evidence question

[D&Q 8]

Hello everyone,

Me and the hubby are getting everything ready to get the conditions removed on the hubby's green card. For evidence I have gatherered the copies of the joint tax returns, statements of both of our checking and savings accounts and credit card. We have tried to get proof on our lease of the apartment we are in but it had been hard to reach our landlord and we want to send these documents and the application ASAP. Is the proof of the lease agreement really necesary??? And I can't really use any utility bills since they are under my name only.

[Aswanco 6]

you can send all that with your file don't worry because the interview will talk time to get the interview letter in the mail, so you have time to got the lease from your landlord, because you guys will go together for the interview and have copy from everything, just in case they asking you.

[tuckin14 58]

I disagree strongly with the previous response.

You didn't say when the I-751 is due. If it's not imminent, I would wait and get the lease. You don't get prizes for sending in the form well prior to the deadline.

The reason I disagree with the prior response, is that if you do this well enough you won't have an interview. Interviews are definitely not automatic, and you should avoid it if you can. Not that an interview will materially harm your chances, but why go through the stress and drag the process out. Make your package easily approvable by the service center.

I think the joint lease would be one of the most important pieces of evidence, especially since the utility bills are all in your name, since it is pretty strong evidence of both cohabitation and joint financial responsibility. It will also hopefully document the period of time you've been living together.

[NancyNguyen 1,657]

I disagree strongly with the previous response.

You didn't say when the I-751 is due. If it's not imminent, I would wait and get the lease. You don't get prizes for sending in the form well prior to the deadline.

The reason I disagree with the prior response, is that if you do this well enough you won't have an interview. Interviews are definitely not automatic, and you should avoid it if you can. Not that an interview will materially harm your chances, but why go through the stress and drag the process out. Make your package easily approvable by the service center.

I think the joint lease would be one of the most important pieces of evidence, especially since the utility bills are all in your name, since it is pretty strong evidence of both cohabitation and joint financial responsibility. It will also hopefully document the period of time you've been living together.

Ditto, an RFE will definitively halt all process, and it is clearly no one would expect an interview. Lease is one of the most important evidence for communal residence.

[D&Q 8]

I was able to get a copy of the lease agreement. When my husband first got his green card we lived with my parents for about 2 months then we moved to an apartment. Do you think that they will need some kind of documents or letter that says we lived with my parents because obviously there is no lease agreement there.

[tuckin14 58]

It is quite common for couples to live with family; USCIS understands that. If it was only two months it's probably not a big deal but it couldn't hurt to obtain a letter.