USC spouse born abroad, what should be used to verify his identity? (merged)

[Jordanian Bride 268]

Hello, for the I-130 stage, my husband was not born in America and we will not be using passport stamps to prove anything as we have always resided in the same country, so will there be need to provide copies of all his passport pages?

 

A second question is: how many photos of the couple are too many? We dated secretly due to the conservative nature of our families, and were afraid to be seen together in public, so we don't have many photographs other than selfies of us during the years. Should we provide them? I heard that is not strong proof. We only have photographs with people other than the two of us from the marriage ceremony!

Edited March 17, 2022 by Jordanian Bride

[Timona 4,208]

Passport stamps just help to show one of you visited the other. So, if you stay in same country, no need. 

 

I'd give 20 photos total, 5per page

 

[Jordanian Bride 268]

Thank you for the clarification!

 

Are selfies weak proof?

Edited March 17, 2022 by Jordanian Bride

[Jordanian Bride 268]

My American spouse was born abroad and obtained citizenship through his parents. Our marriage certificate is registered with his non-American citizenship, and he doesn't have an American birth certificate.

How can I link his identity to his American passport? Is there any need to provide a copy of his other passport?

 

Should I provide the CRBA at all? According to travel.state.gov, "The CRBA neither serves as proof of the identity of the child's legal parents nor is it intended to serve as proof."

 

Edited March 17, 2022 by Jordanian Bride

[Mike E 11,742]

He needs a CRBA or Certificate of Citizenship 

[Jordanian Bride 268]

Thank you, we will provide it.
Is there a need for a copy of his foreign birth certificate/foreign passport , as the marriage certificate is registered with his other citizenship? How will USCIS know that the petitioner is the same foreigner who married me abroad?

[Mike E 11,742]

6 minutes ago, Jordanian Bride said:

Thank you, we will provide it.
Is there a need for a copy of his foreign birth certificate/foreign passport , as the marriage certificate is registered with his other citizenship?

Sometimes USCIS or DoS asks for the USA citizen’s foreign birth certificate

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How will USCIS know that the petitioner is the same foreigner who married me abroad?

The names match.  Does he have an additional non USA  citizenship that is different from his citizenship at birth? 

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[Jordanian Bride 268]

Yes, my spouse is a dual Jordanian American citizen. I think I'll provide all these documents to be safe.

The names do not match 100%, unfortunately.... he has an additional middle name in his JOR passport.

[Mike E 11,742]

1 hour ago, Jordanian Bride said:

Hello, for the I-130 stage, my husband was not born in America and we will not be using passport stamps to prove anything as we have always resided in the same country, so will there be need to provide copies of all his passport pages?

Provide a copy of his CRBA. 
 

1 hour ago, Jordanian Bride said:

 

A second question is: how many photos of the couple are too many? We dated secretly due to the conservative nature of our families, and were afraid to be seen together in public, so we don't have many photographs other than selfies of us during the years. Should we provide them? I heard that is not strong proof. We only have photographs with people other than the two of us from the marriage ceremony!

Selfies  in front of landmarks are good evidence.  

[Jordanian Bride 268]

 

2 minutes ago, Mike E said:

Selfies  in front of landmarks are good evidence.  

Alas, we don't have those.

[pushbrk 13,133]

27 minutes ago, Jordanian Bride said:

My American spouse was born abroad and obtained citizenship through his parents. Our marriage certificate is registered with his non-American citizenship, and he doesn't have an American birth certificate.

How can I link his identity to his American passport? Is there any need to provide a copy of his other passport?

 

Should I provide the CRBA at all? According to travel.state.gov, "The CRBA neither serves as proof of the identity of the child's legal parents nor is it intended to serve as proof."

 

As evidence of US citizenship your husband can provide a CRBA or a copy of all pages of his US Passport.  It won't hurt to provide his Jordanian Birth Certificate clarity on the name issue.

[Mike E 11,742]

3 minutes ago, Jordanian Bride said:

Yes, my spouse is a dual Jordanian American citizen. I think I'll provide all these documents to be safe.

The names do not match 100%, unfortunately.... he has an additional middle name in his JOR passport.

1. So his marriage certificate has a name that is different from his CRBA?

 

2. Does the name on his foreign birth certificate match the name on his CRBA?

 

3. Does the name on his marriage certificate match his name on his foreign birth certificate?

[Jordanian Bride 268]

Just now, pushbrk said:

As evidence of US citizenship your husband can provide a CRBA or a copy of all pages of his US Passport.  It won't hurt to provide his Jordanian Birth Certificate clarity on the name issue.

Thank you!

Additional question: would you say an I-130 petition packet that is 37 pages is too big?

[Jordanian Bride 268]

9 minutes ago, Mike E said:

1. So his marriage certificate has a name that is different from his CRBA?

 

2. Does the name on his foreign birth certificate match the name on his CRBA?

 

3. Does the name on his marriage certificate match his name on his foreign birth certificate?

1. Yes, however it is solved by the fact that our Jordanian-issued ENGLISH birth certificates omit the additional middle name (grandfather's name) that is absent from his US passport and CRBA. But then the issue becomes that my English birth certificate doesn't have my additional middle name that my passport does. Lol!

 

2. The name on his CRBA doesn't have his grandfather's name. So in Arabic it doesn't match, in English it does. Our Ministry of Interior provides the papers ready, no need for translation on our part.

 

3. Yes.

 

Edit: I think I won't worry about my identity matching, as it can be confirmed by the same national identity number on my passport, birth certificate, and marriage certificate. 

Edited March 17, 2022 by Jordanian Bride

[pushbrk 13,133]

3 minutes ago, Jordanian Bride said:

Thank you!

Additional question: would you say an I-130 petition packet that is 37 pages is too big?

No, sounds about right.  I usually recommend supporting documentation be limited to 20 pages.  You're pretty close to that.