(RFE) Need help understanding what exactly do they need

[USA Joe 0]

Background:
I submitted my wife's request to remove conditions a month before it was due. She got the appointment to do the Biometric - and went. We were happily waiting for her extended Green card. But instead, we just got a RFE yesterday.

It states: "Evidence of Good Faith Marriage. The conditional permanent resident (CPR) filed a Form i-751 with our office. the CPR provided a bank account status sheet as evidence, however, no transaction pages were submitted for 2013, 2012 or 2011. Furthermore, the income tax return evidence was insufficient. The income tax return evidence did not include earning statements. Finally, based on the evidence provided, a martial bona fide could not be clearly determined. To establish eligibility for removal of conditional status, it is requested that additional documentation be submitted. Documentations should reflect the names of both the conditional permanent resident and the US citizen spouse. In addition, the documentation should cover the period of time from the date of marriage to the present date, or the date when the marriage was terminated through divorce, separation or death."

What I did submitted (in terms to financial evidence):
- Tax returns filed as Married for 2011, 2012. I was the only one working.
- Bank letters stating dates our Joint Account were opened: June 2011.
- Life insurance showing my wife as beneficiary.

My question: Based on the RFE, what do they need?
Are they really, REALLY wanting 3 years worth of bank transaction statements??
There is NO earning statement for my wife, she didn't work during those tax filing.... so are they wanting earning letter from my employer???

Thank you all for any help or insight!

[Nimaan 27]

Background:

I submitted my wife's request to remove conditions a month before it was due. She got the appointment to do the Biometric - and went. We were happily waiting for her extended Green card. But instead, we just got a RFE yesterday.

It states: "Evidence of Good Faith Marriage. The conditional permanent resident (CPR) filed a Form i-751 with our office. the CPR provided a bank account status sheet as evidence, however, no transaction pages were submitted for 2013, 2012 or 2011. Furthermore, the income tax return evidence was insufficient. The income tax return evidence did not include earning statements. Finally, based on the evidence provided, a martial bona fide could not be clearly determined. To establish eligibility for removal of conditional status, it is requested that additional documentation be submitted. Documentations should reflect the names of both the conditional permanent resident and the US citizen spouse. In addition, the documentation should cover the period of time from the date of marriage to the present date, or the date when the marriage was terminated through divorce, separation or death."

What I did submitted (in terms to financial evidence):

- Tax returns filed as Married for 2011, 2012. I was the only one working.

- Bank letters stating dates our Joint Account were opened: June 2011.

- Life insurance showing my wife as beneficiary.

My question: Based on the RFE, what do they need?

Are they really, REALLY wanting 3 years worth of bank transaction statements??

There is NO earning statement for my wife, she didn't work during those tax filing.... so are they wanting earning letter from my employer???

Thank you all for any help or insight!

First of all it's better to send the IRS transcripts for your taxes.

Order them here:

https://sa2.www4.irs.gov/irfof-tra/start.do

Second, yes they need all the bank statements spanning the two years. All pages of the bank statements if possible.

-send in your drivers license or state ids showing same address

-send utility bills including water, power, trash, cable, phone with both of your names

- send insurance cards: health, dental, auto, property

-send credit card statements with both of your names

-send 401K beneficiary information

-send cards, pictures, itineraries for trips taken together

-send anything else you have with both of your names.

Make sure that everything you send spans the the 2-3 years of your marriage.

[caly 48]

Sounds like the tax returns you submitted were incomplete.. did you include your W-2s in the original submission? Perhaps you should request tax return transcripts from the IRS. These will contain all the information they want. They are free and you can request them by phone, online or in person at an IRS office. We ordered them online and got them in the mail in about a week. Don't know if the government shutdown has affected this service, but the online request form is still up and running.

And yes, they want to see actual bank statements, not just a letter stating when your account was opened. Send them copies of full statements for each quarter since your bank account was opened.

It also sounds like they need more evidence to make a decision on your case so send them anything else you can think of that shows you live joint lives.

[USA Joe 0]

@ caly and Nimaan - thank you both for your response

[iishin 2]

This was what I had, passed with flying colors:

• Letter from USCIS
• Copy of I-797 NOA – Adjustment of status
• (Green Card)
• Marriage Certificate copy
• Birth Certificate copy of child ()
• Copy of 2010 Federal Tax returns
• Copy 2010 State Tax returns
• Copy Bank Checking/Savings joint account statements
• Employer letter stating 401K and Life Insurance policy beneficiaries
• Copy of Certificate of Group Health/Drug Insurance from Provider
• Copy of our health insurance cards showing a joint policy.
• Copies of Medical Bills
• Two sworn affidavits by friends, attesting to our relationship and marriage.