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kmg617   26

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I am getting married to my fiance next month in his country abroad, and then we are going to begin the CR1 visa process. Because we are applying right away for a visa after the wedding, we won't have any proof of joint finances, property, or residences for I-130. We've been doing long-distance for the past 3 years. I tried going to my bank (Bank of America) to open a joint account so that I can deposit our wedding money into it, and they will not let me add his name to any account because he does not have a SS #. Is it possible to prove a bonafide marriage just from proof of a relationship (pictures, receipts, e-mails, letters, phone bills, etc.) rather than showing proof of joint ownership of some sort?

Thanks!

12/30/2012 Got married!

02/01/2013 Sent I-130 via Priority Mail USPS

02/05/2013 NOA1 Priority Date

04/09/2013 Called USCIS-informed by Tier 2 officer that my case was transferred to Washington D.C. on March 13

09/05/2013 NOA2

09/27/2013 NVC received case

Submitted DS-261

Paid AOS bill

10/16/2013 Paid IV bill

10/19/2013 Submitted DS-260
10/21/2013 Mailed AOS and IV packages overnight

11/15/2013 IV package accepted/Checklist for AOS

11/26/2013 New AOS documents received at NVC

12/19/2013 Case Complete

12/27/2013-Received Interview letter

01/26/2014-Husband's Medical Exam

02/13/2014-Interview- Approved, but the consular officer did not see I-864 joint sponsor documents, and sent my husband home with the packet of all the original documents, and told him to mail it in when he gets it. My husband realized that the "missing" documents had been there all along. Husband immediately mailed it back.

02/26/2014-Consular office received "missing" documents and gave it to CO for review

03/17/2014-Visa Issued!

03/20/2014- Received Visa

03/21/2014- POE!

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Janna Martinez   0

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in order to add my husband to my bank account i used his ITIN number , matricula (consulate id) and his Mexican passport....

i dont know about the others as i am in the same situation... we have been together for 6 years and have a ton of photos and cards etc but only married for 8 months so we have very little joint ownership on things...

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Ms Hogan   295

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Many of us don't have joint ownership to show yet. If you've been together for 3 years you can include things like photos, chat logs, photos, phone bills etc. Do you have friends/family who will write affidavit letters? Do you have evidence from visiting each other? Flight ticket stubs? Itineraries? Hotels? Anything like that?

USCIS - 40 DAYS
2012-10-30: FedEx delivered I-130 to Chicago Lockbox Mail Room
2012-11-01: NOA1 by email - MSC
2012-11-02: $420 (x3) debited from our account
2012-11-05: NOA1 hard copies received, Priority Date 2012-10-30
2012-12-11: NOA2

NVC - 26 DAYS
2013-01-02: Rec'd case#, IIN, BIN & OPTIN emails for EP sent
2013-01-03: Submitted DS-261 (x3)
2013-01-07: AOS bills invoiced and paid & OPTIN for EP accepted for each of us
2013-01-08: AOS bills appear as paid & AOS packages sent by email
2013-01-08: IV bill invoiced & paid (kids' only)
2013-01-09: IV bill appears as paid (kids' only)
2013-01-09: IV Package emailed & DS-260 submitted online (kids only)
2013-01-11: AOS received -notified by email
2013-01-11: IV bill invoiced & paid (for me)
2013-01-14: IV bill appears as paid (for me)
2013-01-14: IV Supporting Docs received for kids - notified by email
2013-01-14: IV Package emailed & DS-260 submitted online (me only)
2013-01-18: IV Supporting Docs received for me - notified by email
2013-01-18: Son#1 CASE COMPLETE - Son#2 checklist - saying $ on I-864 don't match tax return (but they do)-resubmitted
2013-01-23: AOS 2nd submission for Son #2 received - notified by email
2013-01-25: My CASE COMPLETE
2013-01-28: ALL 3 OF OUR CASES ARE NOW COMPLETE
2013-02-06: Packet 4 Received by email

MEDICAL ~ CONSULATE ~ POE REMOVAL OF CONDITIONS - 160 DAYS NATURALIZATION
2013-02-13: Medicals 2014-12-17: Delivered to California Lockbox 2015-12-15: Delivered to Phoenix Lockbox
2013-03-06: Interview 2014-12-19: 1 I-751 + 3 Biometrics Fees debited from our account 2015-12-16: Fees charged to Credit Card
2013-03-08: Visas in-hand 2014-12-22: Received NOA1 by mail. Receipt Date: 2014-12-17 2015-12-17: NOA
2013-03-12: Paid USCIS Immigrant Fee 2014-12-24: Received Biometrics Appointment Letter 2016-01-02: Biometrics Letter 2016-01-11: Biometrics
2013-03-14: POE 2015-01-06: Biometrics 2016-02-15: In Line for Interview 2016-02-19: Letter
2013-03-25: SSNs arrived 2015-05-27: Approved 2016-03-22: Interview
2013-04-01: Green Cards arrived 2015-06-03: New Green Cards arrived 2016-04-15: Oath Ceremony

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I am getting married to my fiance next month in his country abroad, and then we are going to begin the CR1 visa process. Because we are applying right away for a visa after the wedding, we won't have any proof of joint finances, property, or residences for I-130. We've been doing long-distance for the past 3 years. I tried going to my bank (Bank of America) to open a joint account so that I can deposit our wedding money into it, and they will not let me add his name to any account because he does not have a SS #. Is it possible to prove a bonafide marriage just from proof of a relationship (pictures, receipts, e-mails, letters, phone bills, etc.) rather than showing proof of joint ownership of some sort?

