I-751 Evidence question

[hendo25 11]

I will be filing my I-751 within the next week or so for my Thai wife.  I want to include a photocopy of her Florida ID card along with pictures of her credit cards for which she is an authorized user on my accounts. Should all the credit card numbers be whited out or covered? Not sure if USCIS needs to see the actual credit card numbers.

 

Also, if my wife's name is on a document (like mortgage) but is small and hard to see, how can I mark the location of her name without using a HIGH LIGHTER of some kind. Any advice for this would be very helpful.

 

Thanks in advance for any replies to these questions.

 

DH

 

 

[Crazy Cat 41,975]

If you block out the card numbers, what proves her card is the same account as your card?  I left the numbers......no problem.

Edited August 25, 2021 by Crazy Cat

[hendo25 11]

3 minutes ago, Crazy Cat said:

If you block out the card numbers, what proves her card is the same account as your card?  I left the numbers......no problem.

Actually, the numbers on her cards are not the same as mine, even though she is just an authorized user. But if you left the numbers I think I will as well. Did you photocopy both sides of her cards also?

 

Thanks!

DH

 

[Crazy Cat 41,975]

2 minutes ago, hendo25 said:

Actually, the numbers on her cards are not the same as mine, even though she is just an authorized user. But if you left the numbers I think I will as well. Did you photocopy both sides of her cards also?

 

Thanks!

DH

 

Our card number are the same, so I left them.  I think I copied only the front showing our names and the same numbers.

[Knicks 21]

i didnt provide photocopies of the card. I printed screenshots showing my wife as an authorized user. I made sure both our names were on the page. We had mountains of other evidence so maybe they didnt care. If it was an issue, it didnt hold up our process. She became a citizen last week. 

[Marieke H 2,512]

Instead of pictures of her credit cards, why don't you send credit card statements? I don't think just the cards will mean much; USCIS wants to see comingling of finances, so if you can show that you are both paying for household expenses that would be more interesting and meaningful.

 

I would not worry about her name being difficult to find in the documents; they are used to reading through these kind of documents and finding names and addresses.

[Crazy Cat 41,975]

Just now, Marieke H said:

Instead of pictures of her credit cards, why don't you send credit card statements? I don't think just the cards will mean much; USCIS wants to see comingling of finances, so if you can show that you are both paying for household expenses that would be more interesting and meaningful.

 

I would not worry about her name being difficult to find in the documents; they are used to reading through these kind of documents and finding names and addresses.

I sent statements as well as the card pictures.  If I had to choose one or the other, I would choose statements.

[hendo25 11]

52 minutes ago, Knicks said:

i didnt provide photocopies of the card. I printed screenshots showing my wife as an authorized user. I made sure both our names were on the page. We had mountains of other evidence so maybe they didnt care. If it was an issue, it didnt hold up our process. She became a citizen last week. 

Great idea!  I will do that as well...Thanks, again!

 

DH

 

[Lucky2Lucky 2,526]

If you are not sending an original document then why are you opposed to a highlighter? I think that’s more efficient then making someone read a legal document just to find your wife’s name. As far as the CC- just throwing it out there- you have already provided USCIS so much stuff over the years including SSN - I wouldn’t be concerned they are going to steal your CC info. But I agree with sending statements that have both of you listed as well as transactions that show the cards are actually used- not just “created” for this purpose. Good luck!

[mindthegap 2,590]

19 hours ago, Marieke H said:

I would not worry about her name being difficult to find in the documents; they are used to reading through these kind of documents and finding names and addresses.

Don't credit them with intelligence where it isn't warranted - a lot of them are completely inept.

I was told that the 50+ statements showing my spouse as an authorised user on the accounts were in my name only and therefore didn't show any co-mingling.... because they didn't look any further than page 1 of each statement. If they had they would have seen a clear section for each cardholders spend.

 

 

[Sagior 15]

20 hours ago, hendo25 said:

I will be filing my I-751 within the next week or so for my Thai wife.  I want to include a photocopy of her Florida ID card along with pictures of her credit cards for which she is an authorized user on my accounts. Should all the credit card numbers be whited out or covered? Not sure if USCIS needs to see the actual credit card numbers.

 

Also, if my wife's name is on a document (like mortgage) but is small and hard to see, how can I mark the location of her name without using a HIGH LIGHTER of some kind. Any advice for this would be very helpful.

 

Thanks in advance for any replies to these questions.

 

DH

 

 

You not supposed to use highlighter or cover anything on the documents you file, and you don't have to mail credit cards, random statements with both names will do it. Use a cover letter and list your documents with explanation, like: Mortgage statement with both names on it. You can also put an arrow point to your wife's name.

[Crazy Cat 41,975]

Some people use highlighters, but USCIS says do not.  I highlighted it below....😀

https://www.uscis.gov/forms/filing-guidance/form-filing-tips

[Carpe Vinum 2,327]

21 hours ago, Crazy Cat said:

If you block out the card numbers, what proves her card is the same account as your card?  I left the numbers......no problem.

All our cards have different numbers even though she is an authorized user on all my cards. I just printed out the CC account web page that shows she is an authorized user on my cards.

[Sagior 15]

7 hours ago, boris64 said:

All our cards have different numbers even though she is an authorized user on all my cards. I just printed out the CC account web page that shows she is an authorized user on my cards.

As fa I know the card of an authorized user have the same number with his/her name.

Cards alone will prove nothing. You have to file the card statements that show both names and the same mailing address. If the spouse is an authorized user, her name will show on the statement.

 

[Carpe Vinum 2,327]

10 minutes ago, Sagior said:

As fa I know the card of an authorized user have the same number with his/her name.

Cards alone will prove nothing. You have to file the card statements that show both names and the same mailing address. If the spouse is an authorized user, her name will show on the statement.

 

I have 6 different cards from all the major issuers (AE, Chase, etc.) as well as Credit Unions (Navy Fed). My wife is an authorized user on all of them. The numbers on my wife's cards are different from mine in every case. I would think using the statements, as you mentioned, would always be the better choice for evidence. ***On soapbox***A side note to anybody new to the US and credit cards. Don't use them for "credit." Maybe only as a last resort. Pay off your balance each month and use them for the cash back and reward points. Makes for a healthy credit score.***off soapbox***

Edited August 26, 2021 by boris64