miss805

Well, first of all, I don't know who your fiance has been calling. When you call USCIS and speak to Tier 1 representative they need your case number (found on the receipt which you never received) to give you any kind of information. They can't check using your name because they don't have that kind of access. So I'm not sure how they were able to "see your name in the system". Have him call again and ask for case number.

First thing I would do is track the packet he sent to USCIS. You said he sent you a copy of the receipt so This should be easy. Go to the courier website and track it. The tracking number is on the receipt.

Second, ask him about the check. Has it been cashed or not?

If she is planning on filing under the 3 year rule of being married to the same spouse as who she married to get her green card, the tax filing separately is slightly strange and may pose a problem for the officer.

Not true, people file married separately for different reasons and USCIS officers know that.

Thanks for the reply, but I think her situation is different. For TY 2013 they filed seperatly. She has the return for her filing but I don't think she has his for TY 2013.

Maybe she can get it as she has his SSA# but is it legal for her to request a copy of his individual transcript? He will offer no help in her applying for her Citizenship. She must do everything on her own.

She doesn't need her husband's tax return for 2013. She is the applicant and USCIS only cares about her taxes.

Well, every job I apply it does not accept green card for employment. In fact, most jobs will not even let you apply wihtout a SSN. Most jobs hire online. If you do not input SSN, it will deny you to apply. Yes you can apply for a SSN with a green card. But SSA will say no. Why would you not get a US Birth Certificate when you are a US Citizen? If you dont then how do you live in America?

I called it in my previous post and now you just confirmed my suspicion. You are a troll with too much time on your hands. Please stop trolling and wasting people's time so they can help others who really need help.

So this new person comes to VJ and creates an account to tell us her interview experience and how USCIS thought they were terrorists (???) because they had a couple of "umbrullas", Google Maps and an extra cell phone battery. Supposedly she was asked only one and not 10 (or at least 6) civic questions. Then she asks a few very strange questions, including when can she start working legally and explain that she might not be able to make it to her oath ceremony in a couple of months because they need 4-5 years (?!) worth of savings to make the trip to Boise. Am I the only one who doesn't believe this crazy story (seriously, how do you not know what the Oath Letter is after you have been given one)?

If the story is true - lady, you must go to your oath ceremony or you won't become a citizen.

Neither of us have life or any kind of insurance yet.

Oh, expect for health insurance. I'm listed as a dependant on his health care plan.

You have a joint account, like everyone else said, so that works in your favor. Either way, you won't be denied outright for that. I'm assuming you have plenty of other things for evidence that show that you are living as a marriage couple that you can provide to USCIS. You may or may not get an interview but they won't just deny over a bank account.

Thanks, I sure hope so. Yes, we have other evidence and are able to prove that we live together, take trips etc. together as a married couple.

have you filed taxes jointly?

one of the reasons we were sure to co-mingle financially, as they say, was because we (meaning both my alien husband and my USC self) knew that evidence of this was a requirement for our immigration process.

did your husband go so far as to have you sign a prenuptial agreement to protect his assets as well? i wonder how a prenup would be viewed by the USCIS.

We were not yet married in 2010 and January when he filed taxes.

Hoestly, the only reason I wish he would put me on his account is to make sure that we have evidence of financial commingling for ROC. I don't care about being able to use his money whenever I wanted because it's HIS money, he worked for it and me being able to spend his money is not something that I should be able to do automatically. Even if he did authorize me to use his account I would always ask him first if I could use it. It's just the way I was raised. I don't take anything for granted or think it's my right just because I am married to him.

No, we don't have a prenuptial agreement.

Honestly, is this all financial commingling you have with your husband? No joint credit card or authorized user on your husband's card?

Yes, so far. No, we don't have a joint credit card (he only has one and rarely uses it and I don't have one) and like I said, he would not put me on his main checking account.

In theory, that account that you have shows commingling. If it has only a few hundred dollars in it, one might question the commitment. If this is serious savings, then it might be ok. I hope you also have insurance policies where you name each other as beneficiaries. In general, commingling finances is the single most important indicator of a marriage (at least for USCIS). If you don't have enough, your husband should consider putting you on his other account(s), at least until your immigration journey is over. That much trust is duly necessary. If you can't trust your partner fully, why even get married in the first place?

Neither of us have life or any kind of insurance yet. I appreciate your input and maybe my husband doesn't trust me fully but I didn't come here for marriage advice.

That's really good to know! Thanks guys, I feel relieved!

I thought bank account statements are needed for interview to show activity and usual eveyday spendings on the account? We don't really use that account, only if we really need it for emergencies.

Hi Vjers! I came here on K1 visa late 2010, I got my Green Card this year and it was approved without an interview. I come from EU country (considered low fraud country), if that makes any difference.

My husband and I married for love and we have a happy marriage. However, he refuses to add me to his bank account. He says that it's nothing personal and that this is something he has decided a long time ago. He says that me being foreigner doesn't make any difference, and he would have done the same with anyone else, even if his wife was USC. He wants to keep 100% control over his money in case there ever is an ugly break-up in the future. Let me mention that he is the only financial provider right now, I don't have a job yet (but looking for one). We have a joint account (other than his main bank account) but we don't touch the money in it (it's more like emergency account).

Now, I know that having a joint account and evidence of commingled finances is one of the most important pieces of evidence for ROC interview, if not the most important. We were lucky that we didn't have an interview for AOS. I know that they expect a lot of evidence for ROC and not having joint finances is something frowned upon. I won't ROC until early 2013, but this is something I'm already worried about.

Has anyone ever been approved without having evidence of commingled finances and joint bank account? Do we risk not having ROC approved without a joint account?