Fictional sample case · Demo mode
This is a fictional sample case. The couple, dates, documents, tasks, status, and source examples are illustrative only — nothing here is a real case or legal guidance.
A shared spouse-visa case, the way two people actually live it
A folder holds files and a chat thread holds messages. This sample shows the thing neither of them does: one recorded case both partners can act on. In this fictional CR-1/IR-1 spouse visa case the U.S. citizen is the petitioner and sponsor, and the spouse abroad is the beneficiary.
Case Control
What this couple actually knows right now
Dana Whitfield is the U.S. citizen petitioner and sponsor. Tomás Herrera is the foreign-national spouse beneficiary, currently in Colombia. Journey recorded as CR-1/IR-1 spouse visa. Sample date: 12 March 2026.
This is the same read-only Case Control view the signed-in app renders, running on fictional recorded data.
2 open actions with a recorded owner, 1 with no owner recorded.
This label is derived from the recorded tasks, dates and stage below — the same values the signed-in app projects. It is not a status from any agency.
Past their recorded due date
Nothing recorded as past due.
Next owned actions
- Request police certificate for TomásMar 16, 2026Your partner
- Download 2025 tax transcript for the affidavit of supportMar 24, 2026You
1 open task with no owner recorded.
Upcoming recorded dates
- Send civil documents to the National Visa CenterApr 2, 2026Milestone
Documents to look at
- police-certificate-request.pdfMarked needs review
What changed
- Police certificate request linked to “Police certificates for the beneficiary”Tomás HerreraMar 11, 2026
- Task “Request police certificate for Tomás” created with a due dateDana WhitfieldMar 9, 2026
- Passport biographic page uploaded and marked as metadata completeTomás HerreraMar 4, 2026
Recorded facts only. Togetherward does not decide whether anything is sufficient — USCIS, the National Visa Center, the embassy, or the consular officer may request more.
Follow one thread: Police certificates for the beneficiary
The same thread runs through all four surfaces below — the requirement in the Compass, the owned task it created, the document linked to it, and the journal entry recording the change. Items on the thread are marked “Same thread”.
Evidence and source reasoning
What we know, and what is only illustrative
The same three tags appear beside every item on the four surfaces below, so you can always tell an official requirement from this fictional couple’s own entries.
- From an official sourceDescribed by a named government source. Togetherward summarises it and links out; it is not legal advice.
- Recorded by this coupleEntered by the two people in the workspace. In this sample every one of these facts is fictional.
- Organised by TogetherwardDerived from the two kinds above — labels, groupings and matching. It never judges whether anything is sufficient.
What this sample knows from official sources(3 sources, 3 requirements)
U.S. Department of State — Prepare Supporting Documents (travel.state.gov)
Official baseline · illustrative verification date 18 February 2026
- Police certificates for the beneficiary
U.S. Department of State — Affidavit of Support (travel.state.gov)
Official baseline · illustrative verification date 18 February 2026
- Affidavit of support from the sponsoring petitioner
USCIS — Family of U.S. Citizens (uscis.gov)
Official baseline · illustrative verification date 18 February 2026
- Evidence the marriage is bona fide
This sample does not perform a live source lookup, and the dates above are part of the fixture.
What is illustrative in this situation(11 fictional entries)
Tasks, owners and due dates(4)
4 tasks with the owner and any due date the couple recorded.
Document metadata(3)
3 documents with workspace metadata only — never file contents.
Recorded stage(1)
The couple recorded “Preparing civil documents” themselves. No agency reported it.
Journal entries(3)
3 entries recording who changed what, and when.
Appointments(0)
No appointment is recorded in this situation.
What Togetherward organises
The recorded-state label
Computed from the recorded tasks and dates above. It reports what is recorded, not what is required.
Requirement matching
Each of the 3 requirements is matched to recorded facts, with its source shown.
Appointment checklist progress
No checklist is derived in this situation.
