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Filed: AOS (pnd) Country: England
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Hey, So me and my husband wanted to open a joint bank account for evidence for our upcoming interview, as we have to prove we are legitimately married, we share our money anyway and have walmart money cards. We spoke to someone from the bank online and they said no problem so he opened the account to have me added and once he opened it and asked they said they couldn't add me until the 1st of Feburary 2014 because i had to prove I had been here a 31 days... even though I have been here since June 2013... and our interview is 24th January, the guy said he couldn't write us a letter to bring to the interview explaining this because it is a federal law, however, he gave us his card so the interviewer could call him and he would explain if needed.. Will the interviewer accept us explaining this??

Thank you for any help

Filed: AOS (pnd) Country: England
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we did go to the branch, sorry if that was unclear.. online there is someone you can talk to and we wanted to verify that they could add me or it would be a waste of time. they said yes and there was no mention of having to have been here 31 days (of the new year). the guy at the branch said this and that is was a federal thing so he couldn't write a letter for us explaining.

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we did go to the branch, sorry if that was unclear.. online there is someone you can talk to and we wanted to verify that they could add me or it would be a waste of time. they said yes and there was no mention of having to have been here 31 days (of the new year). the guy at the branch said this and that is was a federal thing so he couldn't write a letter for us explaining.

There is no 31 day rule. You should ask to speak to a manager. If you don't get anywhere with the manager, try another bank.

Filed: AOS (pnd) Country: England
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http://www.irs.gov/irm/part4/irm_04-026-016.html#d0e10

this link shows that unfortunately it is a federal law, called substantial presence test.. my whole question is will this be enough for the examiner, for me to say "hey i will be on his account in Feburary, this is why" to show we are honest and trying to get the information they want.

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http://www.irs.gov/irm/part4/irm_04-026-016.html#d0e10

this link shows that unfortunately it is a federal law.. why whole question is will this be enough for the examiner to say "hey i will be on his account in Feburary, this is why"

What is a federal law? Your link is for foreign bank and financial accounts. What does that have to do with you and your husband opening a joint account in the US?

Anyone can open a bank account at any time, with or without a social security number and it does not matter how long you've been in the country. Some banks may have their own policies, but for the most part this holds true.

I don't know the answer to your question because I've never heard of such a thing.

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Filed: AOS (pnd) Country: England
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I don't understand it either and it seems ridiculous. I just don't know what to do. The link is something my husband found because we want to dispute it seeing as we can prove i have been here for 7 months, but they don't seem interested in letting us prove it. we are probably going to go find a manager today and see what they say.

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http://www.irs.gov/irm/part4/irm_04-026-016.html#d0e10

this link shows that unfortunately it is a federal law, called substantial presence test.. my whole question is will this be enough for the examiner, for me to say "hey i will be on his account in Feburary, this is why" to show we are honest and trying to get the information they want.

The link you provided has absolutely nothing to do with opening an account in the US. It is referring to a form that you need to fill in when you file your taxes in the US if you have foreign bank accounts.

The Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts, TD F 90–22.1, (FBAR), is required when a U.S. Person has a financial interest in or signature authority over one or more foreign financial accounts with an aggregate value greater than $10,000

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This might be a little off topic here, but just out of curiosity, is it absolutely necessary to have a joint bank account as evidence? Some couples just don't like sharing money that way......

Depends on your situation, how long you have been married and what you are applying for.

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Would you mind elaborating?

There are a lot of factors to consider, but the main ones are:

If you are recently married, they won't expect much in the way of evidence of joint finances.

If you have been married for a while, they will

If you have been living in separate countries then they won't expect to see joint finances.

If you have been living in the same country, they will

Filed: Country: Hong Kong
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There are a lot of factors to consider, but the main ones are:

If you are recently married, they won't expect much in the way of evidence of joint finances.

If you have been married for a while, they will

If you have been living in separate countries then they won't expect to see joint finances.

If you have been living in the same country, they will

Ah, so USCIS is a reasonable bunch after all. Thanks!

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Ah, so USCIS is a reasonable bunch after all. Thanks!

Well I wouldn't go so far as to say they are reasonable...

They will expect to see some comingling of finances as evidence of a valid marriage. The extent and type depends on your circumstances, like I outlined.

 
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