Bona Fide evidence for a newly married couple.

[USAUAinCZ 38]

Hey everyone,

I just got married last week in Lviv to my Ukrainian wife. We have been together for 3 years but have never lived with each other due to the fact that I have been living in Prague, Czech Republic and she was never able to get a working permit to come join me. I'm wondering what information we could provide since we haven't been married that long outside of our chat conversations, her tickets to come visit me and our vacations together. We are applying for the CR1 and I'm filling out the I130 now. 

 

What other information did you submit?

 

Thanks!

[Just Paul 4,595]

3 minutes ago, USAUAinCZ said:

Hey everyone,

I just got married last week in Lviv to my Ukrainian wife. We have been together for 3 years but have never lived with each other due to the fact that I have been living in Prague, Czech Republic and she was never able to get a working permit to come join me. I'm wondering what information we could provide since we haven't been married that long outside of our chat conversations, her tickets to come visit me and our vacations together. We are applying for the CR1 and I'm filling out the I130 now. 

 

What other information did you submit?

 

Thanks!

After getting married you want to primarily furnish evidence that occurs after you are married.   We submitted our petition about 3 and half months after getting married.  

 

For the petition:

Wedding, travel and general pictures dated and labeled (about 18)

Passport Visa stamps of traveling together

Joint credit card statement

joint checking statement

Power of attorney's

Her listed as beneficiary of life insurance.

Copies of utility bills in both names.

Car insurance.

While we did live apart for about the first 30 of those days we did not include any chat logs

 

For the Interview:

updates on everything above

our mexican drivers licenses

our mexican ids

more utility bills and pictures (about a dozen)

 

 

 

[JFH 12,190]

I thought she was French? Both are in the EU so she could live with you. 

 

But it is still possible to provide plenty of evidence that the marriage is genuine. Life insurances with each of you listed as each other’s beneficiary, wills (you’re never too young or too healthy for that), evidence of time spent together (hotel bookings, passport stamps), etc. I would not pay too much attention to online conversations. Many people chat with people online that they’ve never even met. Means very little. 

[USAUAinCZ 38]

2 minutes ago, JFH said:

I thought she was French? Both are in the EU so she could live with you. 

 

 

She's Ukrainian. Lives in Lviv, I live in Prague. However she is coming to visit me every month.  

Edited July 7, 2019 by USAUAinCZ

[HRQX 4,145]

26 minutes ago, JFH said:

I thought she was French?

How? OP has been consistent:

On 4/21/2019 at 12:33 PM, USAUAinCZ said:

I just found out my visa for living in the Czech Republic will expire in 1 year. This is a bit of a shock to me since I have lived here for 6 years and own property here. 

My girlfriend is from Ukraine and has been trying to move here on a working permit for the past 2.5 years but due to extreme corruption in the Lviv consulate she can not get a working visa even with a job sponsorship. We have been together for almost 3 years

 

48 minutes ago, USAUAinCZ said:

I just got married last week in Lviv to my Ukrainian wife. We have been together for 3 years but have never lived with each other due to the fact that I have been living in Prague, Czech Republic and she was never able to get a working permit to come join me.

@JFH: Ukraine is not part of the EU.

Edited July 7, 2019 by HRQX

[USAUAinCZ 38]

2 minutes ago, HRQX said:

How? OP has been consistent:

 

@JFH: Ukraine is not part of the EU.

I had a French girlfriend years ago. I originally created the account for that, however we broke up suddenly one day and I found my Ukrainian wife shortly after. 

Maybe that's what he was referring to? However I have not seen my ex french girlfriend since 2016. 

[kris&me 572]

your marriage certificate with English translations

 

is is important to have filed US tax returns even working outside the US

you will need provide this information at the NVC stage

 

and most of us can not live with our spouse till actually are together in the US

 

[JFH 12,190]

8 minutes ago, HRQX said:

How? OP has been consistent:

 

@JFH: Ukraine is not part of the EU.

France is. I went from the post history. Thinking maybe she had dual nationality. Quite aware of which countries form the EU (I have passports from three of them). 

6 minutes ago, USAUAinCZ said:

Maybe that's what he was referring to? 

I’m female.

[USAUAinCZ 38]

10 minutes ago, JFH said:

I’m female.

sorry! 

[Ryan H 3,812]

Moved from Progress Reports to Process & Procedures.

[pushbrk 12,898]

7 hours ago, Paul & Mary said:

After getting married you want to primarily furnish evidence that occurs after you are married.   We submitted our petition about 3 and half months after getting married.  

 

For the petition:

Wedding, travel and general pictures dated and labeled (about 18)

Passport Visa stamps of traveling together

Joint credit card statement

joint checking statement

Power of attorney's

Her listed as beneficiary of life insurance.

Copies of utility bills in both names.

Car insurance.

While we did live apart for about the first 30 of those days we did not include any chat logs

 

For the Interview:

updates on everything above

our mexican drivers licenses

our mexican ids

more utility bills and pictures (about a dozen)

 

 

 

Actually, for a spouse petition, the most important evidence besides the marriage certificate is the evidence of time spent together in person, whether before or after the wedding.  In this case the bulk of the time spent together was before marriage.  It's evidence of bona fide RELATIONSHIP.  The relationship, in many cases is mostly BEFORE the marriage in newlywed cases.  Many members here never live together until AFTER the visa.