DOCUMENTS to prove marriage. For my AOS interview next month.

[LMFAO 1]

Hi everyone! just wana know if the documents I have are okay to prove my marriage, well i think i need to bring a lot of documents as I am going to my AOS interview next month alone. my husband is deployed in afghanistan, thats why. The documents I have are:

1. Marriage license/certificate.

2. USAA JOINT account.

3. TRUSTMARK joint account

4. Chase credit card i'm an authorized user.

5. I'm on his car insurance policy.

6. Tricare insurance - hes my sponsor

7. United concordia dental insurance -hes my sponsor

8. AT&T phone line - im an authorized user.

9. Military Power of attorney

10. Approved command sponsorship package

11. Pictures

12. Letters, gifts, cards sent to each other.

13. fast drafts of Yahoo chat messages

14. Emails

15. Hah I still have my old phone that shows HIS text messages since the VERY first time he sent me a message. I saved all his messages

So um, what else should i need? My hubby made sure i'm on all his accounts and insurance before he left for Italy.

-Kristine

[Brother Hesekiel 2,235]

The things they want to see is your passport, your marriage license, and the photo album of you wedding. I suggest you leave #12 to #15 at home.

[LMFAO 1]

Passport isnt going to prove my marriage lol i was asking about proving marriage but yes of course, passport is a must have. lol and pictures, i mentioned that. Well I did not say i am going to lay down all the docs i mentioned, just the important ones and if they want more then maybe i can show the other stuff I have. But hey thanks for replying

plus um we only had civil wedding because the whole wedding thing wasnt planned, it came out like a surprise actually. hah we're going to have a church wedding n December in my homeland tho

[CaMhae 7]

bring everything that U have cuz it will really help...dnt forget the picture together and the tax return in both names(";girl u really worried huh???have faith!!

Hi everyone! just wana know if the documents I have are okay to prove my marriage, well i think i need to bring a lot of documents as I am going to my AOS interview next month alone. my husband is deployed in afghanistan, thats why. The documents I have are:

1. Marriage license/certificate.

2. USAA JOINT account.

3. TRUSTMARK joint account

4. Chase credit card i'm an authorized user.

5. I'm on his car insurance policy.

6. Tricare insurance - hes my sponsor

7. United concordia dental insurance -hes my sponsor

8. AT&T phone line - im an authorized user.

9. Military Power of attorney

10. Approved command sponsorship package

11. Pictures

12. Letters, gifts, cards sent to each other.

13. fast drafts of Yahoo chat messages

14. Emails

15. Hah I still have my old phone that shows HIS text messages since the VERY first time he sent me a message. I saved all his messages

So um, what else should i need? My hubby made sure i'm on all his accounts and insurance before he left for Italy.

-Kristine

[LMFAO 1]

bring everything that U have cuz it will really help...dnt forget the picture together and the tax return in both names(";girl u really worried huh???have faith!!

My husband filed for 2009 income tax without me on it. We got married just this january, eh. of course im worried, my future depends on this interview.

[DaniG 3]

One thing they look for that I don't see above is proof of joint residence - lease/house purchase agreement/joint utilities/driver's licenses with the same address/letter or affidavit from someone who has knowledge that you live together. Add at least one of these and you'd have more documents than they would hope to see.

On my interview they also asked for a certified copy of my husband's birth certificate (even though we had sent that with the forms already).

Good luck! It's not as scary as it sounds and in most cases it's really easy for them to tell if the marriage is genuine.

*Edit: I just saw your husband is deployed out of the US, but maybe you still can bring some proof that you lived together before he had to leave.

Edited May 28, 2010 by DaniG

[Alla 3]

Hi everyone! just wana know if the documents I have are okay to prove my marriage, well i think i need to bring a lot of documents as I am going to my AOS interview next month alone. my husband is deployed in afghanistan, thats why. The documents I have are:

1. Marriage license/certificate.

2. USAA JOINT account.

3. TRUSTMARK joint account

4. Chase credit card i'm an authorized user.

5. I'm on his car insurance policy.

6. Tricare insurance - hes my sponsor

7. United concordia dental insurance -hes my sponsor

8. AT&T phone line - im an authorized user.

9. Military Power of attorney

10. Approved command sponsorship package

11. Pictures

12. Letters, gifts, cards sent to each other.

13. fast drafts of Yahoo chat messages

14. Emails

15. Hah I still have my old phone that shows HIS text messages since the VERY first time he sent me a message. I saved all his messages

So um, what else should i need? My hubby made sure i'm on all his accounts and insurance before he left for Italy.

-Kristine

I think take it all and it will be enough. Good luck to you!!

[LMFAO 1]

One thing they look for that I don't see above is proof of joint residence - lease/house purchase agreement/joint utilities/driver's licenses with the same address/letter or affidavit from someone who has knowledge that you live together. Add at least one of these and you'd have more documents than they would hope to see.

On my interview they also asked for a certified copy of my husband's birth certificate (even though we had sent that with the forms already).

Good luck! It's not as scary as it sounds and in most cases it's really easy for them to tell if the marriage is genuine.

