Additional Evidence for Marriage-Based Green Card Interview

[TS26cam 15]

28 minutes ago, OldUser said:

Did you have stokes interview?

No we didn't. Myself, husband and my son were all in the room together. There were some questions repeated to us and some changed as I filled up incorrectly on the i485 and made aware and electronically signed. All 3 of us were asked different questions at different times.

[TS26cam 15]

19 hours ago, TS26cam said:

No we didn't. Myself, husband and my son were all in the room together. There were some questions repeated to us and some changed as I filled up incorrectly on the i485 and made aware and electronically signed. All 3 of us were asked different questions at different times.

Approved today

[2022 8]

On 4/2/2025 at 3:37 PM, TS26cam said:

Approved today

You got approved despite not having a joint bank account??

 

This is what is worrying me. We got an interview for next month. 3 months after submitting AoS. I can't work yet and we didn't get around to my bank account or a joint one yet. Coz what's the point when I can't make my own income yet.

 

I'm on my husband's lease, insurances and such.

[TBoneTX 48,177]

On 3/17/2025 at 11:34 PM, TBoneTX said:

The instant you married, you should have drafted estate documents.  If it's too difficult to draft Wills in a short time, look on your state's website for valid templates* for Powers of Attorney (durable and medical).  Reciprocal HIPAA releases are also good to have -- not just for AOS, but in "life."

 

*This is not legal advice, but in chatting with estate/probate attorneys, they say that they make the most money straightening out messes from people who downloaded generic estate templates from random or general websites and tried to do their estate documents themselves.  If valid templates aren't available on your state's website, it's VERY well worth retaining an attorney to draft all these documents and to do it right.  Remember that if you have children or move to another state, it's prudent to review and re-draft your relevant estate documents.

Do the above and feel better about things.

16 minutes ago, 2022 said:

You got approved despite not having a joint bank account??

 

This is what is worrying me. We got an interview for next month. 3 months after submitting AoS. I can't work yet and we didn't get around to my bank account or a joint one yet. Coz what's the point when I can't make my own income yet.

 

I'm on my husband's lease, insurances and such.

 

Edited September 10 by TBoneTX

[2022 8]

20 minutes ago, TBoneTX said:

Do the above and feel better about things.

 

We don't have any property, mortgage, auto loan, significant savings or assets to draft estate Wills and such. My husband met current income requirements for i-864 and added me to all medical, tax and insurance stuff.

 

We'll look at trying to do a POA and adding me to his bank accounts but again I wonder if doing one after getting an interview call would look red flaggy??

 

Irony is during K1 we wished our application would get picked early but it didn't.... 2yrs for it all.

Now for AOS it got picked TOO damn early... before we could be ready.

 

I swear the gods are bored monkeys looking for entertainment at our expense.

[TBoneTX 48,177]

3 hours ago, 2022 said:

We'll look at trying to do a POA and adding me to his bank accounts but again I wonder if doing one after getting an interview call would look red flaggy??

If asked, explain that the idea occurred to you, you should've done it long ago, and you're relieved at the peace of mind that your new Durable (or Financial) and Medical powers of attorney give you.     Draft one of each for the two of you, total of four documents.  Look on your state's website for PoA templates valid in your state.  These forms are crucial to have in "life."

Edited September 11 by TBoneTX

[Fr8dog 507]

On 9/11/2025 at 1:38 AM, 2022 said:

You got approved despite not having a joint bank account??

 

I got approved without an interview or a joint bank account, different times though.

Got approved for ROC without joint bank accounts or being on the mortgage or the house

Got approved for the N400, still no joint bank accounts (also did not bring the wife to that interview)

 

Financial mingling may help a case but it is not a requirement for approval. Yeah, we were asked why things were done a certain way and we gave our reasons for it.  They are looking for a real relationship not a perfect match to a standard. Life is messy, things happen and people are different. your interview is just that an interview. They ask questions and are looking for the your truthful answers to those questions. 

[RufusDawes 42]

On 3/17/2025 at 6:37 PM, usadig said:

I (U.S. citizen) filed a concurrent green card application for my wife in September 2024, after we got married in July 2024.

 

Supporting Documents Submitted as Proof of Marriage:

• Joint health insurance (from my employer)

• Joint auto insurance

• Photos with friends/family/events from past years (we met in 2017) and from our wedding (small ceremony)

• Photos of us celebrating our first home (taken at the title/lender’s office, with a caption that said “our first home”)

• My life insurance policy (employer-provided) listing my wife as beneficiary

• My wife’s Social Security card with her updated last name

• My wife’s driver’s license with her updated last name

• Joint tax return for 2023 (we haven’t filed 2024 yet)

• My wife pays for household utilities (electricity, gas, internet)

• Marriage certificate

 

Context:

• We have been together since 2017 but only moved in together after I purchased a home in August 2022.

• I am the sole owner of the house/mortgage.

• We don’t technically have a joint bank account because my wife has been unemployed since around the time we got married.

 

 

 

Interview Experience:

 

At today’s interview, the immigration officer did not ask any general questions about our relationship. Instead, she immediately asked:

 

Officer: “Who owns the mortgage on the home?”

Me: “I do.”

Officer: “Then why do you have pictures of both of you celebrating and calling it ‘our first home’?”

 

This question caught me off guard, and I wasn’t sure how to respond. The simple reason is that I make enough to afford the home on my own, so I didn’t add a joint owner (and we weren’t married at the time).

 

The officer focused entirely on the house and ignored most of our other evidence. She asked:

• Whether my wife was included in the deed or a will as a beneficiary of the house.

• Whether we had a joint bank account (I told her we have a joint HSA, but she didn’t seem interested).

• She said that things like a house, joint mortgage, and joint bank account are “significant” evidence, while things like utility bills can be easily made up since I own the house.

 

At the end of the interview, she did not make a decision or issue an RFE (Request for Evidence). Instead, she told us that we have four days to upload additional evidence online before she makes a final decision.

 

 

 

Questions:

1. What additional evidence can we provide?

2. Would adding my wife as a co-owner on my car title help? I went to City Hall today and updated the title to add her as a co-owner, but now I’m worried it might look like we did this just for the interview.

3. Should I add her to the house deed or create a will listing her as the beneficiary? I’m willing to do this, but I’m concerned about timing and whether it would raise a red flag.

4. I recently added my wife as an authorized user on my credit card and am working with the bank to obtain a statement showing this. Would this be useful evidence?

 

I’m feeling really confused about what to do next. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

 

Thank you for this.... I have moved forward to file an interspousal transfer deed for the house so I can bring it to the interview, its something I wanted to do anyway but this just gave me motivation to get it done now.

 

This type of deed is a little tricky to fill out and file, if anyone wants to know how I did it let me know.

[TBoneTX 48,177]

16 minutes ago, RufusDawes said:

its something I wanted to do anyway but this just gave me motivation to get it done now

It's nice how certain factors cause us to finally pull triggers on important actions.   

17 minutes ago, RufusDawes said:

This type of deed is a little tricky to fill out and file, if anyone wants to know how I did it let me know.

Congratulations on figuring it out.  For added perspective, certain states/municipalities might have specific or other procedures that differ, so everyone availing themselves of your generous offer should keep that in mind.