Online I-130 Relationship Evidence

[PAGA&LAGA 2]

Hi there, 

 

I have a couple of questions about evidence of our marriage/relationship for the I-130. The evidence asked for on the online I-130 asked just for marriage related things like certificate, tenancy documents, Any other relevant documentation to establish that there is an ongoing marital union (which I guess can include photos of wedding ceremony receipts of wedding and rings) which I can provide. 

 

Although, the beginning of our relationship before my wife came to Australia, we were long distance. Most of our chats happened over different platforms like Tumblr, Viber (which I do not have logs for any more >__<) and iMessage and FaceTime calls. 
Question 1: Do I need to add chat/ call logs in as evidence of time spent while apart? I'm struggling to find this old information as it was about 4-5 years ago, I've only got little screenshots here and there. 

Question 2: Are photos and airline receipts enough evidence as I can easily source these or do I need whats mentioned in Q1?

Question 3: AM I reading too much into it all and should just provide marriage evidence?

 

Thanks in advance! 

 

[zochu 255]

Howdy!

 

Does your wife live with your in Australia now? If so, a lease agreement or mortgage would be HUGE evidence.

 

But to answer your questions.

 

Q1. No, time spent together is best. Not how you communicated etc. So photos and receipts of hotels, cafes, etc 

Q2. Yeh its evidence you spent time together, we included 1 or 2 airlines receipts. 

Q3 - maybe? They want to see your marriage is real. So prove that you've co-mingled your lives (lease agreements, joint bank accounts that get used, children together, insurances, big events (christmas, thanksgiving, easter, weddings etc) proof that you've met each other families etc. Photos are great evidence. 

 

Good luck!

[MrHanky 1,377]

7 hours ago, PAGA&LAGA said:

Hi there, 

 

I have a couple of questions about evidence of our marriage/relationship for the I-130. The evidence asked for on the online I-130 asked just for marriage related things like certificate, tenancy documents, Any other relevant documentation to establish that there is an ongoing marital union (which I guess can include photos of wedding ceremony receipts of wedding and rings) which I can provide. 

 

Although, the beginning of our relationship before my wife came to Australia, we were long distance. Most of our chats happened over different platforms like Tumblr, Viber (which I do not have logs for any more >__<) and iMessage and FaceTime calls. 
Question 1: Do I need to add chat/ call logs in as evidence of time spent while apart? I'm struggling to find this old information as it was about 4-5 years ago, I've only got little screenshots here and there. 

Question 2: Are photos and airline receipts enough evidence as I can easily source these or do I need whats mentioned in Q1?

Question 3: AM I reading too much into it all and should just provide marriage evidence?

 

Thanks in advance! 

 

I wouldn't worry to much about chats, some people send encyclopedias, no way they're going to read that all, at the minimum if you want to send chats, just send some highlights.

Boarding passes are gold, the more the better.

Quality of photos are important, you'll want to try to have noticeable things in the background and with friends and family is a plus. Add notes to the photos.

 

Most people won't have evidence of co-mingling because they live in different countries. Plenty of people get approved without showing that, but it makes the other evidence more important to show.

 

[PAGA&LAGA 2]

13 hours ago, zochu said:

Q1. No, time spent together is best. Not how you communicated etc. So photos and receipts of hotels, cafes, etc 

Q2. Yeh its evidence you spent time together, we included 1 or 2 airlines receipts. 

Q3 - maybe? They want to see your marriage is real. So prove that you've co-mingled your lives (lease agreements, joint bank accounts that get used, children together, insurances, big events (christmas, thanksgiving, easter, weddings etc) proof that you've met each other families etc. Photos are great evidence. 

Hi Zochu, 

 

Thanks for the reply!

Q1: Great, I can upload a few from our trips together and our lives here in Australia. 

Q2: I’ve got plenty of itineraries and boarding passes that I can scan and upload. 
Q3: we don’t have any joint bank accounts, but we have names on household bills and tenancy agreements as well. Do joint accounts hold weight that we should get one? 
 

Thanks again!

[PAGA&LAGA 2]

7 hours ago, MrHanky said:

I wouldn't worry to much about chats, some people send encyclopedias, no way they're going to read that all, at the minimum if you want to send chats, just send some highlights.

Boarding passes are gold, the more the better.

Quality of photos are important, you'll want to try to have noticeable things in the background and with friends and family is a plus. Add notes to the photos.

 

Most people won't have evidence of co-mingling because they live in different countries. Plenty of people get approved without showing that, but it makes the other evidence more important to show.

 

That’s great, I didn’t want to add in ALL the convos because who wants to read all of that anyway? Haha

 

I definitely have boarding passes, hotel receipts and itineraries that I can upload. 
 

We have loads of photos with family and friends from special occasions, so hopefully that’ll have some weight. 

[MrHanky 1,377]

Flights and photos were the majority of my evidence.

[zochu 255]

On 5/2/2020 at 9:13 AM, PAGA&LAGA said:

Hi Zochu, 

 

Thanks for the reply!

Q1: Great, I can upload a few from our trips together and our lives here in Australia. 

Q2: I’ve got plenty of itineraries and boarding passes that I can scan and upload. 
Q3: we don’t have any joint bank accounts, but we have names on household bills and tenancy agreements as well. Do joint accounts hold weight that we should get one? 
 

Thanks again!

 

Joint accounts and regular use of them show that you've co-mingled your finances. there would be no point in making a joint account with no activity, right?

 

We had a joint australian account that we had my pay go into and that we both used for around 9 months and provided a bank statement that was 27 pages. So, you can only upload what evidence you do have. getting a joint account with no activity is not helpful.. 

[Duke & Marie 1,389]

Two easy ones...  put her as NOK and emergency contact at work then print it off as evidence, along with beneficiary for superannuation 

Edited May 7, 2020 by Duke & Marie

[PAGA&LAGA 2]

20 hours ago, Duke & Marie said:

Two easy ones...  put her as NOK and emergency contact at work then print it off as evidence, along with beneficiary for superannuation 

Already done! 

I’ll just get it all printed off and use it as evidence. 
 

Thanks for the extra tip!

[Duke & Marie 1,389]

3 hours ago, PAGA&LAGA said:

Already done! 

I’ll just get it all printed off and use it as evidence. 
 

Thanks for the extra tip!

The $25 WILL pack at Aus post is another that’s easy to do and will assist in proving bonified.. RTA stick the car, bike, boat etc in both names.. heaps of options available in Aus to show commingling, if can’t get a joint account

[retheem 564]

On 5/1/2020 at 2:51 AM, PAGA&LAGA said:

Hi there, 

 

I have a couple of questions about evidence of our marriage/relationship for the I-130. The evidence asked for on the online I-130 asked just for marriage related things like certificate, tenancy documents, Any other relevant documentation to establish that there is an ongoing marital union (which I guess can include photos of wedding ceremony receipts of wedding and rings) which I can provide. 

 

Although, the beginning of our relationship before my wife came to Australia, we were long distance. Most of our chats happened over different platforms like Tumblr, Viber (which I do not have logs for any more >__<) and iMessage and FaceTime calls. 
Question 1: Do I need to add chat/ call logs in as evidence of time spent while apart? I'm struggling to find this old information as it was about 4-5 years ago, I've only got little screenshots here and there. 

Question 2: Are photos and airline receipts enough evidence as I can easily source these or do I need whats mentioned in Q1?

Question 3: AM I reading too much into it all and should just provide marriage evidence?

 

Thanks in advance! 

 

Just get marriage certificate, wedding photos, any utility bill that shows your name, evidence of a joint account- amount does not matter here. Send the application and get approved. Simple.