What do you think about my cover letter?

[Strider_Ranger 0]

Hi VJ Community,

 

I am posting my cover letter that I am planning to send out soon with my I-751. I hope that some of you will find it useful and I am also happy to receive any suggestions! I'm in particular interested in your input for the following documents:

 

• Exhibit 4, Letter to the IRS and printout from IRS website: Is this tax information necessary for them at all? In addition, our original signed letter does not have a date on it, we just filled out the paper our accountant asked us to 2 years ago.
• Exhibit 9, Life Insurance: It's a signed enrollment form, at the start of the policy. There is no recent document for them. Could that be a problem?
• Exhibit 12, Housing information: Do these documents explain our situation well enough to not to get an RFE for not having for example utility/rent bills?

 

Thank you!

 

 

 

Letter to be sent:

 

 

[MM-DD-YYYY]

 

United States Department of Homeland Security

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

[Address]

 

Joint Petition to Remove Conditions of Permanent Residence Status

 

U.S. Citizen Spouse:

[Name of USC]

DOB: MM/DD/YYYY

SSN: 123-45-6789

 

Conditional Resident Spouse:

[Name of LPR]

DOB: MM/DD/YYYY

SSN: 987-65-4321

 

Dear USCIS examiner:

 

[Brief letter explaining our last few years]

 

Please note that many of these documents are double sided, including photocopies of IDs. Some documents include USC’s middle name, while other’s not.

 

Sincerely,

USC and LPR

[Address]

[Phone]

 

 

 

Table of Contents

 

·       Exhibit 1: Form I-751

o   Original [Bank name] Personal Check, in the amount of $680.00 for payment of the I-751 Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence + Biometric fee

o   Copy of USCIS Form I-551: Permanent Resident Card (front and back)

o   Original Form I-751 filled and signed by LPR and USC

 

·       Exhibit 2: Marriage Certificate

o   Copy of Certificate of Marriage issued in [City, State].

o   Copy of Extract from the Register of Marriages issued in LPR’s home country showing that our marriage is registered in LPR’s home country

 

·       Exhibit 3: Driver’s Licenses

o   Copies of Massachusetts Driver’s License for LPR and USC showing current joint residence at [Address]

o   Copies of Massachusetts Driver’s License for LPR and USC showing previous joint residence at [Address]

 

·       Exhibit 4: Internal Revenue Service Transcripts: Married Filing Joint

o   Copy of Tax Return Transcript for tax year 2016

o   Copy of Account Transcript for tax year 2016

o   Copy of Tax Return Transcript for tax year 2015

o   Copy of Account Transcript for tax year 2015

o   Letter signed by LPR and USC to treat LPR as US Resident instead of nonresident alien for tax purposes to able to file married jointly.

§  Nonresident Spouse Treated as a Resident: Printout from the Internal Revenue Service website explaining this election 

·       Exhibit 5: Joint checking accounts: [Bank name] (account number: 0000000000) and [Bank name] (account number: 9999999999)

o   Copies of checks from joint savings account at [Bank name] and [Bank name] showing current [Address] and previous [Address] residence

§  Copies of each monthly bank account statements for account at [Bank name]. Starting with the statement for the latest billing cycle (MM-DD-YYYY – MM-DD-YYYY) going back to the first billing cycle after our marriage (MM-DD-YYYY – MM-DD-YYYY).

§  Copies of each monthly bank account statement for account at Bank name]. Starting with the statement for the latest billing cycle (MM-DD-YYYY – MM-DD-YYYY) going back to the first billing cycle after our marriage (MM-DD-YYYY – MM-DD-YYYY).

 

·       Exhibit 6: Joint credit card accounts at [Bank name], account numbers:1111 1111 1111 1111 and 2222 2222 2222 2222

o   Copies of Credit Cards showing our names for the same joint credit account number: 1111 1111 1111 1111

§  Copies of letters addressed to LPR and USC showing that USC was added to LPRs credit card account (account number ending: 1111).

