Do I need to show more than one month?

[Kittyfang 6]

Ok, I know this is a silly question, but when adding some bills (to use as proof of bonafide relationship), utilities for example, do I need to put a bill for the latest month, or just a few?

[Bobby+Umit 161]

Ok, I know this is a silly question, but when adding some bills (to use as proof of bonafide relationship), utilities for example, do I need to put a bill for the latest month, or just a few?

I would try to put a "range", that goes over the entire relationship.

[Kittyfang 6]

I would try to put a "range", that goes over the entire relationship.

Mmm well, we have our tax papers for every year, we don't really have bills for 2 years ago. but I guess I'll keep on looking. Thank you for your answer!

[Nartaki 7]

If you have joint tax returns from the previous years, I would put all of them in.

As for the bank statements, utility bills, I would just include a recent bank statement or utility bill for now and may be bring statements/utilities covering 2-3 months to the interview. Remember, the statements must show transactions.

I sent in just a recent bank statement, printout from my insurance company that my spouse is the beneficiary, a form that I signed at the bank listing my wife as the beneficiary on my CD, a few affidavits and photos. :-D

[zenaxe 22]

Mmm well, we have our tax papers for every year, we don't really have bills for 2 years ago. but I guess I'll keep on looking. Thank you for your answer!

I agree with the other posts...add as much as you can - better to go overboard than to not and then receive an RFE and getting more delays.

Good luck.

[Laura & Kyle 16]

We only sent in one month for each of the bills, but during the interview, we brought in updated/the latest bills of the same company. That provided the "range" they were looking for. We sent in bills from about 3-4 companies. The IO did take our most recent copies and anything "new" that we added together in both of our names.

[Usui Takumi 1,562]

Do the most that you can without significantly delaying your AOS application. I myself included only one month because that's all I had.

[MacTO 6]

Hi Kittyfang, like I mentioned it to you previously, the only documentation that I enclosed with the applications was,

1. a print-off of our joint account signed by the branch manager (not even ubiquitous monthly bank statements),

2. 20 something photos.

Nothing else.

Then, to the interview, I brought one of each utility bill (gas, water and etc.) because we were able to add my name to those just in time for ONLY one each (not even two). It was like a last minute attempt, to be honest. And, I also gathered one Comcast cable bill, one Costco membership print-off, and then real monthly joint account statements (for two months).

On the other hand, I brought my wife's most recent pay stubs (seven or eight of them), besides what I originally submitted (another seven or eight of them) and income tax documents for the Affidavit of Support.

The key here is, UNLIKE you,

I was able to gather those utility bills ONLY for one month, showing our both names. Some might argue that I should've proactively tried to gather more of these (say, at least 3-4 months, and that's what I would've done if I added my name to those sooner, but that wasn't the case, which worried me in a great deal).

And you know what happened.

My IO NEVER asked for those I brought with me to the interview. Never. (Of course, every case is different. Take it into account at your discretion.) Considering how paranoid I had been because of the intent issue and how ####### I had been in terms of gathering "evidence," I was thoroughly disappointed at that time as much as I was thrilled to be approved.

Bottom line, go overboard. But, let's hope that your effort goes down the drain in vain, and get approved and walk out of the interview in 10 minutes!!! All the best!