Request for 'more' evidence that we don't have. Help!

[armadillofeet 4]

My wife immigrated from the UK three years ago. We were married shortly after she arrived.
As part of making her green card permanent she sent a copy of our marriage cert, a copy of our joint bank acct., and a copy of our phone bill with both our names on it, and five affidavits. This was in Feb 2013.

Today she received a request for more evidence of documents with both our names on it from the date of marriage to the present day, but what they're asking for we don't have. The mortgage is in my name as are all the utility bills. Life insurance, which I don't have. Credit cards, but we each have individual cards. Same thing with car insurance.

You get the idea. What can we do? I have to believe that we're not the first ones to be facing this kind of situation.

Thanks for your help.

[Bugs 455]

My wife immigrated from the UK three years ago. We were married shortly after she arrived.

As part of making her green card permanent she sent a copy of our marriage cert, a copy of our joint bank acct., and a copy of our phone bill with both our names on it, and five affidavits. This was in Feb 2013.

Today she received a request for more evidence of documents with both our names on it from the date of marriage to the present day, but what they're asking for we don't have. The mortgage is in my name as are all the utility bills. Life insurance, which I don't have. Credit cards, but we each have individual cards. Same thing with car insurance.

You get the idea. What can we do? I have to believe that we're not the first ones to be facing this kind of situation.

Thanks for your help.

Get all those things in both of your names for starters.

[Darnell 8,479]

Monthly bank statements. you did say it was a joint account, right ?

joint tax return transcripts from the IRS.

MONTHLY phone bill statements, since both of yer names are on it.

[Janelle2002 3,865]

It should not be hard to add onto the light bill. Also, the person does not have to be on your car insurance as a driver for them to be listed onto your insurance statement. My husband is on my car insurance but he is not a driver.

[Bugs 455]

It should not be hard to add onto the light bill. Also, the person does not have to be on your car insurance as a driver for them to be listed onto your insurance statement. My husband is on my car insurance but he is not a driver.

What is he on as? A billee?

[armadillofeet 4]

The thing is they're asking for documents "from the date of marriage to the present day" That's what's making this difficult.

[Bugs 455]

The thing is they're asking for documents "from the date of marriage to the present day" That's what's making this difficult.

LIke Darnell said, print out every monthly statement from the past two years on things that ARE in both your names that you stated - bank statements and phone bills. Did you file taxes? Use both years tax transcripts, as either you filed jointly or filed married but separately.

Like I said, even though they are not all in your name for the past two years, still get all those other things in both of your names and send the document showing you've done this - mortgage, other bills, credit cards, etc.

Should be good with all that. Maybe many pictures too of your adventures together the past two years.

[Merrytooth 5,748]

You are filing for ROC, right?

Examples:

- Copies of state and federal tax statements, transcripts and returns (all joint returns)

- Joint Account Bank statements from date of marriage to today (not every single one, but several showing joint accounts and activity throughout that period).

- Travel itineraries, boarding passes showing travel together

- Joint Fishing/Hunting licenses

- Joint Costco, Sam Club membership

- Any billing statement listing both of your names

- Holiday cards addressing to both of you

- 401k beneficiary informations

- Verification from your employers of the beneficiary designations

[Darnell 8,479]

ya, i say monthly stuff.

one statement per month, from the day she was listed jointly, till yesterday.

you've 2 things, you've mentioned -

bank and phone bill.

then add in the irs tax return transcripts since marriage date..

[Janelle2002 3,865]

What is he on as? A billee?

Yes. They ask questions like, are you married, what's your spouse name, and then you let the insurance know if you want your spouse to be a driver on the policy or not. Even if they are not a driver on the policy, the name should still appear on the bill.

With AllState it does.

[Bugs 455]

Yes. They ask questions like, are you married, what's your spouse name, and then you let the insurance know if you want your spouse to be a driver on the policy or not. Even if they are not a driver on the policy, the name should still appear on the bill.

With AllState it does.

Good to know, thanks.

[KayDeeCee 4,900]

~ Moved from AOS Family Based to Removing Conditions ~

[Fight for Love 98]

just add her now. NO BIG DEAL!!! i did the same before my husband AOS. they didn't even check when did i add my husband or either question me. goodluck!!!

[TBoneTX 47,495]

Did you two make Wills or Medical Powers of Attorney shortly after you married? If so, these would hold some influence.

[KayDeeCee 4,900]

just add her now. NO BIG DEAL!!! i did the same before my husband AOS. they didn't even check when did i add my husband or either question me. goodluck!!!

This is not for AOS. It is for ROC. With AOS they tend to understand the marriage is new and fresh and you will not have a lot of evidence yet, or it will be fairly recent. For ROC they want to see evidence of co-mingling and shared residence for the entire length of the marriage. This is also for an RFE. You cannot just add them after the fact now and expect that is all it will take. They are looking for evidence that the marriage has been a real one. They asked them for evidence that spans their entire marriage, not to fabricate new evidence now that they got an RFE.