§  Copies of each monthly account statement for joint credit account number ending: 1111. Starting with the statement for the latest billing cycle (MM-DD-YYYY – MM-DD-YYYY) going back to when USC was added to the account (MM-DD-YYYY – MM-DD-YYYY).

o   Copies of Credit Cards showing our names for the same joint credit account number: 2222 2222 2222 2222

§  Copies of letters addressed to LPR and USC showing that they successfully applied for credit at [Bank name] and that LPR is a co-applicant for the joint credit card account ending in 2222.

§  Copies of each monthly account statement for joint credit account number ending: 2222. Starting with the statement for the latest billing cycle (MM-DD-YYYY – MM-DD-YYYY) going back to the start of the account (MM-DD-YYYY – MM-DD-YYYY).

 

·       Exhibit 7: Joint ownership of our [Car type] car (Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): ABCDEF1234567890)

o   Copy of Title showing joint ownership for our car.

o   Copy of Registration for our car showing joint ownership.

o   Copy of Purchase Contract listing LPR as purchaser and USC as co-purchaser for our car.

o   Copy of Application Form showing joint ownership for our car.

o   Copy of Insurance Card for our car listing LPR and USC jointly as insured.

o   Copy of Auto Coverage addressed to LPR and USC jointly insured on our car for [Address] (current) residence for coverage period MM-DD-YYYY – MM-DD-YYYY.

o   Copy of Auto Coverage addressed to LPR and USC jointly insured on our car for [Address] (previous) residence for coverage period MM-DD-YYYY – MM-DD-YYYY.

o   Copy of Auto Coverage addressed to LPR and USC jointly insured on our car for [Address]  (previous) residence for coverage period MM-DD-YYYY – MM-DD-YYYY.

o   Copies of each Insurance Premium Statements for our car from latest billing cycle (Issue date: MM-DD-YYYY) to start of insurance (Issue date: MM-DD-YYYY). Please note that these statements are not issued on a monthly basis.

 

·       Exhibit 8: Joint Healthcare and Dental plans

o   Copy of joint [Health Insurer name] Insurance cards showing same Group number (1234567890) and ID number (9876543210).

§  Evidence of coverage letter for LPR

§  Evidence of coverage letter for USC

o   Copy of joint [Dental Insurer name] cards

§  Letter from [Dental Insurer name] showing LPR and USC on the same plan

§  Printout from the [Dental Insurer name]’s website showing LPR as subscriber and USC as spouse

 

·       Exhibit 9: Retirement Plans and Life Insurance plan listing each others as primary beneficiary

o   [401k Company]: Retirement investments of LPR

§  Copy of Confirmation of beneficiary designations for [401k Company] account numbers 1234567 and 7654321 listing USC as primary beneficiary

o   [401k Company]: Annuity savings account of USC

§  Printout from [401k Company] website showing LPR as sole beneficiary

§  Copy of 2016 Statement of Annuity Savings Account listing LPR as sole beneficiary

o   [Life Insurance Company] of LPR

§  Copy of Enrollment form listing USC as sole beneficiary

 

·       Exhibit 10: Last Wills and Power of Attorney documents listing each others as primary beneficiary/agent

o   Copy of Last Will of USC listing LPR as primary beneficiary

o   Copy of Last Will of LPR listing USC as primary beneficiary

o   Copy of Power of Attorney of USC listing LPR as her agent

o   Copy of Power of Attorney of LPR listing USC as his agent

o   Health Care Proxy of USC listing LPR as her Health Care Agent

o   Health Care Proxy of USC listing LPR as his Health Care Agent

 

·       Exhibit 11: Joint Travel Receipts

o   Travel from [City] to [City] and back: MM-DD-YYYY – MM-DD-YYYY

§  Copies of [Airline company] Travel and Billing Information. These tickets have been booked separately to get better price quote, but LPR and USC’s seats are next to each other. Please note that this travel is for a future travel date in order to attend a friend’s wedding.

