AOS

[Nervous_Wreck 5]

Hi Guys i'm new and i hope ya'll can help me out a little bit

i'm putting my AOS package together and i'm confuse as to what to send in as proof of our marriage,Any one can let me know what they sent i'll appreciate it.

Thanks in Advance

[ThisSiteSucks 10]

Hi Guys i'm new and i hope ya'll can help me out a little bit

i'm putting my AOS package together and i'm confuse as to what to send in as proof of our marriage,Any one can let me know what they sent i'll appreciate it.

Thanks in Advance

A certified copy of your marriage certificate is the official proof of your marriage. Send this along with the AOS package.

[Nervous_Wreck 5]

thank you,what about bank statements etc? do i wait on the interview to bring those?

[ChicagoSarah 127]

What are you adjusting from?

[Nervous_Wreck 5]

a Visitors visa

[GurkenSalat 48]

Bank statements showing joint accounts. Insurance stuff showing both your names (one as beneficiary). Joint lease, joint loans, bills with both your names on them, all of these are proofs you should send if you have them. Like, if you took out a loan together (say, for a car, or mortgage for a house), show them copies of the documents. Or if you have a phone family plan. Literally, everything you can collect with both your names on it!

Pictures of you together, affidavits from family/friends are good too, but secondary.

Basically, what they want is a proof of a bonafide (good-faith) marriage. The marriage certificate is the official document, sure, but not nearly enough for USCIS. You have to prove to them that you didn't just get married for the green-card.

[pilotkausa 5]

Bank statements showing joint accounts. Insurance stuff showing both your names (one as beneficiary). Joint lease, joint loans, bills with both your names on them, all of these are proofs you should send if you have them. Like, if you took out a loan together (say, for a car, or mortgage for a house), show them copies of the documents. Or if you have a phone family plan. Literally, everything you can collect with both your names on it!

Pictures of you together, affidavits from family/friends are good too, but secondary.

Basically, what they want is a proof of a bonafide (good-faith) marriage. The marriage certificate is the official document, sure, but not nearly enough for USCIS. You have to prove to them that you didn't just get married for the green-card.

What if we don't have a joint bank account, nor joint health insurance?

we have both our names only on the lease, all the bills are split between us but, of course, they come to the same address. Would that be a big deal for USCIS?

We've been living together for 3 years and married for 1, so there are tons of photos.

thank you

[NancyNguyen 1,657]

What if we don't have a joint bank account, nor joint health insurance?

we have both our names only on the lease, all the bills are split between us but, of course, they come to the same address. Would that be a big deal for USCIS?

We've been living together for 3 years and married for 1, so there are tons of photos.

thank you

Bonafide marriage needs alot in normal life, which is common with married couple. You need banking activities, insurances, auto insurances... USCIS is reasonable if you are newly wedded, but you have been together for a while. No joint activities will raise doubts. Photos are not considered primary evidence.

[ChicagoSarah 127]

Beneficiary on life insurance policy? Proof of traveling together (airline tickets/bus tickets/passport stamps)? Proof from each bank account of $ consistently going to joint expenses? Both names on auto insurance?

I agree with NancyNguyen that they will expect to see some joint mingling since you've been together for awhile. Ultimately, you have to send anything and everything you can think about. You can show that your relationship is genuine during your AOS interview.

[GurkenSalat 48]

What if we don't have a joint bank account, nor joint health insurance?

we have both our names only on the lease, all the bills are split between us but, of course, they come to the same address. Would that be a big deal for USCIS?

We've been living together for 3 years and married for 1, so there are tons of photos.

thank you

It makes sense not to have joint health insurance if you're both working decent jobs. It's usually cheaper to get each individually through your workplace. The other stuff though? I get life insurance from work too, I have my husband as a beneficiary. And the joint account just makes things easy, whenever one of us wants something or we have to pay bills.

Each case is different and it will be up to USCIS to determine if what you have is sufficient.