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That is definitely good to know thank you!!! I did have some clarification questions if anyone can assist, as I am currently going through the application. 1. For the remote jobs I worked, I should use the employers address on my W2 and state that I worked Remotely, and for jobs where I worked at the actual location (such as in a store), I would use that actual location right? Just making sure as I’m doubting myself lol. 2. For the years that I filed a 1040X amendment for (2021 and 2020), should I submit the entire tax return along with the amendment for that? Or just the tax return transcript + amendment? ( I scanned signed photocopy before sending to IRS). 3. In regards to evidence, as my I-751 is still pending, I wasn’t sure if I needed to submit photos, leases, bank statements, bills, although as I am applying with the 3 year rule, I’m thinking I should send them anyway with the application?

Yea I will need to get our tax preparer involved as they were the ones who suggested it’s best to file separately, so I will follow up and see if I can get further clarification on that as it would be helpful. In the meantime, I have the tax return transcripts along with the 1040X amendments. OK I see. I’m sure we are not the only couple who prefer to use personal bank accounts rather than joint :), although I understand the USCIS prefers them. I will make sure to show the POD declarations. Thanks for the clarification. I can make sure I include both of our life insurance policies.

Apologies, I had intended to write tax return transcripts. We did not file our taxes jointly out of preference as he is self employed and it would affect our taxes differently compared to mine. So it was easier to file them married file separately instead. We have a joint bank account although we prefer to have 1 person pay some bills and the other person pay the rest of the bills as it is easier to divide them up. This way, the bills each come out of our personal bank accounts, although we are both listed on each others bank statements as POD (I believe is the term). For example, the phone bill is in my name and the utility is in his name so they both show proof of address that we are living together. I also send him my share of the rent every month, as we like to split payments evenly so I could possibly show that in my bank statements too. Oh yes, we do both have life insurance, mine is through my employer and his was along with car/rental insurance, and we are both each others beneficiaries too. Should I only include my life insurance that shows my husband as the beneficiary or should I also send his life insurance that shows me as his beneficiary too?

Hi, I am eligible to file for citizenship under the 3 year rule with a pending 1-751 (since August 2022) and I wanted to check with others if my evidence list would be sufficient or if there would be anything else I should include in N400 application. I have recently filed 1040X with IRS to amend my status on the past 2 tax returns and I scanned a copy of the signed 1040X’s so I can include that in the evidence also. I was advised it could potentially take up to 20 weeks for IRS to complete amendments, so I was hoping I can send the proof of amendment in my application. Current list of evidence: -Marriage certificate -Copy of front and back of green card -Husband’s birth certificate -2022 tax transcript -Tax returns and 1040X amended forms for both 2021 and 2020 -Lease agreements for past 3 years -Renters insurance -Health insurance (for me and my husband through employer) -PDF document comprised of photos of us over the past 3 years, including with friends and family (with dates and locations) I have bank statements, internet bills, phone bills and utility statements that I can send if extra evidence is recommended, although I have them printed so I can bring them to the interview. Lastly, I worked remotely for most of the past 3 years and I was confused on the application question that requires the location we worked at for each employer. From my understanding, would it be best to include the employer address listed on my W2’s and specify in my job role that I was a remote worker?

Thank you so much for your response! We have been stressing so much and adding all this extra information to make sure we definitely get approved, but I do think we may have too much lol. Since we don't have a whole lot of financial info, we have been trying to bulk it up with photos, posts and affidavits. That is definitely good advice, as we don't want them to have any doubts whatsoever

