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Hi everybody, i need help. My daughter received, today, a Noa, I-797E (request for evidence), began like this:

"The petitioner, Jennifer XXXXXX, i seeking to establish the qualifying relationship based on the father/child relationship. It i not clear if the petitioner was born in wedlock. The such, the evidence submitted i not sufficient to establish eligibility attn this team. Therefore, the petitioner must submit the following;

1) Born in Wedlock: (...) If the petitioner was born in wedlock, submit (...)

2) Legitimation: If the petitionerґs natural parents were marrried after the childґs birth, but before childґs eighteenth birthday, submit (...)

(in this 2° topic, were questions also formulated to be answered, such as: where it happened the legitimation? under the law that country happens? if of the child or of the father? And that it dates? the childs age, in the occasion?, which the events that involved the legitimation? who had the custody of the child to the time?)

The last situation, in the which that I frame, was:

3) "Born Out of Wedlock: If the petition i submitted based on the father-child relationship and the child or son or daugther was born out of wedlock, the petitioner must submit proof of the parent-child relationship. see notices below."

It happens that I dont know if what that i have will be enough!!!

I have many receipts of bank deposits, in the years of 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, destined to my daughters costing, only that few of them appear my name as depositer, it only appears the name of the favored, in the case my daughters mother name and, some on behalf of my daughter name, I dont know will be worth for some thing.

I have her birth certificate of Brazil, I dont know if it is important to order.

I have several pics of her with me, and some with the grandmother and grandfather when she was still small and few pics when she was a adolescent.

I have a CD with the filming of a trip that we made to NY when she had +/ 2 years of age, dont know if it is relevant, but I think about sending.

In the plus, it is what have, to send until the date of 29/01/2009.

I dont know if it is enough and tb if I should answer to the questions of the topic "legitimation", above, or only to worry in joining proof of evidence relevant to establishing the bona fide parent relationship.

If somebody in the Forum has suggestion on as I should answer or on the one that more I should make arrangements or to do in this stage of my process, please send me, with urgency.

tx to all...

I have her birth certificate of Brazil, I dont know if it is important to order. did she NOT submit that with her application? are you listed as her father on it? how about a copy of the marriage certificate between you and her mother, showing that the child was born in wedlock? was she born in wedlock?

His daughter was born out of wedlock and now has I-130 pending for her father.

For her RFE she needs to submit evidence of valid parent/child relationship, proof that you supported her and showed continuing parental interest in her welfare.
Is your name on her birth certificate? She needs to submit a copy of it if she didn’t do it along with I-130.
Were you ever married to her mom at any time between her birth and before she turned 18?
Do you have letters, birthday/holiday cards to and from her? Find them, scan the envelopes.
Did you ever live together at the same address?
Receipts of deposits for her care are good. In her name, or her mom’s - doesn’t matter, send copies of all.
Do you have plane tickets from where you visited her in states? Or when she visited you in Brazil, if she did?
Make copies of all pictures you mentioned, with you, when she was small and when shes older.
BTW – she is 21 or older now and US citizen, right??
She petitioned for you, her father, so obviously you were always in her life and she just has to prove it.
Send as much as you can, just don’t send originals, send copies.
Good luck!

There have been cases when DNA tests are done when USCIS has doubt about the relationship between petioner and beneficiary. May be you should contact USCIS to see if you can have a test done in lieu of paperwork.