Initial interview march 2018 filer!!!!

[Thirt33n89]

Got a bank account open today i was under the misconception that i needed a ssn thanks to bank of america, also started looking into the medical exam 300+ my vacciene record is a copy of original and im not sure they will take it ☹️ Going to have to wait and see the pricing for this

[UScitizenFilingforspouse]

Got a bank account open today i was under the misconception that i needed a ssn thanks to bank of america, also started looking into the medical exam 300+ my vacciene record is a copy of original and im not sure they will take it ☹️ Going to have to wait and see the pricing for this

Awesome! See??? Now you can both apply for a Target Red Debit Card and link it to your joint checking. Enjoy 5% off and submit it?s use as evidence of bona fide marriage.
I am also pretty sure that Bank of America will have no issue adding you to one of your husbands credit cards even if it is as an authorized user.
They will take the the copy of your vaccination record. I?m in health care. If they don?t, find a place that will. When I first went to college, I did not have my records with me and I got them from my mother over the phone. They took that. Dates were approximate. They did titers for some. If you translate them, and the records look like medical records, they will take them.

[Thirt33n89]

Awesome! See??? Now you can both apply for a Target Red Debit Card and link it to your joint checking. Enjoy 5% off and submit it?s use as evidence of bona fide marriage.
I am also pretty sure that Bank of America will have no issue adding you to one of your husbands credit cards even if it is as an authorized user.
They will take the the copy of your vaccination record. I?m in health care. If they don?t, find a place that will. When I first went to college, I did not have my records with me and I got them from my mother over the phone. They took that. Dates were approximate. They did titers for some. If you translate them, and the records look like medical records, they will take them.

Monday i will be calling a couple of authorized doctor offices to see what they say hopefully they do becuase if they don?t accept them i do not know what the steps would be to have everything ready for mid may for the interview

[krypton9591]

Today we got our intial interviews notice for may 🙌🏻. Bfiled imarvh 2 2018 any one else got an interview this quick no ead no ssn ???? Should we be concerned or is this alteady for straight green card. Im worried as we dont have snything under both our names because of the ssn situation

Congratulations! that is pretty quick! I wish you the best of Luck with your Interview!

[UScitizenFilingforspouse]

Monday i will be calling a couple of authorized doctor offices to see what they say hopefully they do becuase if they don?t accept them i do not know what the steps would be to have everything ready for mid may for the interview

The I-693 is very important. I would suggest reading all the directions that pertain to you. I would also read the directions that your doctor has to follow. They're very specific.
If you go straight to the civil surgeon, that will turn out more expensive. USCIS does not regulate how much they charge for the exam, and fees vary from physician to physician. Here's what I would suggest:

1. Compare your vaccination records vs. the I-693 vaccination requirements. That way you will know what vaccines you have already received AND have documentation to prove it.

2. Have someone else translate your vaccination records. The translator must sign a certification that the English language translation is complete and accurate, and that he or she is competent to translate from the foreign language into English. The certification must include the translator?s signature, should contain the translator?s printed name and the date, and it may also contain the translator?s contact information. It may not be you or your husband.

3. If you are on your husband's insurance plan yet, then see an in-network physician, and he/she can take a look at the vaccines that you have not received yet. Then, determine if it would be clinically appropriate to administer them. If it's unclear whether you have immunity against X, Y or Z, your physician will run titers and read the levels of immunity in your blood. All of this can be done under the umbrella of a yearly physical exam.

4. You can also give the translated document to your physician and have him/her introduce that information into your medical record. Then, he/she can give you a print out of your record. See...? There's a way around everything. Have your physician look through the form and determine if there is anything else you can just get done with them and have it covered by insurance.

5. Then, you take that record from your US physician to the USCIS civil surgeon who will reference it to fill out the I-693.

All the best.

[UScitizenFilingforspouse]

That's the problem, my vaccination records card was destroyed in a flood back home. I was born in "88 and there were no computer records so the hospital doesn't even have it. The place I called said $260 but because I don't have my records it will cost $425. Someone on here didn't have her records either and she got hers done for $300+ but she lives in another state.

Your primary physician can run titers to check for levels of "immunity" in your blood. If you are on your spouse's insurance, that should be covered as part of a physical. For chickenpox, they just want to know that you had it. Hepatitis A, they will take your word for it, too.

Otherwise, you may want to try your county public health department. https://www.freeclinics.com/det/ga_3...lth-department. It will be either at no cost or on a sliding fee scale. ***There is one of these in every city/every state

You don't have to get everything at the civil surgeon's. Try the county public health department. Tell them what titers you need. Get a titer lab report from them and give that to the civil surgeon. He/she will use that to fill out your I-693.

