Yes another We received a RFE post

[DIARD 1]

I have read a bunch of post on the subject of RFE but could use a bit of help. I don't want to submit and not have enough to make USCIS happy. My husband filed to ROC in April of this year. We sent:

Joint tax returns for 2011

Birth certifcate from our son

Copy of our joint lease agreement for our rental

copies of card sent to us from relatives and friends on both sides

Pictures of us together for the past couple of years including my sisters wedding where my husband was the best man.

joint bank account information

2 sworn affidavits (One from our sons special education teacher that comes to the house once a week for the past 1 1/2 years and one from my daughters Girl Scout/Sunday school teacher that sees us and the kids at least 2x a week for the past 2 years)

We do not have any joint credit cards or loans. We do not have medical or life insurance. He only has his driving permit so he is not on the car insurance yet. All of the bills are in my name because I just transfered the account to the new address when he moved here in 2009. We do not have any joint accounts like sam's club or costco, AAA or even netflix.

From reading the forums it looks like I should have sent all the tax returns and I can do this (2009, 2010 and 2011). I can also send all of the joint account statements but the account was only opened in April of this year. We didn't co-mingle funds until then. I am the only one that works outside of the home, he stays home with the kids. Because he doesn't drive yet, I do all of the shoppng and bill paying too.

We do have lots of paper work going back to July of 2011 from our Regional Center because our son has developmental delays because of suspected Autism. We have IEP letters, plans etc that both of our names, signatures and our address. I can get a letter from the ABA therapists that show that My husband alone or myself and my husband were present at all of the sessions our son has had(20-30 hours a week since last year)because he signs a form everytime they come to the house.

We have mail, junk mail and magazines in his name that show our address but not anything joint.

I am at loss of what else to provide. Please help if you can.

Thanks

[newlyweds2010 208]

Did you receive an RFE letter? what are they requesting?

[DIARD 1]

We received an RFE letter for Evidence of a Good Faith Marriage.

[newlyweds2010 208]

unfortunately you can only send what you have. you can order your tax transcripts from the IRS in lieu of tax returns. any mail delivered to both of you at the same address? pics with your families? plane boarding passes for travels taken together? your work's emergency contact list, with your husband as your emergency contact? copy of your DL and of his driving permit showing the same address?

[DIARD 1]

unfortunately you can only send what you have. you can order your tax transcripts from the IRS in lieu of tax returns. any mail delivered to both of you at the same address? pics with your families? plane boarding passes for travels taken together? your work's emergency contact list, with your husband as your emergency contact? copy of your DL and of his driving permit showing the same address?

My husband is my beneficary at work if I die, they send my last checks to him. I can get a copy of this as well as him being the beneficary of my retirement 401 - but I have only worked there since February of this year. His permit does show our address. I may be able to get a letter from our landlord statng we still rent at the same address as shown in the lease (which USCIS has already). I sent them a lot of pics of us and him with my/our children throughout the last 3 years.

Do you think the IEP/special education records and letters would work too? They come addressed to both of us and our son's iep plans etc show us both at attendence (Meetings were held at our residence and the paperwork reflect this too). Also his Autism therapists require us to sign everytime they come - which is 5 days a week for the past 17 months. My husband has signed most all of them, as I was at work. I think I may be able to get the therapy group to write a letter stating that they have come and my husband has been present everytime since June of 2011 to present.

[AbsentMindedKat 1]

I believe the special education records will help. They show you two cooperating and working together to raise your child, which is a good testament of your relationship with eachother. But you will still need to provide some evidence of financial co-mingling and co-habitation before they'll be totally satisfied. Definitely make a copy of his driving permit and your license (assuming they have the same address). That'll help for habitation. Perhaps write a letter explaining how he's a stay at home dad, why he didn't get a permit sooner, things like that. Even if it should be obvious, explaining helps your situation sound more... real, I suppose? Are there any utilities in his name at all? Even if both of your names aren't on there, a collection of a few bills with his name and a few bills with your name but both with the same address should help towards co-habitation. Might also help towards financials as well, even if it's in his hame but "technically" you pay. Any major appliances bought together with both names? Was the car bought/signed for together? Any pet adoptions together? I mean, ANYTHING helps at this point. STRIVE to make that connection, even in the slightest, even if it's not the hardest of evidence. All those tiny steps will help you.

