US citizen Wife sponsoring Canadian Husband limited evidence

[antonezzz 0]

Hey Guys,

 

this forum is awesome so i thought i would give it a try long story short my wife and i have been married for 8 years as of today 

it was long distance marriage because of my job. We visited regularly monthly and spent a lot of time during covid lock down together. 

i have basic evidence such as photos life insurance policy credit card statements. I drive back and forth from Toronto to ny so there really isn't much else. 

 

Any help or suggestions would be awesome thanks again!

[Lil bear 4,181]

23 minutes ago, antonezzz said:

Hey Guys,

 

this forum is awesome so i thought i would give it a try long story short my wife and i have been married for 8 years as of today 

it was long distance marriage because of my job. We visited regularly monthly and spent a lot of time during covid lock down together. 

i have basic evidence such as photos life insurance policy credit card statements. I drive back and forth from Toronto to ny so there really isn't much else. 

 

Any help or suggestions would be awesome thanks again!

Read the instructions for the I130 form and the information on the full process on this webpage and also on the govt site 

 

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/the-immigrant-visa-process/step-1-submit-a-petition/step-2-begin-nvc-processing.html

 

Keep coming back here to ask for specific info or questions , clarifications etc. Good luck.

[antonezzz 0]

i guess i don't know what evidence to submit. 

what did you submit?

[Dashinka 24,480]

1 minute ago, antonezzz said:

i guess i don't know what evidence to submit. 

what did you submit?

What have you done in 8 years of marriage to commingle the marriage?  Do you have wills or living wills?  Have you filed taxes showing yourself married?  Have you created a joint bank account?

 

You can only submit evidence you have, but I would say being married for 8 years is a definite plus even with it being a long distance marriage.  You might have more photos or chats considering the length of the marriage, I would focus on the more recent material.

 

Good Luck!

[antonezzz 0]

We do not have a joint bank account because we live in different countries, but i can do that now? 

i have a joint credit card as well a life insurance policy where she is the beneficiary and pictures. 

my job kept me in Canada i am in sales

 

[Boiler 45,445]

You have more than enough but you also have some time before the interview

[OldUser 6,608]

26 minutes ago, antonezzz said:

We do not have a joint bank account because we live in different countries, but i can do that now? 

i have a joint credit card as well a life insurance policy where she is the beneficiary and pictures. 

my job kept me in Canada i am in sales

 

You can, but joint accounts etc are expected when adjusting status in the US, not consular processing CR1 / IR1 visa

[Dashinka 24,480]

33 minutes ago, antonezzz said:

We do not have a joint bank account because we live in different countries, but i can do that now? 

i have a joint credit card as well a life insurance policy where she is the beneficiary and pictures. 

my job kept me in Canada i am in sales

 

Sounds like enough at this point.  All you really need to file the I130 is a marriage certificate, you can add more evidence when the petition reaches the NVC stage.

 

Good Luck!

[Nashmusah 29]

7 hours ago, antonezzz said:

Hey Guys,

 

this forum is awesome so i thought i would give it a try long story short my wife and i have been married for 8 years as of today 

it was long distance marriage because of my job. We visited regularly monthly and spent a lot of time during covid lock down together. 

i have basic evidence such as photos life insurance policy credit card statements. I drive back and forth from Toronto to ny so there really isn't much else. 

 

Any help or suggestions would be awesome thanks again!

You are in good track boss, include joint financial accounts, shared property ownership, photos together for all your 8 eight years together in many places, and affidavits from family and friends.

Good luck. 

[KMG 125]

18 hours ago, antonezzz said:

Hey Guys,

 

this forum is awesome so i thought i would give it a try long story short my wife and i have been married for 8 years as of today 

it was long distance marriage because of my job. We visited regularly monthly and spent a lot of time during covid lock down together. 

i have basic evidence such as photos life insurance policy credit card statements. I drive back and forth from Toronto to ny so there really isn't much else. 

 

Any help or suggestions would be awesome thanks again!

Filing online allows you to add additional evidence.  It is taking around 13 months for I130's to be approved, so in that time you can be uploading more evidence.  

[mam521 2,058]

I know you read on here about stacks of evidence you have to provide - I don't believe it's necessary when the evidence is strong.  I'm not dissimilar - hubs and I had been together for years before we'd filed, so it seems really difficult because you just take your daily life for granted.  Don't stress too much!  

 

Our income tax were filed as married.  We had each other listed as beneficiaries of our respective pensions, retirement savings plans and life insurance policies.  We had credit cards with one another listed as authorized users.  We had each other listed as drivers on respective vehicle insurance plans.  We had some plane ticket stubs and hotel receipts - not many because we usually shredded them, thinking why would we need this in addition to personal data security.  We had some photos from trips we took (not tons) and I have kids so we were fortunate enough to have photos where the school visitor name tag and date were visible when we were attending events. Quality and legitimacy of evidence will win every time.

 

Good luck!

[antonezzz 0]

Thanks for the reply, 

can i ask how long you had been together? 

we do not have joint taxes or stuff liek that becuase i work in canada and she works in USA

we def didnt think it would be that hard evidence wise but yeah anything you can offer helps.