Hope that helps. All the best.

[kaylip]

Your primary physician can run titers to check for levels of "immunity" in your blood. If you are on your spouse's insurance, that should be covered as part of a physical. For chickenpox, they just want to know that you had it. Hepatitis A, they will take your word for it, too.

Otherwise, you may want to try your county public health department. https://www.freeclinics.com/det/ga_3...lth-department. It will be either at no cost or on a sliding fee scale. ***There is one of these in every city/every state

You don't have to get everything at the civil surgeon's. Try the county public health department. Tell them what titers you need. Get a titer lab report from them and give that to the civil surgeon. He/she will use that to fill out your I-693.

Hope that helps. All the best.

Thanks

[sinoptola]

Got a bank account open today i was under the misconception that i needed a ssn thanks to bank of america, also started looking into the medical exam 300+ my vacciene record is a copy of original and im not sure they will take it ☹️ Going to have to wait and see the pricing for this

My husband is able to use his foreign passport to open a joint account with me, and on top of that, he was able to open a deposit security credit card with $300 limit and start building his credit in US on his own. I also added him as an authorized user on my chase sapphire reserve credit card.

We are in Los Angeles and medical exam here ranges from $150 - $500. We ended up getting all required shots and blood drawn done for $180.

[UScitizenFilingforspouse]

My husband is able to use his foreign passport to open a joint account with me, and on top of that, he was able to open a deposit security credit card with $300 limit and start building his credit in US on his own. I also added him as an authorized user on my chase sapphire reserve credit card.

We are in Los Angeles and medical exam here ranges from $150 - $500. We ended up getting all required shots and blood drawn done for $180.

That's awesome! Would you please share where you got it done? It will help the next person that searches for medical exams in LA in this forum - if you are comfortable with that.

[NDkingdom]

I don't have a joint bank account with my spouse either simply because his bank wouldn't put me on it without a SSN. Also, we signed up a year ago to buy a house through a home buyers association & one of the rules is to not make any major purchases or open a new bank account.
We have; 1. Lease agreement,
2.Renter's insurance,
3.life insurance policy,
4.2017 joint tax returns,
5.water bill in both our names,
6.my name listed on his car title,
7.marriage counseling certificate.
8. Mails from family members in both our names for our 1st anniversary
9. Wedding invitation from his college buddy & we're attending the wedding this weekend. We're going to take pics 😋
We're currently trying to gather more evidence🤗Also, I read 2 threads with persons who didn't have a bank account that were successful at their interview.

I would recommend gathering more evidence and documentation if you can. Each case and interview is different but I've read a couple recent posts from applicants who provided the same amount of evidence you listed- but were denied a green card due to insufficient evidence to prove a bonafide marriage. Read this post here: https://www.immihelp.com/forum/showt...178#post563178

You need to show proof of combined finances. If you tell your interviewer that you have no proof because your spouse can't be added to you bank account without a SSN- that probably won't cut it. There's other options: Any working immigrant (even undocumented) can obtain a Taxpayer Identification number, which banks will accept in the absence of a SSN. Also you can add your spouse as an additional card holder to your credit card. You'll need to print out the monthly statements showing that both of you are actively using the shared credit card account.

It's good to have utility bills in both your names, as this is one of the forms of evidence they request. But realistically you can easily add any name to your utility bills with a quick phone call- it doesn't really prove that your spouse is living with you. More importantly- you should provide at least 2 sworn affidavits from a family member or close friend in which they describe their personal knowledge of your marriage and how they know it's genuine. I hope you have this already- if not you can search google for sample affidavits.

Photos of course are crucial evidence. But if your planning to take some photos of yourselves at a friend's wedding- I don't think that's going to be enough. They're going to want to see more photos taken over a longer time span- preferably ones taken at significant events, holidays and trips, etc. For my application I selectively chose photos that best show our combined lives- rather than the quantity of photos. I printed photos of our romantic trips to places like Las Vegas, San Diego and in our hotel suites. And all the family gatherings and birthday parties we attend with his family and my family, as well as photos of us celebrating Christmas, New Years, Easter, exchanging gifts, etc...

I wish you the best of luck with your application process!

[kaylip]

I would recommend gathering more evidence and documentation if you can. Each case and interview is different but I've read a couple recent posts from applicants who provided the same amount of evidence you listed- but were denied a green card due to insufficient evidence to prove a bonafide marriage. Read this post here: https://www.immihelp.com/forum/showt...178#post563178

You need to show proof of combined finances. If you tell your interviewer that you have no proof because your spouse can't be added to you bank account without a SSN- that probably won't cut it. There's other options: Any working immigrant (even undocumented) can obtain a Taxpayer Identification number, which banks will accept in the absence of a SSN. Also you can add your spouse as an additional card holder to your credit card. You'll need to print out the monthly statements showing that both of you are actively using the shared credit card account.

