Added to Accounts on Same Dates.

[Snag 57]

Slowly putting together our i-751 packet. We've managed to put me on some of our short term credit cards (so making them joint cards) to further our evidence. I feel like this is a noob question, but will this look a bit peculiar that all of a sudden I've been put on the accounts on the same date, and so close to our case being reopened? If it weren't for immigration, there wasn't really any need or desire to put me on the accounts, other than to maybe build credit, or something. Or, if I submit other evidence that proves that our marriage was entered in good faith (and we're still very happily married), will they just assume this is the natural order of things? Thanks in advance.

[TBoneTX 43,019]

It doesn't matter whether you combined before or are combining now, as long as you're combined. In the unlikely event that you're questioned, say, "After we discovered that we'd been casual in regard to this important financial task, we got serious and did a thorough job."

[Snag 57]

It doesn't matter whether you combined before or are combining now, as long as you're combined. In the unlikely event that you're questioned, say, "After we discovered that we'd been casual in regard to this important financial task, we got serious and did a thorough job."

Good deal. Thanks, TBone, for saving my neck again!

[TBoneTX 43,019]

We try to be good at save-necking!

[Stevephoto 224]

It doesn't matter whether you combined before or are combining now, as long as you're combined. In the unlikely event that you're questioned, say, "After we discovered that we'd been casual in regard to this important financial task, we got serious and did a thorough job."

That....was awesome!!!

[TBoneTX 43,019]

Aw, shucks.

[tuckin14 58]

USCIS does give less weight to actions just prior to the review date. But it's better than nothing.

Remember though that they are taking a holistic view of your relationship, not giving 5 points for this and 3 points for that.

The reason they look at financial co-mingling is to answer the question "Do these two people trust each other?" If you have other areas where each of you can reach the funds of the other, joint credit cards (or lack thereof) probably won't matter much.