Final Cover Letter/Checklist

[Anmol Yash 55]

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[My Name]

[My Address]

 

[Date]

USCIS

Attn: I-130

1820 E. Skyharbor Circle S

Suite 100

Phoenix, AZ 85034

 

                             RE: I-130, Petition for Alien Relative (Original Submission)

 

To whom it may concern,

I, [my name], am a US citizen filing the enclosed I-130 petition on behalf of my spouse [spouse’s name], the beneficiary.

 

The following documents accompany this petition (in order):

1.       A check for $535.00, payment for filing the I-130 application

2.       Form G-1145

3.       Form I-130, signed

4.       Form I-130A, unsigned (beneficiary resides in India)

5.       Two (2) passport-size photos of petitioner

6.       Two (2) passport-size photos of beneficiary

7.       Proof of petitioner’s citizenship: Copy of all relevant pages of petitioner’s U.S. passport

8.       Copy of petitioner and beneficiary’s marriage certificate

9.       Evidence of a bona fide marriage:

          a.       Photos establishing a timeline of petitioner and beneficiary’s relationship since 2012, including social media posts

          b.       Screenshots of call logs and video calls

 

Thank you for giving our petition your time and consideration.

 

Sincerely,

[Sign]

[Name]

 

Any additions/deletions/suggestions? Is the evidence enough? 

[payxibka 10,047]

If your spouse is in India,  why are you submitting passport style photos of her?

[Anmol Yash 55]

16 minutes ago, payxibka said:

If your spouse is in India,  why are you submitting passport style photos of her?

Didn't realize I don't need that.. I'll remove it, thanks

Does everything else look okay?

[payxibka 10,047]

7 minutes ago, Anmol Yash said:

Didn't realize I don't need that.. I'll remove it, thanks

Does everything else look okay?

Copies of passport pages (other than the ID page) does not prove citizenship and is not required,  however,  if the pages have entry stamps for visiting your spouse,  then they are evidence of relationship 

[Anmol Yash 55]

7 minutes ago, payxibka said:

Copies of passport pages (other than the ID page) does not prove citizenship and is not required,  however,  if the pages have entry stamps for visiting your spouse,  then they are evidence of relationship 

They do have entry stamps for India, but my parents reside in India as well (I did too, until 2 years ago). Should I add those? Would it mean anything?

[payxibka 10,047]

Just now, Anmol Yash said:

They do have entry stamps for India, but my parents reside in India as well (I did too, until 2 years ago). Should I add those? Would it mean anything?

I would reposition them. Demonstrating time spent together is the strongest evidence.   Much better than chats and photos 

[Anmol Yash 55]

1 hour ago, payxibka said:

I would reposition them. Demonstrating time spent together is the strongest evidence.   Much better than chats and photos 

True, but I thought the visa stamps don't really help since I have a lot of family in India, and I didn't visit the country just to spend time with my spouse.. 

[payxibka 10,047]

2 minutes ago, Anmol Yash said:

True, but I thought the visa stamps don't really help since I have a lot of family in India, and I didn't visit the country just to spend time with my spouse.. 

Where did you hear entry stamps don't help?

 

It's all about characterizion.  You did go to India for the primary purpose of visiting your spouse.   Family visits were a secondary benefit. 

[Anmol Yash 55]

1 minute ago, payxibka said:

Where did you hear entry stamps don't help?

 

It's all about characterizion.  You did go to India for the primary purpose of visiting your spouse.   Family visits were a secondary benefit. 

Ah, I didn't mean that the stamps don't help. I meant in my case, all my visits to India were before we got married, and I stayed with my parents, which is why I thought it wouldn't help  (should've mentioned that earlier, sorry!)

[Anmol Yash 55]

1 hour ago, payxibka said:

Demonstrating time spent together is the strongest evidence.   Much better than chats and photos 

We went to college together, so our photos demonstrate time spent over 7 years