It's good to have utility bills in both your names, as this is one of the forms of evidence they request. But realistically you can easily add any name to your utility bills with a quick phone call- it doesn't really prove that your spouse is living with you. More importantly- you should provide at least 2 sworn affidavits from a family member or close friend in which they describe their personal knowledge of your marriage and how they know it's genuine. I hope you have this already- if not you can search google for sample affidavits.

Photos of course are crucial evidence. But if your planning to take some photos of yourselves at a friend's wedding- I don't think that's going to be enough. They're going to want to see more photos taken over a longer time span- preferably ones taken at significant events, holidays and trips, etc. For my application I selectively chose photos that best show our combined lives- rather than the quantity of photos. I printed photos of our romantic trips to places like Las Vegas, San Diego and in our hotel suites. And all the family gatherings and birthday parties we attend with his family and my family, as well as photos of us celebrating Christmas, New Years, Easter, exchanging gifts, etc...

I wish you the best of luck with your application process!

I had sent in notarized Affidavits from 2 persons on my side and 2 from his side along with some other required evidence listed on the USCIS instructions page. Lol those aren't the only photos! But I will gather them along with the wedding invite separately from the other photos we took over the last year. The water bill, u can call and add a name, yes but unless they verify u live there, they wouldn't add u to it. We don't live in an apartment, we live in the surburbs in a house. Also, I will be taking a copy of the home buyers appointments we've been having ever since we signed up to purchase it together and they'll see that

[kaylip]

I would recommend gathering more evidence and documentation if you can. Each case and interview is different but I've read a couple recent posts from applicants who provided the same amount of evidence you listed- but were denied a green card due to insufficient evidence to prove a bonafide marriage. Read this post here: https://www.immihelp.com/forum/showt...178#post563178

You need to show proof of combined finances. If you tell your interviewer that you have no proof because your spouse can't be added to you bank account without a SSN- that probably won't cut it. There's other options: Any working immigrant (even undocumented) can obtain a Taxpayer Identification number, which banks will accept in the absence of a SSN. Also you can add your spouse as an additional card holder to your credit card. You'll need to print out the monthly statements showing that both of you are actively using the shared credit card account.

It's good to have utility bills in both your names, as this is one of the forms of evidence they request. But realistically you can easily add any name to your utility bills with a quick phone call- it doesn't really prove that your spouse is living with you. More importantly- you should provide at least 2 sworn affidavits from a family member or close friend in which they describe their personal knowledge of your marriage and how they know it's genuine. I hope you have this already- if not you can search google for sample affidavits.

Photos of course are crucial evidence. But if your planning to take some photos of yourselves at a friend's wedding- I don't think that's going to be enough. They're going to want to see more photos taken over a longer time span- preferably ones taken at significant events, holidays and trips, etc. For my application I selectively chose photos that best show our combined lives- rather than the quantity of photos. I printed photos of our romantic trips to places like Las Vegas, San Diego and in our hotel suites. And all the family gatherings and birthday parties we attend with his family and my family, as well as photos of us celebrating Christmas, New Years, Easter, exchanging gifts, etc...

I wish you the best of luck with your application process!

Also, if u search through most denied or prolonging cases, the applicants or petitioners were in previous relationships/divorced. I've noticed that USCIS look closely at persons who are divorced or would have petitioned for previous spouses. Obviously with that case u listed, even though he sent in a 6lb package of evidence what stood out was the fact that he was divorced and still had ties to his ex wife. Every case is different because every couple have their own situations going on. He sent in a lot of evidence including strong financial ties(they posted on another website forum) but what USCIS was looking at was the tie to the former relationship.

[UScitizenFilingforspouse]

Also, if u search through most denied or prolonging cases, the applicants or petitioners were in previous relationships/divorced. I've noticed that USCIS look closely at persons who are divorced or would have petitioned for previous spouses. Obviously with that case u listed, even though he sent in a 6lb package of evidence what stood out was the fact that he was divorced and still had ties to his ex wife. Every case is different because every couple have their own situations going on. He sent in a lot of evidence including strong financial ties(they posted on another website forum) but what USCIS was looking at was the tie to the former relationship.

