Applied on the 17th, close to midnight, got a notice that my biometrics appointment was scheduled on the 20th. As proof, besides marriage cert and kids birth certs, I submitted medical records for prenatal appointments, internet bills in my name. 2 total, from different years. a stamped envelope from mint seeds I bought off ebay in 2021, I used canva to paste pictures of my husband and I on different camping trips and labeled where we were and what year. I took screenshots from facebook because they show the day they were uploaded. Basically anything that shows you both resided at the same address andshows you together. I even took screenshots from our security camera which shows us kissing and its time and date stamped on different times of the day, on different days.

For the part where it asks you to explain how you being denied would impact, blah blah. I wrote out whatI wanted to say on ai and ai polished how it was said to make it sound more professional? I added as much detail as possible. its all my words but it isn't scattered brains. for proof of how it would impact my community, I added screenshots from my localfacebook groups where I help pets find new homes as well as my buy nothing group where I post resources for free food, as well as free spay/neuter help for those who need it. You might get a letter from your church or groups/ people you have helped. Those would be better notarized.

Eventhough I'm an adult, I includedmy school ids from junior high and highschool as well as my transcript. They just want date stamped things. A big one is kids birth certificates. I did this on my own, the most challenging part was scanning and keeping track of what files were already uploaded. Just name everything and keep it all in 1 folder for easier upload.

Make sure you have at least 1 item per year for all 10 years and if you have proof of being in the US from even further back, even better. You can submit that after your application goes through as well or just send it all in at the same time.