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Form of Affidavit of Bona Fide Marriage

Hello VJ fam!

Where do I find a sample of a bona fide marriage affidavit? I dont mean sample as to content - I figure this would vary on a case by case basis, but sample as to what it should like on paper..... Do they look like a letter addressed to USCIS and contain the word Affidavit in the re. line or do they look like court submitted Affidavits (I am familiar with the way Canadian affidavits (e.g. affidavit of service) look like)?

Thanks!!!

I am going thru same thing see if this helps.

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Affidavit.pdf 60.9KB 134 downloads

MarkGenefer

Male

Philippines

2013-06-19 07:03:00

Evidence of a Bonifide Marriage

Hello All,

I have recently got married after my K1 was not approved. I will have a marriage certificate from a court in India, wedding pictures etc. I do not have any joint property or accounts with my wife yet. I will try and get a joint bank account but I am pressed for time in India.

Looking through the step by step guide for an I-130, I can only provide Affidavits sworn to or affirmed by third parties having personal knowledge of the bona fides of the maritalrelationship. Does anyone have a template of an affadavit?

I want to make my packet bullet proof. The rejection of the K1 has cost me a lot emotionally and financially. Any other advise to strengthen my case will also be appreciated.

Regards,

Harry

Harry, you can google them. Here is one for you.

Attached Files

Affidavit.pdf 60.9KB 44 downloads

MarkGenefer

Male

Philippines

2013-06-16 00:33:00

Spouse visa processing times

So I am going to be filing my wife's visa. I looked at the processing times and I am already depressed. VSC is 249, CSC is 234 and TSC is 150ish.

Can i have my papers sent to TSC so they process quicker? Is there any way to expedite the processing? This is going to be a nightmare year

Filing for a spouse Visa weren't you prepared for an 8 to 12 month wait? I heard Visa's going to VSC are being sent to TSC anyway. People with much more knowledge than me will comment on this I'm sure. I agree the wait is gonna suck! I will be doing same thing soon.

MarkGenefer

Male

Philippines

2013-06-21 03:51:00

Marriage

whilst yer still 'in-town' - what evidence have you generated/kept, so far?

Well I have taken tons of pictures of course. Natch I will have all the marriage papers. Receipts from places we have been even supermarkets. Of course all my boarding passes from 5 trips here. $ affidavits if they are worth anything. Pictures of our rings engagement as well as wedding rings

forgot to mention hundreds of phonecalls from US to Here

MarkGenefer

Male

Philippines

2013-06-28 21:26:00

Marriage

whilst yer still 'in-town' - what evidence have you generated/kept, so far?

Well I have taken tons of pictures of course. Natch I will have all the marriage papers. Receipts from places we have been even supermarkets. Of course all my boarding passes from 5 trips here. $ affidavits if they are worth anything. Pictures of our rings engagement as well as wedding rings

MarkGenefer

Male

Philippines

2013-06-28 21:23:00

Marriage

Hello all, I will be marrying soon here in Philippines but I must leave 10 days after. Time to go back to work unfortunatley. Be that as it may I have spent over 160 days with my fiance since October 2012. Do you think the fact that I am leaving 10 days fter our wedding is a problem for my CR1?

MarkGenefer

Male

Philippines

2013-06-28 20:44:00

Age Difference

I guess age doesn't matter, because my husband is 65 and I am 22..

So you are in the US now? Good for you thanks

MarkGenefer

Male

Philippines

2013-07-11 06:10:00

Age Difference

The more meetings you had the better and of course evidence

ok we have been together parts of every month since October 2012. Just got married last week.

MarkGenefer

Male

Philippines

2013-07-11 00:41:00

Age Difference

Hello all: I am 18 years older than my wife. She is 35 I am 53. Will this be a problem for our CR1?

Thanks for any help.

MarkGenefer

Male

Philippines

2013-07-11 00:24:00

My lawyer wants $600 for ONE email to NVC

she charges $9000 for fill our 3 forms

my father as principal applicant, my sister and me as derivative

It is a disgraceful amount of money for this "lawyer"/liar to ask from you.

MarkGenefer

Male

Philippines

2013-06-24 20:30:00

My lawyer wants $600 for ONE email to NVC

You are getting robbed.

Lol. I just tried to say it a little nicer. I feel that when somone is being robbed as you say why rub it in. You are correct though this lawyer if all this is true is a bloodsucker.

