Evidence Clarification

[SEKYSK 1]

Hi All -

So I am in the process of gathering the necessary documents and evidence, and I had a quick question that I am hoping someone can help clarify. I know initially, we provided statements on everything for every couple of months, for the first year we were married. We had an overwhelming amount of evidence and the initial green card was issued without a problem.

I used an attorney for that. Now, not using an attorney, and wondering if everything that we have has to be cumulative? In other words, can we just gather together the various documents showing lives intermingled (joint checking, health insurance, mortgage, credit cards, car loans, auto insurance...this was all I was planning along with some pictures, etc) or do we need to print every 3rd or 4th month from the onset of our marriage for each of the above listed statements? If we do, do we also need to re-include that first year of marriage?

Thanks!

[YuAndDan 153]

In my case I sent:

• Photos together from various vacations together over past 2 years.
  
• Copies of statements showing wife attending college
  
• Copies of joint IRS returns (simple Transcripts)
  
• Copies of recent bank statements showing joint accounts, they do not need ones from every month, just something showing a joint account.
  
• Pay stubs for commissions from a home business we have together.
  
• Two notarized affidavits from two friends.
  
• DL's showing same address.
  
• Other letters showing same address.
  

[SEKYSK 1]

In my case I sent:

• Photos together from various vacations together over past 2 years.
  
• Copies of statements showing wife attending college
  
• Copies of joint IRS returns (simple Transcripts)
  
• Copies of recent bank statements showing joint accounts, they do not need ones from every month, just something showing a joint account.
  
• Pay stubs for commissions from a home business we have together.
  
• Two notarized affidavits from two friends.
  
• DL's showing same address.
  
• Other letters showing same address.
  

Great, thank you! Some places I read (and my attorney mentioned initially) that you need a statement from every few months for the duration of the marriage (so that would be quite a lot of mortgage statements, credit card bills, loans, etc). So just printing a statement showing joint accounts/ownership is fine...doesn't need to be multiple ones from over the years. Is everything you sent, recent, or did you send some bills from throughout the 2 years?

[Nimaan 27]

do we need to print every 3rd or 4th month from the onset of our marriage for each of the above listed statements? If we do, do we also need to re-include that first year of marriage?

Thanks!

Example; If you got married in 2008:

If possible send Jan, May, Sept and Dec for each year for all the years you have been married

send 3-4 bank statements for every year from 2008, 2009 and 2010

send 3-4 credit card statements for 2008, 2009 and 2010

send 3-4 insurance statements for 2008, 2009 and 2010

send 3-4 utility bills from 2008, 2009 and 2010

Copy of life insurance, health insurance, dental insurance with both names

Copy of joint tax returns transcripts from the IRS (call 1-800-829-1040 to order if you dont have them)

Copy of your ID or DL and your husbands' ID/DL showing same residential address

Make copies of actual credit cards showing same credit card numbers

[YuAndDan 153]

Example; If you got married in 2008:

If possible send Jan, May, Sept and Dec for each year for all the years you have been married

send 3-4 bank statements for every year from 2008, 2009 and 2010

send 3-4 credit card statements for 2008, 2009 and 2010

send 3-4 insurance statements for 2008, 2009 and 2010

send 3-4 utility bills from 2008, 2009 and 2010

Copy of life insurance, health insurance, dental insurance with both names

Copy of joint tax returns transcripts from the IRS (call 1-800-829-1040 to order if you dont have them)

Copy of your ID or DL and your husbands' ID/DL showing same residential address

Make copies of actual credit cards showing same credit card numbers

As for credit cards, many banks have stared issuing them with different numbers, I know ours do not have same numbers on them, however the paper statements do show both names.