Proof to remove conditions from Green Card

[mlane1979 0]

Hello Everyone, Thanks in advance for reading my post. I've used this site when filling out my paperwork, and hope someone might be able to give me some advise.

My husband and I submitted the paperwork to remove the conditions on my green card. I received a letter stating to submit more proof. I'm so nervous, but this is the thing, our marriage is bona fide. We married because of love and because we wanted to spend the rest of our lives together.

This is my problem. I don't have much proof. We do not have children yet, my husband was already settled in the US (he's the US Citizen) so the mortgage is in his name, the cable, the water, the electric, gas, everything. We never thought to change it because it was never broken. We don't have a joint account because we like having our own accounts.

The proof I sent in on the first round was:

1. 2010 and 2011 tax returns (they said that the returns were incomplete)

2. two car loans with both of our names on it

3. Health coverage with both of our names on it.

This is the proof I have. I don't know what else to send but this is everything that has both of our names on it. Does anyone have suggestions on what else I might be able to send?

I want to make an appointment at the USCIS office to see what else I can send to them, but i'm quite emotional right now because I'm frustrated and i'm afraid their going to think i'm crazy. This whole process is so upsetting. It's like you have to prove to someone your not lying when you know your not lying.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[Pitaya 2,577]

~~Moved from Family-based AOS to ROC General Discussion forum~~

~inquiry is ROC-specific, inquirer is past AOS~

[Merrytooth 5,748]

BONAFIDE EVIDENCE Example list for ROC

1. Evidence of Joint Ownership of Assets and Shared Financial Responsibility

• Joint Federal / State Tax transcripts for 2 years
  
• Joint bank account statements, spanning over 2 years
  
• Proof of joint credit card use, spanning over 2 years
  
• Mortgage loan contract or lease contract with both partners’ names in it
  
• Power of Attorney
  
• Wills
  
• Utility / Cable TV / Cell phone / Pets visit / Membership / Joint purchase bills
  
• Life insurance policy showing spouse as beneficiary
  
• Health insurance / Dental / Medical Bills
  
• Car insurance
  
• 401(K) account information showing spouse as beneficiary
  

2. Photographic Evidence

• Photos of you two together
  
• Photos of you two with family (such as wedding, parties, kids’ graduation, etc.)
  
• Photos of you two in various locations and times
  

3. Other Evidence in Support of Bona Fide Marriage

• Birth certificates of any children born to you together
  
• Sworn affidavits of friends and/or family
  
• Letters/cards from friends and/or family
  
• Vacation / honeymoon photos / Boarding Passes showing both of you travelling together
  
• Hotel receipts with both your names
  
• Other Misc receipts with both partners’ names in shipping/billing address
  
• Joint Fishing or Hunting license
  
• List spouse as each other emergency contact from employers
  

Since your tax returns were incomplete, I recommend that you order online the tax transcripts from IRS instead:

https://sa2.www4.irs.gov/irfof-tra/start.do

Also, include letter to explain your current living arrangement about why no joint mortgage, joint account.

Hope it will work out well for you.

Edited August 17, 2013 by Merrytooth

[canuckbos 10]

I agree with all the above.....very important advice.

Good luck and don't be nervous, it will all work out if you do what is required.

[BigDaddy28 228]

You can call (water, electricity, cable, phone companies...) and ask them to add your name under his name for example ATTN your name. Send car titles if both names are on it, registration, car insurance, life insurance, photos... Good luck

[Em Z 3]

I wouldn't ask companies to add you now.. that looks fishy.

What about affidavits from people, as well? That wont hurt.

Like pps said... photos...

Just relax!

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

If they are not satisfied with this then they will ask you for an interview, which isn't a big deal.

But, everyone reading this forum should know that co-mingling is a big deal for USCIS. And I might add, that if, god forbid, something happened to one of you and your account had no money but the spouse's account did, what would you do? It's fine if you want to do what you want, but I truly think having access to the other person's money is really important for emergencies.

Also, you should be protecting yourself on the house. You should get on the deed as a co-owner and occupant. Not for USCIS, but for you.

I believe in love and marriage, and both mine and my husband's parents are still married. But, that being said, it was important for me to get my husband his own stuff, utilities in his name, lease in his name, so that if something happened he'd be protected and able to be integrated into the system and survive on his own, with a credit history and a past history of paying bills on time. I do that because I love him.

Edited August 18, 2013 by Harpa Timsah

[TBoneTX 44,899]

Nothing personal toward anyone... it mystifies me why (and how!) so few couples seem to have wills, medical powers of attorney, etc. prepared right after they marry. These documents are among the best proof for USCIS and are crucially important from a personal standpoint.

[mlane1979 0]

Thanks everyone for all your help. Everything is still in my husband's name because it was all set up like that before I came. I think I am going to send them a copy of his mortgage statements to show that he had the mortgage before I came along. Also, i'm not sure how it is for others, but establishing credit here has been hard. I was so use to having a credit card with a high limit, and then when I moved here I had to put a security deposit on a credit card for a $500 limit! I was here for over a year, and we wanted to start building my credit, so when we went looking for a car, the dealership said that having no credit was worse than having been a person who lost a million dollar house go into foreclosure because then that person would at least have a credit history.

I'm not going to put my name on any of the bills that they are not on already just so I can have proof. The way my husband and I live our lives, pay our bills has been going well. I'll send them some more proof and give them explanations to reasons why I don't have some of the proof. To me, if I wanted to fraud the government, I could get my name put on all of these bills without living with my husband.

If we have to do an interview, that would be fine because then they would realize that our relationship isn't fake.

Thanks for everyone's assistance.