Removing conditions Evidence

[Earmuffs 1]

well I'm about to file later this month and I really don't have much to send them..

Im currently working out of state so I don't have much time to get it together..

I know I should've started on this a long time ago but ..

so here is what I have..

our sons birth certificate

car purchase

bill from North Texas tollway

copy of my insurance card with all of us on it.

pictures.

trying to find our house lease but its not looking good on that..

[Otto 83]

trying to find our house lease but its not looking good on that..

TRY HARDER - this is a major piece of the puzzle. Also, utility bills etc.

Check out the Lifting/Removing Conditions Guide for more suggestions but that lease is way important.

[Earmuffs 1]

I dont know anyone who has utility bills in more than one name..

[Earmuffs 1]

still no sign of the lease..

all I can find is the check list they give you when you move in.. it has the realtor name, our address and names on it..

[Kathryn41 3,205]

Use utility bills that both of you pay even if it is individually - for example, you pay the gas bill and he pays the phone bill; you pay the electricity bill and he pays the internet bill, things like that. The addresses should show up for the same location.

Do you have any joint accounts? Joint bank accounts listing purchases each of you have made or deposits each of you have made to the same account work. If you don't have joint accounts, but are still paying bills together, then submit account statements from your account and his account and highlight mutually beneficial expenses (ie. rent, utility bills, etc.). Both statements should also show the same address. Include statements that cover the whole period of your marriage. What about a joint credit card? What about joint car registration as well as joint ownership? Driver's licenses for both of you showing the same address (or a State ID and Driver's License if one of you doesn't drive); copies of medical bills for him that you have paid on your health insurance? What about pension plans or retirement funds showing the other as the beneficiary or spouse? A joint safety deposit box in both of your names? anything from work showing him as your emergency contact?

If you are currently working out of state have him pull some of this stuff together from home. Think creatively! Is there a newsletter welcoming you or him to a new church, a new community, a club you might belong to? If you have pets you can get them microchipped and have both of you listed as contacts in case they go missing.

Tax returns are excellent documents since it is a requirement for PR status to file a tax return. Tax returns showing either you filed married jointly or married, separately work. They include the tax payer identification information and status. Tax transcripts are free of charge from the IRS.

Since you have a child it is also a good idea that you have your wills written. You can list each other as spouse and executors of the estate for each other.

Contact the realtor if you can't find a copy of the lease and ask for another. There may be a copy charge but it is worth it if you can't find your copy. Include that check list as well.

I am sure there are other things as well but those are ones that come immediately to mind. Work on this together - have your husband help as well as it is in both of your interests (as well as being a joint application) that the Conditions are Removed successfully.

Edited March 7, 2010 by Kathryn41

[Earmuffs 1]

I am the husband haha..

we have a joint account but only i use it.. she has another one..

Im gonna try to get in and get a copy of our vehicle registration.. Ill throw some bills together, only problem is we jsut moved and most of it isnt switched over.. I guess either way if they want more they will send an RFE..

also I thought we filed jointly last year but when I went to do my taxes this year it said married filing separately..

[Earmuffs 1]

so here is what I now have..

Sons birth certificate.

letter about renewing car registration.. will try to get the actual registration.

health insurance card.

water bill in my name

internet/cable in hers

power bill in my name

car purchase paper work

toll way bill with both names

and about 20 pictures of us..

I fly out monday afternoon for work so I'm gonna try hard to find more, since I wont be back for 3 weeks.

[Kathryn41 3,205]

I am the husband haha..

we have a joint account but only i use it.. she has another one..

Im gonna try to get in and get a copy of our vehicle registration.. Ill throw some bills together, only problem is we jsut moved and most of it isnt switched over.. I guess either way if they want more they will send an RFE..

also I thought we filed jointly last year but when I went to do my taxes this year it said married filing separately..

hehee - sorry! Well, even though you have separate accounts are there items that she pays from her accounts and you pay from yours? You can include statements of both (showing the same mailing address) and highlight those items which indicate you are both contributing to the financial stability of the household. Be sure to include items from all of the years of your marriage as well, not just recent ones, so documents from before your move are also valid. Do you have copies of that lease? Did you alternate paying the rent? You can show things like that.

Yes, if they send you an RFE at least you will have time to collect additional documents in the meantime. Good luck.

ok - just saw your list - looking better! Try to make sure you have evidence (bills, etc.) that are not just recent but go back to when you were first married as well. You want to cover both years - or more if you have been married longer than just over 2 years.

Have you travelled together? Do you have flight itineraries or boarding passes showing you sitting together going to visit family or on holidays? What about a family cell phone plan? Medical bills for her and your son from his pre-natal care and birth that were paid by your insurance (and who made the copays? You? Find those receipts too).

Edited March 7, 2010 by Kathryn41

[Otto 83]

I am the husband haha..

we have a joint account but only i use it.. she has another one..

Im gonna try to get in and get a copy of our vehicle registration.. Ill throw some bills together, only problem is we jsut moved and most of it isnt switched over.. I guess either way if they want more they will send an RFE..

also I thought we filed jointly last year but when I went to do my taxes this year it said married filing separately..

Based on what you've described so far - I might suggest taking your time and getting prepared before filing. (Your timeline would indicate you can not file to remove conditions until late April [according to my count] so you do have time.) You can only file once you are within the 90-day window (90-days prior to the PR/Green Card expiring). Check your calendar to be sure.

Edited March 7, 2010 by Otto und Karin

[Krikit 1,164]

I dont know anyone who has utility bills in more than one name..

We do. Reason being..... when something goes wrong only the person on the bill has the ability to call for service. When that person is at work/away on business and unavailable there is nothing you can do. Trust me..... it becomes a major -- and avoidable -- issue.

Moving from the Canada forum to the Removing Conditions forum.

[Udella&Wiz 325]

We do. Reason being..... when something goes wrong only the person on the bill has the ability to call for service. When that person is at work/away on business and unavailable there is nothing you can do. Trust me..... it becomes a major -- and avoidable -- issue.

Moving from the Canada forum to the Removing Conditions forum.

We do as well....for that reason and also was thinking ahead to evidence we'd need for ROC...but Earmuffs, I think you'll do ok as Karen suggested and just send bills/ items showing that you both live at the given address. I assume since you've moved that you filed your address changes with USCIS? Include those confirmations if you can too. Can't hurt. Driver's licenses or state id's which show the same address, that type of thing.