Gathering documents for i130 petition

[Mr Genuis 91]

hello everyone, i intend to file in November 2018. i have provided most of the documents but have difficulty in two basic documents. your advice would help:

 

I am currently working as an English teacher here in South Koea. in the case of jint bank account, koreans  do not have that law, meaning they do not accept a joint banck account for couples. so i fine it difficult to eplace that document

secondly, my house is provided to me by the school where i teach. i dont have any document to show as a house leas since the school has as contracts with the landlored on housing for all its teachers. how can i replace the document 'house leasing in this situation' to prove i live together with my partner?

 

[Jorge V 195]

7 hours ago, perks said:

hello everyone, i intend to file in November 2018. i have provided most of the documents but have difficulty in two basic documents. your advice would help:

 

I am currently working as an English teacher here in South Koea. in the case of jint bank account, koreans  do not have that law, meaning they do not accept a joint banck account for couples. so i fine it difficult to eplace that document

secondly, my house is provided to me by the school where i teach. i dont have any document to show as a house leas since the school has as contracts with the landlored on housing for all its teachers. how can i replace the document 'house leasing in this situation' to prove i live together with my partner?

 

Neither document is required so no need to worry there. I'm assuming you would want to use a joint bank account for evidence of the relationship. There are many other things you can use instead. Use the search on here to find evidence others have used. 

 

I'm assuming you want the lease for evidence of residency. Do you have anything else you can use? If you a valid work or residency permit that alone should be enough. 

[Mr Genuis 91]

2 hours ago, Jorge V said:

Neither document is required so no need to worry there. I'm assuming you would want to use a joint bank account for evidence of the relationship. There are many other things you can use instead. Use the search on here to find evidence others have used. 

 

I'm assuming you want the lease for evidence of residency. Do you have anything else you can use? If you a valid work or residency permit that alone should be enough. 

thanks very much

[lierre 224]

When I applied through DCF in Japan, I only needed to show I’m allowed to reside there with the stamp in my passport. I wasn’t on the lease that my husband signed for the apartment we lived in. Something similar should help you.

 

Also, we had a joint bank account then. But other proof of jointly living together includes tax forms, car registrations in your names, your marriage certificate, etc. I also provided pictures from our travels together and our wedding, including some pics we have with our families.

[Mr Genuis 91]

On 10/19/2018 at 11:24 PM, ivyyy said:

When I applied through DCF in Japan, I only needed to show I’m allowed to reside there with the stamp in my passport. I wasn’t on the lease that my husband signed for the apartment we lived in. Something similar should help you.

 

Also, we had a joint bank account then. But other proof of jointly living together includes tax forms, car registrations in your names, your marriage certificate, etc. I also provided pictures from our travels together and our wedding, including some pics we have with our families.

okay thanks. in our case, we are in a country that does not allow joint account. And we don't have a car yet.  i also have a question to add.... when you went to deposit you package did you book for appointment?

[quibily 2]

Hey!  I'm an English teacher in China, and I asked the school I teach for for a form to prove my residency and they got the form from the local police and stamped it with the school seal.  Maybe you can ask your school for something similar?  Or maybe even a letter stamped and signed by a school official stating your situation.

[Mr Genuis 91]

On 10/23/2018 at 1:48 PM, quibily said:

Hey!  I'm an English teacher in China, and I asked the school I teach for for a form to prove my residency and they got the form from the local police and stamped it with the school seal.  Maybe you can ask your school for something similar?  Or maybe even a letter stamped and signed by a school official stating your situation.

thank you

[OliverBa 61]

On 10/14/2018 at 10:22 AM, perks said:

hello everyone, i intend to file in November 2018. i have provided most of the documents but have difficulty in two basic documents. your advice would help:

 

I am currently working as an English teacher here in South Koea. in the case of jint bank account, koreans  do not have that law, meaning they do not accept a joint banck account for couples. so i fine it difficult to eplace that document

secondly, my house is provided to me by the school where i teach. i dont have any document to show as a house leas since the school has as contracts with the landlored on housing for all its teachers. how can i replace the document 'house leasing in this situation' to prove i live together with my partner?

 

I just applied two days ago in through China DCF, I had the same problem. What I did was purchased some land bank in america and had the seller put the deed in both my name and my husband's name, show joint ownership of property. That was the only evidence I could come up with, and they accepted my petition so I think that the land deed satisfied the requirement. I saw you asked another poster about an appointment, to my understand an appointment is required in order to submit the I-130, but appointments seem to be scarce. I bought the land in the middle of august and knew it would take a month or more to complete and get over to me, so in mid september I went to the infopass website, they showed only one appointment available on Oct 12th, I booked it, then two days later, I went back on the infopass website and booked another appointment for Oct 22nd, just in case I needed another 10 days to get everything together, and I'm glad I did, because I didn't get the land deed until October 16th, and when I went online to check if there were other appointments available after the 22nd, they showed no available appointments, not sure why. I just checked South Korea and I see available appointments for Nov 5th, 6th, 9th, 13th, and 16th. https://my.uscis.gov/en/appointment/dates

[OliverBa 61]

"Please Note: Certain pieces of evidence may more strongly support a finding of residency than others. For petitions filed at this field office, you must submit one or more of the following:

• Passport entry stamp(s) and visa reflecting that you are residing in South Korea and not just visiting South Korea
• Residency permit or card
• Work authorization document
• Military or government orders assigning you to reside in South Korea "

Thats from the USCIS Seoul Field Office website. In China we have 1-year residence permits, if we work here, in our passports and also a work permit card. If you have something similar those should be enough to prove your residency.

[Mr Genuis 91]

9 hours ago, OliverBa said:

I just applied two days ago in through China DCF, I had the same problem. What I did was purchased some land bank in america and had the seller put the deed in both my name and my husband's name, show joint ownership of property. That was the only evidence I could come up with, and they accepted my petition so I think that the land deed satisfied the requirement. I saw you asked another poster about an appointment, to my understand an appointment is required in order to submit the I-130, but appointments seem to be scarce. I bought the land in the middle of august and knew it would take a month or more to complete and get over to me, so in mid september I went to the infopass website, they showed only one appointment available on Oct 12th, I booked it, then two days later, I went back on the infopass website and booked another appointment for Oct 22nd, just in case I needed another 10 days to get everything together, and I'm glad I did, because I didn't get the land deed until October 16th, and when I went online to check if there were other appointments available after the 22nd, they showed no available appointments, not sure why. I just checked South Korea and I see available appointments for Nov 5th, 6th, 9th, 13th, and 16th. https://my.uscis.gov/en/appointment/dates

Thank you very much. this information was helpful. 

[Mr Genuis 91]

22 hours ago, OliverBa said:

"Please Note: Certain pieces of evidence may more strongly support a finding of residency than others. For petitions filed at this field office, you must submit one or more of the following:

• Passport entry stamp(s) and visa reflecting that you are residing in South Korea and not just visiting South Korea
• Residency permit or card
• Work authorization document
• Military or government orders assigning you to reside in South Korea "

Thats from the USCIS Seoul Field Office website. In China we have 1-year residence permits, if we work here, in our passports and also a work permit card. If you have something similar those should be enough to prove your residency.

thank you very much