Do i need to provide bills/statements for everymonth for the past 2 years

[cnn 1]

I am preparing evidences to support our marriage.

for those bills,bank statemetns, do they need every single month' statement? or just several months?

[Steve D. 22]

Some would say yes, every, single, one, of, them.

But again some would say it'll end up having your application not being touched for a while as it's too much to go through.

There is no right answer. What I suggest you do is have one for each quarter, aka 4 per year.

[Inky 1,110]

No, not every single month. Every 4-5 months or so first page of the statement.

[Darnell 8,478]

eh - the answer is -

it sorta depends.

Filing an ROC case? the evidence mostly is about financial co-mingling.

so - can you list yer stuff for financial co-mingling??

IMO, if you are weak in one area (ex - 2 years of living in USA but her name is not on any lease) then that can be offset with 1 or 2 years of bank statements on a joint bank account.

it's not just ONE thing, aye? Weigh what ya got, compare/contrast what ya got.

If you make a list here, we can help you to VETTE yer stuff.

[shewolf 0]

Straight from the director of the Visa Service Center:

Good stuff

Joint bank accounts, joint tax returns, joint ownership of property, cars. Joint leases. Joint insurance. Named as beneficiaries on life insurance and medical insurance. Joint credit cards. Any other joining of financial interests (the theory is that if one is willing to risk your property and money the relationship is more likely valid) Government documents showing common address, drivers lisence, etc. Photos are good, kind of expected, but NOT primary evidence.

Children?

Yes and no. If you just had a child together and the man is nothing more than a sperm donor...no. IF you have children, whether "together" or with a blended family and there is evidence that BOTH participate in the child's development and education, and care that is great! I told him I am listed on all of our son's school papers as parent, I am an emergency contact and I sign all the permission slips, etc. He is covered by my medical insurance. All good stuff. A birth certificate in itself ("Look we have a kid") does not prove a legitmate relationship. It is especially important that the school (an objective 3rd party) recognizes both people as "parents" and accepts this. Medical records for the child showing both people as parents. same reasoning. If a doctor will recognize and treat a child based on their knowledge of both being parents, that is pretty darn good evidence.

Useless or not so useful stuff

Magazine subscriptions together (WHAT??? "Yes, you would be surprised how many couples present a Sports Illustrated subscription as proof") Utilities, cards and letters from relatives, emails, chats etc. Theory? all of these can be easily faked and in themselves prove nothing. Utilities do not verify information before adding someone to an account and hey, it's the electric bill, you are going to pay the electric bill anyway. There is no financial risk involved, no commitment as in joint ownership. Affidavits from friends or family do not have a lot of weight. None of these things are BAD and in conjunction with other evidence are fine, but not enough to prove anything themselves.

[cnn 1]

so just first page of the bank statemetn? no need to show the real account activities?

[cnn 1]

btw I do not have joint lease or any joint properties.

[cnn 1]

No, not every single month. Every 4-5 months or so first page of the statement.

is the first page enough? they don't need to see the account activities?

[bigdog 376]

Just the joint account page or a formated letter from your bank showing the account and when it was opened. At our AOS the Io did not ask for much, each case is different, a relative solid showing of joint activity together.

[Darnell 8,478]

bigdog - I wanna put you in the kitchen for the next 24 hours, force you to make 1900 venison jiaozi..

AOS reqs are NOT ROC reqs.

Come on.

[Steve D. 22]

bigdog - I wanna put you in the kitchen for the next 24 hours, force you to make 1900 venison jiaozi..

AOS reqs are NOT ROC reqs.

Come on.

That's one and third per minute, doable given the wrappings are ready and the fillings are good to go.

[Darnell 8,478]

yup. with filling and wrappings prepped, I can stuff/make almost 20/minute.

For BigDog, I'd expect about 6/minute, as apparently his wife's brother not teach him the fine art of making jiaozi.