Proof of a bona fide marriage

[faujong]

According to I-130 instructions, you should submit one or more of the following types of documentation that may evidence the bona fides of your marriage, ie
* documentation showing joint ownership or property, or
* a lease showing joint tenancy of a common residence, or
* documentation showing co-mingling of financial resources, or
* birth certificate of children born to the petitioner and spouse together, or
* affidafit sworn to or affirmed by third parties having personal knowledge of the bona fides of the marital relationship (each affidafit must contain the full name and address, date and place for birth of the person making the affidafit,his or her relationship to the petitioner, and complete information and details explaining how the person acquired his or her knowledge of your marriage), or
* any other relevant documentation to establish that there is an ongoing marital union

1. If the green card holder just got married to the spouse who lives outside the US, how can they prove the above, since currently one live in the US and the other outside the US ?

2. What does the "affidafit sworn to or affirmed by third parties having personal knowledge of the bona fides of the marital relationship" entails ? Can the third parties be your relatives like sibling or aunt/uncle ?

Thank you.

 

[Triple Citizen]

A1: Use other documents to show an ongoing relationship. Emails, phone records, chat logs, etc. Basically whatever you both use to stay in daily touch with each other.
A2: Yes, those affidavits can be from relatives.

1. If the green card holder just got married to the spouse who lives outside the US, how can they prove the above, since currently one live in the US and the other outside the US ?

2. What does the "affidafit sworn to or affirmed by third parties having personal knowledge of the bona fides of the marital relationship" entails ? Can the third parties be your relatives like sibling or aunt/uncle ?

 

[faujong]

Thank you for your reply.

1. That's what I thought. Since we just got married, should we include records from before we were married, too ? How far back of records should we submit with the I-130 form ?

2. What does the affidafit entail (What are examples of things that the affidafit say) ? Does the affidafit say something like the third parties have known us for x number of years, and the third parties know that we have been going out for x number of years, etc ?

Thank you.

 

[Triple Citizen]

A1: You can go back as long as you want to.
A2: Basically those providing the affidavits need to state that they know you both and they are aware of the ongoing relationship between you both. If they attended the wedding ceremony, they should mention that too.

1. That's what I thought. Since we just got married, should we include records from before we were married, too ? How far back of records should we submit with the I-130 form ?

2. What does the affidafit entail (What are examples of things that the affidafit say) ? Does the affidafit say something like the third parties have known us for x number of years, and the third parties know that we have been going out for x number of years, etc ?