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Congratulations!!!
 
and I 100% agree with you. I had a long distance thing I had to explain and I think just writing a letter and adding that extra proof went a long way into saving us and interview. 
 
I am so happy for you and glad you were able to get out of such a situation. 

Yay!  So happy for you!! 
 
Did you end up sending in the RFE package before you got
approved? 

Hello! 
 
so my husband and I lived apart for the whole time till a month ago too for work and school. So I feel your pain here. We didn’t end up with an RFE but I went overboard with what I sent in. (Not saying you didn’t send enough) I sent in three folders full of items. 
 
First to answer your question. By each spouse they mean you and your spouse as you are 2 spouses in one marriage. So by saying each spouse they mean the husband and the wife. So they mean that each of you have to submit a separate letter saying you don’t have any children either from your marriage or from any other relationships.
 
Btw they said separate statements from the both of you. So I would make sure you put those in separately like the requested and not with the cover letter because you need to give them what they asked for. The cover letter can be signed by both of you. 
 
Second obv send them the tax returns and the lists of addresses for both of you from your marriage to date. 
 
Now for us. I think this is how we managed not to get an RFE. 
 
I wrote a cover letter explaining that we live apart during the week but that my husband flies back to see me every two weeks minimum. I added that I had attached proof in the form of plane tickets from the beginning to date along with proof of future plane tickets to see me. I also printed out our phone bills from the beginning to date for both of us and highlighted all of our calls to each other daily. I also printed out all tickets of our vacations together. 
 
Also so when I worded the letter I never said we lived apart. More like stated that he went to Cali for work during the weeks and came back to our place in Nevada during the weekends. 
 
Also so I got letters from our friends in both places and put pictures of us with those ppl with post it’s with explanations on who they were. I also had my friends say that they knew I was going to move to Cali as soon as I finished with my work requirements. 
 
I also included leases with both our names at both of our addresses in both states. And added utility bills from both states in both our names. 
 
Also included our combined health, dental and car and rental insurances Along with documents showing we were each other’s beneficiaries. 
 
Also added our joint bank statements. 
 
I feel like the most important thing was the cover letter explaining why we chose to live apart for a short while and I also included exactly when our long distance was going to end. I had to live without my husband because if I didn’t finish my requirements in Vegas I couldn’t work anywhere in the country and he had such a good job that he couldn’t move. So if you have a really good reason as to why you lived apart you need to word that really well. 
 
Oh also make you say in your cover letter how hard it was for you both to decide to live apart but that you had no choice (whatever your reason is) and that you only did this because you knew it was temporary (since I assume you know you live together now) and that it was so that you both could have solid careers or whatever. Or whatever
you need to say to make them
understand that this was not an easy thing for you and that you had to do it.  
 
Hope this helps. Msg with questions  

Got my card in the mail today! Looks different from the old one! And thankfully all info on it’s correct. Thank you all for everything! I’m gonna wait for a bit till we move into our new home and then apply for naturalization! 
 
Good luck to all of you guys! I think you’ll all be hearing soon! ❤️

Got my card in the mail today! Looks different from the old one! And thankfully all info on it’s correct. Thank you all for everything! I’m gonna wait for a bit till we move into our new home and then apply for naturalization! 
 
Good luck to all of you guys! I think you’ll all be hearing soon! ❤️

Got my card in the mail today! Looks different from the old one! And thankfully all info on it’s correct. Thank you all for everything! I’m gonna wait for a bit till we move into our new home and then apply for naturalization! 
 
Good luck to all of you guys! I think you’ll all be hearing soon! ❤️

4/17! I thought I had send that msg yesterday but guess not lol 

You guys!!!! My case was approved!!!! I filed at csc. No transfers except that one that wasn’t real earlier that we all got. I think my letter was dated April 28 Thank you guys so much, I am more of a silent player but this forum has helped me so much! 
 
I also just just wanted to put my story out there so it helps ease someone’s mind. Had to move to Vegas after 6 months of being married for residency. My husband stayed in Cali because he had a great job. Did long distance for 3 years. I just moved back to Cali a month ago. I literally freaked out regularly that they were going to think this was a red flag and so I put in so much stuff in my file and held off on applying for the n400 because I didn’t want any issues. But thank God it all worked out in the end. No RFE, no interviews. So if you put the hard one in I guess it all works out. 
 
I just keep hoing back and looking at my case status to see if it’s real and I didn’t read it wrong. 
 
Sorry for the long post. I just thought it might help someone.