Jeffiejay01

Hello Mario, we received an NOID in 2018, and a denial in 2019. Reason for denial was not meeting the burden of proof for bonafide marriage by a preponderance of evidence. We re-filed immediately and have our interview coming up next month. We have more evidence now and have addressed all the issues raised in the denial. Hopefully we get approved this time. 🙏🏿
I'd return with good news. 
Thank you. 

Thank you Geo, we re-filed immediately and have our interview coming up in a few months. We have addressed all the reasons indicated in the denial by providing ample evidence this time around. Hopefully it would be enough this time. Thanks again. 

It's perfectly normal for USCIS to ask for more evidence since it was so long since you filed for ROC, a lot can happen in that amount by of time. It's not random. Technically you should have more than a year's worth of new evidence now than what you had when you filed in 2018.
 
Every single month there is a new bank statement (that's at least 12 new statements since you filed). Every 3, 6 or 12 months there are new insurance ID cards on the car. Every year there is a new registration document for the car. Every month there is a new phone bill, electricity bill, gas bill, water bill etc (that's a ton of new bills, at least 12 of each). Every 1, 3, 6 (whatever) month there is money going into a joint savings account. Every month there are new statements for the joint credit card, and so on. That's what they're looking for, to see that the marriage is still continuous and you're not separated etc.

A lack of evidence to demonstrate a bona fide marriage is different than a finding of a willful, material misrepresentation, or fraud.
It's impossible to know exactly what happened in your case with the information presented here, but personally - assuming I was comfortable with the evidence now - I would file again.

Well they just asked me and my wife a bunch of questions. There were two red flags in our initial interview which is what they came looking to confirm or falsify. 1. My wife wasn't working as at the interview. 2. My wife had issues with the law. During our initial interview last year they told my wife I was using her for immigration benefits and didn't love her and asked her to withdraw the petition which she refused to. We waited one year for an update and then they visited us last week. When they arrived they asked her if she had a job now, and she told then yes, she had been gainfully employed since the week after our interview in a full time position. I pay the bills in the house (with my personal account) cos I earn way more than my wife while she pays for her car, insurance and groceries(from our joint account). They wanted to be sure I didn't have any other bank accounts, so they asked me to show all the major bills(rent, cable, insurance, car note) coming out of my bank account which I did by showing a copy of my recent bank statement. They took it. Alongside two recent statements of our joint account. My wife uses is mostly, I do too sometimes. Finally they asked me why my wife wasn't added to my personal account, I told them the bank declined to add her because of issues they received from a consumer report agency saying my wife commited financial crime. We showed them a copy of the bank letter declining my wife and a copy from the Consumer reporting agency. The officers then went around the apartment and took pictures. Asked us why we had a  2Br2Ba and we explained that we had a move-in special which was half the rent for first month. The guest bedroom contained a mattress, bed and standing lamp which was disconnected cos it isn't in use.. No bed/pillow sheets, no clothes and nothing else. The guest bathroom contained just hand soap, and a towel, the medicine cabinet was empty. Our bedroom and bath room contained all our other stuff. They took pictures of our bathroom and closets. My stuff appear more organized than wife's but don't think that should be a problem. We had pictures in the bedroom, living room and TV stand.  My wife also had a childhood picture of her gay best friend from 20 years ago on our dresser.  They asked her who it was and she told them. We asked if they needed to see our joint bills and other documents and they said not right now. They said they would call and ask for more evidence if the need arises cos they weren't the ones making the decisions and the were only evidence collectors. They said there was the possibility we could even be called back for a second interview. We do understand. We have both never been previously married, have no kids and we are both under 30. 
 
 
Generally me and my wife think it went very well but we are still worried cos they took copies of our bank statements away. We feel like we already have a preponderance of evidence which should satisfy their compliance review.
I'm sure they also went to the leasing office because our apartment is gated and you need a code to access it. The officer also told me my didn't include my apartment number in my petition so I guess the leasing office must have given them that info.  Personally I think they just suspect me cos I'm from Nigeria(notorious for marriage fraud),  and my wife is a beautiful, plus size Caucasian woman. They actually told my wife this during our initial interview and really lowered her self esteem. Our lifestyles are also different. I'm more reserved and organized while my wife is a fun loving carefree person who doesn't obsess with organization and structure. Sad to think in this age they would judge us based on that because our personalities really compliment each other. We deeply love each other. Her parents and friends see how I treat her and even gifted us an expensive dresser and bed set for our wedding gift. 
 
Whew. Guess I'm just over thinking it all and we are really fine? Well we'd see how it goes and I'd drop a follow up response here if anything comes up. 
 
Feels so good to get it off and write about this. 
 
Thanks yall. 

