I'm worried about my husband and I lacking a sufficient amount of pictures. We've been married for 3 years but have had to live apart much of the time which I'm afraid already makes our case look weak.
We dated for six months and only have a few pictures from that time. We worked together and spent a lot of our time together at work. "Dates" usually consisted of late night dinners alone or pizza and tv at home. Not the sort of thing you take pictures of. We have a handful from group outings with friends.
We have some wedding pictures but it was just a courthouse wedding because we had to cross state lines to get married since my state won't issue a marriage license without a social security number. Also we want to wait and have a big wedding with both our families when he's able to travel to his home country. About 4 months into our marriage my state passed some of the nations toughest immigration laws. He had already overstayed his Visa so we were nervous plus it made it harder for him to find work. He left the state for a job but I stayed behind because I have a good job with benefits that would be hard to find elsewhere and I care for an elderly grandmother. Also I have some medical issues and it was better for me to be near my family because if I left with him we'd be alone in a big city and he works long hours.
I visit him once a month and we've saved plane tickets from my trips. Also our phone records show that we talk 2-3 times a day. We have some pictures from my visits to him but we don't really have friends there and it's often just the two of us sight seeing. We take pictures but in a lot of them we aren't in the same picture even though its clear we're visiting the same place together. Trying to take pictures of ourselves doing mundane things like driving through the city just seems forced and suspicious. We don't want to stage pictures, but we don't get to do a lot of the things normal couples do together. No real vacations because I travel to see him. No holidays together because even if we lived together we're both in an industry that involves working on holidays.
Even though I don't live with him we're both listed on the household bills and lease. We pay the bills from a joint bank account, the money comes primarily from him and I have a portion of my check deposited as well and I use the account for incidentals like gas or at the pharmacy. We have separate accounts for day to day spending. He's the beneficiary on my life insurance.
My family is willing to write affidavits supporting the relationship, he's very close with my family as he has non of his own in the states.
I'm not worried about the basic interview questions, but I am worried about how living apart affects the interview process. What other evidence should we be concentrating on? We're meeting with our attorney next week when I visit.
We dated for six months and only have a few pictures from that time. We worked together and spent a lot of our time together at work. "Dates" usually consisted of late night dinners alone or pizza and tv at home. Not the sort of thing you take pictures of. We have a handful from group outings with friends.
We have some wedding pictures but it was just a courthouse wedding because we had to cross state lines to get married since my state won't issue a marriage license without a social security number. Also we want to wait and have a big wedding with both our families when he's able to travel to his home country. About 4 months into our marriage my state passed some of the nations toughest immigration laws. He had already overstayed his Visa so we were nervous plus it made it harder for him to find work. He left the state for a job but I stayed behind because I have a good job with benefits that would be hard to find elsewhere and I care for an elderly grandmother. Also I have some medical issues and it was better for me to be near my family because if I left with him we'd be alone in a big city and he works long hours.
I visit him once a month and we've saved plane tickets from my trips. Also our phone records show that we talk 2-3 times a day. We have some pictures from my visits to him but we don't really have friends there and it's often just the two of us sight seeing. We take pictures but in a lot of them we aren't in the same picture even though its clear we're visiting the same place together. Trying to take pictures of ourselves doing mundane things like driving through the city just seems forced and suspicious. We don't want to stage pictures, but we don't get to do a lot of the things normal couples do together. No real vacations because I travel to see him. No holidays together because even if we lived together we're both in an industry that involves working on holidays.
Even though I don't live with him we're both listed on the household bills and lease. We pay the bills from a joint bank account, the money comes primarily from him and I have a portion of my check deposited as well and I use the account for incidentals like gas or at the pharmacy. We have separate accounts for day to day spending. He's the beneficiary on my life insurance.
My family is willing to write affidavits supporting the relationship, he's very close with my family as he has non of his own in the states.
I'm not worried about the basic interview questions, but I am worried about how living apart affects the interview process. What other evidence should we be concentrating on? We're meeting with our attorney next week when I visit.
