the petition.  Nonetheless, avoiding an RFE will make your process go that much faster with that much less stress.