[BigDaddy28 228]

My husband is my beneficary at work if I die, they send my last checks to him. I can get a copy of this as well as him being the beneficary of my retirement 401 - but I have only worked there since February of this year. His permit does show our address. I may be able to get a letter from our landlord statng we still rent at the same address as shown in the lease (which USCIS has already). I sent them a lot of pics of us and him with my/our children throughout the last 3 years.

Do you think the IEP/special education records and letters would work too? They come addressed to both of us and our son's iep plans etc show us both at attendence (Meetings were held at our residence and the paperwork reflect this too). Also his Autism therapists require us to sign everytime they come - which is 5 days a week for the past 17 months. My husband has signed most all of them, as I was at work. I think I may be able to get the therapy group to write a letter stating that they have come and my husband has been present everytime since June of 2011 to present.

You can call your phone company, cable, internet gas, electricity and tell them that they need to put his name in the bills. They will tell you no we can't. Here is the trick: tell them to write "ATTN your husbands name" right under your name. That's what I did with my bills. and it works. put the car in your name and his name, send the new title and the registration since it will be in both of your names. The bank, add his name to the account and order checks. that will show both your names. Print all the bank statements and write a paper and explain why you didn't have enough since you just opened it in february. buy rental insurance in both names.

[bigdog 376]

Costco, AAA any and all documentation showing togetherness. I did put a note indicating both our homes are sole and separate property, USA and China,

[John and Camie 39]

DIARD, if your husband isn't on your insurance yet, see if you can add his name to your paperwork anyway. I did that with my husband when he wasn't driving, so when it came time to adjust his status, I printed out the insurance sheet and highlighted both of our names. Also, if you've purchased any gifts for your in-laws or for each other online, print out the receipts and highlight your name and the other name(s) to show a relationship. I usually title my receipts "flowers for mother-in-law," "laptop for husband," etc.

We also made copies of letters from my mother-in-law that mentioned both of us (i.e., "so glad you two had a nice dinner," etc.). Those were good, as they reinforced that our relationship was bonafide. Anything dated is even better (again, receipts) for good primary evidence.

My husband and I are also Disneyland Annual Passport holders, so we made a xerox with boy passports side-by-side, and highlighted our names. The AAA/Costco suggestion was spot on. Silka's advice was also really great; that's what I did prior to filing for AOS.

For ROC, I simply resubmitted everything from AOS, but updated (new receipts, letters, bills, etc.). I wish you all the best in fulfilling your RFE and getting your case back on track. x

[Brother Hesekiel 2,236]

RoC has 3 main pillars. The 3 pillars are taxes, finances, and habitation.

So if you have documents covering any of those 3, you can pull this off in a jiffy. In a perfect world you'd do that this way:

1) Taxes: tax returns, filed jointly as being married to one another, for the past 2 years. Done.

2) Finances: a letter from the bank listing your account(s) and stating that you both have access to them. Done

3) Habitation: a copy of your mortgage/lease/rental contract. Done.

Everything else is just filler stuff.

[DIARD 1]

Just to update: We sent our RFE package on December 10th (took awhile to get everything together) it included:

Tax statements for 2011, 2010, 2009

A letter from our rental company stating that we still lived at our address even though the lease expired in 2011, and that we were on a month to month tenantcy since then (Also attached a copy of the lease to this letter even though it was previously sent)

Letter from our bank saying that it was a joint account plus 6 months of bank statemnts

Letter from our son's therapy company stating that my husband has been at every session in our home - 30 hours, 5 days a week since they started in July 2011.

Misc mail showing both our names

Affidavit from my mother

I also wrote an explanation on why we didn't have more joint financial information and additional issues with our remote geographical location. I think the bolded ones were what they were looking for. We received his approval yesterday 12/21/12. Thank you all for your help and support.

[menina 50]

Yeah! Great news!

[bigdog 376]

RoC has 3 main pillars. The 3 pillars are taxes, finances, and habitation.

So if you have documents covering any of those 3, you can pull this off in a jiffy. In a perfect world you'd do that this way:

1) Taxes: tax returns, filed jointly as being married to one another, for the past 2 years. Done.

2) Finances: a letter from the bank listing your account(s) and stating that you both have access to them. Done

3) Habitation: a copy of your mortgage/lease/rental contract. Done.

Everything else is just filler stuff.

:thumbs:great reply.