That's a really good point. And that's not to say that you can't have ties to your ex-wife. What if you two owned rental properties together under an LLC? Is it practical to dissolve that JUST because USCIS may suspect marriage fraud? I think the deeper issue in the case of helpmylife was to not highlight the reason why that tie was there and ignore the elephant in the room. But if you tell them upfront, we did not sell the 20 rental properties because those are going to be inherited by our children. Then, they'll leave it alone.

If the petitioner or applicant are not present when the case is reviewed and adjudicated, and there is no table of contents with explanations to speak for them, then USCIS is left to wonder. Then, it snowballs from there.

Is there a chance that his bank would add you as an authorized user instead of joint account owner? I know that for credit cards, SSN is not required if you're just adding an authorized user. Or maybe you could add him to yours. But if you really wanted to, you could get a Target Red Debit card linked to his checking and then get cards issued for both of you, and of course, use it. It's an extension of the checking account. So it's not really a new account. Just a thought.

Some people recommend either printing pictures on 8.5 x 11 paper or taping the pictures to them. Pictures have to be scanned and that makes it easier for them.
I would include evidence of the longevity of your relationship prior to getting married. If you got married and filed for AOS shortly after, like I did 22 years ago, and if there isn't much evidence pre-marriage, there's always that chance the ISO may get fuzzy and ask "did you two just meet one day and get married the next?" I had no problem with the question as we had met in my country and started dating there. BUT we did not have much evidence of that; other than University transcripts. This was all pre (The) ******** and Instagram. People didn't walk around taking selfies all day.

All the best.

[kaylip]

That's a really good point. And that's not to say that you can't have ties to your ex-wife. What if you two owned rental properties together under an LLC? Is it practical to dissolve that JUST because USCIS may suspect marriage fraud? I think the deeper issue in the case of helpmylife was to not highlight the reason why that tie was there and ignore the elephant in the room. But if you tell them upfront, we did not sell the 20 rental properties because those are going to be inherited by our children. Then, they'll leave it alone.

If the petitioner or applicant are not present when the case is reviewed and adjudicated, and there is no table of contents with explanations to speak for them, then USCIS is left to wonder. Then, it snowballs from there.

Is there a chance that his bank would add you as an authorized user instead of joint account owner? I know that for credit cards, SSN is not required if you're just adding an authorized user. Or maybe you could add him to yours. But if you really wanted to, you could get a Target Red Debit card linked to his checking and then get cards issued for both of you, and of course, use it. It's an extension of the checking account. So it's not really a new account. Just a thought.

Some people recommend either printing pictures on 8.5 x 11 paper or taping the pictures to them. Pictures have to be scanned and that makes it easier for them.
I would include evidence of the longevity of your relationship prior to getting married. If you got married and filed for AOS shortly after, like I did 22 years ago, and if there isn't much evidence pre-marriage, there's always that chance the ISO may get fuzzy and ask "did you two just meet one day and get married the next?" I had no problem with the question as we had met in my country and started dating there. BUT we did not have much evidence of that; other than University transcripts. This was all pre (The) ******** and Instagram. People didn't walk around taking selfies all day.

All the best.

I was recently added to it as an authorized user just for immigration purposes & I don't use it. I will take the evidence to the interview but I read somewhere that it wouldn't be too beneficial if persons just did it to satisfy the IO and it's hardly being used. I have evidence of our relationship even before we got married too. Also, the IO know that some marriages are non traditional and it's evolving as the years go by(including same sex couple's, etc) so other modern evidence like Netflix, PlayStation, Xbox accounts, club membership, couple's retreats trips, etc, showing the other spouse as authorized user, etc. When I have all my final evidence gathered and ready for the interview I will list them.

[NDkingdom]

Also, if u search through most denied or prolonging cases, the applicants or petitioners were in previous relationships/divorced. I've noticed that USCIS look closely at persons who are divorced or would have petitioned for previous spouses. Obviously with that case u listed, even though he sent in a 6lb package of evidence what stood out was the fact that he was divorced and still had ties to his ex wife. Every case is different because every couple have their own situations going on. He sent in a lot of evidence including strong financial ties(they posted on another website forum) but what USCIS was looking at was the tie to the former relationship.

Yes that's true. There are many different variables in each person's case, and ties to an ex-spouse would certainly draw more scrutiny and suspicion. I'm sure that denials like this are not so common. Many applicants on this forum report having a smooth easy case with a lenient immigration officer. I hope I have this same luck- but I'm also preparing for the worst. Right now I am trying to gather as much evidence that I need for my interview- determining what evidence I might be lacking. What I don't have is a rental, mortgage or lease agreement with my spouse. Because we live in a house that I own and paid off years ago. So I'm providing the deed which shows my name and the date the mortgage was paid off.

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