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Yeah I'll ask the hubby about putting me on. It's literally only for their sake though as I don't really care. Same goes for all the other stuff, I feel like it's all for the sole benefit of satisfying the roc when in real life I bet most couples don't really give a hoot who's names on what. Thanks though guys I just think too much haha

I'm also obviously named on the will and would be taken care of in case of anything bad happening too. However if we did ever divorce or anything down the road, I'd probably move back to England anyway. I'm only here to be with him so divorce would mean no other reason for being here. Hopefully that never happens though!

8 minutes ago, Wuozopo said:

Just to interject a more simple theory.....

i think if you have both names on electric bills (for example) in four different states, then you are showing you commingle your finances and financial responsibilities. That's a big deal. If you have both names on deeds to multiple properties, you commingle your finances.  That's a separate proof from showing you live together at the same address, but a really, really good one. Who puts a fake spouse paying them for a greencard on four deeds? 

 

Provide the best picture you can. If you don't have matching driver licenses, then leave that out. Or go get a matching license tomorrow.  My wife had her children as beneficiary to her IRA. Did she send that and try to explain why she chose them? NO. She sent savings accounts we held jointly. Pick good stuff like joint accounts and joint credit cards. Leave out the not helpful single accounts whether it be utilities or money or property.

Unfortunately I'm not on any of the properties as 3 were purchased before we met and i wasn't in the country when the sale of the ny one went through. We talked to a friend who knows about that stuff about putting me on and were warned that we might be subject to gift tax or some hefty tax by later adding me to the deeds? However we don't have a prenup so it doesn't matter to us. I also am not employed as my husbands income is more than enough to support us for the time being, it also gives us the flexibility to travel and not have to both coincide time off work. 

1 hour ago, Damara said:

Im going to try to make this simple since it can get confusing. 

 

You can only live in one place at once.

 

You may own multiple properties but you can only LIVE in one at a time. Following me here? Maybe you live in CA during the winter months and OH in the summer and NY in the spring. Each property is technically your residence but you are only occupying one residence at a time. It can be for a period of days or months at a time- the time spent at each is irrelevant.

 

Now as silly as it sounds- when you move from state to state you are expected to obtain a drivers license in each one for the time you are "residing" there. According to state laws (which vary) you have 30-60-90 days from when you move into the state to obtain the states DL. Of course in practicality most people who have summer and winter homes in different states do not change their license every time they go back and forth. For them, they consider themselves to have one primary residence and a secondary residence. They are typically not hassled if stopped for a driving violation for having an "out of state license', but they can run into issues when proving residency in said state when they dont have the proper IDs.

 

For USCIS- your DL is used for a number of things. During ROC they like to see both spouses DLs. They use the signatures on them to compare to the signatures on the form. This would prevent you from falsely signing your spouses name to a joint ROC with out them knowing. It is also you showing joint residences since you made "sworn" statements to the state and provided documentation to obtain said address on the license.
 

Apparently you and your husband have different state licenses. Is it a problem? Probably. But its a very minor issue. As you saw it was an issue with AOS. The Officer can put it in the "negative" column. Basically if you state you both are currently residing at the NY home (and you mailed your ROC packet to the service center with jurisdiction for that area- and possibly have an interview at the local NY office) well, you are showing them that you are violating NY laws about changing your license over in the required time. This makes you a person of poor moral character but like I said its a very small strike against you. It would be better if you guys had the same address and took the position of thats the main home and the others are secondary residences, but it is what it is.

 

The way ROC works things get put into positive and negative columns. If you have more negative then positive or the negatives are strong negatives you can be denied. It would be rare and honestly shocking if they consider your lack of changing DL enough to warrant a denial. (Youd probably win on appeal as well).

 

You need to focus on the evidence you do have. Its going to take a bit more work then others have to put in to assemble your packet. You are going to want to find proof of sharing the same homes at the same time. Prepare it in chronological order and attach evidence as you go.

 

For example-

 

Jan 2014-April 2014 occupied CA home. Attach bills showing increased use of utilities, bank statements showing purchases in CA made by both of you for the benefit of both of you. 

 

May 2014- Oct 2014 occupied NY home. Evidence attached in the same fashion

 

Oct 2014-Feb 2015 occupied OH home. etc, etc

 

Make it as clear as you can- almost like you are spelling it out for a child. USCIS will not connect the dots, you need to present it connected. 

 

Its also OK if you guys were not in the same home at the same time every single day of the marriage. You are not required to be! But for any periods where you were apart provide an explanation and supporting evidence of it. 

I see, both our names are on most of the utilities, only ones that aren't is because they only allow one named account holder. We have utilities to pay year round for all properties to keep them running, like lights and heating on timers/sensors.l etc. I pay them all online though as it's the only way I can see what's owed without being at each property, but I have all the paper bills aside waiting when we do go to the properties. I think my 2 year green card expires in February so I will start organizing things way in advance. I just worry because it's obviously not a traditional cut and dry marriage in one house in one state all the time. Thanks so much for the response it's really nice of you to be so helpful

Ok cool  I guess I just get myself anxious reading all the horror stories of what can go wrong! One more thing, my hubby has a Ohio drivers license and I obtained mine when we were living in california. I don't really wanna change mine since I'd have to retest again if we ever end up back in California. Will they take issue? As I remember in our AOS interview she took massive issue about the drivers licenses having different states. We didn't think anything of it as we own both the houses that they are registered at. Seemed like an odd issue.

