Can the intending immigrant be part of a lease down in the Unted States?

[sammy060382 1]

Hi there,

My husband and myself will be going down to the United States in a week and a half to look for an apartment. I am the American citizen and he is the intending immigrant. He has a job that will transfer him to the United States as soon as gains his permanent residency which would help with our income for getting an apartment down in the States. However, i'm not sure if he is allowed to sign a lease since he is an intending immigrant and isn't yet a permanent resident. But since we do need to get a lease to prove domicile down in the States, it may make sense. Can anyone clear this up for me?

Thanks,

- Sam

[YuAndDan 153]

This may be something a landlord may ask, however from the few lease agreements I have seen the documents don't ask about this.

[marriedtomrg 141]

You would be the primary leaseholder on the apartment...the landlord is likely to ask for your social security number. Your husband will be listed as an occupant...in most cases only one spouse is named the primary on a lease.

Hi there,

My husband and myself will be going down to the United States in a week and a half to look for an apartment. I am the American citizen and he is the intending immigrant. He has a job that will transfer him to the United States as soon as gains his permanent residency which would help with our income for getting an apartment down in the States. However, i'm not sure if he is allowed to sign a lease since he is an intending immigrant and isn't yet a permanent resident. But since we do need to get a lease to prove domicile down in the States, it may make sense. Can anyone clear this up for me?

Thanks,

- Sam

[cartaverde 12]

I had to sign the lease for our apartments for 3 years before I was even allowed to enter the country.

When we applied for the place, we put both of us in the application. When only he was able to move in (the country), they wouldn't let him move in the apartment by himself. So 3 years of faxing and emailing the lease documents for me to sign and email/fax them back so that he could live here.

I don't remember if the rental place requires/required SSN but mine obviously never was in it.

So, check with the rental place how it will work. If you both intend to live in the place, then it may be worth adding both of you in the lease anyway.

[Brother Hesekiel 2,236]

Oh my . . . . does that mean that no tourists can sign a lease when they visit Florida, Arizona, or Canada for the winter? If so, hundreds of thousands of people will be in trouble . . .

[sammy060382 1]

Oh my . . . . does that mean that no tourists can sign a lease when they visit Florida, Arizona, or Canada for the winter? If so, hundreds of thousands of people will be in trouble . . .

I was pretty sure the answer was a yes since I thought of this exact same thing, but I just wanted to be safe and ask anyways.

Thanks,

- Sam

[Flames9_RN 358]

I was on our apartment lease while I still resided in canada! They just didn't do a credit check on me as I had no SSN!