RFE received today.

[kimberly&tarek 0]

We just got a RFE, I am so mad!! We sent in everything we could think of. Here is a list - tax returns in both names for 2007 and 2008, health insurance and life insurance in both names, 2 car registrations in both names, notorized affidavits from 2 people regarding our relationship, proof of a joint bank account - checking and savings, holiday cards addressed to both, pictures from the past 2 years (a few from each season of each year), copy of my passport and license showing my name change, and an intinary of our upcoming vacation in 2/10 showing that we will both be going on a cruise together.

Our mortgage and our household bills are all in my name because they were all already established when my husband got here and I never really saw a need to change them. I would have done so if I thought we needed to but I thought we had plenty of evidence.

Anyone have any ideas of additional info to send them? Thanks in advance for your help!!

Kim

[Otto 83]

Anyone have any ideas of additional info to send them? Thanks in advance for your help!!

What is the RFE asking for?

[Darnell 8,478]

Please write out the exact wording in the RFE, to this post.

[Lona.C. 16]

maybea copy of front and back of GC ??

[kimberly&tarek 0]

maybea copy of front and back of GC ??

I dont have the letter, my husband told me over the phone, but I will update later when I get home. Thanks!

[TracyTN 237]

Until we know what it says, its hard to know what to advise you to do. However, you should know that RFEs can often be for things you've already sent - sometimes they're not the greatest at keeping their hands on everything...!

[franticsky 0]

Until we know what it says, its hard to know what to advise you to do. However, you should know that RFEs can often be for things you've already sent - sometimes they're not the greatest at keeping their hands on everything...!

Please update what the RFE is about so that someone can respond

[Yurika & Jim 77]

I dont have the letter, my husband told me over the phone, but I will update later when I get home. Thanks!

Let's wait for her update when she get home

[Lona.C. 16]

am wondering if she got home safe ?

[kimberly&tarek 0]

Hi everyone - Sorry about the delay, I did get home safely, but not until late and was in no mood to hop on the computer. I am attaching a copy of the letter so you can read it (the part where it gives examples of what to send in). Here is what I have collected and questions I have so far.

Doc of Children - we do not have any children together yet, however I got a copy of the emergency contact info I filled out for my daughters school in Sept 09 stating that Tarek is her stepfather and his is an emergency contact. I have contacted her primary care provider and chiropractor and they both just have me listed on the paperwork as an emergency contact because they only have space for 1 name and since I'm the one filing it out, it made sense for me to rwrite my own name. I do have documentation from my primary care office that lists him as my emergency contact on my paperwork for the past 3 years.

Doc of joint ownership/occupany - I purchased my home before I ever met my husband and very added his name to the mortgage. We do live in a coop and was thinking of asking the president of the board to write me a letter stating that he has personal knowledge of us living together since 2007 at our address.

Financial Records - This is the part I love because I have already sent most of this!!! Joint savings/checking already sent, maybe I will just sent in more copies with different dates? We got a letter from our credit union where we have a car loan, stating that both our names are on it and that it is in good standing. Joint tax returns - I had sent them copies of 2007 and 2008 showing that we filed married, filing jointly. But it looks like it has to be an offical transcript. I do our taxes on line with turbo tax. I will contact the IRS to get something "offical". Life ins showing other spouse as bene, we already sent that. Joint utility bills - currently we don;t have that, they are all in my name, because they were established before my husband moved in. I will contact them and have hm added. At least we will be able to show 1 month with both names.

So what do you guys think? Do you think we are covered, do you have any other suggestions? This whole process can make a person crazy! Thanks so much for your help! I love VJ!

Kim

[Otto 83]

Just to recap (and bullet-point so it's easier to read) what you sent:

Here is a list -

• tax returns in both names for 2007 and 2008,
  
• health insurance and life insurance in both names,
  
• 2 car registrations in both names,
  
• notorized affidavits from 2 people regarding our relationship,
  
• proof of a joint bank account - checking and savings,
  
• holiday cards addressed to both,
  
• pictures from the past 2 years (a few from each season of each year),
  
• copy of my passport and license showing my name change,
  
• an intinary of our upcoming vacation in 2/10 showing that we will both be going on a cruise together.
  

Our mortgage and our household bills are all in my name because they were all already established when my husband got here and I never really saw a need to change them. I would have done so if I thought we needed to but I thought we had plenty of evidence.

Evidence of cohabitation is where I would begin my quest to answer this RFE (seems to be sorely missing from the list). It is easy to get distracted by all the 'little' things but you need to bring a hammer to the table (and that is, you guys living in the same home).

[Lona.C. 16]

did you send some photoes if you have a digi camera set the settings so it will show the date on the photoes

and copy of GC

other then that yes I would add him to bills and try to get affidavits

maybe even open a libary card where it shows date and both names ,

or maybe go together to donate blood at the red cross ,it will be for a good cose and you can ask for reciept wich shows date and both names ,

( I included flu shot reciept where it showed same location date names )

any junk mail in both names

those are for some people considert overkill ,

but in your situation I would mail anything and everything that comes to the house

[TracyTN 237]

I agree with Otto und Karin's assessment of what you sent and what they want. Read the guide here again and try to include as many of those documents as you can. Having utility bills in both your names (or one in yours and one in hubby's) showing the same address proves that you both live there. I think if you come at the RFE from the 'proving we live in the same house' mindframe, you'll be fine.

Even resending some of what you already have sent along with new evidence may not hurt - we can't be sure but what they may have lost things too.

ETA I would blank out your A # and case number on that PDF. I'm probably paranoid, but I wouldn't want the wide world to have that information, particularly A #.

Edited February 9, 2010 by TracyTN

[franticsky 0]

Make sure when you upload such documents you take precautions in not revelaing the A number and the receipt number , these are personal information and you can land into lot of trouble if someone mis-uses them , just my two cents

[Darnell 8,478]

ya, can't see the pdf- assume a mod yanked it.

But - there are sections with tick marks on it, right?

which sections were those, exactly?