Email/chat logs how much proof is good? or pages?

[SpouseVisa]

I am using the Paris Embassy location. I read that all of them are different some require more some less.

The emails we have normally talk about our day, and random stuff like work, shopping, family etc. Is this alright?

Oh and with emails do they want the headers and the dates on them also? And chat logs from yahoo/skype just like copy and paste or what? Or just screen shots of stuff here and there? Do we need to show proof of dates?

Thank you.

 

[amikety]

I'm filing as married. We included about 20 emails, all very short. Printed off Yahoo with dates, times. We used 5 Yahoo IMs, one from each month we talked on Yahoo (before moving to Skype, then living together). Even with only 1 per month, we still had over 70 pages. I also showed my chat archive showing we spoke everyday. Copy/pasted Skype. Edited out empty space and private conversation. It was mostly video calls, 13 pages.

More importantly, I included photocopies of cards we'd given each other or gotten as a couple. Just the insides and wrote "Christmas 2012" or whatnot on the paper.

The amount depends on your relationship. If you're married and been married for ten years, minimal proof is fine. If you met three weeks ago and got married last weekend.... well, they need everything you have.

 

[SpouseVisa]

Alright I see. I knew her years ago and we started talking about a year ago next month. And after 3rd time of flying around the world we got married cause no point of doing long distance and she does not want to live in Belgium.

I mean we talk about a lot of stuff. Or does it all have to be love talk?

Thank you.

 

[truesmile]

amikety is exactly right. We're in between those two ends of the spectrum (perhaps similar to you), submitted only 60 photo's, 3 greeting cards, and our story which fits within the text box on the prescribed form . . . and now we're good to go. (From non visa-exempt Philippines too for what it's worth.) No, not all love-talk, just proof of ongoing communication (if you're going to include).

 

[amikety]

Personally, all lovey dovey talk looks too staged. Show real conversations, about the future, about boring life, work. You know the real non-glamorous subjects we talk to our spouses about

 

[SpouseVisa]

Personally, all lovey dovey talk looks too staged. Show real conversations, about the future, about boring life, work. You know the real non-glamorous subjects we talk to our spouses about

Got it. I'll put them to sleep within 3 minutes

There is one convo were she turns me on then says "hey sorry I got to go" lol.

I think it be a good laugh for them lol. I won't put that there but it's funny.

 

[Gary_87]

my partner and I usually send txt messages to each other. we do have a few facebook messages or email messages but not many. and what we have may not be appropriate for this (either private or with mixed profanity etc). do we have to include them?

would maybe one example be ok or would they need many?

 

[amikety]

No you don't have to include them. Only send convos you're okay with a stranger reading. You can ***** out profanity if you want - just make sure to notate it.

The conversations should show a continuing relationship. A sample is fine. You can do 1 conversation a month/week if you feel that's enough. (I did month.)

 

[Gary_87]

thanks. you'd think with all the evidence we already have it would be enough but I guess we should include some emaols. we don't have many. were generally always around each other. ill try and include some. not a major task at the moment but def a thought!

should I explain this in a cover letter for the proof documents perhaps?