Ok, I hope Niki doesn't mind but in another thread I asked her about her relationship. And maybe this will help.
Niki83 said:
well we met online 8 years ago ,after talking everyday together on line we met after 6 months and after we started dating ,we have been together ever since,thats about it ,he is greek,he is 29 , i am greek canadian i am 31, we have a dog together he is in athens with my husband.
From what I understand she sent them:
- 2 official letters from her husband's side (mother and best friend)
- a paper showing her husband as an emergency contact
- 20 photos, of you together including marriage certificate
- marriage certificate
I'm not an expert, but I would think this isn't enough proof... (There is a chance that they lost this proof but I would think maybe this just isn't enough proof).
Ideas of what to send:
- Letters from each of you, explaining your relationship, history/timeline
- 2-3 letters from your side - your family, friends
- Proof of all the times you have visited him (plane tickets, passport stamps, etc.), times he has visited you, vacations you have taken together
- Proof of communication (phone bills, screenshots of Facebook messages, emails, letters, cards, Skype) (Here I think go for quality over quantity - I showed screenshots for a rough idea of how often we communicate and only some relevant conversations - our plans for the future, showing of emotional support, etc.)
- Any money transfers between you guys - do you help pay for your dog in Athens?
- Wills, life insurance policies
- Were the photos clearly labelled and explained? When was the photo taken, who is in it, where are you?
Although this took FOREVER, and there must be an easier/more efficient way to do it - what I did was, I made a relationship timeline in a word document that I converted to a .pdf to print out.
- I had my timeline on the left, with year, month, days and put any proof on the right
- I started when we first met, with just a short sentence
- Then I included screenshots of my inbox with all the emails from when we first started communication
- On to our first trip together, etc For each trip, I only included one or two photos - us in front of the most well known-land mark, something that proved we were there
- Maybe then I put in a Skype convo - talking about the future
- Next trip, etc.
- I included screenshots, but then behind each sheet I would include any original documentation - boarding passes, bank transfer receipts, pictures, etc