Rental agreement / Deed

[Dave_n_Genna 0]

We are about to apply for my wife to remove conditions. We have a lot of joint financial and address evidence, including insurance, life insurance, dental bills, 2 years tax returns, bank statements, and joint credit card. However, we rent from my Mother and so have no official lease or rental agreement. Is this going to be a big problem for us in the evidence department?

[Amy and Nick 37]

I cant see it being a problem as you have a unique situation. If you have NO official rental agreement, then its not as if she is omitted from the lease. I would write a statement explaining, or even better have your mother write it.

Just include lots of evidence of bills and letters addressed to her as proof you live together.

[Brother Hesekiel 2,236]

We are about to apply for my wife to remove conditions. We have a lot of joint financial and address evidence, including insurance, life insurance, dental bills, 2 years tax returns, bank statements, and joint credit card. However, we rent from my Mother and so have no official lease or rental agreement. Is this going to be a big problem for us in the evidence department?

Nope.

That just said, why don't you invest $1 in a standard rental contract, sign it, have your mom sign it, back-date it, and enclose it?

Boy . . . my mom was right: I'm smart!

[Dave_n_Genna 0]

Nope.

That just said, why don't you invest $1 in a standard rental contract, sign it, have your mom sign it, back-date it, and enclose it?

Boy . . . my mom was right: I'm smart!

Would that work? I have no idea how Leases are actually done, and was thinking there was probably some legal filing needed.

[sarah&rob 1]

My husband and I had the same problem. We simply included a notarized affidavit from my mom stating that we live together in her home since he entered the US on [date] and pay her [X amount] of rent per month. Then for more solid evidence I attached printouts from my online bank account of the deposited checks from our joint checking account...some signed by me, some signed by him.

You probably don't have to get affidavits notarized, but my boss is a notary so it was just easy to get it done.

We didn't want to go through getting a more formal rental type agreement and backdating it because our situation is not at all formal...the affidavit should definitely be enough.

[Dave_n_Genna 0]

My husband and I had the same problem. We simply included a notarized affidavit from my mom stating that we live together in her home since he entered the US on [date] and pay her [X amount] of rent per month. Then for more solid evidence I attached printouts from my online bank account of the deposited checks from our joint checking account...some signed by me, some signed by him.

You probably don't have to get affidavits notarized, but my boss is a notary so it was just easy to get it done.

We didn't want to go through getting a more formal rental type agreement and backdating it because our situation is not at all formal...the affidavit should definitely be enough.

Thats awesome. That's exactly what I will do. Our situation is also far from "formal."

[Anh map 2,098]

You can include a simple affidavit from your parent stating that you have lived there together since xx date. No need for the charade of stating some sort of rent if it isn't actually your arrangement.

[Dave_n_Genna 0]

You can include a simple affidavit from your parent stating that you have lived there together since xx date. No need for the charade of stating some sort of rent if it isn't actually your arrangement.

Thats great news.

One last thing, where do I get the forms or whatever for the Affidavits needed for RoC?

Oh, and also, we are going back to NZ this month for a visit, but the tickets are in her Maiden name because her passport is still in her maiden name. Should we use the trip as evidence, or skip it since its in her Maiden name?

Edited March 23, 2011 by Dave_n_Genna

[Brother Hesekiel 2,236]

You are overthinking the ROC thingi. I never enclosed a lease, because I got my house many years before I met my wife. To avoid an RFE I covered this en passe in my . . . umm . . . cover letter where I stated: "We live still in the small house in Ventura which I bought back in 2001. Our daughter now attends college in Santa Barbara . . . "

End of story.

Yes, you should use the trip together as evidence. Hell ya!

Take a step back and soak in the underlying fabric of the ROC process.

They want to see that you and this Missus are living together in harmony. They ask for some paperwork from you to support your claim that that is the case. Few people get 100 points on any test, but all you need in order to pass is about 80 points. So don't get wind up over every little piece of paper you wish you had yet do not. Send them what you have, including photos of your vacation where you hold your Bloody Marys while standing inmidst a Kiwi plantage and everything will be fine. I promise.

[Dave_n_Genna 0]

You are overthinking the ROC thingi. I never enclosed a lease, because I got my house many years before I met my wife. To avoid an RFE I covered this en passe in my . . . umm . . . cover letter where I stated: "We live still in the small house in Ventura which I bought back in 2001. Our daughter now attends college in Santa Barbara . . . "

End of story.

Yes, you should use the trip together as evidence. Hell ya!

Take a step back and soak in the underlying fabric of the ROC process.

They want to see that you and this Missus are living together in harmony. They ask for some paperwork from you to support your claim that that is the case. Few people get 100 points on any test, but all you need in order to pass is about 80 points. So don't get wind up over every little piece of paper you wish you had yet do not. Send them what you have, including photos of your vacation where you hold your Bloody Marys while standing inmidst a Kiwi plantage and everything will be fine. I promise.

Cool man. I am overthinking it. We are happily married, so its not like we are hiding anything.

I'm going to take a step back from it tonite and relax, and then take your advice and send what we have.