AOS Interview Question

[sleeplessseattle 0]

Has anybody ever gone to an AOS interview without having joint bank accounts/credit cards with spouse, in place, because of SSN requirement?

I am freaking out right now. I have an AOS interview on Aug 15th and I dont have my EAD approved yet. Being a K3er I cant get an SSN without an approved EAD. Without SSN I cant get onto my hubbys bank account or credit cards and its something they mentioned as far as showing comingling of finances. We've called and tried many times to see if we would have some luck on getting stuff joint, but no go. We have stuff joint like Health insurance, renter agreement, car insurance, utilities. But you would think that the bank account stuff would be a biggie.

Has anyone had the same experience as me that can shed some light?? I just dont know how important it is to them that we have our bank info and credit card info joint.

My hubby is telling me that things will be fine and not to worry, that this is something they should understand. There is no way we are switching banks either cos we just switched. I was reading somewhere on the internet that a lot of places are really strict on this SSN policy because of the whole USA Patriot Treaty or something..

God Im a mess right now.

[ian12312 0]

I'm going to start my answer with DONT WORRY!

The joint like Health insurance, renter agreement, car insurance, utilities are a lot more than some people have and is really good evidence. They should understand the bank situation as it happens all the time.

If you are really worried you could go to the local branch of your bank and ask them to write you a very quick letter saying that you tried to get added to the account but they wont do it because of your SSN. I would say this isnt essential at all but may help put you at ease!!

Good luck with your process

[timelena 0]

Without SSN I cant get onto my hubbys bank account or credit cards and its something they mentioned as far as showing comingling of finances. We've called and tried many times to see if we would have some luck on getting stuff joint, but no go.

It may be unnecessary, for instance, we were not asked to show a proof of a joint bank account at our interview. But if you feel you'd better have it, why don't you try another bank? Many of them don't require large initial deposits, etc.

We were able to add me to my husband's account with the SECOND try (I had no SSN as well). It was Washington Mutual. For the first time they said they cannot do that and gave me a denial letter. For the second time (we simply came to a different office), they asked me for two forms of id, and my foreign address, and added me to the account

Also, you may try to open an account at City Bank.

[john_and_marlene 162]

You don't have to have every possible proof. They are looking for evidence to show that you are living together as husband and wife, not that you have satisfied every possible category of possible evidence. Go with what you have. You won't be the first couple that hadn't established a joint bank account.