Recorded facts only. USCIS, the National Visa Center, the embassy, or the consular officer may request more.
Case Compass
Why each item is on their list
Requirements are matched to facts the couple recorded, with the source that describes them.
Recorded state: Actions recorded as due
Requirements below are listed independently of what is recorded as due.
- Follow this thread
Police certificates for the beneficiary
From an official source· Official baseline
The beneficiary is recorded as applying for an immigrant visa abroad, so police certificates are part of the official baseline document set for this journey.
Matched recorded factsRecorded by this couple
- Journey recorded as CR-1/IR-1 spouse visa
- Beneficiary recorded as living outside the United States
- Beneficiary recorded as over 16 years old
Source: U.S. Department of State — Prepare Supporting Documents (travel.state.gov) · illustrative verification date 18 February 2026.
Illustrative source example — not a live lookup.
Affidavit of support from the sponsoring petitioner
From an official source· Official baseline
The petitioner is recorded as the U.S. citizen sponsor, so the sponsor's financial evidence is part of the official baseline for this journey.
Matched recorded factsRecorded by this couple
- Petitioner recorded as U.S. citizen sponsor
- Journey recorded as CR-1/IR-1 spouse visa
Source: U.S. Department of State — Affidavit of Support (travel.state.gov) · illustrative verification date 18 February 2026.
Illustrative source example — not a live lookup.
Evidence the marriage is bona fide
From an official source· Official baseline
The couple recorded a marriage-based petition, so relationship evidence belongs on the list. What counts as persuasive is decided by the reviewing officer, not by Togetherward.
Matched recorded factsRecorded by this couple
- Petition type recorded as marriage-based
Source: USCIS — Family of U.S. Citizens (uscis.gov) · illustrative verification date 18 February 2026.
Illustrative source example — not a live lookup.
Together Tasks
One list, two people, no guessing who has it
Tasks carry an owner and, when one was recorded, a due date. Ticking a box here only changes this sample in your browser — and you will see Case Control above change with it.
Recorded by this couple· every task below
Evidence Vault
Documents, and what is actually recorded about them
In the real product, files are encrypted on your device before upload. The server holds ciphertext and metadata — nobody at Togetherward can open the contents, and no automated system reads them.
Recorded state: Actions recorded as dueRecorded by this couple· metadata on every document below
Document metadata states are recorded per document. They are separate from whether any action is recorded as due.
police-certificate-request.pdf
Needs reviewTranslation needed · apostille not needed · no expiry date recorded
Organised by Togetherward· linked requirement: Police certificates for the beneficiary
Same thread
tomas-passport-bio.pdf
Metadata completeTranslation not needed · apostille not needed · recorded expiry 4 January 2027 (in 298 days)
Not linked to a requirement.
2025-tax-transcript.pdf
Needs attentionTranslation not needed · apostille not needed · no expiry date recorded
Organised by Togetherward· linked requirement: Affidavit of support from the sponsoring petitioner
These are workspace metadata states the couple set themselves. They describe the record in Togetherward, not whether a document satisfies any agency.
Case Journal
A shared record neither partner has to reconstruct from memory
Entries record what changed in the workspace and who changed it. Nothing is generated for the couple.
Recorded by this couple· every entry below
Recorded stage: Preparing civil documents
Recorded state: Actions recorded as dueOrganised by Togetherward· groupingPolice certificate request linked to “Police certificates for the beneficiary”
Tomás Herrera · 11 March 2026 (yesterday) · document.linked
Same thread
Task “Request police certificate for Tomás” created with a due date
Dana Whitfield · 9 March 2026 (3 days ago) · task.created
Passport biographic page uploaded and marked as metadata complete
Tomás Herrera · 4 March 2026 (8 days ago) · document.uploaded
Groups follow the stages this couple recorded themselves. Togetherward does not check case status with any agency on their behalf.
Reset this sample
Anything you tick or open here lives only in this browser tab. Reset puts the sample back exactly as it started.