no residence's bill under my name and I received an RFE

[jenniemk 0]

6 months ago a file for I 751 and I just received a RFE.

so 6 months ago a send them everything they ask me other then I didn't have any evidence with my name on it for our residence : bills such as tel,elect,water,tv,internet....Those bills are all under his name.

Like I said I send the rest of the stuff perfectly. my name is on our bank account, loans, taxes, house propriety, blablabla...

So in the last week I have been making phone call to put all the residence bills under my name as well now. I'm waiting after this.

my question is: Do you think I should get a immigration attorney because I have not been putting those residence's bills under my name?

I'm not writing this to be judge, I know that I messed up, alright...

Did it happen to someone before? What did you do?

Should I just resend everything with the new residence bill update and I should be fine?

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

You have to prove that you have a bonafide marriage. There is not a set list of things you need to comply with, so I think your attitude about what's going on is a bit off (saying I sent in things "perfectly).

You need to show them that you have a bonafide marriage. Apparently what you sent them did not paint a satisfactory picture, but that's okay. You can send in new bills that you have, yes, but I would also send in any other evidence you can come up with. Start to think hard about anything that would prove a bonafide marriage that you did not send in already. ANy evidence that you manufacture now won't count for a lot though. So if they say send joint utilities and you make them joint after you get the letter, then they won't really count, because you are only doing it because you think it's required.

What evidence do you have spanning the two years of marriage?

[Inky 1,111]

6 months ago a file for I 751 and I just received a RFE.

so 6 months ago a send them everything they ask me other then I didn't have any evidence with my name on it for our residence : bills such as tel,elect,water,tv,internet....Those bills are all under his name.

Like I said I send the rest of the stuff perfectly. my name is on our bank account, loans, taxes, house propriety, blablabla...

So in the last week I have been making phone call to put all the residence bills under my name as well now. I'm waiting after this.

my question is: Do you think I should get a immigration attorney because I have not been putting those residence's bills under my name?

I'm not writing this to be judge, I know that I messed up, alright...

Did it happen to someone before? What did you do?

Should I just resend everything with the new residence bill update and I should be fine?

Unfortunately even if you add your name to the bills they often do NOT come with your name on them! My name is on all our bills and they only come in my husbands name. We called to find out why and they claim it is a " space issue on the envelopes and bills " So even if you put your names on the bills you may not have any arrive with your name on it.

If you have Verizon phone plan shared / family plan you can go down to Verizon and ask them to put your name on the bill beside your phone number, this is something we did to show that I have been on the plan since I moved to the USA. My name shows up on every family plan bill but not on the address part because they cannot do that for some reason.

[Pinkrlion 2,724]

You have to prove that you have a bonafide marriage. There is not a set list of things you need to comply with, so I think your attitude about what's going on is a bit off (saying I sent in things "perfectly).

You need to show them that you have a bonafide marriage. Apparently what you sent them did not paint a satisfactory picture, but that's okay. You can send in new bills that you have, yes, but I would also send in any other evidence you can come up with. Start to think hard about anything that would prove a bonafide marriage that you did not send in already. ANy evidence that you manufacture now won't count for a lot though. So if they say send joint utilities and you make them joint after you get the letter, then they won't really count, because you are only doing it because you think it's required.

What evidence do you have spanning the two years of marriage?

They are looking at the entire two years.

[jenniemk 0]

Putting my name on those bills is not issue, I made sure that it will be on the next bills when they put it in the mail...

I have proof that we share the same bank account since we got married, and I have proof that I'm the second owner on all our vehicles as well of our insurances.

I have proof that I'm on our property paperwork and that I have been working for his business since we got married ( my name is on our taxes forms)

I have proof that we are together with all the pictures that I have of us, family events and house project.

I have so many affidavits from family and friends proving that we are together. I even ask a letter from our sheriff in town.

This is what I have and will send. I send that to them 6 months ago but not as much of everything.

I'll send as well my new residence bills with a letter saying that I thought that being married, it should't matter which name is on the bill.

I don't know what do add more and if I should look for an attorney.

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

Do you have a joint mortgage/lease?

Did you send bank statements spanning the two years of marriage?

Have you taken any trips together?

Do you have joint health insurance? 401K anything like that? Life insurance?

Driver's licenses showing same address? (not great evidence, but something).

Any joint memberships to any club or business?

Do you use that bank account that is joint? Do you have any other non-joint bank accounts?

Any joint credit cards?

Edited April 18, 2013 by Harpa Timsah