request for additional evidence

[cookiesnmirak 0]

Greetings all

I applied for my wife's removal of conditional green card. We sent in copies of our joint bank account, our medical insurance with my wife as spouse status on it and car insurance. We just received a letter asking for additional evidence, which includes our names in utility bills and mortgage or lease, child birth certificate. The thing is we live in a traditional way, meaning the couple lives with older parents, so basically we live in my parents house. So we dont have a lease or mortgage, the house which is fully paid for is under my parents names. The utilities are under the parents names a s well. Also my wife and I's phone bills are under my brother's name, and we did that because we got a great discount. Thank God we were blessed with a baby girl, so I do have her birth certificate listing our names as parents. My car is fully paid for which I bought before I got married. So my questions are 1) should I send a letter detailing that we live with my parents due to cultural traditions, hence my wife and I dont have property or lease or utilities under our name? 2) would only our daughter's birth certificate suffice? 3) we have medical bills under my wife and daughter's name from giving birth etc, can I use those? 4) can I add my wife as co-owner on my car? Would that look shady as it is coming after they sent a request for more evidence? Pls advise, thanks.

[VickyP 34]

Yes, I would write a letter explaining the living situation etc together with the birth certificate of your child! Other then that you could add her to the title of your car. Do you have any 401K where she is a beneficiary? I would also include the medical bills! That should help'

Edited January 19, 2015 by VickyP

[Cheezees 1,514]

I would resend everything that you have.

1. Were your bank account statements monthly? Or at least quarterly?

2. Where are your joint tax transcripts for the past 2 years?

3. In your cover letter explain your living situation.

4. Have your parents write notarized letters explaining that you live with them.

5. Have her brother explain the cell phone.

6. Do you have any bills addressed to your residence in either your wife's or your name?

7. Send copies of both driver's licenses.

8. Why did you not send the birth certificate before? You sent very little evidence.

9. Do you have a joint credit card? Joint membership cards to Sam's club, Costco, etc?

10. Why is you wife not on the car title?

11. Do you have any non-junk mail addressed to either of you?

12. Any record of trips you took together? Photos?

13. You're right, you should not try to "produce" evidence now. That would be suspicious but this time you really need to beef up your evidence. No single piece of evidence is required and it is OK to live with your parents. However you are missing quite a bit that could have been used to avoid the RFE altogether.

Good luck!

[cookiesnmirak 0]

Sorry for the late reply. I have been quite pre-occupied with studying for certification exams. Thank you all for your reply.

So the answer to the questions

1. Bank account statements, we went to the bank and had them print a whole year's worth.

2. Tax transcripts were under both names for the past 2 years

3. I will write a letter explaining our living situation

4. Already sent the notarized letters from parents stating that we are living with them

5. Unfortunately dont have any joint ownership or memberships such as gym. The reason the car is under my name is because i bought the car before I got married and havent changed it since.

6. The reason why I didnt sent my daughter's birth certificate before was because she was born after my wife had her fingerprints done, I will send one now

7. We have mail addressed in our name that is reciepts for charitable organizations.

8. We have tons of photos, will send them. Will print them

9. I am kind of scared, God forbid they dont like our evidence, what happens then?!

[waiting_for_aos 11]

Sorry for the late reply. I have been quite pre-occupied with studying for certification exams. Thank you all for your reply.

So the answer to the questions

1. Bank account statements, we went to the bank and had them print a whole year's worth.

2. Tax transcripts were under both names for the past 2 years

3. I will write a letter explaining our living situation

4. Already sent the notarized letters from parents stating that we are living with them

5. Unfortunately dont have any joint ownership or memberships such as gym. The reason the car is under my name is because i bought the car before I got married and havent changed it since.

6. The reason why I didnt sent my daughter's birth certificate before was because she was born after my wife had her fingerprints done, I will send one now

7. We have mail addressed in our name that is reciepts for charitable organizations.

8. We have tons of photos, will send them. Will print them

9. I am kind of scared, God forbid they dont like our evidence, what happens then?!

Don't worry. Your evidence looks solid. You will get approved without a problem. A lot of people have been getting RFE's lately but they all get approved as soon as they send some kind of response to RFE. If they don't like your evidence, then they will schedule an interview where you can explain your case. You really don't have anything to worry about. I don't even think you will get called for an interview. Best wishes!