Hi, everyone. In this video, I will be discussing how much relationship evidence you need to submit to
USCIS to prove that you have a real relationship. We know this is a topic of great interest to
a lot of people. If that's something that's of interest to you, please stay tuned. I will be going
through a lot of details regarding relationship evidence and how much exactly needs to be
submitted. Before we jump into that I'd like to introduce myself and the firm. If you're new to our
channel, I'm Attorney Megan Pastrana from Corado-Pastrana, the immigration firm for couples. Our law
firm is dedicated exclusively to assisting couples through the immigration process. We've helped
hundreds and hundreds of couples successfully navigate the labyrinth that
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group is Immigration for Couples and the link is below so you can join our Facebook
group as well. Let's go ahead and jump into relationship evidence. If you are already in
an immigration process or if you're looking to start an immigration process, one of
the big things that you have to do with your immigration case is show
immigration that you have something called a bona fide relationship or a bona fide marriage.
That is just a legal jargon to say that you have to show immigration that you
have a relationship that is based on love and not just for the purpose of receiving an immigration
benefit. A good faith relationship or if you're married, a good faith marriage.
To prove your relationship, if you're already married and
going through a marriage-based process, you'd have to have your marriage license but you also have to
have additional evidence to show your relationship. If you're going through a fiancé visa process
you're going through the process to get your fiancé visa to be able to get married
you'll be showing immigration also that you have a real relationship. A question that we
receive a lot and we know that it's a question that probably crosses everyone's mind
who is going through a couple-based immigration case is how much evidence do I need to submit?
There's a lot of of rumors or a lot of myths that it's best to submit
as much of relationship evidence as possible. While there isn't an exact amount of relationship
evidence that you need to provide, there is such a thing as an over submission
and an under submission. I'd like to talk about what those two things are. Immigration wants
to see through your evidence that you have a real relationship. Too little evidence, if
you only submit a few things. A few photos and a statement from a friend or a family member.
That's likely not going to be enough and you're going to receive a request for evidence and delays in your case.
Immigration has certain red flags that they look for in an over submission
and under submission. An under submission would be
only submitting a few photos and maybe a statement or two from friends or family. That would be an
under submission. That would not be enough evidence to prove your relationship. There is such a
thing as an over submission which means you submit so much evidence, photos and statements
and bills and hundreds of pages of evidence that it reaches a level of an over submission.
It seems logical that if you submit a ton of evidence that your application would be approved but
that's not necessarily the case. Immigration sees it as a red flag if you submit tons of evidence
because it looks like you're trying to compensate for something. There's a sweet spot
in completing an immigration case. In the middle between an over submission and under submission
where you have enough evidence to prove your relationship without overdoing it or underdoing it.
There's no set amount of evidence that you need to submit. Our firm helps clients
to really navigate what is that sweet spot. Every relationship is different and unique and that's
why we love working with couples. We love learning how you met in your journey of love
and in your plans for the future. Because every relationship is different
every immigration case will be different in terms of what evidence needs to be submitted.
It depends on whether or not you're living together in the same country, if you travel to
see each other frequently, if you have bills that you share, if you have children together. It really
depends on your particular relationship. Our firm has two different ways that we help clients
through their immigration cases. We have do-it-yourself courses. We know that cost is
often a big factor in deciding what type of help that you can receive with your immigration case.
Our do-it-yourself courses are a cost-effective way to be able to prepare your
own application with the safety net of knowing you have a team of attorneys who will also be
reviewing your application and helping you to find that sweet spot that's not
an over submission or an under submission in terms of relationship evidence. We also offer
traditional full representation services for individuals who would prefer to turn over all
of their relationship evidence and questionnaires and have us be in the driver's seat in terms of
preparing your application. Be aware that there is something called an over submission and
an under submission. You really want to find that sweet spot of
how much relationship evidence you need. If you check out our website too, we have free educational
tools, specifically about relationship evidence and that gives you even more details about what
relationship evidence is the most helpful and helping you to navigate that
over submission, under submission and find that sweet spot of exactly how much evidence you need
to show your relationship to immigration that you're in love and wanting
to start your lives together together. Again, please subscribe to our YouTube channel. We'd love
to have you as a subscriber and hit the alerts button. Also for additional support and resources
you can sign up to be a member of our Facebook group, Immigration for Couples, the link is below.
Also please feel free to check out the links below for our free educational tools and for
our website, if you're wanting to schedule an appointment with one of our attorneys.