Questions about what we have to send for 751

[Marc&Rosie 0]

Will be filing the 751 the end of July. Here's what we have right now.

I have a new account with a new bank as I dropped the other because of so many extra fees they were charging us. I got this after my wife went back to China to take care of her parents (84 and 78). The one I dropped was a joint account. This one isn't yet because they require her to sign. I have the old credit cards from the account with her name on hers and mine on mine.

My lease for our home is in my name. If I change it now will they look negatively upon this?

Life, Medical Insurance is in both our names through my company and she is the beneficiary.

Filed taxes jointly for 2011 and 2012. Married in 2011.

Car loan is in my name. If I add her name will they look negatively upon this?

Have many papers and photos showing our travels. Many photos of her parents coming over to visit for a month last year. All the wedding photos from our wedding here and in China.

Utilities in my name. But I read where those don't really count as they can be faked so easily.

Many envelopes and letters sent to her and I at our address.

She did not change her name.

All these things are just how we handled them. I did not research this enough no doubt to realize we needed to have all these things in each others name. We are a true married couple 58 and 50 years old. What are your thoughts.

THANKS!

Marc and Rosie

[Inky 1,110]

Nothing new will be good evidence. They want evidence spanning your 2 years of marriage, you are going to have a rough time of this as you do not have much solid proof of 2 years of marriage.

Do you have bank proof of the older account being shared for so long up till you closed it?

[Dave&Roza 748]

Will be filing the 751 the end of July. Here's what we have right now.

I have a new account with a new bank as I dropped the other because of so many extra fees they were charging us. I got this after my wife went back to China to take care of her parents (84 and 78). The one I dropped was a joint account. This one isn't yet because they require her to sign. I have the old credit cards from the account with her name on hers and mine on mine.

My lease for our home is in my name. If I change it now will they look negatively upon this?

Life, Medical Insurance is in both our names through my company and she is the beneficiary.

Filed taxes jointly for 2011 and 2012. Married in 2011.

Car loan is in my name. If I add her name will they look negatively upon this?

Have many papers and photos showing our travels. Many photos of her parents coming over to visit for a month last year. All the wedding photos from our wedding here and in China.

Utilities in my name. But I read where those don't really count as they can be faked so easily.

Many envelopes and letters sent to her and I at our address.

She did not change her name.

All these things are just how we handled them. I did not research this enough no doubt to realize we needed to have all these things in each others name. We are a true married couple 58 and 50 years old. What are your thoughts.

THANKS!

Marc and Rosie

Do not change anything just to please USCIS. You have been living your lives as you see fit which IMHO is the proper way to handle this. You give them what they want which is evidence that you are co-mingling your lives together. Taxes are good. Her being on your benefits is good. Showing that she lives at the same address is good. Showing travel is good. Do you have a will or Power of Attorney or a Healthcare Power of Attorney? You can send in the old joint account statements. Do you have investments that she is a joint account holder? You may want to get a couple of affadavitts from friends stating they have known you the entire time you have been married as you do not have a lot of financial evidence.

I would wait to file until she is back in teh US to sign the forms and that way you do not have to worry when the Bio appointment is.

Good luck,

Dave

[Darnell 8,478]

do you have all of the bank statements of the closed account?