Please review my cover letter and evidence

[Buerm 0]

Hello everyone,

I do not have to file I-751 until May but I would like to be extremely proactive. I know it is a lot to read but I am already freaking out and would greatly appreciate anyone being able to review my cover letter and evidence list. We are both honest and hard working but I am a worry-wart and all the horror stories are making me feel sick. It seems too wordy to me but I just want to make sure I am thorough and do not get a RFE. Please suggest any evidence that has been proven to work, or suggest to remove items that have shown to hurt.

Thank you so very much in advance.

1) Hopefully the cover letter is clear that we live at my parents house; so I don't have any utility bills, mortgage, etc to provide. Also I was under my parents car insurance before my wife got her driver's license. Once she did, I put the cars in my name and got an insurance policy covering us both.

2) Also, will it hurt if we don't have joint ownership of our vehicles. We have two and they are both in my name (it seemed ridiculous to have their titles in both our names but I see a lot of people doing it on here--there is no loan, they are just cheap beaters that I payed for with cash.)

3) I also have several credit cards under my name but they are not joint. I had no idea you could have joint credit cards. Should I change them so they are joint...If so, will it hurt my case given the fact that I changed them to joint accounts just a few months before submission of I-751? **would it look suspicious?

cover letter:

USCIS California Service Center

P.O. Box 10751
Laguna Niguel, CA 92607-1075

Nature of Submission: I-751 JOINT PETITION TO REMOVE CONDITIONS OF STATUS ON:

(K-1 VISA) <LAST NAME>, <First name>. A# ###-###-###

Dear USCIS examiner:

Enclosed please find a JOINT I-751 petition for removal of conditions of permanent resident status regarding my wife, <NAME>. Please also find a check for $590, the fee for this form including the additional biometrics fee. My wife entered the U.S. on a K-1 visa and received her conditional residence upon our marriage. We are happily living together and request that this petition be accepted for removal of conditions for her residency so that we can continue to grow together both personally and financially.

Enclosed also please find the following documents to verify the status of our marriage and ongoing relationship:

• Check for $590, the total fee for form I-751 and additional biometrics fee.
• Form I-751
• Copy (front and back) of permanent residency card for conditional resident (<her name>)
• Copy of our marriage certificate showing <her name> last name changed from maiden name.
• Photographs of both of our families together at various events/occasions. (Back sides are labeled with personal information)
• Various photographs of us throughout our relationship. (labeled on back side with relevant information)
• Three sworn affidavits by U.S. citizen relatives, attesting to our relationship and marriage.
  • Including affidavit from my parents that also explains their home has remained our place of residence and that we do not have any utility expenses, mortgage, etc.
• IRS tax return transcripts for 2012 and 2013.
• A partial copy of our 2014 joint US tax return.
• Letter from my company of the designation of my life insurance showing beneficiary as <her name>
• Copies of car insurance information showing joint coverage. (Please note that prior to this insurance policy’s issued date, my wife did not have a driver’s license nor a vehicle and therefore I was solely under my parents coverage policy)
  • Included copy of previous coverage under parents’ policy for confirmation.
• Copy of current vehicle registration showing both our physical address on document.
• Copy of our joint checking account information held with TCF Bank.
  • Various statements from this account addressed to both of our names at current address
• Copy of our joint saving account held with TCF Bank.
  • Various statements from this account addressed to both of our names at current address.
• Copy of our health insurance cards, including dental insurance, showing a joint policy and coverage.
• Copies of medical records showing <her name> recent surgeries and our payment to health provider. Statements are also addressed to current residence.
• Several of my paychecks showing payments of health insurance, life insurance, and 401K plans.
• Copy of our T-Mobile Cell phone bills and payments for our joint coverage.
• A copy of both our Minnesota state-issued licenses with current home address.
• A copy of <her name> manicurist license received from state of Minnesota; addressed to <her name> at current (same) residence.
• Various letters and documents mailed to <her name> and I (<my name>) at current residence.

Please note that <her name> and I have been saving our finances while I attend college. As such, we have not yet purchased our own home or taken any loans including those for new vehicles and therefore cannot indicate such shared assets as supporting evidence above. We have been living at my parent’s residence throughout the entirety of her residence in the U.S; as reported in the previous and current immigration documentations. This has been a wonderful opportunity for both of us to live comfortably while we can grow together personally and financially. We have been attempting to grow our assets and family together as best we can. Please feel free to inquire at any of the sources of enclosed documentation for validity of their statements, and any USCIS person(s) are always welcome to visit our home should you ever desire to do so. The evidence listed above are exact photocopies of unaltered documents; the original documents are freely available upon request. Please also feel free to advise me if you have any further questions or concerns related to this petition.

Thank you for your time and consideration.

Sincerely,

<my full name>

US Citizen Spouse

<address>

Edited January 12, 2015 by Buerm

[TBoneTX 45,319]

For multiple reasons, I'd delete the penultimate gargantuan paragraph in a heartbeat.

[Buerm 0]

Would you delete it in its entirety, or would some of it need to remain?

[TBoneTX 45,319]

For multiple reasons, I'd delete the penultimate gargantuan paragraph in a heartbeat.

^^ This.

Edited January 13, 2015 by TBoneTX

[Buerm 0]

I commend your ability to use, "penultimate" and "gargantuan" within the same sentence but it is unnecessary to belittle me with pedantries. I am aware that most of the paragraph is a bit excessive and, quite frankly, is written poorly however many other examples on this forum have a very similar tone. I was simply asking for a bit more elaboration so that I could delete the paragraph in its entirety and then consider replacing it with content relevant to any suggestion you may have.

Obviously I would be an idiot to let this stop me from taking your advice as you clearly have more experience than I. I don't appreciate a mod belittling a person asking for help on a forum specifically designed to help inexperienced people.

That being said; Thank you for your advice. (and yes that is sincere)