Is there such thing as too much supporting evidence?

[Sm4598 37]

Hi all! My spouse (UK citizen) and I (US citizen) are about to submit our DS-260 (affidavit of support + IV app) to the NVC for our CR-1 visa.

 

Is there such thing as including too much supporting evidence? Specifically, I’m thinking of financial documents proving income and that I’ve maintained domicile in the US throughout an absence of about three years.

 

Like, my first instinct is upload EVERYTHING I have, including things like years of bank statements, phone bills, personal statements, Airbnb receipts, etc. 

 

But does anyone know if too much evidence will just slow the process down or annoy the case reviewer?

 

Thank you so much for your time! (Not great with the acronyms so forgive me if something in there isn’t right.)

[geowrian 22,337]

There can always be too much of something.

As an example, if you give somebody 500 pages of chat messages, guess how many they are going to read? Probably none...in which case just giving like a dozen pages over time that they could have thumbed through would have more value.

 

Quality >> Quantity

 

Now what is "too much" for evidence of domicile given your specific circumstances? That I do not know as I don't know your circumstances. London isn't particularly known to be rough on domicile, so unless you have unusual circumstances or have lived abroad nearly all your life, I wouldn't expect them to focus too much on domicile / intent to establish domicile.

 

Where do you live now? If abroad, will your income continue from the same source upon return to the US?

[JeanneAdil 6,505]

You don't mention IRS tax returns for the years out of the US

[Sm4598 37]

39 minutes ago, geowrian said:

 

Where do you live now? If abroad, will your income continue from the same source upon return to the US?

That makes sense, thank you. 

 

We live in Scotland now. I moved here in 2017 and we married in 2019. Prior to moving to Scotland, I lived in the US all my life. My income is also US-based (remote freelancer) and will continue when we move. I’ve maintained a US phone number, bank accounts, credit cards, drivers license, and voter registration, so I’m hoping that will be enough.

 

I’m mostly confused about whether I should include, say, a few bank statements for each year I’ve been gone from the US, the past six months of statements, a single statement, or literally all of the statements. Not sure what kind of span or quantity is too much 😕 

 

 

[Sm4598 37]

Just now, JeanneAdil said:

You don't mention IRS tax returns for the years out of the US

I have those. I’ve filed every year, though my most recent return (2019) still hasn’t been processed. Sigh. So it looks like we’ll be sending in tax transcripts for past years and the plain return for 2019. 

[JeanneAdil 6,505]

2 minutes ago, Sm4598 said:

I have those. I’ve filed every year, though my most recent return (2019) still hasn’t been processed. Sigh. So it looks like we’ll be sending in tax transcripts for past years and the plain return for 2019. 

Remember to include (what we would call a W2 but not sure what it is called there) with the plain return

[payxibka 10,045]

1 hour ago, JeanneAdil said:

Remember to include (what we would call a W2 but not sure what it is called there) with the plain return

Her income is US based so it would be a 1099