beloved_dingo thank you for your suggestions!
Do you only have one lease to show since the date of marriage? For instance, we sent our lease from 2019, 2020, and 2021. If this is your first lease, where did you live before?
- We had 2 leases since we got married, I sent the last on to the USCIS but it looks like it got lost...but we have both, USCIS should have the first one.
Do they show the same address?
- Yes, IDs show the same address
What do you mean by work insurance? Is this referring to having your spouse as an emergency contact or having your spouse on your work health insurance plan?
- Correct, your spouse as an emergency contact
Does this show you were both receiving deliveries (both names on different orders)? If so, good.
- We orders for our furniture, some home appliances, they're on my name
documentation of any joint loans (such as a car loan)
We don't have a car (living in a city)
car insurance showing both names
We don't have a car (living in a city)
joint memberships (gym, costco)
We don't have it
documentation of being an authorized user on spouse's credit card (easy to add if you haven't done this)
any utility bills in both names or separate utility bills that go to same address (like if the water bill is in your name but power is in theirs)
All the bills besides internet, are included in rent (USCIS can see that on the lease agreement)
power of attorney/living will
I'll explore that one, thanks!
If you have any pets, documentation from vet showing you are both "owners"
No pets
Lastly, why did you send only 7 months of bank statements? Do you both have a joint checking account? If so, send all bank statements from the date it become a joint account to the present date. If there was a large gap between date of marriage and date of being added to joint account, send a brief letter explaining why.
- We have joint statements for almost 4 years, I sent last 7 statements not all of them because that's what the lawyer suggested.
Some other ideas:
- Holiday cards from friends and family
- Letters from IRS that shows our names on the letter
Thank you so much for helping me with this!