MarkGenefer

Male

Philippines

2013-06-24 20:26:00

My lawyer wants $600 for ONE email to NVC

Hello, i am waiting my CR2 process which is delayed so I asked my lawyer to send an email to NVC

for more information about my visa then she sent the email...

and now she is charging $600 for this email

i would like to know if this is normal in America

my father's wife said that she charges $250 for a 30 minutes conversation

and we have already paid $9000 for her to fill out our process

Wow $9000 the most I think Immigrations attorneys usually charge for the whole process is about $4000. You can use a visa service and that will cost about $1500 for all forms and NVC USCIS fees plus Medical as well as I864 fee. Or do it yourself like a load of members here have already done. Something doesn't seem right $9000????!!!!!

MarkGenefer

Male

Philippines

2013-06-24 20:23:00

Thanks for the advice everyone. If anyone else wnats to critique please do.

MarkGenefer

Male

Philippines

2013-08-16 16:18:00

You only listed one G-325A.

You need two, one for you, one for the beneficiary. Make sure all the forms are originals, not photocopies/scans.

All the other stuff- send photocopies. You are not gonna get them back.

Re: chat logs. Just take snapshots of a few from each month and paste into a word doc.

Yes I have 325 for both of us just an oversight. My problem with chat logs is that I printed what I have which is from the begining of our relationship Sept 2012 and chat logs end about end of October. I visited my wife after that and was there so much no need for chatting. We speak via phone/skype. I have ben there 5 times since October 2012. Over 160 days in her country.

Edited by MarkGenefer, 16 August 2013 - 06:18 AM.

MarkGenefer

Male

Philippines

2013-08-16 06:17:00

Any one have any critiques of my total package?

MarkGenefer

Male

Philippines

2013-08-16 05:44:00

^{Don't send original marriage certificate or birth certificate you going to need original later at NVC stage so send a copy. Don't forget the FEE}

yes I have a clean copy of the original marriage cert. Do I need to send a copy of my birth cert even if I am sending copy of passport?

Fee yes of course. lol

MarkGenefer

Male

Philippines

2013-08-15 20:57:00

VJers, I am finally putting together our petition. I would like to run it by you folks for some critiques.

I 130

g 325 a

g 1145

cover letter explaining how we met how many times I have been to Philippines (5) an overview of our relationship

Marriage Cert

Paperwork from City hall in PI that was involved with getting our Marriage Lic

5- Itinerarys ticket numbers et al.

4 Western Union Receipts to my wife

approx 15 receipts from ATMS in PI

Receipt from wifes wedding dress

Receipt from Reception

I have tons more receipts from grocery stores food establishments not sure how many to include

Every page of my passport including front and back outside showing all stamps clearly

3 Affidavits from friends and family in PH

Passport photos

33 pictures of us together (wedding,family and me wife and me together...)

Birth Certs

Have lots of yahoo chat logs not sure how many to include?

Lots of phone records again not sure how many to include. (Should I black out telephone numbers that are not important?)

Something I'm missing?

Hope not but let me know what you guy's think.

Thanks for any help.

MarkGenefer

Male

Philippines

2013-08-15 20:37:00

Hey!

We sent our package from abroad 2 weeks ago, and we just recieved our NOA1 hardcopy in the mail yesterday (in France). I included a two page letter/timeline, discussing the big milestones like; when we first got in contact, met for the first time, visited eachother, proposal, and our current living situation. I am USC living abroad with my wife and I was paranoid and really wanted to make sure they knew clearly exactly what was going on so I do think the letter helped them understand...

Hope it goes well for you guys

Ok so it's similiar to mine. Thank you.

Good luck to you also.

MarkGenefer

Male

Philippines

2013-08-17 08:54:00

Its a relationship timeline many use it. Good idea. Just a short and sweet sentence to all the milestones.

Thank you

I don't know which stage of Visa Journey you are ( USCIS or NVC stage). If you are on the stage of filing I-30, then this might be very helpful, I have read few members sending their story along with the form I-130. I did not do it.

If yo are already in NVC stage, I dont think it will add much value because your spouse will be interviewed about these stuffs during visa interview at embassy.

Good luck on your visa journey.

Thanks

MarkGenefer

Male

Philippines

2013-08-16 22:36:00

I don't know which stage of Visa Journey you are ( USCIS or NVC stage). If you are on the stage of filing I-30, then this might be very helpful, I have read few members sending their story along with the form I-130. I did not do it.

If yo are already in NVC stage, I dont think it will add much value because your spouse will be interviewed about these stuffs during visa interview at embassy.

Good luck on your visa journey.

Thanks I will be filing next week. I 130

MarkGenefer

Male

Philippines

2013-08-16 22:32:00

Hello VJers, how do you folks feel about a letter giving a synopsis of how my wife and my relationship began and how we got to where we are now?

