RFE...but nothing to send in! Help!

[fusionhat2002 0]

My wife and I received and RFE on our I-751. It asks for more proof of joint finances:

"...your documents do not show a sufficient co-mingling of assist to indicate a bona fide marriage. You have submitted sufficient evidence of this or other issues related to your joint assets/marriage since the original conditional resident status was issued on August 2005. Therefore, in order to establish your eligibility for removal of your conditional status, you will need to submit additional documents to support that you entered into a good faith marriage:

* Some of your bank statements showing joint savings accounts and/or checking accounts.

* Insurance policies such as life insurance, medical insurance, vehicle insurance, DMV records, etc

* Credit card statements, supporting a joint account

* Loan documents such as car loans, home improvement loans, business loans, etc"

Here's what we do have:

* Joint checking savings at my credit union opened 2 years ago, but we never used it. But we do have statements (showing no activity).

* Joint ING online savings account opened in June, but we only put money in it ($500) last month. So we have that statement

* Copy of medical insurance policy with both of our names

That's it! We don't have anything else! We have simply found it easier to keep our finances seperate, and we can't supply any joint info regarding driving, because my wife doesn't drive.

I have no idea what to do. I can't make supporting evidence appear from thin air.

Help!

[Kathryn41 3,205]

How do you pay your bills? Do you each pay some of them? Include receipts or bills for different utilities each showing who is paying. Make your wills showing each as the beneficiary of the other and include those. Does your wife have her own accounts or are you the only one with an active account? Does she have a debit card that she uses? What about CDs purchased together, or an IRA established in her name? If not, then why not do so now. Does she have a cell phone that you pay for? Is her name listed on your billing account for a 'family' plan or something like that? Take out a life insurance policy with her as the beneficiary. Is she covered by your health insurance through work? Show the enrollment and any account summaries if you have no medical bills available.

You are light on evidence, but it is up to you to prove this is a valid marriage. You may wish to write an explanation about why you don't have other financial evidence, and I would give a lot of details: this is your marriage you are trying to defend.

Edited February 7, 2008 by Kathryn41

[Chica Yeyé 41]

Even if she doesn't drive, can you provide her state ID showing the same address as yours?

Send the statements for the accounts you do have - doesn't really matter if there is activity or not. Send some from the beginning, from the middle, and more recent ones.

Good luck!

[bettenan 1]

My wife and I received and RFE on our I-751. It asks for more proof of joint finances:

"...your documents do not show a sufficient co-mingling of assist to indicate a bona fide marriage. You have submitted sufficient evidence of this or other issues related to your joint assets/marriage since the original conditional resident status was issued on August 2005. Therefore, in order to establish your eligibility for removal of your conditional status, you will need to submit additional documents to support that you entered into a good faith marriage:

* Some of your bank statements showing joint savings accounts and/or checking accounts.

* Insurance policies such as life insurance, medical insurance, vehicle insurance, DMV records, etc

* Credit card statements, supporting a joint account

* Loan documents such as car loans, home improvement loans, business loans, etc"

Here's what we do have:

* Joint checking savings at my credit union opened 2 years ago, but we never used it. But we do have statements (showing no activity).

* Joint ING online savings account opened in June, but we only put money in it ($500) last month. So we have that statement

* Copy of medical insurance policy with both of our names

That's it! We don't have anything else! We have simply found it easier to keep our finances seperate, and we can't supply any joint info regarding driving, because my wife doesn't drive.

I have no idea what to do. I can't make supporting evidence appear from thin air.

Help!

I don't see any mention of tax returns.