Preparing for removal of conditions

[jdba 22]

My husband came Aug 2013 so we still have a while but I want to start saving everything we need so I am not rushing later. My concern is that everything is in my name. The Mortgage for the house I had before we got married and all the bills are in my name. He has a cell phone but it's a prepaid / no contact (virgin mobile) phone so no monthly bills. But I can document the removal of funds out of our joint bank account for his cell phone (and mine). Both our work checks are auto deposited into the same bank account.

Anything we order online I try to get shipped to his name so I can save these receipts. He is on my medical insurance. We don't have credits cards.

I know this next year we will get a car for him. I will make sure this is in his name.

What else is good for showing proof of mingling of assets and that we share the same address? I want to send enough proof so maybe we will be able to skip the removal of conditions interview.

Thanks for your help

[flora01 37]

My husband came Aug 2013 so we still have a while but I want to start saving everything we need so I am not rushing later. My concern is that everything is in my name. The Mortgage for the house I had before we got married and all the bills are in my name. He has a cell phone but it's a prepaid / no contact (virgin mobile) phone so no monthly bills. But I can document the removal of funds out of our joint bank account for his cell phone (and mine). Both our work checks are auto deposited into the same bank account.

Anything we order online I try to get shipped to his name so I can save these receipts. He is on my medical insurance. We don't have credits cards.

I know this next year we will get a car for him. I will make sure this is in his name.

What else is good for showing proof of mingling of assets and that we share the same address? I want to send enough proof so maybe we will be able to skip the removal of conditions interview.

Thanks for your help

Its still more than 1 year to apply for ROC,you should not worry about it right now.

Still you can go through USCIS website for the docs needed to send with I751 form.

[deidre 13]

It's great to see you pre-planning so that you dont end up with the extra stress when it comes time to send in your packet.

Here is the biggest tip for you...

If you can, put both yalls names on EVERYTHING!

Change the prepaid phone to a contract and put both names on it.

Get a credit card and get him on as the additional cardholder, then have him also get a credit card with a different provider and have him add you as the additional cardholder.Its easy to get credit cards these days, even the prepaid ones, which will still work and will help u not over spend but will show yall co-mingling.

Car and health insurance - put both names!

Get a life insurance plan each and put the beneficiary as the other.

Go on vacation or plan a cruise together - both names will be on the itinerary.

Take photos...of everything with you and hubby in every pic where possible.

Once you have all this set up....when it comes time to preparing your ROC packet, all you will need to do is print print print easy!

[Dave&Roza 748]

My husband came Aug 2013 so we still have a while but I want to start saving everything we need so I am not rushing later. My concern is that everything is in my name. The Mortgage for the house I had before we got married and all the bills are in my name. He has a cell phone but it's a prepaid / no contact (virgin mobile) phone so no monthly bills. But I can document the removal of funds out of our joint bank account for his cell phone (and mine). Both our work checks are auto deposited into the same bank account.

Anything we order online I try to get shipped to his name so I can save these receipts. He is on my medical insurance. We don't have credits cards.

I know this next year we will get a car for him. I will make sure this is in his name.

What else is good for showing proof of mingling of assets and that we share the same address? I want to send enough proof so maybe we will be able to skip the removal of conditions interview.

Thanks for your help

Joint financial accounts, jointly filed taxes, being the beneficiary on employer's benefits for each other, having wills, power of attorney, and the same address. We did not have a single bill in my wife's name, and the mortgage was only in my name. She was listed as my emergency contract at my employer. She was the beneficiary of my employer's life insurance policy. She was listed on my health insurance. We had a joint bank account and joint credit card. We had joint brokerage accounts. We filed taxes married filing jointly. We had no interview and we were approved in 4 months. There is no single item that makes or breaks the ROC. I also included itineraries and boarding passes of trips we took together and a few photos. As long as you span the entire 2 year period with proof that you are taking two separate lives and combining them like most "normal" couples, you will be fine.

Good luck,

Dave