Must I submit "secondary evidence"?

[slavaskii 886]

So reviewing the I-129F instructions, I see at the beginning of the "What Evidence Must You Submit?" section that, after submitting primary evidence (or a statement if unavailable), you must "then submit secondary evidence such as church or school records, baptismal certificates, US census records, or other evidence to support your claim". Is this referring to what you must do if you do not have primary evidence, or is this applicable to all petitions? I presume this could just mean various documents/photographs that establish the relationship as legitimate, but I'm just confused as to why school records or baptismal certificates would be mentioned as they don't have a clear relationship to the rest of the petition.

 

Thank you in advance!

 

 

[powerpuff 6,697]

31 minutes ago, slavaskii said:

Is this referring to what you must do if you do not have primary evidence,

Yes

 

31 minutes ago, slavaskii said:

I presume this could just mean various documents/photographs that establish the relationship as legitimate, but I'm just confused as to why school records or baptismal certificates would be mentioned as they don't have a clear relationship to the rest of the petition.

They could apply to instances where birth/marriage/divorce certificates are unavailable etc. Plus these are just examples. Just a note, nowhere does it say you need to prove your relationship is "legitimate". All it asks is to show you physically met each other in the past 2 years. 

Edited March 15, 2021 by powerpuff