Well they just asked me and my wife a bunch of questions. There were two red flags in our initial interview which is what they came looking to confirm or falsify. 1. My wife wasn't working as at the interview. 2. My wife had issues with the law. During our initial interview last year they told my wife I was using her for immigration benefits and didn't love her and asked her to withdraw the petition which she refused to. We waited one year for an update and then they visited us last week. When they arrived they asked her if she had a job now, and she told then yes, she had been gainfully employed since the week after our interview in a full time position. I pay the bills in the house (with my personal account) cos I earn way more than my wife while she pays for her car, insurance and groceries(from our joint account). They wanted to be sure I didn't have any other bank accounts, so they asked me to show all the major bills(rent, cable, insurance, car note) coming out of my bank account which I did by showing a copy of my recent bank statement. They took it. Alongside two recent statements of our joint account. My wife uses is mostly, I do too sometimes. Finally they asked me why my wife wasn't added to my personal account, I told them the bank declined to add her because of issues they received from a consumer report agency saying my wife commited financial crime. We showed them a copy of the bank letter declining my wife and a copy from the Consumer reporting agency. The officers then went around the apartment and took pictures. Asked us why we had a  2Br2Ba and we explained that we had a move-in special which was half the rent for first month. The guest bedroom contained a mattress, bed and standing lamp which was disconnected cos it isn't in use.. No bed/pillow sheets, no clothes and nothing else. The guest bathroom contained just hand soap, and a towel, the medicine cabinet was empty. Our bedroom and bath room contained all our other stuff. They took pictures of our bathroom and closets. My stuff appear more organized than wife's but don't think that should be a problem. We had pictures in the bedroom, living room and TV stand.  My wife also had a childhood picture of her gay best friend from 20 years ago on our dresser.  They asked her who it was and she told them. We asked if they needed to see our joint bills and other documents and they said not right now. They said they would call and ask for more evidence if the need arises cos they weren't the ones making the decisions and the were only evidence collectors. They said there was the possibility we could even be called back for a second interview. We do understand. We have both never been previously married, have no kids and we are both under 30. 
 
 
Generally me and my wife think it went very well but we are still worried cos they took copies of our bank statements away. We feel like we already have a preponderance of evidence which should satisfy their compliance review.
I'm sure they also went to the leasing office because our apartment is gated and you need a code to access it. The officer also told me my didn't include my apartment number in my petition so I guess the leasing office must have given them that info.  Personally I think they just suspect me cos I'm from Nigeria(notorious for marriage fraud),  and my wife is a beautiful, plus size Caucasian woman. They actually told my wife this during our initial interview and really lowered her self esteem. Our lifestyles are also different. I'm more reserved and organized while my wife is a fun loving carefree person who doesn't obsess with organization and structure. Sad to think in this age they would judge us based on that because our personalities really compliment each other. We deeply love each other. Her parents and friends see how I treat her and even gifted us an expensive dresser and bed set for our wedding gift. 
 
Whew. Guess I'm just over thinking it all and we are really fine? Well we'd see how it goes and I'd drop a follow up response here if anything comes up. 
 
Feels so good to get it off and write about this. 
 
Thanks yall. 

Well they just asked me and my wife a bunch of questions. There were two red flags in our initial interview which is what they came looking to confirm or falsify. 1. My wife wasn't working as at the interview. 2. My wife had issues with the law. During our initial interview last year they told my wife I was using her for immigration benefits and didn't love her and asked her to withdraw the petition which she refused to. We waited one year for an update and then they visited us last week. When they arrived they asked her if she had a job now, and she told then yes, she had been gainfully employed since the week after our interview in a full time position. I pay the bills in the house (with my personal account) cos I earn way more than my wife while she pays for her car, insurance and groceries(from our joint account). They wanted to be sure I didn't have any other bank accounts, so they asked me to show all the major bills(rent, cable, insurance, car note) coming out of my bank account which I did by showing a copy of my recent bank statement. They took it. Alongside two recent statements of our joint account. My wife uses is mostly, I do too sometimes. Finally they asked me why my wife wasn't added to my personal account, I told them the bank declined to add her because of issues they received from a consumer report agency saying my wife commited financial crime. We showed them a copy of the bank letter declining my wife and a copy from the Consumer reporting agency. The officers then went around the apartment and took pictures. Asked us why we had a  2Br2Ba and we explained that we had a move-in special which was half the rent for first month. The guest bedroom contained a mattress, bed and standing lamp which was disconnected cos it isn't in use.. No bed/pillow sheets, no clothes and nothing else. The guest bathroom contained just hand soap, and a towel, the medicine cabinet was empty. Our bedroom and bath room contained all our other stuff. They took pictures of our bathroom and closets. My stuff appear more organized than wife's but don't think that should be a problem. We had pictures in the bedroom, living room and TV stand.  My wife also had a childhood picture of her gay best friend from 20 years ago on our dresser.  They asked her who it was and she told them. We asked if they needed to see our joint bills and other documents and they said not right now. They said they would call and ask for more evidence if the need arises cos they weren't the ones making the decisions and the were only evidence collectors. They said there was the possibility we could even be called back for a second interview. We do understand. We have both never been previously married, have no kids and we are both under 30. 
 
 
Generally me and my wife think it went very well but we are still worried cos they took copies of our bank statements away. We feel like we already have a preponderance of evidence which should satisfy their compliance review.
I'm sure they also went to the leasing office because our apartment is gated and you need a code to access it. The officer also told me my didn't include my apartment number in my petition so I guess the leasing office must have given them that info.  Personally I think they just suspect me cos I'm from Nigeria(notorious for marriage fraud),  and my wife is a beautiful, plus size Caucasian woman. They actually told my wife this during our initial interview and really lowered her self esteem. Our lifestyles are also different. I'm more reserved and organized while my wife is a fun loving carefree person who doesn't obsess with organization and structure. Sad to think in this age they would judge us based on that because our personalities really compliment each other. We deeply love each other. Her parents and friends see how I treat her and even gifted us an expensive dresser and bed set for our wedding gift. 
 
Whew. Guess I'm just over thinking it all and we are really fine? Well we'd see how it goes and I'd drop a follow up response here if anything comes up. 
 
Feels so good to get it off and write about this. 
 
Thanks yall.