Spousal App proof - # of photos

[ifoundlove]

I apologize if this topic has been posted too many times but I am starting to worry lol..

If you don't mind sharing, how many photos (proof of relationship) did you submit along with your application and how many were from your wedding? I regret not sending more than I have. I hope the lack of photos doesn't raise concern for the visa officer.

 

[Becki567]

I apologize if this topic has been posted too many times but I am starting to worry lol..

If you don't mind sharing, how many photos (proof of relationship) did you submit along with your application and how many were from your wedding day and how many were just you and your spouse? I had picked out 70 but my sister had told me it was too much and should bring it down to 20 or so. Less than half are from our wedding and the rest are from trips and outings throughout our relationship. I feel like I should have included more pictures from the wedding. However, the photos showing the different stages of the relationship are equally significant right? I hope the lack of photos doesn't raise concern for the visa officer.

You will find everyone answers this differently and there is no right way and wrong way.

Personally I send between 6-8 for each year we knew each other which was 5 years. But sent about 20 from our wedding and about the same from our honeymoon in the UK.

 

[QuebecOkie]

I only included 8. We didn't have a "real" wedding, just a quick ceremony at the courthouse. One photo from that, then others from various trips we've taken and other events. I also included travel itineraries from each of the trips.

 

[SenoritaBella]

We included about 24 - 26 photos and about 6 - 8 were from the wedding. The others were from our engagement, meeting inlaws, travelling, our dates, etc. We also added a few screen shots of some wedding photos from facebook showing comments from family and friends.

 

[mikeymyke]

i send about one or two for each day im with my wife because we want to show that we truly are spending everyday together and we do in fact meet each others families

also its because we have a tough VO (singapore)

 

[AckTivity]

We had about 20 total. We would have a lot more but the wife is the one always behind the camera so it's tricky. We decided only about 5 or so from the wedding because how many pictures of us in our wedding finery do they really need? If they need more we definitely have more so we'll see if it comes to that.

Part of me wishes we could just keep sending them pictures. It's been almost a year since we sent in our application and there have been many more pictures including a vacation we took together.

I totally understand the second guessing. It would make this process so much easier if there were absolute requirements.

 

[keesio]

We sent ~60. 30 was from the wedding, reception and honeymoon.

 

[canadianwoman]

How many you should ideally send depends on the visa office the application will be processed at, and the relationship of the couple.
If it is a difficult visa office, you need more proof in general, and so more photos. Think Accra, Nairobi, Islamabad, Hong Kong, pretty well anywhere in the Caribbean, etc.
If your relationship would seem perfectly normal to an outsider, you do not need as many photos as a couple whose relationship has a lot of red flags. So if the wife is 20 years older than the husband, they met on the internet, they got married the first time they met in person, their race/religion/education is different, they can't speak the same language, and one is getting married for the first time while the other is on his or her 4th marriage and has several kids, yeah, this couple will need a lot of photos.

 

[SenoritaBella]

Your relationship narrative is a good opportunity to address any potential red flags, cultural norms, etc. Many people don't do this enough, which in my opinion can trigger an interview.