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Hi everybody.

 

Just got USCIS approval, so going forward to NVC stage.

 

From your knowledge and experience, would you recommend that a non-citizen spouse beneficiary applicant open a US bank account, or become joint holder of the citizen spouse's bank account?

 

Is it feasible to do one or the other?

 

Thanks a lot for your time.

 

Best wishes,

 

EZ

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You have to do that anyway to proof USCIS that you have a bona-fide marriage.

My husband and I have a joint savings account with Bank of America but we have two different bank accounts (hubby has an account with APCI Federal Credit Union and I have my bank account with Bank of America). You can have two different bank accounts if the  postal address is the same. My husband and I agreed that I transfer money from my account to his account because I want to pay for the utilities.

Ask your bank if you are able to add your spouse to your bank account. I say spouse because you might not be able to to that when this person is still your fiance. I had to give the bank employee my Social Security Card, so your spouse needs a SSC.

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You do not HAVE TO open a joint account before the foreigner arrives in the USA.  If you can, good.  If you can't or don't, no problem.

 

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Like pushbkr said, you do NOT have to open a bank account or joint account for the CR/IR-1 visa process. I opened one a couple of years before I immigrated and made sure to always have the minimum amount, so I didn't have to pay the fee. I felt that it really helped me once I immigrated. My bank was more willing to help me, as I had already been a customer for a couple of years.

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