what else do I need to send in? please help!!!

[K&T 0]

Last year march 2007 I filed for removal of condition, I sent the one joint credit card statements we had, joint tax return for 2005, 2006, went had a joint bank account together but several months before filing my husband, went on shopping frenzy and overdraft the account which I sent (maybe I should have) overdraft bank information also sent in..... I also had two affidavits from my aunt and our close friend at time that all we had.... after waiting several months for a response I got a letter stating the documentation submitted was insufficient. Immigration stated they need certain info in order to process application...... I so far I have my apartment rental lease with both names, 2 credit cards with both names, letters from my life insurance company showing my husband and my mother as beneficiary, affidavit from my best friend who live with us during 2006-2007, we don’t have a joint bank account, our light bill was opened in my name (I guess at time I was not thinking) (should I send it still?) the rest of our bills like water and cable are included in the rent, I have a individual bank account, he has is own also, and we like I explained earlier had a joint account, my husband is not good with money so I am really the one that handles all the bills, my husband only get personal and junk mail, we are young couple we really don’t have much more, I am also planning and getting a affidavit from my uncle who we lived with for several months under his roof to save up some money for this current apartment .... other than what I stated we really don’t have much more or any thing else major I can think of to send in please help us if you can what you think maybe able to sent this time around this whole process is very stressful

Major things we don’t have:

No joint saving or checking account

No joint installment or other loan (we have an old 97 sentra giving to me as a gift by my uncle)

We did not file together for 2007 my (husband was out of town for several months)

No joint health insurance my company policy price sky rocketed to the roof they advised us themselves in a meeting due to claims prices for couple went up so it was best or cheaper we got individual policy from prospective jobs

Please give us your best advice will be sending papers in within a few days

Thanks

K&T

[bettenan 1]

Last year march 2007 I filed for removal of condition, I sent the one joint credit card statements we had, joint tax return for 2005, 2006, went had a joint bank account together but several months before filing my husband, went on shopping frenzy and overdraft the account which I sent (maybe I should have) overdraft bank information also sent in..... I also had two affidavits from my aunt and our close friend at time that all we had.... after waiting several months for a response I got a letter stating the documentation submitted was insufficient. Immigration stated they need certain info in order to process application...... I so far I have my apartment rental lease with both names, 2 credit cards with both names, letters from my life insurance company showing my husband and my mother as beneficiary, affidavit from my best friend who live with us during 2006-2007, we don’t have a joint bank account, our light bill was opened in my name (I guess at time I was not thinking) (should I send it still?) the rest of our bills like water and cable are included in the rent, I have a individual bank account, he has is own also, and we like I explained earlier had a joint account, my husband is not good with money so I am really the one that handles all the bills, my husband only get personal and junk mail, we are young couple we really don’t have much more, I am also planning and getting a affidavit from my uncle who we lived with for several months under his roof to save up some money for this current apartment .... other than what I stated we really don’t have much more or any thing else major I can think of to send in please help us if you can what you think maybe able to sent this time around this whole process is very stressful

Major things we don’t have:

No joint saving or checking account

No joint installment or other loan (we have an old 97 sentra giving to me as a gift by my uncle)

We did not file together for 2007 my (husband was out of town for several months)

No joint health insurance my company policy price sky rocketed to the roof they advised us themselves in a meeting due to claims prices for couple went up so it was best or cheaper we got individual policy from prospective jobs

Please give us your best advice will be sending papers in within a few days

Thanks

K&T

It appears from what you wrote that you did not send your apartment lease in with your orginial package. I would imagine sending that would be important. The affidavits should also help. I know folks here have sent photos of their life together (vacation, holidays, events etc) and letters/cards addressed to them jointly.

The one thing in your posting that confused me was that you did not file together because "husband was out of town for several months" as far as I know you still could have filed as married under those circumstances. You want to file an ammended return. BTW there are husband and wifes that maintain seperate residences (for years) and still file married.

Edited May 20, 2008 by bettenan

[tom&tata 2]

Don't you have the following:

driver license showing same address

picture/boarding pass or tickets from vacation together

letter from other people (invitation, etc) addressed to both of you

As for the tax, I would recommend having ammended return too.