·       USC reservation confirmation number: ABC123

·       LPR reservation confirmation number: DEF456

o   Travel from [City] to [City] and back: MM-DD-YYYY – MM-DD-YYYY

§  Copy of [Airline company] Booking Details listing both of LPR and USC on the same reservation – booking reference: GHI789

§  Boarding passes

o   Travel from [City] to [City] and back: MM-DD-YYYY – MM-DD-YYYY

§  Copy of [Airline company] Booking Confirmation listing both of LPR and USC on the same reservation – booking reference: JKL123

§  Copy of each boarding pass

o   Travel from [City] to [City] and back: MM-DD-YYYY – MM-DD-YYYY

§  Copy of [Airline company]  Booking Confirmation listing both of LPR and USC on the same reservation – booking reference: MNO456

§  Copy of each boarding pass

o   Travel from [City] to [City]: MM-DD-YYYY

§  Copy of [Airline company]  Invoice and Confirmation listing both of LPR and USC on the same reservation – booking reference: PQR789. Please note that these documents list dates in DD-MM-YYY format

§  Copy of each boarding pass

 

·       Exhibit 12: Housing information

o   Our current residence (in [City]) is an apartment provided by LPR’s employer. The rent is subtracted from LPR’s monthly paycheck. Attached are the two paychecks that show LPR’s employer is charging us for the apartment after moving here. The rent includes utilities so we do not have any utility bills.

§  LPR’s December, 2017 Paycheck from [Employer]

§  LPR’s November, 2017 Paycheck from [Employer]

o   Our previous residence (in [City]) was at the parents of USC. [Name of father] and [Name of mother], USC’s parents, paid the utilities and accordingly we did not have any utility bills.

§  A letter written by [Name of father] on MM-DD-YYYY to show we were allowed to stay with him after moving to the United States from [Country]

§  A letter signed by [Name of father] on MM-DD-YYYY stating the time period that we lived in his home.

 

·       Exhibit 13: Cards and letters written to both us at current ([City]) and previous ([City]) residence

o   Copy of invitation from [Friend’s name] and [Friend’s name] inviting both of us to their wedding.

o   Copies of [Institution] “Thank You” letters and [Fund] document listing us as donors under “[Name of category].”

o   Copies of envelopes addressed to both of us from friends and family.

 

·       Exhibit 14: Joint Membership at the [Name of Gym]

o   Copy of Good Standing Letter from [Manager of Gym]

 

·       Exhibit 15: Copies of photos of us together at various events with family and friends or just the two of us going back to our marriage

 

 

 

 

 

Edited December 22, 2017 by Strider_Ranger

[narakthisud 174]

20 hours ago, Strider_Ranger said:

• Exhibit 4, Letter to the IRS and printout from IRS website: Is this tax information necessary for them at all? In addition, our original signed letter does not have a date on it, we just filled out the paper our accountant asked us to 2 years ago.

I would imagine that tax transcripts are the most authoritative proof that shows you a) filed taxes, b) paid them, and c) filed jointly with your spouse.

 

20 hours ago, Strider_Ranger said:

• Exhibit 9, Life Insurance: It's a signed enrollment form, at the start of the policy. There is no recent document for them. Could that be a problem?

That may be good enough but have you tried contacting the life insurance company to obtain a certificate of insurance or some other letter on official letterhead to prove that the policy is in force?

 

20 hours ago, Strider_Ranger said:

• Exhibit 12, Housing information: Do these documents explain our situation well enough to not to get an RFE for not having for example utility/rent bills?

Hmm. This one might be tough. Similar to the advice I gave above, see if you can get the employer to write a letter on official letterhead to support your story that this arrangement is in effect.

[cyclone27 710]

Marriage certificate is not required. They already know you are married.