Thanks!

You don't need to have joint ownership on something. Not everyone owns something jointly. Send what you have, hopefully you kept some records over the past 3 years. I also use BOA, they wouldn't let me add my wife either :( Her bank let her add me here abroad though.

06/02/12 Married

USCIS

09/17/12 I-130 sent
09/21/12 NOA1 recieved via e-mail (CSC)
09/27/12 NOA1 hardcopy recieved
09/27/12 Case transferred to another office for processing (Jurisdiction)
10/03/12 Received notice of transfer. Transferred to NBC in Missouri
10/03/12 Checked USCIS.gov/Notice of transfer to another USCIS office for processing
12/19/12 NOA2!!!!!

01/07/2013 NVC recieves the case
01/24/2013 Got the Case and IIN #
01/24/2012 E-mailed DS-3032

01/24/2013 AOS bill invoiced
02/07/2013 DS-3032 e-mail accepted
04/15/2013 AOS and IV fees payed

05/15/2013 AOS and IV packages sent

05/29/2013 CASE COMPLETE

06/04/2013 Interview date set for July 30th 2013

07/27/2013 Medical completed

07/30/2013 Interview APPROVED!!!!!

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I am getting married to my fiance next month in his country abroad, and then we are going to begin the CR1 visa process. Because we are applying right away for a visa after the wedding, we won't have any proof of joint finances, property, or residences for I-130. We've been doing long-distance for the past 3 years. I tried going to my bank (Bank of America) to open a joint account so that I can deposit our wedding money into it, and they will not let me add his name to any account because he does not have a SS #. Is it possible to prove a bonafide marriage just from proof of a relationship (pictures, receipts, e-mails, letters, phone bills, etc.) rather than showing proof of joint ownership of some sort?

Thanks!

About the bank account question, I'm a UK citizen and my fiance and I opened a joint bank account with US Bank in August. I have a bank card, which I can use here in the UK (we are going to K1 route). Both our names are on the cheques and bank statement. Obviously, I don't have a SS number - I just showed my UK passport and UK/international driving licence fro ID proof. However, it may have been different in that we both went physically to the bank together as I was in the US at the time.

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Filed: F-2A Visa Country: Philippines
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I'm under F2A category (spouse of LPR), to show bonafide and on-going marriage, we will show the following evidences:

- Money remittance slips (my hubby sends me money once a month)

- Our photos thru the years and wedding photos

- Skype logs, Skype screenshots, Emails, Whatsapp messages

Having a joint bank account or owning properties jointly is not mandatory because it's obvious that we are living separately.

Hope this helps. :innocent:

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:wub:10-year GC holder :wub:

My Parents’ B2 Tourist Visa Application - APPROVED

 

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kmg617 Enthusiast

kmg617   26

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Thank you. I can definitely have some friends/family members write affidavit letters. We will have tons of wedding photos after our wedding, and I can show invitations to the wedding. I do have lots of other documents like what you've said such as airline tickets, photos, skype convos, etc. I wasn't sure because on the information about the bonafide marriage, the last option says "Any other relevant documentation to establish that there is an ongoing marital union." I just wasn't sure if the above mentioned (photos, phone bills, etc.) would fall under that category.

I look forward to starting my visa journey timeline in January!

12/30/2012 Got married!

02/01/2013 Sent I-130 via Priority Mail USPS

02/05/2013 NOA1 Priority Date

04/09/2013 Called USCIS-informed by Tier 2 officer that my case was transferred to Washington D.C. on March 13

09/05/2013 NOA2

09/27/2013 NVC received case

Submitted DS-261

Paid AOS bill

10/16/2013 Paid IV bill

10/19/2013 Submitted DS-260
10/21/2013 Mailed AOS and IV packages overnight

11/15/2013 IV package accepted/Checklist for AOS

11/26/2013 New AOS documents received at NVC

12/19/2013 Case Complete

12/27/2013-Received Interview letter

01/26/2014-Husband's Medical Exam

02/13/2014-Interview- Approved, but the consular officer did not see I-864 joint sponsor documents, and sent my husband home with the packet of all the original documents, and told him to mail it in when he gets it. My husband realized that the "missing" documents had been there all along. Husband immediately mailed it back.

02/26/2014-Consular office received "missing" documents and gave it to CO for review

03/17/2014-Visa Issued!

03/20/2014- Received Visa

03/21/2014- POE!

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