Good luck

[bettenan 1]

Don't you have the following:

driver license showing same address

picture/boarding pass or tickets from vacation together

letter from other people (invitation, etc) addressed to both of you

As for the tax, I would recommend having ammended return too.

Good luck

I'll add on the tax situation..if you filed married filing sep. for financial reasons and are not going to file an ammended return, I would send both returns in showing they were filed with the same address and an explanation that you did better (financially) filing that way...I think if you send in your info at this point (after 4/15) and don't address the tax return issue at all, it may look odd. I don't think they expect you to file jointly and lose money, but they expect your return to have the same address.

[Kathryn41 3,205]

also send copies of the envelopes addressed to him at your home together, as well as envelopes addressed to you - personal correspondence from friends sent to him is better than junk mail, but junk mail works too. Do you have a pension at work? Have you listed him as your emergency contact with your employer and if so, can you get a copy of that? Actually, do send in the paperwork about the overdraft problem on the account - it might not be nice to have but it definitely shows a co-mingling of finances as well as an explanation of why you don't have a joint account now.

[*JG* 2]

What about life insurance? Is either of you the beneficiary for the other?

Advanced directive or will naming the other as decision maker?

Car insurance or apartment insurance in both names?

Junk mail showing your names and address?

Pictures together at events with other people?

Plane tickets? Receipts?

Did you buy any furniture together when you moved into your apartment?

I would send in the rental agreement showing both names.

I would send a letter stating that the other utilities are included in the rent and have your landlord sign off on that.

I would amend the tax return and add him. Being out of town for a few months is not a reason not to file jointly.

Call and add his name to the light bill. I did this quite easily.

You could open a bank account with a small balance in it jointly. Maybe a small savings account.

[motu 6]

Hey do the taxes now - Joint taxes are excellent proof of your 'normal resident behavior'. He doesn't have to be in town to do the taxes - you can file online and do you know that you missed the April 15th deadline, if you had done it, by now you would be expecting a $1200 gift from Uncle Sam. Do it now. Good Luck

[K&T 0]

One of the things Im worry about is that we amend the taxes and then they might look at the date feeling like the only reason we did was because they sent the letter because it will have preparation date after the letter was sent, does the date on information matter, like for instance I did call my light bill company they stated they only use one person name per account thats FPL for you but even if they were able to do it wouldn't it be suspicious that he was added after we received the letter from immigration ... does anything new (credit card, change of address on drives license, etc) after date letter was received may look suspicious.

Thanks for the feedback

[bettenan 1]

One of the things Im worry about is that we amend the taxes and then they might look at the date feeling like the only reason we did was because they sent the letter because it will have preparation date after the letter was sent, does the date on information matter, like for instance I did call my light bill company they stated they only use one person name per account thats FPL for you but even if they were able to do it wouldn't it be suspicious that he was added after we received the letter from immigration ... does anything new (credit card, change of address on drives license, etc) after date letter was received may look suspicious.

Thanks for the feedback

The taxes aside. I hate to be the one to ask this but why do they have to be changed to reflect the same address. Is there more to the story than you are not telling ? BUT to answer your question YES if your d/l, credit card statements etc were both at the same address (and you change them now) it will look suspicious....like you don't live together.

[*JG* 2]

I agree with the changing of the date.

The taxes needed to be done like that in the first place, so I see no consequence to that.

[K&T 0]

I just received a letter for a interview in the mail, I am not sure, and may be this is a silly question, is it normal for them to ask for an interview before a final determination is made I just got the later dated aug 30th 2008 and the interview is for sept. 13 is this normal is ... this situation is very nerve wrecking, I sent all I had before to them earlier on in the year, what could they want now, ....... PLEASE HELP I NEED SOME ADVICE

would they usually just sent the green card or still request a interview????

Thanks

[Chica Yeyé 41]

Interviews in ROC cases are done either when your evidence is not sufficient; or assigned in "lottery" within a random sample.

show up with all your evidence and good luck.