If your wanting to send your Alien Fiancee or Spouse a gift, what methods can be used to document it?

You have (3) ways of providing proof of a tangible gift.

1. Gifts that you bought in the USA and sent in a package to your loved one.

 

2. Gifts that you bought from an online service that is located within your loved ones Country, and had it physically delivered by the service provider. The best way to send gifts that really count are to use online services based in the Philippines.

 

Send her a doz. roses starting at $22.00

 

3. Gifts that you have personally bought in the USA and brought to them or gifts that you bought them while in the Philippines.

 

The below information pertains to all of the above

Any gift that you have purchased whether it be from the USA or in the Philippines, must have receipts and at least (1) photo of your loved one holding the gift.

So if you have sent, or brought anything from the U.S. or purchased gifts while in the Philippines, you should save the receipts. It is a must in establishing your proof of an ongoing relationship for your case with USCIS.

It is very important that your loved one in the Philippines gets all of the receipts from you the sponsor. He or she will also need to have pictures taken with the gift so that they can be attached together with the proper receipts.

Important

Also if you have sent gifts from the USA to the Philippines and you used a courier such as FedEx, DHL, UPS or the Postal service, you will want to hold on to those receipts for a later date so that your loved one can attach them to their picture, that way when they attend their interview they will have one picture attached with a purchase receipt for the gift, one receipt from the courier sending and delivery.

It all should look something like this (EXAMPLE)

Sponsors Purchase receipt	Shipping Receipt	Beneficiaries Delivery Receipt	Beneficiary Photo Holding Gift

At some point just before the US Embassy Interview date, your loved one will prepare for her interview by bringing all of the receipts and photo together in a nice neat stack held together with a paper clip.

You and her can repeat this action as many times as you like. The more evidence provided in proving you have an ongoing relationship, the better.

Here are some more example photos. 

Use these as guidelines for your own case.

When your Alien Fiancee or Spouse is making the photo, be sure that he or she has their full face in the picture as a minimal. close up are ok, but whole body shots prove to be more convincing.

If the gift you sent is large then holding it in front of the camera will require a whole body shot, but if it is small like shoes or perfume then a close up shot is fine.

All of the examples on this page cover gifts that you mailed from the USA, Gifts that you sent online such as  sending online flowers, fruit baskets, etc... Any gifts that you the sponsor purchased while in the Philippines would also require your receipt and a picture of your loved one holding the gift.

EXAMPLES POSES IN HOW TO PROPERLY TAKE YOUR PHOTO.

Top of page