Bona Fide Marriage Question

[Unamae 0]

May I use a voided check to cover the 'co-mingling of finances' option?! Or does it have to be a printed bank statement?

[JohnR! 5,495]

May I use a voided check to cover the 'co-mingling of finances' option?! Or does it have to be a printed bank statement?

I would recommend a series of bank statements showing movement on the account, in addition to cancelled checks - of images thereof - signed by both parties.

However there is more to co-mingling, such as credit card statements, tax returns, car insurance, health insurance, etc.

Good luck!

[lost_at_sea 995]

People usually show a range of bank statements for a joint account, selecting a few months that cover the length of the marriage (to show that it's active and in use, rather than just set up for the sake of showing one for immigration). A single cheque is unlikely to be better than statements from your bank account.

Also, as so many people live apart during the process, very few people actually even have joint bank accounts to show.

[Unamae 0]

I am not sure if anyone else has had this problem or not, but our US tax returns (1999-2007) were all filed jointly. When we moved to Canada, our taxes were filed individually. Also, all of our utilities etc could only be put in both names - they will put the spouse on as a named user but they don't show up on the statements. When I requested the accounts be in both names I was told that it doesn't work that way here.

I receive all of my bank/credit card statement online and my name doesn't seem to appear there when I print them off, however I am off to the bank to see if they can do anything for me. Thanks so much for the ideas regarding health insurance, car insurance etc. We have been married 21 years! You'd think it would be a simple request for us!!

[SennaBrigante 92]

I believe you can ask for an official bank statement from your bank showing transactions that occurred over a specific period. I'm not sure if it costs extra but they should give an option of the version with the bank seal and other authentication stuff.