Possable "catch 22" on proving merriage???

[wayno 9]

Trying to get all paperwork in order for my I-130 and would like to show proof as in joint accounts. I added her name to my account in Costa Rica and just got my credit card company to add her to my account, but all I think they'll do is send another card in her name. Went to my main bank here in the U.S. and they need her social security number????????? Of course she doesn't have one. That bank says there is no way I can add her to my account. how does one add a name anywhere on someones account when they need a social security number to do it------of course they need the proof of a joint account to help get thbe VISA before they can get the number. Thanks.

[mrc1330 0]

Trying to get all paperwork in order for my I-130 and would like to show proof as in joint accounts. I added her name to my account in Costa Rica and just got my credit card company to add her to my account, but all I think they'll do is send another card in her name. Went to my main bank here in the U.S. and they need her social security number????????? Of course she doesn't have one. That bank says there is no way I can add her to my account. how does one add a name anywhere on someones account when they need a social security number to do it------of course they need the proof of a joint account to help get thbe VISA before they can get the number. Thanks.

Apply for a Tax id number with an IRS Form. You'll need a copy of her passport and her birth certificate... in 6-8 weeks they mail you her tax id number.

[Old Dominion 26]

Trying to get all paperwork in order for my I-130 and would like to show proof as in joint accounts. I added her name to my account in Costa Rica and just got my credit card company to add her to my account, but all I think they'll do is send another card in her name. Went to my main bank here in the U.S. and they need her social security number????????? Of course she doesn't have one. That bank says there is no way I can add her to my account. how does one add a name anywhere on someones account when they need a social security number to do it------of course they need the proof of a joint account to help get thbe VISA before they can get the number. Thanks.

Get your bank clerk to try harder. A passport and visa number is all that the U.S. requires but some bank clerks are stricter. Upper management needs to be involved.

[mrc1330 0]

Did you even read ANYTHING that wayno posted? You need a VISA in order to get a visa number! duh...

Its not about the bank, its about money laundering... thats why for any account or debit card or check card.. a name and valid social or tax id number is necessary...

Trying to get all paperwork in order for my I-130 and would like to show proof as in joint accounts. I added her name to my account in Costa Rica and just got my credit card company to add her to my account, but all I think they'll do is send another card in her name. Went to my main bank here in the U.S. and they need her social security number????????? Of course she doesn't have one. That bank says there is no way I can add her to my account. how does one add a name anywhere on someones account when they need a social security number to do it------of course they need the proof of a joint account to help get thbe VISA before they can get the number. Thanks.

Get your bank clerk to try harder. A passport and visa number is all that the U.S. requires but some bank clerks are stricter. Upper management needs to be involved.

[A_I_S 0]

I think you could be overcomplicating the situation.

I guess depending upon the length of marriage you could provide some financial details.

When we went through USCIS, I sent in phone records, wedding pictures and pictures from previous vacations we've been on. Seemed to work just fine, but then again, we've only been married for 1 month before I filed for K3/CR1.

[wayno 9]

Thanks for the responces. Sometimes I think I tend to overcomplicate things. My wife currently is in the U.S. on a tourist VISA but will be flying back to C.R. this week to start the waiting process. I think I'll try one more time at the bank and see if they except that VISA # but if not it seems I can just rely on the info I have, which I would think is sufficient (phone records, plane receips, and pictures going back to 2003)

[Dakine 26]

Trying to get all paperwork in order for my I-130 and would like to show proof as in joint accounts. I added her name to my account in Costa Rica and just got my credit card company to add her to my account, but all I think they'll do is send another card in her name. Went to my main bank here in the U.S. and they need her social security number????????? Of course she doesn't have one. That bank says there is no way I can add her to my account. how does one add a name anywhere on someones account when they need a social security number to do it------of course they need the proof of a joint account to help get thbe VISA before they can get the number. Thanks.

I opened an ITF [in Trust For] savings account for my wife when she was still in PI. No need her signature or SSN. Sent her the card which made it easy for her to get $s plus used it for evidence of marriage.

[SusieK 3]

Hubbie and I have Bank of America - he is on account, has Debit Card - they only wanted his passport information to add to the account

We did this the day we married and so no SSN was required by B of A. Have been with them for along time, just his passport and well yeah ok, our marriage license also

Cheers

[SteveColo 0]

Just added my wife to my accounts with Wells Fargo ... all they needed was her passport and a copy of our marriage license (notified document).

[MieLon 0]

hey... don't make things complicated... concentrate first on what you have...there are other ways to show your relation... like photo, phone records, affidavits from your friends to attest the bonafides of your relation.. and many other things it does have to be bank only.. trust me coz in my situation we never had a joint account in with our names not even the assets under both our names...

[wayno 9]

Thanks again. Today I went back to that bank, a small town local one, and they let me put her on as a benaficiary. So now I have her name with my account there. Also went to my other bank, a national chain which I use if I work in different states and they let me add her to my account with just her passport and tourist VISA #. A few more checks (waiting for her to send me our marriage certificate and her divorce documents from a previous marriage when she returns to C.R. next week) and I'm sure a few more questions here, and the 130 will be in the mail in the next couple of weeks.

[Paul's Mrs. 0]

I had the same problem as you did. I went to several banks and no luck. It says that you can use an affidavit of friends in replacement of shared accounts. That's what I did and was relatively easy. I also haven't been approved yet so.....