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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Canada
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So I am not entirely sure where I should be posting this, but as this is the forum I am most accustomed to here goes :)

I am considering getting a secondary card added to my current mastercard account for my hubby living in the U.S. Simply giving him a MC that I am responsible for covering the payments on any charges he may make. I figured it is just another step in proving the minglng of our finances (in addition to our joint Bank Of America account which we are using to create a new-life together nest egg for when I am finally able to be with him, as well gives me some piece of mind knowing that if he ever needs something while I am not there he's not up a creek (I currently make more than he does).

Has anyone aside from me done this (beneficiary giving petitioner a joint credit card) or experienced any issues in the approval process? We do not have as much pre-marriage stuff to document our relationship due to it having originally being fostered on WoW and his unfortunate loss of my physical letters while he was deployed during our initial courtship and we had a whirlwind engagement/wedding. I just want to make sure that this is ok to do and won't harm our petition in the long run.

Thanks again for all your continued help :)

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Egypt
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To me it always looks bad if the beneficiary gives something to the petitioner. It looks like you are paying him to get you a visa. You are from Canada. My experience is in high risk countries. and in high risk countries this would be bad

So give it to him and just do not tell the government

You will be responsible for any charges he makes cause it is your account

May 24, 2011 NOA1

Sept 11, 2011 NOA2-took 19 days to get case number

Sept 30, 2011 NVC number and IIN received Friday-gotta wait till Monday

Oct 13, 2011 Case Completed- 13 days from receiving case number Took 32 days from NOA2

Nov 30, 2011 Notified of Interview date

January 19, 2012 Interview- 240 days from NOA1

INTERVIEW RESULTS-APPROVED WITH 14 WEEKS AP--but he got his visa in 56 days!!!!!!

PLEASE EDIT YOUR TIMELINE IN YOUR PROFILE SO OTHERS CAN LEARN HOW LONG EACH STEP TAKES IN THIS PROCESS

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: England
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I wouldn't stress too much about co-mingling of finances yet. Unless you have lived in the same country as each other during any part of your marriage. From what I read all over the immigration forums during our wait for NOA2, the USCIS does realize that it is difficult to co-mingle finances with a spouse you have not lived in the same country as. I had nothing to show but a few receipts of phone bills of his that I paid with my credit card (and that's only because he has a better calling plan so always calls me. We share the bill) and a couple of wire transfers from bank accts. You being able to get a joint bank account is a huge success because my bank said NO! Not until he can sign in person. Depends on the circumstances how much co-mingling you need to show. Our petition was still approved.

Married Sept.3,2010

02/11/2011: I130 Sent

02/21/2011: NOA1

06/22/2011: NOA2

06/30/2011: NVC

07/05/2011: DS-3032 email received

07/05/2011: DS-3032 emailed

07/06/2011: AOS Bill received

07/06/2011: AOS Fee Paid

07/09/2011: I864 Sent

07/11/2011: IV Fee Bill received

08/30/2011: IV Fee Paid

09/30/2011: IV Pkg Sent

10/24/2011: RFE (we dragged our feet from here on)

(forget all this for now, let's go on holiday!)

03/13/2012: NVC CASE COMPLETE!!

04/05/2012: Received interview appt email

06/22/2012: Medical @ Knightsbridge

06/29/2012: Interview 8am-Result: Pending

??/??/????: I601 Filed at Lock-Box

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Canada
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:) I did sign in person on the bank account. When we got married in January a couple days later we went into a Bank of America and opened up a joint account since they did not require me to have a U.S. SSN to co-open the account.
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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: China
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You are from Canada! Minglng of finances was not important for me at all and I didn't do anything. Just make sure you don't show the beneficiary providing or giving money to the petitioner.

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CR-1 Process

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06/10/2011 - I-130 package sent USPS priority mail with delivery confirmation

06/14/2011 - NOA1

10/21/2011 - I-130 approved (NOA2)

11/19/2011 - NVC recevied case

11/21/2011 - Called NVC for AOS bill and DS-3032

11/21/2011 - Paid AOS Bill

11/21/2011 - EP request and DS-3032 to NVC

11/23/2011 - EP came and DS-3032 accepted

11/23/2011 - Submit I-864

11/28/2011 - Paid IV Bill

11/29/2011 - Submit DS-230

12/05/2011 - Case completed

12/08/2011 - Interview date set

12/11/2011 - Medical exam

01/11/2011 - Document intake day

01/12/2012 - Interview - Approved

03/09/2012 - POE - LAX

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