Your opinion on evidence for I797E

[Team Baby 0]

So I got an RFE after submitting our I-751. One of the evidences they requested was:

RESIDENCE: In order to establish eligibility for removal of your conditional status, you must submit evidence of your communal residence for the past two years. Such evidence may include but is not limited to:

- Copies of rental leases or rental agreements (don't have; I own a condo with a friend of mine)

- Copies of utility bills such as telephone, gas, electric, water, cable etc. or other statements issued in both your names indicating your residential address. (Don't have any except cable bill, and I just have my name on the cable bill; don't really have any joint bills)

- military BAQ form (N/A)

- Any other documentation which shows the marriage was not entered into in order to evade the Immigration Laws of the United States. (scary sounding!)

After lots of freaking out, I've calmed down and come up with these ideas:

- Get my husband on the condo dues bill, the cable bill or one of our credit cards (but it would only be one month of bills)

- Get documentation from condo front office of when we notified him that my husband was moving in; if they don't have any official documentation, then signed statements from them that they know he lives with me (we stop by the office all the time for packages, plus they must see us on the security cameras all the time)

- Send in statements from the past 2.5 years of the joint checking account owned by me, my husband and my friend (we started a joint checking account when we bought the condo because all household bills were shared; I added my husband to it when he moved here so he could contribute his paychecks as well)

- Send in statements of cell phone bills (if I can get old ones sent to me; I had paperless billing and recently cut the service I had for years, so depends whether phone co. can send to me) of the cellphone plan I had with me, my husband and my friend (it was cheapest to have a family plan since we all had same address, but we've recently moved to three separate prepaid plans).

Do any of these sound like things that would help my case? I think it would establish residence, even though we don't have any utility bills that are shared just between him and me. I hope the joint ownership of the condo doesn't complicate things. I wish I'd just gotten a stupid land line phone in my and my husband's name in the beginning, but I just assumed I would accumulate enough evidence over the years so I wasn't really thinking about specific proofs to build up!

[ELW 5]

You have some good ideas there! Try to also get a few Affidavits from friends and relatives who know you are married, stating how long they have known you and how often they say you together. Definitely get a statement from the condo front office, stating how much they see you and how they know you are living together (with official seal or on condo letterhead). Send in the joint checking account statements definitely. Try to get a statement from your bank stating how long you have had the account. Send in statements of cell phone bills. Do you have any common insurance plans, retirement stating the other as beneficiary or health benefits? Gather up post that is in each of your names, with date stamp, and send it in showing how you have the same address. Make copies of your ID/driving licenses if they show the same address. Send in joint tax returns; also W2s and pay stubs if they show the same address. Have any photos with you together with family, vacations together or plane/bus/train tickets with both your names on them? Send those in too! Be creative!

There isn't enough time to get your husband on the condo bill or credit cards, so don't bother right now. All the above should get you through this OK! Good Luck!

[Team Baby 0]

Thanks for reassuring me! Statement from the bank is a good idea; I called them last night and they said I added him in November 06, so it's good I was on top of that at least.

I don't keep a ton of mail but I think I have statements addressed to him from the management company that is renting his flat back in England, and medical bills addressed to me, that span the whole 2.5 years. I sent them 3 pieces of mail in each our our names in the original app, but I guess it didn't show a big enough span of time.

They did ask for drivers licenses, so we'll do that.

I already sent all the other stuff you mentioned with our I 751; joint tax returns, photos, plane tickets. Not sure if I sent W2s or pay stubs; I'll check. We have friends over tonight; I'll see if I can get an affidavit out of one of them.

Our whole process has gone like a dream so far; this is the first time we've had any trouble, so it's kind of scary. But the above sounds like a lot more evidence, so hopefully all will be well.

You have some good ideas there! Try to also get a few Affidavits from friends and relatives who know you are married, stating how long they have known you and how often they say you together. Definitely get a statement from the condo front office, stating how much they see you and how they know you are living together (with official seal or on condo letterhead). Send in the joint checking account statements definitely. Try to get a statement from your bank stating how long you have had the account. Send in statements of cell phone bills. Do you have any common insurance plans, retirement stating the other as beneficiary or health benefits? Gather up post that is in each of your names, with date stamp, and send it in showing how you have the same address. Make copies of your ID/driving licenses if they show the same address. Send in joint tax returns; also W2s and pay stubs if they show the same address. Have any photos with you together with family, vacations together or plane/bus/train tickets with both your names on them? Send those in too! Be creative!

There isn't enough time to get your husband on the condo bill or credit cards, so don't bother right now. All the above should get you through this OK! Good Luck!