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How many bank/brokerage/credit card statements do I need to include?

10:21 pm January 30, 2021

Dongbei

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We have extensive proof of financial commingling, but I'm wondering how many statements we need to include for each account. We have multiple brokerage accounts, a joint bank account, and three credit cards. For just one brokerage account, a year's worth of monthly statements would be 200+ pages.

Would it be okay to provide the first 3 pages of a statement, and one statement per quarter for each of the accounts since my wife was added? It would be 5 bank/brokerage accounts, thus roughly 90 pages of records just for that one area of proof. I would also include one full credit card statement per quarter from the cards that we share (she's an authorized user on two of mine, I'm an authorized user on one of hers but we don't really use it much, just opened it to build her credit score).

So far I have listed out 34 types of evidence (not including photographs with my family at big events since moving to America), some of which represent many pages, as in the case with financial records. We also have two cars in our names, rental agreements, insurance (car, renters', and health insurance), retirement plans with each other listed as beneficiaries, etc. I'm wondering if this is way overkill? I'd like to "front load" the petition so we don't have to deal with RFEs or denial.

COVID situation requiring action. I-539 or I-485 with CR1?

7:32 pm January 28, 2021

OLDYES79

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Hi everybody and hope you are having a safe new year.

I need advice please. My wife is a Chinese citizen. We applied for CR1 and received NOA1 back in Aug 2020. My wife had a pre-existing B2, which we risked for her to come to the US at end of Oct 2020. Fortunately she was allowed through with an I-94 valid until April 2021. We are happily staying secluded in Louisiana together. Thank you for all the advice on that BTW!

We had return tickets for her return at the end of Feb 2021. A month ago, American airlines cancelled our flight. When we tried to rebook, we were told all flights until May 1 is either booked solid or cancelled. We called back every other day and nothings changed. There are some weird travel agencies we tried to book with, but the requirement to board Chinese airlines to China requires submitting negative COVID tests to the Chinese consulate in Houston. However, the Chinese consulate in Houston has been closed for months and they are not answering any calls.

Basically, we believe that my wife will be stuck here past the April deadline. We consulted around, including from USCIS, and received many suggestions. This is where we need some advice. From what we gathered, here are our 2 possible options that seem to make the most sense.

Option 1: Apply for I-539 visa extension, which is suppose to extend validity date by up to 6 more months. Even if the I-94 expires during the I-539 pending process, we were told my wife would be safe from any problems.

Option 2: Apply for I-485 change of status. Similar to the I-539, the expiration date for her I-94 will not be a concern during the I-485 pending status. We would also be concurrently submitting a I-131 so that she can travel outside the US if necessary.

I also want to share that my wife doesn't have a job that is forcing her to return to China and she is financially stable in China as well. We are trying to avoid any delays to our spouse visa/GC process but we gotta do something now. I would appreciate any advice or insight anyone can provide. Thank you.

Are the most common questions like this during your AOS(based on marriage) interview?

6:04 pm January 26, 2021

Ywong

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Hi folks!

I got my interview rescheduled on Feb 18(was got cancelled for original one on Jan 20 ), I am curious for those who have been interviewed, were the questions like this? -

I collected them from some internet sources...

Thanks for sharing!

How You Met Questions about how your relationship started and progressed prior to being married. It s important to display that you and your spouse established a relationship and actually fell in love prior to being engaged then married.

How, when and where did you meet your spouse?
What did the two of you have in common?
Where was your first date?
When did your relationship turn romantic?
How long was it before you decided to get married?
What is the story of your marriage proposal?When did you and your spouse decide to get married? Was there a proposal? Who proposed? When and where did it take place?
How long did you date before deciding to get married?
When did you meet each other s parents?
Where and with whom did your spouse live when you met your spouse?

Wedding Questions about the day you tied the knot are common. Your wedding day is a special day that most couples cherish. You should be able to account for many details of that day.

What was your wedding like?
What food was served?
How many people attended your wedding?Who attended your wedding?
Did each of your parents attend?
Where was the wedding held?
Who were the bridesmaids/groomsmen?
Where did you go for the honeymoon?
Were there any special rituals performed? If so, what kind?
Did you and your spouse live together prior to your marriage? Where, when, and how long?
When did you and your spouse move in together?
When did you get married?
What did your parents think about this marriage?

Relationship & Future Plans these questions usually deal with the intimate details of your marriage. Most married couples discuss these topics at least at some point in the first year.

Who takes care of the finances?
When is your spouse s birthday?
Have you ever been on vacation together?
Do you attend church?
When is your anniversary?
Do you plan on having children?
Do you have any children from previous marriages?
How do you and your spouse communicate (i.e. telephone, text, email, etc.)?
How much time have you and your spouse spent together in person?

You Daily Routines

What is daily life like for you and your spouse around the house?
How do you start your day?
How often do you text or talk on the phone when you re apart?
Which of you likes to cook?
Which of you likes to clean?

Friends and Family

Have you met each other s families?Describe the circumstances who you met.
How often do you see each other s families?
When was the last time you saw them?
How do you typically celebrate holidays? For example, do you spend Thanksgiving with one family and Christmas with another?
How many brothers and sisters does your spouse have? what are their names and ages?
Does your spouse have any nieces or nephews?
Do you have mutual friends?
What s your spouse s best friend s name?
Where do your spouse s closest family members live?

Education

Where did your spouse go to school?
Did they go to college?
What did your spouse major in?
What did your spouse get a degree in?

Employment

Who is your spouse s employer?
What type of work does your spouse do?
How long has your spouse been working there?
What is your spouse s position?
Where did your spouse work prior?
What is your spouse s salary?

Big event, Rituals, or Celebrations

When are your birthdays?
What did you do to celebrate?
What did you get each other as gifts?
What s the most important holiday of the year in your household, and where do you typically celebrate it?

Don t be surprised, either, if your interview gets personal. You might be asked:

Whether you use contraception and, if so, what kind?
Whether your spouse has tattoos or birthmarks and what they look like
What kinds of marital difficulties you ve experienced and how you overcame them
Who sleeps on which side of the bed?
What pajamas do you wear?
What medications does your spouse take?

Cr1 2019 filer

4:37 am January 26, 2021

Jessicajing

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See all updates below:

19 Jun,2019 case was received

4 feb,2020 -case was transferred and a new office has jurisdiction( transferred from Nebraska to Potomac central)

9 Apr,2020 request for additional evidence was sent

20 May,2020- request for additional evidence was received

DS-160(K1)

10:57 pm January 25, 2021

ELLENN

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I filed K1 for my finance. We are now filling form DS-160.

My finance's visa was CANCELLED OR REVOKED 12/2019. But we don't know the reason as we didn't get any notice.

My finance got a call from embassy and was told on the phone. However on DS-160 there is a question which ask if your visa was cancelled or revoked? And the reason

First of all, we don't know we should pick CANCEL or pick REVOKE.

Secondly, we don't know how to write the reason

Can anybody help me on it?