May 2012 AOS Filers

[DandT14 272]

Due to me not having my EAD we are not able to get bills on both our names or get me on her insurance. She has insurance from her job and they require at least a social and work permit to put me on. I'm getting so nervouse because our interview is mid August.

Trust me, I totally understand. I had planned on my husband getting his EAD so he could get a driver's license and be added to my car insurance. He does have an ITIN, so at least I was able to add him to my health insurance and bank accounts.

You don't have much time even if it comes now. Hopefully you have other evidence though, right?

[Lornaevo 48]

Trust me, I totally understand. I had planned on my husband getting his EAD so he could get a driver's license and be added to my car insurance. He does have an ITIN, so at least I was able to add him to my health insurance and bank accounts.

You don't have much time even if it comes now. Hopefully you have other evidence though, right?

Only about 300 pix from the time we started dating. With me her kids and her. And her mom in some.

[DandT14 272]

Only about 300 pix from the time we started dating. With me her kids and her. And her mom in some.

That's good. We only have a handful of pics, most of which are him with my kids, or me with my kids, very few with both of us - one of us is always holding the camera.

My friend wrote a letter about us and had it notarized. It was kind of funny because it mostly said I must really love him, because there's no other way I could put up with him.

[Old_Dog_Barking 36]

... it mostly said I must really love him, because there's no other way I could put up with him.

What an endorsement!

[Lornaevo 48]

That's good. We only have a handful of pics, most of which are him with my kids, or me with my kids, very few with both of us - one of us is always holding the camera.

My friend wrote a letter about us and had it notarized. It was kind of funny because it mostly said I must really love him, because there's no other way I could put up with him.

Good Luck to you guys on your journey.

[DandT14 272]

What an endorsement!

I know! For some reason he didn't find it as funny as I did.

Good Luck to you guys on your journey.

Thank you! Same to you!

[Old_Dog_Barking 36]

Only about 300 pix from the time we started dating. With me her kids and her. And her mom in some.

May I suggest:

- exchanged cards (birthday, Valentine's day, Christmas)

- wedding cards adressed to both of you

- a few pieces of mail showing same address

- a couple of affidavit of support from friends.

- cellphone itemized bills showing frequent calls to each other

- a couple of email correspondance.

Edited July 26, 2012 by Old_Dog_Barking

[Lornaevo 48]

May I suggest:

- exchanged cards (birthday, Valentine's day, Christmas)

- wedding cards adressed to both of you

- a few pieces of mail showing same address

- a couple of affidavit of support from friends.

Thank you for those.

[DandT14 272]

I have a card from the vet from when our dog died that's addressed to both of us. I'm thinking of bringing that, even though it's depressing.

[Old_Dog_Barking 36]

I have a card from the vet from when our dog died that's addressed to both of us. I'm thinking of bringing that, even though it's depressing.

I included a picture of our cat (by herself) because I didn't want to leave her out of the process and I thought it could be an ice breaker and put the IO in a better mood.

[DandT14 272]

I included a picture of our cat (by herself) because I didn't want to leave her out of the process and I thought it could be an ice breaker and put the IO in a better mood.

Well, it just made me smile. Did it work on the IO?

[Old_Dog_Barking 36]

Well, it just made me smile. Did it work on the IO?

He looked at it but didn't comment. I believe the IO had already made up his mind he was going to approve, reason why I didn't present other evidence that could have opened a pandora box (life insurance because of the changes date being close to the interview, etc...).

[DandT14 272]

Well, I already sent our joint lease,joint bank account, health insurance cards, and a credit card account that he's an authorized user on.

The only other things I have are a couple cards addressed to both of us, some pictures, a few more credit cards, my life insurance that he's the beneficiary on, and an affidavit from my friend that he's a pain in the a** but I love him anyway.

He's been on at least one of my credit cards since well before we were married. Most of the other stuff he was added to more recently - I thought I had made him my beneficiary on my life insurance last year. But when I went to file the AOS I realized that I hadn't, so I did it then. I only added him to my lease a few months ago too.

Did you bring any personal emails/chats? I have thousands of those but I wasn't sure if I should include them. Many of them are...inappropriate. Or just plain embarrassing.

[Old_Dog_Barking 36]

Well, I already sent our joint lease,joint bank account, health insurance cards, and a credit card account that he's an authorized user on.

The only other things I have are a couple cards addressed to both of us, some pictures, a few more credit cards, my life insurance that he's the beneficiary on, and an affidavit from my friend that he's a pain in the a** but I love him anyway.

He's been on at least one of my credit cards since well before we were married. Most of the other stuff he was added to more recently - I thought I had made him my beneficiary on my life insurance last year. But when I went to file the AOS I realized that I hadn't, so I did it then. I only added him to my lease a few months ago too.

Did you bring any personal emails/chats? I have thousands of those but I wasn't sure if I should include them. Many of them are...inappropriate. Or just plain embarrassing.

Wow, that's an armada right there; why are you stressed? I am convinced you already have more than you need (I included a few emails with the application but you don't need too). I would divide the documents into three:

- Strong proofs (one credit card, lease, life insurance) which should be enough:

- Secondary proofs (to be presented only if IO deems he needs more proofs)

- last resort proofs (emails or any proof less than a month old).

Ultimately I think you're just going to ace it.

[DandT14 272]

Wow, that's an armada right there; why are you stressed? I am convinced you already have more than you need (I included a few emails with the application but you don't need too). I would divide the documents into three:

- Strong proofs (one credit card, lease, life insurance) which should be enough:

- Secondary proofs (to be presented only if IO deems he needs more proofs)

- last resort proofs (emails or any proof less than a month old).

Ultimately I think you're just going to ace it.

I hope you're right, but we have some red flags too. We got married about 3 weeks after my divorce was final, and I'm about 9 years old than him. Also, not everyone knows we are even married. Some do, some don't. We're private people and didn't invite anyone to our wedding. We just kind of ran off to Reno and did it. Seemed like a brilliant idea at the time...

I like your suggestion for dividing the proofs. I was just going to do an "originals" and "copies" pile. But your system is better, I think.