US Immigration from Japan

Hey all,

I'm nearly done with our application packet for ROC. I have a couple questions would appreciate any help you can provide as we try to finalize everything.

Should I attach sticky notes to documents that do not clearly convey joint ownership or activities?

We have joint bank accounts that do not show both names on one page. Rather, in small print on the second page of each statement, it says "Joint owner with [Spouse's Name]". Our life insurance policies do not clearly display the beneficiary on the first page, you have to dig through to the middle pages of the policy to see it. I'm considering adding sticky notes along the lines of "Please refer to page 3 of 7 for evidence of joint ownership." I wondered if the person who scans in the documents at the lockbox facility might just rip off the sticky notes and perhaps the person examining them later will not see them.

Will it look strange if we include only the returning or departing boarding passes for some trips? We did not save them all.

We have two vacations that we managed to save the full boarding passes for (returning and departing), but there are several other trips where we do not have all flight legs. Most likely they were just electronic boarding passes on our phones that we did not get printed versions for.

I figured it would help to just include as many as we have, as surely proof of taking any flight together is good evidence. Do I need to attach an explanation stating that we misplaced the boarding passes for a portion of a trip, or is better not to include that trip at all? For example, we went on a trip to Hawaii. I could only find the two boarding passes from when we returned, not when we departed.

Thank you!

Edited: Formatting.

All - apologies for two separate posts in a day. We're planning to submit the following evidence for ROC soon. I'd very much appreciate any thoughts or advice you all have about whether this should be sufficient.

1. Several months of joint bank statements showing direct deposit from both of our jobs.

2. Statements from several other bank accounts (savings accounts, etc) in which we are joint holder.

3. Copy of term life insurance policies for each of us, showing the other as the beneficiary of the policy.

4. IRS tax transcript for joint returns for 2019, 2020, 2021.

5. Copies of two signed lease agreements which have both of our signatures.

6. Copies of boarding passes from several flights we took together, seated together.

7. Copies of health, dental, and vision policies (or insurance ID cards) showing us both on them.

8. Copies of forms indicating we are each other's beneficiaries for accounts such as 401k, IRA, HSA, etc.

9. Proof that we are part of the same cellular family-plan (along with my parents and sibling).

10. Proof that my spouse is an authorized user of one of my credit cards.

11. Copy of dental bills showing us going to appointments at the same dentist.

I honestly didn't plan to submit photos (or maybe a couple) as I heard they don't really give any weight to those. That said, we could include a few next to the area we show the boarding passes for trips we went on, or a couple showing the two of us with each other's respective families.

Should the above be more than enough or is there anything else I should think about? Thank you very much!

Hello,

USPS forwarded us USCIS mail that was sent to an old address, reminding my spouse to file for ROC soon.

We have moved twice since then (and are now living on the other side of the country) and filed AR-11 appropriately online both times. I have the online confirmation #s and forms saved. I also filed the Sponsor's Change of Address I-865 form and received confirmation that they processed that by mail.

Is it possible that USCIS somehow didn't process the AR-11 (even though we have the confirmation), and because I filed I-865, they now think me and my spouse live in completely separate locations? Is this going to cause problems when ROC is filed?

My wife just started seeing a Dr. for some depression after the birth of our kid. The Dr. said she might be bipolar. She just started seeing the Dr. so they cant officially diagnose her yet.

I want to know what I need to keep track of now, so I don't miss anything.

What documents and paperwork will I need?

Anything I need to be careful about for the medical exam?

Hello all!

I'm in the process of organizing all of my documents for NVC (waiting on Japanese police cert to hit submit).

As I was reviewing our package, I realized that we forgot to mention an address that my wife (beneficiary) had while she studied abroad in Australia (homestay). She maintained her address in Japan the whole time. This is the only address she's ever had outside of her home country (Japan) .

Luckily, she only stayed there for 5 months and 20 days so no police report is needed.

What's the best course of action?

Wait for DQ and contact the consulate?

Tell them at the interview?

Contact the NVC ASAP?

I know many ds260 mistakes can be fixed during the interview, but I just want to be sure that spending time in another country 8 years ago isn't one of the "big" mistakes that can't be fixed!

Thanks for any advice!