Proof of address

[Stardust861 0]

So a bit of background I have been in the states since the 6th October on a K1 visa,and got Married on the 22nd Oct Now we are trying to get everything sorted for the AOS and its proving to be a headache.

Today we went to the bank to add me to my husbands account and they asked for proof of address! They will accept a US drivers license, Utility bill or lease/ tenancy agreement. I have none of those, as I only have my UK drivers licence with my old UK address on it (same with passport), Utility companies wont add me unless they also have proof of address and my husband owns his own home so the lease agreement does not apply.

The only thing I have at this point is my ssn. which is not something they will take on its own merit.

So how am i supposed to proceed? How do I start integrating? for any other people in similar status as I... how did you navigate these issues? I need some advice please. Kinda feeling way out of my depth at the moment

[theresaL 408]

We used the letter from Social Security that my husband's new SS card was attached to since it came in the mail addressed to him at our US address. If you still have that it might work. It worked for us.

[Stardust861 0]

We took that with us but they were adamant that wasn't enough. We are going to inquire at another branch and see what happens. At this point im not sure what im even expected to have, so its reassuring to see that the letter that came with the ssn has worked for you guys. It gives me hope

[theresaL 408]

Good luck. I don't know why they would not accept an official communication from a US gov. agency addressed to you. Try another branch and ask for the manager or change banks. I have two bank accounts, a local one for domestic transactions and the other a large multi-national bank for international travel. You can always try adding your name to his cell phone account see if that works.

[Wooderz 314]

Get yourself added to your spouse's car insurance.

The bank let my husband open an account then a week later called saying we needed to send them proof of address. We didn't have anything either. I called state farm, they added him to my car insurance on the spot no documents required (I think). I gave the bank a copy of our insurance card. Adding him didn't affect my insurance rate at all. And he wasn't required to have a driver's license to do it.

[TBoneTX 46,111]

The above are all excellent ideas.