Any value to frontloading I-129F in Canada?

[hedgemaze 49]

My fiancée (the Canadian beneficiary) and I have been putting our K-1 packet together, and I've been reading all the guides, looking at examples and other people's finished packets, and I'm aware that proof of ongoing relationship is not required for the I-129F stage, but also that some people include it.

 

I've been gathering and organizing this material anyway (chat logs, video call screenshots, evidence of gifts and cards we've exchanged, conversations with each other's relatives) for her interview and so we can choose what we want to include now, but I know that Canada isn't a "high fraud" country and most reviews of the Montreal consulate describe the interview experience as very simple. Would there be any value in us including relationship evidence now, or should we save it for the interview stage? We have plenty of evidence to choose from, but I also don't want to bore the officer if it won't help at this stage.

 

For the record, I believe our evidence of meeting within the last two years is strong (passport stamp, boarding passes, tickets, receipts, my fiancée's I-94 record, a short letter of affadavit from one of my family members and one of hers confirming that we visited/met them/they're happy for us, and a selection of photos from our meetings with obvious landmarks/events in the background, meeting with relatives, and photos that match ticket stubs we're including); and for evidence of intent to marry, we're including our signed intent to marry letters and our engagement ring receipts.

 

Should we stick to this, or would it help to include any of the other relationship evidence at this stage?

[Ontarkie 14,223]

It won't hurt other then maybe the cost of shipping.

With high fraud countries it is recommended to front load because most of the time they have made up their mind before the interview, and will not take anything you bring to the interview. Montreal has no issues collecting more documents from you at the window. 

 

So even though it is not needed it won't hurt either. Just don't go crazy. 

[NikLR 13,227]

The hardest part is proving a meeting.  You really dont need a lot of relationship evidence. I wouldnt include chat logs or emails. Have you looked into the rising cost of the AOS in October btw?

[hedgemaze 49]

On 9/28/2020 at 7:04 AM, NikLR said:

The hardest part is proving a meeting.  You really dont need a lot of relationship evidence. I wouldnt include chat logs or emails. Have you looked into the rising cost of the AOS in October btw?

Thank you both for your input!

 

Yes, we're aware of the upcoming fee increases . The K-1 is the option that works for our situation, so we're fine with it: any fee is worth it for a lifetime together.