In it I tell short quick story about how many times I have been to visit how long I stayed etc...

Any thoughts is it a good idea bad not needed??

Thanks

MarkGenefer

Male

Philippines

2013-08-16 21:51:00

You can take a chance from having it not signed, yes. Or spend money on a courier service. Yes those are your options.

Gotcha, but what I meant was there is an incorrect spelling in my wifes name on the bottom.

MarkGenefer

Male

Philippines

2013-08-17 20:50:00

Yes the beneficiary should sign their own completed G-325a. It should be their original signature.

so my choice is DHL from her or take chance on RFE?

MarkGenefer

Male

Philippines

2013-08-17 20:44:00

I'm the beneficiary. I signed my own g325a and I sent it to my husband together with our NSO MC.

How did you send DHL?

MarkGenefer

Male

Philippines

2013-08-17 20:31:00

Petitioner and beneficiary need to fill up and sign form g-325a..

I assume if my wife scans and email thats no good?

MarkGenefer

Male

Philippines

2013-08-17 20:19:00

The DS-230 form is the one she needs to sign, just the first part, not the last part, that's done at interview. The DS-230 form comes at the NVC stage.

ok but how about the G-325A?

MarkGenefer

Male

Philippines

2013-08-17 18:22:00

There seems to be a lot of debate on whether you need to have your spouse sign the form before sending to USCIS. I am filing I 130. I got my wife to sign before I left the Philippines and only now before sending realized that in the box at the bottom of 325 spelled her first name wrong!! So I have heard different viewpoints on this. Need to have her orig signature don't need to. I have seen a directive saying it doesn't have to be signed until she appears for her interview at the embassy. I guess I could send it like it is and realize I may get an RFE. Worst case in that I guess is it sets us back a few weeks. Any opinions?

Thanks

MarkGenefer

Male

Philippines

2013-08-17 17:55:00

No.

Thanks!

MarkGenefer

Male

Philippines

2013-08-20 21:15:00

Hello, I am filing an I-130 this week. If I include copies of every page of my passport do I need to include my birth certificate also? I am the USC.

Thanks

MarkGenefer

Male

Philippines

2013-08-20 21:12:00

how much time before you HAVE to enter the US once approved

We are just trying to plan for as much as you possibly can when it comes to this stuff !!! Once you go through EVERYTHING and you get your visa approved how long do you get before you have to enter the U.S. ?

i think it's 6 months

MarkGenefer

Male

Philippines

2013-08-21 05:18:00

Estimated Time Left in I-130 Process

And for Dominican Republic, it is advised that you (the petitioner) should be present at your wife's embassy interview.

Read reviews here: http://www.visajourn...&cty=&dfilter=5

Edited by MarkGenefer, 05 July 2013 - 09:50 PM.

MarkGenefer

Male

Philippines

2013-07-05 21:47:00

G-325 not filled out correctly by my spouse

She mailed me me her filled out and signed G325 from the Philippines..But she put down Honolulu Hawaii as her mother's current City and COUNTRY residence...

Ive read the if you make a mistake, start all over with a new form..So I should have her send me another filled out and signed G325 form from the Philippines? This will delay our process at least another 3 or 4 days..Or can i leave the form as is? Or maybe white-out the mistake and fill in the correct answer (Honolulu USA)? Any quick thoughts

I had a similar problem. Though it was my fault. Before I left The Philippines I had my wife sign the 325. We both never realized that at the bottom where it asks for her full name I added an extra letter in her name. So I called USCIS. They told me use correction tape and as long as the correct spelling is on all other docs should be fine. We shall see.

MarkGenefer

Male

Philippines

2013-08-24 19:44:00

Dumb g-325a question

Her current name or her current family name that she is using, that's the first box on the G 325a form.

Below that it says All other names used, there you will put her maiden name and all other names she used by previous marriage.

Your post is a bit confusing when you said your soon to be wife then you said if she should put her married name. If she is married before and divorced, she should put her current name that she is using.

Good luck

OK, let me say this. We will be getting married shortly. I will file a bit after the wedding. So that was my question. She has never been married.

MarkGenefer

Male

Philippines

2013-06-26 02:21:00

Dumb g-325a question

On the 325a it asks for my soon to be wifes family name. Should I put her family name or her married name?

MarkGenefer

Male

Philippines

2013-06-26 00:03:00

This? www.uscis.gov/i-130

Damn brain freeze( or whatever the hell it's called) all I had to do was DL it to desktop and fill it out thanks KK.

MarkGenefer

Male

Philippines

2014-01-19 20:52:00