Proof of life together...

[sarahsmiles 0]

Hello everyone...my husband and I are preparing to apply for AOS and are trying to get what we will need for the interview sorted out. This is the problem....we are living in the duplex where I lived prior to our marriage. When it changed ownership a few years ago, the new landlord never drew up a lease; we just have a verbal agreement. I am certain that if I tell him that I need to have a lease with my husband on it, he will raise the rent and we will have to move. If I don't ask him , I don't have this proof of shared residence. What we will have for our interview: life insurance with each other as beneficiaries, joint bank account, him as authorized user on my credit cards, both of our names on cable/internet and power bills, joint auto and renter's insurance, along with tons of photos, receipts from wedding vendors, letters addressed to both of us, etc. We could not add him to my health plan as it cost too much. Will the lack of lease and joint health insurance be a problem? Thanks for all replies!

[john_and_marlene 162]

Hello everyone...my husband and I are preparing to apply for AOS and are trying to get what we will need for the interview sorted out. This is the problem....we are living in the duplex where I lived prior to our marriage. When it changed ownership a few years ago, the new landlord never drew up a lease; we just have a verbal agreement. I am certain that if I tell him that I need to have a lease with my husband on it, he will raise the rent and we will have to move. If I don't ask him , I don't have this proof of shared residence. What we will have for our interview: life insurance with each other as beneficiaries, joint bank account, him as authorized user on my credit cards, both of our names on cable/internet and power bills, joint auto and renter's insurance, along with tons of photos, receipts from wedding vendors, letters addressed to both of us, etc. We could not add him to my health plan as it cost too much. Will the lack of lease and joint health insurance be a problem? Thanks for all replies!

A bonafides of your life together do not have to include a joint lease. A joint lease is just one possible piece of evidence--not an absolute requirement. Marlene is not on the mortgage of our house and we didn't provide this type of evidence. Certainly there are many other pieces of evidence you can provide.

The list you have seems to be reasonable.

[Trompe le Monde 1,107]

We don't have a joint lease either -- it's in my name (landlord wouldn't put him on because he had no credit history) and it wasn't a problem at our interview.

The other evidence you have should be mroe than enough.

[frndly1 1]

My husband's name was not put on my mortage nor were we asked for mortage papers. I only had 1 bill that had his name on it and the cell phone bill that showed his cell phone number. You will be fine.

[sarahsmiles 0]

Thanks, everyone, I've been wringing my hands for weeks about what to do! I appreciate the replies.