No joint lease for 2 years, problem for filing I-751?

[Dongbei 22]

Hey VJers,

 

My wife and I are going to be living in housing provided by my employer. As such, we will not have a lease, but we should be able to get utilities put in our name for the time we live there. We are required to have a PO Box as mail can't be delivered to that address.

 

Will this be okay for evidence of a bona fide marriage for the I-751?

 

Things we will have: utilities in both of our names (probably), joint investment and bank account (will put her on my accounts), joint credit card (need to set this up once in the States), joint tax returns and most likely children (with birth certificates obviously) by the time of filing. Would all this outweigh the lack of a joint lease for about 2 years?

[Lil bear 3,840]

5 minutes ago, Dongbei said:

Hey VJers,

 

My wife and I are going to be living in housing provided by my employer. As such, we will not have a lease, but we should be able to get utilities put in our name for the time we live there. We are required to have a PO Box as mail can't be delivered to that address.

 

Will this be okay for evidence of a bona fide marriage for the I-751?

 

Things we will have: utilities in both of our names (probably), joint investment and bank account (will put her on my accounts), joint credit card (need to set this up once in the States), joint tax returns and most likely children (with birth certificates obviously) by the time of filing. Would all this outweigh the lack of a joint lease for about 2 years?

A lease document is just one possible out of many .. for lots of reasons. You can’t send what  you don’t have . Other items such as beneficiary of each other’s will, driver’s licence showing same address , health insurance , vehicle registration and insurance in joint names.. phone plans shared, ... the lack of a lease will be insignificant if you have solid strong documentation from other sources 

[Crazy Cat 39,375]

Agree with @Lil bear.  A joint lease is just one piece of a larger picture.  Don't worry about it.  Concentrate on what you CAN provide...good luck.

[USS_Voyager 1,971]

An idea is to ask the employer provide a simple letter stating that you both (Mr. and Mrs. so and so) are living in housing provided by the employer, .... blah blah blah

[controlla 104]

Explain in a letter to USCIS at time of filing, save employer document or contract stating that they are providing you housing, provide other evidences of bonafide marriage.

[Amadia 711]

OP,

Like others have mentioned....don't worry about not having your name on a lease and focus on what evidence you can provide to prove a bona fide marriage.  

[AstroCanada 206]

We also don't have a joint lease.  The Montreal consulate is very strict on domicile, so I had to the US before my spouse to establish resume, so his name is not on the lease.  We didn't want to change it because where we live, we have rent control, and don't want to sign a new lease that could cause our rent to increase.

 

We have the same address on our driver's licenses, as well as multiple utility bills.  We also had our affidavit writers mention staying with us in our shared apartment.  Hopefully that's enough to prove we're living together.