Suggestions on evidence for I-751

[N&Wneedadvice 0]

Hi everyone! We are sending our I-751 packet next week and we would like some suggestions/opinions on the evidence we have. We have been married for almost 4 years now, and I received my conditional card in September 2012.

Here's what we are submitting:

Tax Return Transcripts obtained from the Internal Revenue Service for the years 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 verifying the filing status as married filing jointly including photocopies of the actual tax returns.

- Photocopies of the front and back of W's debit card and N's debit card showing a joint account with Bank.

- Photocopy of a letter from <..> Bank from January 2011 verifying when the account became joint.

- Photocopies of all pages of the bank statements for our joint <..> bank account with transaction history beginning November 2012 to May 2014. Statements submitted are for every 2-3 months and reflect joint financial obligations and responsibility as well as shared address.

- Photocopies of <...> credit card for W and N, showing W as an authorized cardholder.

- Photocopy of 2013 Year-End Summary of <..> account including charges from January 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013, further showing shared financial obligations.

- Photocopies of <..> account statements with transaction history for February 2014, April 2014 and June 2014 showing shared address and financial responsibility.

- Photocopy of a Month to Month Term Rental Agreement for a studio apartment, signed jointly by W and N on 4/1/2012, showing intent to continue to have a shared address and to take joint responsibility for a joint residence.

- Photocopies of front and back of driver's licenses of W and N showing shared address over the course of marriage.

- Photocopy of old and renewed Certificate of Registration for N's vehicle effective August 2012 and August 2014, showing shared address over the course of marriage.

- Photocopy of Certificate of Registration for W's vehicle effective May 2014, showing shared address.

- Photocopies of a car insurance policy issued by Government Employees Insurance Company effective August 2012 and which is still in effect, showing both N and W as insured drivers over the course of marriage, as well as showing shared address and joint obligations.

- Photocopy of a life insurance policy for N naming W as the sole beneficiary.

- Photocopies of health insurance policy and dental insurance policy for N and W showing joint coverage.

- Photocopies of health insurance cards for N and W showing joint coverage.

- Photocopies of dental insurance cards for N and W showing joint coverage.

- Photocopies of official correspondence between Internal Revenue Service and N and W showing shared address.

- Photocopies of excise tax bills issued by City of <..> Collector of Taxes showing shared address.

- Photocopy of official correspondence between Social Security Administration and W showing shared address.

- Photocopy of official Fragrance Training Transcript for N showing shared address.

- Photocopy of <..> Bank Direct Deposit Authorization for N showing shared address and joint bank account.

- Photocopies of paychecks for N spanning the period beginning June 2011 until present showing shared address as well as joint bank account.

- Photocopies of paychecks for W spanning the period beginning January 2013 until present showing shared address.

- Photocopies of National Grid bills for N and W's shared residence beginning July 2012 verifying shared address.

- Photocopies of photographs of N and W with friends and family on various occasions throughout the course of marriage.

Do we have to submit evidence from before the past 2 years, meaning from before I got my conditional card? I don't think we have much paperwork from that long ago... Our bank account statements only go 18 months back.

In your opinion, what are the chances we might get a RFE?

How do we assemble and mail the package? We used ACCO fasteners to separate each portion of paperwork with two hole pinching at the top, as the USCIS site suggests.

Any help is appreciated!

[N&Wneedadvice 0]

Also, this may sound silly, but does it matter where we use our card? I drive 60 miles to work and naturally, do most of our shopping around that area. Although we still do our groceries, sometimes gas etc. near our home.

[tuckin14 58]

I doubt it will matter one iota that you buy your groceries near your office rather than your home.

The only other thing I might add is mail, or even better correspondence like Christmas or anniversary cards, addressed to both of you.

To me it sounds like you have a pretty good package.

[N&Wneedadvice 0]

Thanks for your input! We did include some mail, mostly just official stuff from IRS, excise tax bills, insurance mail and such, since we've heard junk mail and such doesn't carry much weight. No cards either, seems like everyone just does Facebook or text messaging these days

[Cheezees 1,514]

Yes, you should be submitting evidence that covers the duration of the 2 years. You've already established a joint residence and you are correct that junk mail, letters, etc. carry little weight. I would not bother to include them since you have so much primary evidence. Can you order bank statements? I know some banks let you do this since the inline statements often have limitations. Good luck!

[N&Wneedadvice 0]

Our bank charges for additional bank statements, but our earliest one is from November 2012. Plus we also included a copy of a welcome letter from them from 2011, we were hoping that would be enough to show we actually had this bank account for a while although we know it doesn't show it was being used... Do you think we should still order the statements? We really don't want a RFE, especially because of something like this.