Hey everyone. I had put up another post and I am so thankful everyone in this community is so helpful! I would like to share an edited version of Cover Letter we have and the evidence, to get some opinions, as we have been so stressed about making sure we have enough evidence before we send. It needs to be sent by 6th September but I want to get it sent asap, this week if possible. "Dear USCIS Officer: I am filing a joint Form I-751, Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence, with my spouse. My wife entered the United States on a CR1 visa on September 6th 2020. We respectfully request that this petition be accepted for removal of conditions on residence for Shannen. Please also find the following documents enclosed to verify the status of our marriage and ongoing relationship: Check for $680, including filing fee of $595 and biometric fee of $85. Form I-751 Form G-1145 Copy of Permanent Resident Card (front and back) Copy of our marriage certificate Copies of both of our Driver’s licenses/ID (front and back) Copy of apartment rental agreements with joint occupancy (2020-2022) Copies of the tax statements for the previous two years (2020 and 2021) Copies of Shannen's W2 forms Copy of Life Insurance showing that my wife as the beneficiary Copy of Rental insurance showing coverage for both myself and my wife Copy of our Car insurance certificate showing we are both insured Copy of our Health Insurance coverage for me and my wife. (2021-2022) Copy of new Health Insurance, showing both myself and my wife are insured under her job’s health insurance. (2022) Utility bills in my name and some in my wife’s name. Letter from State of Texas Department of Public Safety addressed to petitioner, to show proof of address Letter from Texas Toll addressed to me, to show proof of address Four sworn affidavits by U.S. citizen friends and family, attesting to our relationship and marriage -Name of father -Name of brother -Name of friend -Name of friend Birthday and anniversary cards we have written to each other since my wife moved to the U.S. Screenshots of our social media pages showing our ongoing marriage and relationship. Photographs include: -Our Wedding (August 2019) -Our Honeymoon to Universal Studios, Los Angeles (September 2019) -A vacation to see Shannen’s family in Ireland (August 2021) -Thanksgiving with my family (November 2021) -Our friend’s wedding (May 2022) -My wife Shannen’s birthday in (June 2022). I appreciate your prompt attention to this matter and respectfully request your favorable adjudication of this petition." -We recently opened a joint bank account since we never really considered having one, we decided to just go ahead and open it but since it's recent, we don't have much to send away. Would we be best to explain why we hadn't set up a joint account until recently, or even send our own personal statements? -We have printed about 35 photos and written dates, locations and names on the back but I read something that they need to be printed on paper, would that be best? -Utilities are mostly either in his name or my name, as he was paying most of the bills, we hadn't considered that they would need to be in both names, so we hadn't adjusted it. Will this be an issue? We are open to suggestions and tips, please let us know if there is anything else that we should change or consider as we want to make sure we provide as much evidence as we can.

Thank you so much!!! This information is extremely helpful. Me and my husband hasn’t joined finances as he was making more money and I was trying to find a job which was the right fit. Now I’m more stable and secure in my job, we are able to look into joining finances now. we just opened a joint checking and savings account and we will most definitely write a letter explaining our situation and why it has only now been opened

Thank you!!! That is super helpful. We have just opened 2 joint accounts, checking and saving. I know we don’t have a lot of time but we will be contributing to it and will show our statements when it is time to send

Thank you for your response. We are within the 90 days and we need to file by the beginning of September. We prefer to file our taxes separately and I think it would be expensive to adjust that. We have documents showing drivers licenses, green card, rental insurance, health insurance, car insurance, utilities in his name and utilities in my name. And we have at least 3 affidavits. We prefer to have our finances separate as it is easier to keep track of things that way but it looks like it makes it more difficult to prove to the USCIS (which is super frustrating). Do you think we could open a joint bank account together and that would suffice or will payments needs to be made first of all and showing longer term?

Hey everyone!! I have a few questions that I hope someone can help me with regarding I-751 - Removing Conditions of 2 year Green Card. 1. My husband and I do not have a joint bank account, file joint taxes nor have bills in our name. He pays the bills mostly and I pay a few myself (he makes more money). Would it be acceptable to send copies of the bills we both pay individually since the bills are in our own names? This will also show we are both at the same address. 2. I saw a post online mentioning it could be a good idea to show W9’s and individual bank statements to prove I have been working and that they are sent to our address we live at, does anyone else have experience or info about that? 3. Is there a limit to how many photos we should add, and should they begin from the day I moved here or the date of our wedding? 4. If anyone else has any info about documentation we can send when we don’t have joint accounts, that would be super helpful. Thank you!!