Did you ignore sending bonafide marriage evidence?

[pushbrk 12,898]

The current I-130 instructions encourage petitioners to include documentation not previously requested on the old form. See below.

NOTE: In addition to the required documentation listed in1) through 4) above, you should submit one or more of thefollowing types of documentation that may evidence thatbona fides of your marriage:

1) Documentation showing joint ownership or property; or

2) A lease showing joint tenancy of a common residence; or

3) Documentation showing co-mingling of financial resources; or

4) Birth certificate(s) of child(ren) born to you, the petitioner, and your spouse together; or

5) Affidavits sworn to or affirmed by third parties having personal knowledge of the bona fides of the marital relationship (Each affidavit must contain the full name and address, date and place of birth of the person making the affidavit, his or her relationship to the petitioner of beneficiary, if any, and complete information and details explaining how the person acquired his or her knowledge of your marriage); or

6) Any other relevant documentation to establish that there is an ongoing marital union.

We've heard a lot about how people who have never lived together dealt with the above request but I'm curious to hear from people who filed in 2007 using the new form but either didn't see or ignored this request.

Has your I-130 been approved anyway? If not yet and no RFE, no need to answer. If you got an RFE, please let us know.

I'm posting this in the K3 forum as well, for obvious reasons.

[trailmix 77]

The current I-130 instructions encourage petitioners to include documentation not previously requested on the old form.

We've heard a lot about how people who have never lived together dealt with the above request but I'm curious to hear from people who filed in 2007 using the new form but either didn't see or ignored this request.

Has your I-130 been approved anyway? If not yet and no RFE, no need to answer. If you got an RFE, please let us know.

I'm posting this in the K3 forum as well, for obvious reasons.

Hi there,

Well, I didn't see this part when I filed, so basically ignored it and we were approved anyway. Mind you we do live at the same address in the same country and we have been married a while - I don't know if that has any bearing on it or not - one wouldn't think so.

[pushbrk 12,898]

The current I-130 instructions encourage petitioners to include documentation not previously requested on the old form.

We've heard a lot about how people who have never lived together dealt with the above request but I'm curious to hear from people who filed in 2007 using the new form but either didn't see or ignored this request.

Has your I-130 been approved anyway? If not yet and no RFE, no need to answer. If you got an RFE, please let us know.

I'm posting this in the K3 forum as well, for obvious reasons.

Hi there,

Well, I didn't see this part when I filed, so basically ignored it and we were approved anyway. Mind you we do live at the same address in the same country and we have been married a while - I don't know if that has any bearing on it or not - one wouldn't think so.

If anything, since you could have sent the evidence other can't, it is very telling. Although living at the same address, might have meant something. I'm thinking USCIS adjudicators may be ignoring this section too.

Let's see what other data points come in.

[S & J 0]

We never sent anything in and we didn't get an RFE.

We didn't ignore it. Had I known I would have sent in something. We had printed up the (old) form when researching it and didn't re-read it when we were ready to apply. I was traumatized when I was made aware of the mistake, but then we got approved - so no more worries.

[pushbrk 12,898]

We never sent anything in and we didn't get an RFE.

We didn't ignore it. Had I known I would have sent in something. We had printed up the (old) form when researching it and didn't re-read it when we were ready to apply. I was traumatized when I was made aware of the mistake, but then we got approved - so no more worries.

Did you file with the new form?

[S & J 0]

We never sent anything in and we didn't get an RFE.

We didn't ignore it. Had I known I would have sent in something. We had printed up the (old) form when researching it and didn't re-read it when we were ready to apply. I was traumatized when I was made aware of the mistake, but then we got approved - so no more worries.

Did you file with the new form?

Yup. We just didn't read the instructions again.

[trailmix 77]

Did you file with the new form?

Interesting, I hadn't realized it, but I filed with the old form.

[nyseness 0]

I filed w/the new form back in Jan and I didn't send in any add'l documentation of proof of marriage besides the marriage cert. I was approved in May. Also I did obtain a couple of affidavits from family that proves are marriage is real in case it's requested at the interview.

[pushbrk 12,898]

I filed w/the new form back in Jan and I didn't send in any add'l documentation of proof of marriage besides the marriage cert. I was approved in May. Also I did obtain a couple of affidavits from family that proves are marriage is real in case it's requested at the interview.

Thanks for the report. Remember, it's not the "marriage" they're looking for evidence of. They have that in your marriage certificate. It is the bonafide ongoing relationship they are evaluating. Your ongoing communication and visits are more important at the interview than anything anybody not living in your home could write about your relationship.

[Mononoke28 135]

I used the new I-130 back in February and included my marriage certificate and 2 affidavits, one from my sister and one from my mother. We were approved on 05/03 with no RFEs.

[pushbrk 12,898]

I used the new I-130 back in February and included my marriage certificate and 2 affidavits, one from my sister and one from my mother. We were approved on 05/03 with no RFEs.

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[Tarik 11]

The current I-130 instructions encourage petitioners to include documentation not previously requested on the old form. See below.

NOTE: In addition to the required documentation listed in1) through 4) above, you should submit one or more of thefollowing types of documentation that may evidence thatbona fides of your marriage:

1) Documentation showing joint ownership or property; or

2) A lease showing joint tenancy of a common residence; or

3) Documentation showing co-mingling of financial resources; or

4) Birth certificate(s) of child(ren) born to you, the petitioner, and your spouse together; or

5) Affidavits sworn to or affirmed by third parties having personal knowledge of the bona fides of the marital relationship (Each affidavit must contain the full name and address, date and place of birth of the person making the affidavit, his or her relationship to the petitioner of beneficiary, if any, and complete information and details explaining how the person acquired his or her knowledge of your marriage); or

6) Any other relevant documentation to establish that there is an ongoing marital union.

We've heard a lot about how people who have never lived together dealt with the above request but I'm curious to hear from people who filed in 2007 using the new form but either didn't see or ignored this request.

Has your I-130 been approved anyway? If not yet and no RFE, no need to answer. If you got an RFE, please let us know.

I'm posting this in the K3 forum as well, for obvious reasons.

we've seen that part when we filed but we just ignored it because my wife stayed with me in morocco for just a month so we didn't have any of the documentation they request.we filed in Jen and our I-130 was approved in March.

[Erica 0]

We filed in January, using the new form. Never saw the new requirements, had a mild eak-a-freak over it when we found this site and read about it, but were approved in 80 days regardless.

[abvlit 0]

Sent out the old form. Got an RFE. Sent an official Household Registration Transcript showing my wife and I lived at the same place in her country. Approved.

[pushbrk 12,898]

Sent out the old form. Got an RFE. Sent an official Household Registration Transcript showing my wife and I lived at the same place in her country. Approved.

What did the RFE ask for specifically?

Did only the I-129F get sent to NVC?

Edited July 16, 2007 by pushbrk