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Little background history I'm the USC and my husband is the CPR (he's Australian). We got married 6/06/2011 and we had a lawyer do all our immigration paperwork. My father did the I-864. We've been living with my parents since he entered the country (April 2011 - Current) and obviously we've been living with my parents since our marriage (06/06/2011 - current).
In Nov 2013 we sent in the i-751. The only things we sent with it was;
- My driver's license and his. Both have the same address.
- Copies of his green card, SSN, and passport.
- Our bank account and statements both in our name. We opened it on Jan 2013. Before then I was on my father's bank account, but he switched banks in Jan 2013 and we (my husband and I) decided to open our own.
- We sent 3 affidavits (all notarized). One from my father and two from our neighbors.
Nov 25, 2013: We received the Biometrics appointment for Dec 16, 2013.
Match 2014: we received an I-797C (CASE TYPE: CRI89 Approved Removal of Conditions (I89)) saying that our case was being moved from the Vermont service center to the California one.
And May 10th, 2014 we received the RFE which said;
Then it goes on to list the other general stuff, but they seem to really want assets. Assets and other things we don't have since we live with my parents. I know what we sent before is pretty bare and I understand why they're asking for more, but we honestly just don't have it. We're both unemployed (but looking) so we don't have any taxes to file together. My husband doesn't have health insurance, but I'm on my father's still. I do have a car, but the car is all in my father's name. He pays the taxes and insurance for it. He could gift the car to me and my husband so the title will be in our names, but I'm hesitant to do that because it will show we did it after the RFE came in.
Some other stuff we plan on sending in that we didn't send in the first time ;
-My husband has a lot of receipts from Amazon (dated 2011 - current) with the shipping/billing address at our current residence. A good portion of the stuff he's bought there was bought for me and my name is listed in the shipping info. Can these be used as proof as living together as a married couple?
-My father has claimed both as dependents on his 2012 and 2013 taxes.
-I have cards with the envelopes addressed to both of us from his family in Australia (Anniversary, holiday cards) and birthday cards that are addressed to us separately.
-Pictures of us with my parents. I don't have much extended family in SC. It's mostly just us and my parents. my father's side are all up in NY and my husband and I haven't visited them yet because we don't have the money to do it.
That's really all we got. I plan on getting letters again from friends attesting to our marriage. Which brings me to another question, should the cover letter I plan on typing for super formal/businesslike like how a lawyer would do it? Or is it okay if I just explain ourselves kind of like how I am doing now?
The first affidavit my father did didn't explain that he takes care of us financially which is why we don't have any bills, etc. I plan on getting him to include and explain that this time around. I also plan on getting my mother to write one too, which I probably should have done in the first place.
Also, are we guaranteed an interview if they still have any lingering doubts about our marriage or will they just flat out deny us if they still aren't satisfied?
That's about it. Sorry for the wall-o-text. Any advice is appreciated.
In Nov 2013 we sent in the i-751. The only things we sent with it was;
- My driver's license and his. Both have the same address.
- Copies of his green card, SSN, and passport.
- Our bank account and statements both in our name. We opened it on Jan 2013. Before then I was on my father's bank account, but he switched banks in Jan 2013 and we (my husband and I) decided to open our own.
- We sent 3 affidavits (all notarized). One from my father and two from our neighbors.
Nov 25, 2013: We received the Biometrics appointment for Dec 16, 2013.
Match 2014: we received an I-797C (CASE TYPE: CRI89 Approved Removal of Conditions (I89)) saying that our case was being moved from the Vermont service center to the California one.
And May 10th, 2014 we received the RFE which said;
EVIDENCE OF GOOD FAITH MARRIAGE
The conditional permanent resident (CPR) filed a Form I-751 with our office. The (CPR) provided some evidence of marital bona fides. However, the documentation was insufficient because
- The CPR submitted little evidence to support joint ownership of assets, responsibility for liabilities and communal residence.
To establish eligibility for removal of conditional status, it is requested that additional documentation be submitted. Documentations should reflect the names of both the CPR and the USC spouse. In addition, the documentation should cover the period of time from the date of the marriage to the present date.
The conditional permanent resident (CPR) filed a Form I-751 with our office. The (CPR) provided some evidence of marital bona fides. However, the documentation was insufficient because
- The CPR submitted little evidence to support joint ownership of assets, responsibility for liabilities and communal residence.
To establish eligibility for removal of conditional status, it is requested that additional documentation be submitted. Documentations should reflect the names of both the CPR and the USC spouse. In addition, the documentation should cover the period of time from the date of the marriage to the present date.
Some other stuff we plan on sending in that we didn't send in the first time ;
-My husband has a lot of receipts from Amazon (dated 2011 - current) with the shipping/billing address at our current residence. A good portion of the stuff he's bought there was bought for me and my name is listed in the shipping info. Can these be used as proof as living together as a married couple?
-My father has claimed both as dependents on his 2012 and 2013 taxes.
-I have cards with the envelopes addressed to both of us from his family in Australia (Anniversary, holiday cards) and birthday cards that are addressed to us separately.
-Pictures of us with my parents. I don't have much extended family in SC. It's mostly just us and my parents. my father's side are all up in NY and my husband and I haven't visited them yet because we don't have the money to do it.
That's really all we got. I plan on getting letters again from friends attesting to our marriage. Which brings me to another question, should the cover letter I plan on typing for super formal/businesslike like how a lawyer would do it? Or is it okay if I just explain ourselves kind of like how I am doing now?
The first affidavit my father did didn't explain that he takes care of us financially which is why we don't have any bills, etc. I plan on getting him to include and explain that this time around. I also plan on getting my mother to write one too, which I probably should have done in the first place.
Also, are we guaranteed an interview if they still have any lingering doubts about our marriage or will they just flat out deny us if they still aren't satisfied?
That's about it. Sorry for the wall-o-text. Any advice is appreciated.
