AOS interview evidence - letters from family and friends and financial commingling

[subz 6]

Hi guys,

I am in a quandary situation. I came on K1 in sept 2014 and got married in the US. We have AOS interview on Wednesday. As part of evidence of relationship I had thought submitting letters from family and friends. But my wife is saying we should not get it signed; it puts her in bad light in social circle. She is insisting to sign these herself in stead real people. In my opinion its fraud. I told her lets not submit letters but she is not agreeing for that either.

Also, we opened a joint account but she refuses to put money in it. I deposited some money from my savings but will it look bad from evidence perspective to have just 600 USD in the account.

[Penguin_ie 5,993]

Do NOT have her sign the letters from friends; either friends are willing to write and sign, or they are not. These letters mean very little anyways- what USCIS will be looking for are evidence you live together, co-mingle your finances, are listed as emergency contacts on eachothers work etc.

Your wife seems to have some major concerns about this process, maybe you guys should talk before the interview.

[Dohan 133]

If she came on a K1 letters from friends, etc are not the standard procedure. This is usually necessary when someone does AOS after a different visa.

I'm a bit confused, which of you is the petitioner? Sounds like the wife is? What do you mean she refuses to put money in it? That's the point of a joint bank account, not just so it looks like you have one on paper.

The fact that the sum in the joint account is low is not a huge deal if you have regular transactions going through it and it's obvious the account is active but if you just put 600 there and the account hasn't been touched in ages, that doesn't look so great to be honest.

Rather than focus on those letters, make sure you have valid evidence, trips taken together, bank account, bills sent in her and your name to the apartment (usually the bills are sent in one name so maybe electricity is in your name, and gas in hers, etc)

Edited January 19, 2015 by Dohan

[CowBoE 429]

Hi guys,

I am in a quandary situation. I came on K1 in sept 2014 and got married in the US. We have AOS interview on Wednesday. As part of evidence of relationship I had thought submitting letters from family and friends. But my wife is saying we should not get it signed; it puts her in bad light in social circle. She is insisting to sign these herself in stead real people. In my opinion its fraud. I told her lets not submit letters but she is not agreeing for that either.

Also, we opened a joint account but she refuses to put money in it. I deposited some money from my savings but will it look bad from evidence perspective to have just 600 USD in the account.

I didn't submit any relationship witness letters in my AOS...though it's still being processed.

That said, neither she or you should sign for anyone for any formal documents.

That is a big fraud in US society.

[subz 6]

Thank you all..Now I will not submit letters at all..

[FamilyGuyT 9]

Has anyone been denied the AOS for lack of proof? My wife does not work and we haven't and don't plan on going through the hassle of adding her name to any of the utility bills etc. Really no point in the big scheme of things. I provide and take care of her, she is a housewife and helps me with my businesses.

So, with her drawing no income, the joint bank account would simply be me depositing funds from my businesses, again seeming pointless.

Our marriage is as real as it gets, but how do you prove that without the trivial proof that everyone says they look for?.....which would be of no benefit to our marriage......and that can so easily be fabricated anyway.

[lilsadie 50]

Has anyone been denied the AOS for lack of proof? My wife does not work and we haven't and don't plan on going through the hassle of adding her name to any of the utility bills etc. Really no point in the big scheme of things. I provide and take care of her, she is a housewife and helps me with my businesses.

So, with her drawing no income, the joint bank account would simply be me depositing funds from my businesses, again seeming pointless.

Our marriage is as real as it gets, but how do you prove that without the trivial proof that everyone says they look for?.....which would be of no benefit to our marriage......and that can so easily be fabricated anyway.

We are in a similar situation.

My wife has been living with me in Australia for 7 years so we have no ties to the USA. We are staying with her Grandma, we have been given a car, were still using our AUS bank accounts due to bad exchange rates, etc.

We have NO evidence.

It worries me but I'm just trying to join things like costco to get 'joint' accounts

[Daveykins 17]

We maybe had $1000 in our Joint account when we filed AOS and had no problems.

Letters are secondary like others have said.

Co-mingling of assets is a bigger part of ROC than AOS.

I just showed that she's the beneficiary on my life insurance policies, added to car insurance, added to my medical insurance through my work and a printout from HR showing my status as married. I think I submitted about 6 photos from the wedding ceremony and reception.

USCIS doesn't expect you to have much co-mingling of assets for AOS so you should be fine if you have any of those covered.

Good luck!

Edited January 20, 2015 by Daveykins

[Dohan 133]

Has anyone been denied the AOS for lack of proof? My wife does not work and we haven't and don't plan on going through the hassle of adding her name to any of the utility bills etc. Really no point in the big scheme of things. I provide and take care of her, she is a housewife and helps me with my businesses.

So, with her drawing no income, the joint bank account would simply be me depositing funds from my businesses, again seeming pointless.

Our marriage is as real as it gets, but how do you prove that without the trivial proof that everyone says they look for?.....which would be of no benefit to our marriage......and that can so easily be fabricated anyway.

What hassle is it to have your name on the electric bill and your wife's name on the cable bill, for example? All it takes is either a phone call, an email, or letter to the utilities company.

Marriage Certificate is obviously good proof. Joint bank account, even though she does not put money in, you're showing that she has equal access to the account and that you are sharing the finances. How is this proof of no benefit to your marriage? The benefit is that your darling wife gets to adjust from K1 to permanent resident and also eventually gets an EAD, which will allow her to work eventually.