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Jughead   3

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (pnd) Country: Japan
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My fiancée and I are getting married in a couple weeks in Japan. Since we both live in separate countries we don't have any joint accounts or property together. So all the supporting evidence we have to submit for the I-130 are photos, phone/text/skype records, emails, and travel receipts from over the course of our relationship.

I was thinking I could maybe open an online savings account, like an ING account, in both our names. She lived in the US for a year and has a SSN so I should have no problems. Just want to know if an online savings account is OK or if it's better it's an account from a traditional bank. Or will I be OK with the evidence I currently have and don't need to open an account?

01/04/2013 - Married in Tokyo

USCIS
01/24/2013 - Mailed I-130
01/30/2013 - NOA1

03/14/2013 - Case transferred to Newark field office

05/16/2013 - NOA2

NVC

06/20/2013 - NVC received file

06/27/2013 - Case Number and IIN assigned

06/28/2013 - DS-3032 email sent

07/02/2013 - Received DS-3032 and I-864 bill

07/02/2013 - Submitted AOS bill payment

07/05/2013 - AOS bill status PAID

07/06/2013 - Mailed AOS package

07/08/2013 - AOS delivered

07/09/2013 - DS-3032 accepted

07/10/2013 - Received IV bill

07/11/2013 - Submitted IV bill payment

07/13/2013 - IV bill status PAID

07/16/2013 - Mailed IV package

07/17/2013 - IV package delivered

08/01/2013 - AOS approved

08/12/2013 - IV approved & Case Complete

Embassy & POE

08/21/2013 - Casefile confirmed at Tokyo Embassy

09/03/2013 - Interview - APPROVED!

09/16/2013 - Paid Immigrant Fee

10/06/2013 - POE via Toronto

01/07/2014 - Green card received

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Ryan H Grand Master

Ryan H   3,797

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (apr) Country: China
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A joint bank account is not a requirement. If you wish to go ahead and open one (even if it's online), go ahead and do so. Otherwise, the evidence you currently have is good.

Our journey:

Spoiler

September 2007: Met online via social networking site (MySpace); began exchanging messages.
March 26, 2009: We become a couple!
September 10, 2009: Arrived for first meeting in-person!
June 17, 2010: Arrived for second in-person meeting and start of travel together to other areas of China!
June 21, 2010: Engaged!!!
September 1, 2010: Switched course from K1 to CR-1
December 8, 2010: Wedding date set; it will be on February 18, 2011!
February 9, 2011: Depart for China
February 11, 2011: Registered for marriage in Wuhan, officially married!!!
February 18, 2011: Wedding ceremony in Shiyan!!!
April 22, 2011: Mailed I-130 to Chicago
April 28, 2011: Received NOA1 via text/email, file routed to CSC (priority date April 25th)
April 29, 2011: Updated
May 3, 2011: Received NOA1 hardcopy in mail
July 26, 2011: Received NOA2 via text/email!!!
July 30, 2011: Received NOA2 hardcopy in mail
August 8, 2011: NVC received file
September 1, 2011: NVC case number assigned
September 2, 2011: AOS invoice received, OPTIN email for EP sent
September 7, 2011: Paid AOS bill (payment portal showed PAID on September 9, 2011)
September 8, 2011: OPTIN email accepted, GZO number assigned
September 10, 2011: Emailed AOS package
September 12, 2011: IV bill invoiced
September 13, 2011: Paid IV bill (payment portal showed PAID on September 14, 2011)
September 14, 2011: Emailed IV package
October 3, 2011: Emailed checklist response (checklist generated due to typo on Form DS-230)
October 6, 2011: Case complete at NVC
November 10, 2011: Interview - APPROVED!!!
December 7, 2011: POE - Sea-Tac Airport

September 17, 2013: Mailed I-751 to CSC

September 23, 2013: Received NOA1 in mail (receipt date September 19th)

October 16, 2013: Biometrics Appointment

January 28, 2014: Production of new Green Card ordered

February 3, 2014: New Green Card received; done with USCIS until fall of 2023*

December 18, 2023:  Filed I-90 to renew Green Card

December 21, 2023:  Production of new Green Card ordered - will be seeing USCIS again every 10 years for renewal

 

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himher Experienced

himher   634

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa (DCF) Country: Indonesia
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To make you feel better we did not find it necessary to submit "evidence of relationship" for our I130(s).

Our first I130:

Petition

G325A His/Hers

Passport/BC page (hers)

Passport/BC page (his)

Divorce decree (his, prior marriage)

Marriage book (whatever is the equivalent official document of marriage filed / recorded wherever you got married)

Passport-style photos

Everything translated into English of course.

There was no way to open a joint account with my wife. Requires SS#, she didnt have one, never stepped foot in the US, and this would I believe be a typical case.

Our second I130:

Petition

G325A His/Hers

Passport/BC page (hers)

Passport/BC page (his)

Divorce decree (his, prior marriage)

Marriage book

Passport-style photos

Same package, exactly, with changes in the G325A's only because we lived in the US for a year then lived in Saudi for 3 years before filing a second time.

Summary: You will have more than enough evidence. LOL

My fiancée and I are getting married in a couple weeks in Japan. Since we both live in separate countries we don't have any joint accounts or property together. So all the supporting evidence we have to submit for the I-130 are photos, phone/text/skype records, emails, and travel receipts from over the course of our relationship.

I was thinking I could maybe open an online savings account, like an ING account, in both our names. She lived in the US for a year and has a SSN so I should have no problems. Just want to know if an online savings account is OK or if it's better it's an account from a traditional bank. Or will I be OK with the evidence I currently have and don't need to open an account?

 

i don't get it.

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bigdog   376

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Filed: Lift. Cond. (apr) Country: China
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If you have a joint account it is not the amount of money it just shows a continued mingling of your lives. Their is plenty of other proof you can offer, see threads on how others have accomplished this.

In Arizona its hot hot hot.

http://www.uscis.gov/dateCalculator.html

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