Adding wife to my apartment lease?

[pancake husband 0]

Hello,

I'm a US citizen and my wife is Mexican. She is living here with me legally (I believe) - she has a B1/B2 and an I-94. She's been living in my apartment the last two months with me since we got married. Our AOS process (applied 3 weeks ago) is going smoothly so far - we got the biometrics appointment letter already.

The leasing agent at my apartment said that my wife needs to be added to our lease if she's living with me. I didn't tell them anything about her citizenship or residency status. They said they will have to run a credit check on her, but since she doesn't have a SSN I'm worried that they could decide to not give us a new lease.

Has anyone had experience with this before? Is my wife considered an illegal alien even with her I-94 status?

Please let me hear your thoughts.

P.S. - I love this website!!!

-Pancake

[shawna7 4]

Hello,

I'm a US citizen and my wife is Mexican. She is living here with me legally (I believe) - she has a B1/B2 and an I-94. She's been living in my apartment the last two months with me since we got married. Our AOS process (applied 3 weeks ago) is going smoothly so far - we got the biometrics appointment letter already.

The leasing agent at my apartment said that my wife needs to be added to our lease if she's living with me. I didn't tell them anything about her citizenship or residency status. They said they will have to run a credit check on her, but since she doesn't have a SSN I'm worried that they could decide to not give us a new lease.

Has anyone had experience with this before? Is my wife considered an illegal alien even with her I-94 status?

Please let me hear your thoughts.

P.S. - I love this website!!!

-Pancake

We just did the same thing..no worries..I think legally they want her on the lease because she lives there. I just gave all my past info(last job in canada last address) and it wasn't a problem

Good luck in your journey

S

[reeses16 8]

Just be straight forward with them. You're wife is not an illegal alien. Just tell them that she's not a US citizen. You were recently married and she has applied for, but not yet received her SScard.

At the time I did our rental application my hubby didn't have an SSN. I explained the situation and they processed his paper work after we had moved in and he had received his SSN.

[Chica Yeyé 41]

Ditto - I am the non-USC, and they ran a background check when we applied for the lease:which came out blank obviously but there was not a problem. Her status is not really their concern - so just tell them you're going through AOS.

[unforgettable fire 2]

Hello,

I'm a US citizen and my wife is Mexican. She is living here with me legally (I believe) - she has a B1/B2 and an I-94. She's been living in my apartment the last two months with me since we got married. Our AOS process (applied 3 weeks ago) is going smoothly so far - we got the biometrics appointment letter already.

The leasing agent at my apartment said that my wife needs to be added to our lease if she's living with me. I didn't tell them anything about her citizenship or residency status. They said they will have to run a credit check on her, but since she doesn't have a SSN I'm worried that they could decide to not give us a new lease.

Has anyone had experience with this before? Is my wife considered an illegal alien even with her I-94 status?

Please let me hear your thoughts.

P.S. - I love this website!!!

-Pancake

Hi there! I am the non-USC and my husband managed to put me on the lease without problems. I'm still awating to get my SSN and they did not run an extra credit check since my husband has been living in the same property for the last 5 years.

I'm not too sure if you are based in California, but just in case you are this article might be useful:

http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/20...ornia_beco.html

HOPE THIS INFO HELPS!!!

[stuck_in_manila 0]

same thing here...

my hubby got a new place... and he has included my name in the contract even if i'm still in manila... and the uscis has yet to approve my papers!