*Edit: I just saw your husband is deployed out of the US, but maybe you still can bring some proof that you lived together before he had to leave.

My husband is stationed in Italy, and I'm from the Philippines. i went to the us on a tourist visa, and the wedding proposal was a surprise. My husband just came home for 2 weeks to see me, so thats the only time we spent together as he had to go back to italy for his job. We stayed in his parents' house, we dont have our own house yet. We got married just this January thats why i cant present any lease of house. plus the utility bills, since we dont have our own house yet, no utility bills. I dont have driver's license yet since for me to be able to apply for one, i need to have SSN which i am still waiting along with my EAD. but maybe i'll get an affidavit saying that we lived together for 2 weeks.

I think take it all and it will be enough. Good luck to you!!

Thank you! whens your interview?

[CaMhae 7]

really u need EAD to apply SSN??I applied in arizona.as soon as got my marriage certificate we went to SSN office to apply SSN card.I only showed to them my marriage certificate,passport with US visa in it and my goverment ID...I told the old woman that I wanna use my husband last name and thats it..but it takes 1 month and 4 days before I got my SSN card in the mail =)

have u tried going at the SSN office to get one??just bring his 2009 tax return just in case(";the rest in good evidence too..

My husband is stationed in Italy, and I'm from the Philippines. i went to the us on a tourist visa, and the wedding proposal was a surprise. My husband just came home for 2 weeks to see me, so thats the only time we spent together as he had to go back to italy for his job. We stayed in his parents' house, we dont have our own house yet. We got married just this January thats why i cant present any lease of house. plus the utility bills, since we dont have our own house yet, no utility bills. I dont have driver's license yet since for me to be able to apply for one, i need to have SSN which i am still waiting along with my EAD. but maybe i'll get an affidavit saying that we lived together for 2 weeks.

Thank you! whens your interview?

[LMFAO 1]

really u need EAD to apply SSN??I applied in arizona.as soon as got my marriage certificate we went to SSN office to apply SSN card.I only showed to them my marriage certificate,passport with US visa in it and my goverment ID...I told the old woman that I wanna use my husband last name and thats it..but it takes 1 month and 4 days before I got my SSN card in the mail =)

have u tried going at the SSN office to get one??just bring his 2009 tax return just in case(";the rest in good evidence too..

hello! well i called SSA and they said that i should wait for my ead, before i can apply for SSN. Plus they asked me for proof of residence, eh i'm not a permanent resident yet so they said to wait for ead instead

hello! well i called SSA and they said that i should wait for my ead, before i can apply for SSN. Plus they asked me for proof of residence, eh i'm not a permanent resident yet so they said to wait for ead instead

plus its unless getting SSN without my EAD, coz i cant use ssn without EAD lol

[CaMhae 7]

so how did u get a bank account if u dont have SSN??cuz u wrote here that u have joint acccount in USAA??hmmm kinda weird...oh well maybe its diffrent in every states eh???

hello! well i called SSA and they said that i should wait for my ead, before i can apply for SSN. Plus they asked me for proof of residence, eh i'm not a permanent resident yet so they said to wait for ead instead

plus its unless getting SSN without my EAD, coz i cant use ssn without EAD lol

[Nwanyioma 11]

You actually dont need to have your ead to apply for you ssn#. I guess different ssa offices has different rules. You can actually wait 10 days to be on the SAVE system and then you can apply for a ssn number. I hope that was helpful. Good luck.

Nwanyioma

[trillium13 84]

Are you still living with his parents?

[JimVaPhuong 4,863]

You actually dont need to have your ead to apply for you ssn#. I guess different ssa offices has different rules. You can actually wait 10 days to be on the SAVE system and then you can apply for a ssn number. I hope that was helpful. Good luck.

Nwanyioma

This is only possible if you came on a K1 visa. I think the OP got married in the US on a tourist visa.

Being able to get an SSN with a K1 is due to a legacy quirk in the Social Security rules. There was a time when some states required an SSN to get a marriage license, and a K1 has to get married within 90 days of entering the US, so the Social Security Administration was issuing SSN's to K1's, but marking the cards "Not valid for employment". A Supreme Court ruling has since banned states from requiring an SSN before issuing a marriage license, but the Social Security Administration is still issuing SSN's to K1's. I expect they'll eventually catch up with the changes in the law, and stop issuing SSN's to K1's.

[LMFAO 1]

You actually dont need to have your ead to apply for you ssn#. I guess different ssa offices has different rules. You can actually wait 10 days to be on the SAVE system and then you can apply for a ssn number. I hope that was helpful. Good luck.

Nwanyioma

I know I can apply for SSN, but when i called SSA the lady told me to wait for my ead. Plus she asked me for proof of residence, one of requirements to apply for ssn. I'll call again SSA and USCIS so i can ask about it.

Are you still living with his parents?

Yes, I'm still living with his parents. If ever i get approved, i'll go to italy in October, because he is stationed there, but right now he is deployed in Afghanistan until last week of september. Whyd you ask?