 

Thanks guys

So my husband and I own 4 properties. When we married we originally intended to live in our California residence, however he wanted to come out of early retirement (he can't sit still lol) and took a job in buffalo ny and so we bought a house there. We also have a house in Cincinnati. So our bills, health insurance etc have all been at different addresses as we have moved around etc. we can prove he owns them of course with deeds etc but I was wondering if this will look annoying to uscis?  

So I goy my k1 approved and am in America. Thing is after living together with my fiancé we feel like maybe things were a bit rushed just so we could be together. I was all prepared to go to university here to get into the career that I want. Meanwhile we are thinking maybe if I get an f1 visa instead, we have more time together, and I get the qualifications that I want and after we can move to the UK possibly. It's a complicated situation I know but Im not sure a permanent stay in the USA is for me. What do yall think are my options? F1 would be perfect it's just whether it would be possible. My fiancé will be my financial support so money isn't a worry

ahh ok. I guess the people who ask to see my visa in my passport will be the ones to take it? all very confusing. Wish i just booked a direct flight haha

Im flying from newcastle to dublin, dublin to chicago and then on to SF i know you can do preclearance at dublin, so do i give them my packet? or do i keep it till i land in chicago? confusing! just dont want to hand it in at dublin to be told i need it in US

My appointment is at 9am, just wondering if it would be safe to book my train home at 1pm. Also wondering if i could go earlier as ill arrive in london around 6am?

Never mind it explained after payment that i had to put in the interview time slot detailed in the letter and not a fake 'sooner' one.

and i havent paid it yet but it looks like its assuming i need to schedule an appointment? i already have one according to the letter i received?

Put unknown in the blanks. It is acceptable. You fill out the forms to the best of your knowledge. Others have done the same for a London interview.

ok thanks!

I take it he is not named on your birth certificate?

unfortunately he isnt no

Im filling out my DS 160 and im having trouble with my parents details. Im not in contact with my dad or any of his side of the family and havent been for years. I know his name, and can find out his very rough date of birth but not his address no way. It wont give me the option however to tick do not know, should i just put in the address box "do not know"? i dont want to jeapordise my application in any way.

So the case status has been updated online and again says a decision will be made within 60 days, does it usually take the full 60 days? What happens after this decision, does it take much longer till I get the visa in hand?

So turns out the uscis just wanted a written letter to say in which state we intend to marry. Looks like they are being wacky! As that info was definitely included!

Thanks guys that's really nice of you all to guide me! We did send his hotel bill/receipt off too so hopefully there was enough. Maybe like someone earlier said, things may have been lost or misplaced and new copies need sending

Not having any pictures was not the reason you were issued an RFE. Pictures are not required evidence, and they are only secondary evidence of meeting. From what you indicated earlier, you did include proof of meeting, which I'm betting was lost and now they are just asking you to resubmit it.

If its the same request im going to really be annoyed, and he will definitely be getting an email from me lol

Unfortunately no pictures from when we first met, pictures since then though none are dated, can't imagine many people use cameras anymore let alone date stamped cameras, it's all on our phones. We hired an attorney just to make sure everything goes right and to be honest, nothing is!

Yes, having two RFEs is possible, but I don't know how common it is. Happened to us even though we didn't miss to include anything in the first place, so the fault is not always of those applying. Called them and told them they already have what ask for and they said it is not uncommon for them to ask for the same documents again (?!). We responded quickly and waited patiently and when the 60 days after the second RFE almost was up we got help and the same day they confronted/explained what was wrong they approved us and our case was sent over quickly to NVC... But still they wasted four months of our time as they should have approved us in February instead of giving us RFEs, so I know exactly what you mean by the delays getting to you. So wish we had asked for help earlier so maybe we would have been further ahead in the process now. You already have a lawyer so get him/her to work so you don't get unnecessary delays whether you missed something or not. Good Luck to you!

What did you do to get them to explain and approve? Thanks, need all the luck we can get!

I sent copies of my passport pages showing dates travelled and plane tickets, boarding passes and dates pay cheques from my US job. I was on a j1 visa. I'll wait to see what this second RFE is for and ask my lawyer to call them to clear anything up if need be.

Typically you just send in the same information again. USCIS doesn't like to be told they already have what they are requesting. It doesn't sound like your attorney has much experience dealing with USCIS. When I got my RFE, we re-submitted some things that were originally submitted as well as some other things to make sure everything was covered. Our petition was approved a few days after they received our response to the RFE.

I will demand this time round that anything they ask for is resubmitted. Really don't want to chance it. Really peeved that it could have been approved by now :-/ oh and yes we both provided notarised affadavits. I still have an original duplicate as I got two just incase.

If something has genuinely been lost I guess I'll cover my back when this RFE arrives to say what's missing and send a replacement. Hopefully it's something small, iv worried that our proof of meeting is weak, but what can we possibly do? I mean other than pictures which we don't have, it's hard to give solid proof of meeting someone. Best we could do was provide evidence that we were in the same place at the same time and proved sworn affadavits that were notarised.

Even if you include everything that is required, stuff can still get lost or misplaced on the way. All your lawyer did was point out that the original submission had everything submitted. It did not change the fact that your file, which is sitting on the desk of your adjudicator, is missing something.

If it was dealt with super fast, you would have been approved already. Quick status changes online don't mean anything.

I just wouldn't have thought that an adjudicator would change the status of my case for no reason? If they hadn't received the info then I just assumed they wouldn't change the case status?