Work together - evidence?

[Melinda&Adam 0]

Hello,

We are getting ready to send in our I-751 paperwork. We work together as gymnastics coaches. Should we send in our pay stubs as a part of our evidence?

Thanks!

[Darnell 8,478]

are you w-2 workers or 1099 workers? any schedule C stuff for the tax return?

[Melinda&Adam 0]

We are W-2 workers. I have all our W-2's that show we work together as well. I was going to include those along with our tax transcripts.

[Darnell 8,478]

'working together' is a new twist, is rare for an adjudicator at USCIS to see this.

instead, they are interested to see evidence of financial co-mingling,

where you are showing:

1. 24 months of utility bills in both names

2. 24 months of bank statements on the joint bank account

3. car insurance statements showing both names

4. wills (plural)

5. POD instructions from each bank account

6. two years of tax returns, showing married filing jointly status.

[Deagle 508]

'working together' is a new twist, is rare for an adjudicator at USCIS to see this.

instead, they are interested to see evidence of financial co-mingling,

where you are showing:

1. 24 months of utility bills in both names

2. 24 months of bank statements on the joint bank account

3. car insurance statements showing both names

4. wills (plural)

5. POD instructions from each bank account

6. two years of tax returns, showing married filing jointly status.

What is POD?

[Melinda&Adam 0]

Here is what we have so far:

1. Tax Transcripts

• 2014 (married filing separately because my mom claimed me as a dependent
• 2015 (married filing jointly)

2. W-2’s

• 2013 (I only worked 2 weeks in December 2013 so I didn’t have to file a return. He didn’t work at all in 2013 so he doesn’t have one)
• 2014 for both of us
• 2015 for both of us

3. Lease contracts

• We lived with my mom from August 2013 – October 2014 (we are going to have her write a letter stating this)
• Apartment lease contract for October 2014 – October 2015
• Apartment lease contract for October 2015 – October 2016

4. Car title with both of our names

5. Bills for another car we are financing

6. Joint bank statements from September 2013-present (checking and savings)

7. Electricity bills (in my name)

8. Cell phone bills (in my name)

9. Cable and internet bills (in his name)

10. Renter’s insurance (both of our names)

11. Car insurance (both of our names)

12. Copies of credit cards showing same account number

13. Copies of driver’s license showing same address

14. Copies of airline tickets & passport stamps from a trip we took to Hungary

[Sukie 1,460]

What is POD?

It's shorthand for "Payable on Death" - meaning that the spouse automatically gets the deceased's half of the bank account.

Sukie in NY