EVIDENCE OF GENUINE MARRIAGE ???

[jeh 0]

I KNOW WE SHOULD PRESENT PROOF THAT OUR MARRIAGE IS NOT A FRAUD BY PROVIDING DOCUMENTS LIKE JOINT BANK ACCOUNT AND OTHER LIKE THOSE...BUT WE TRIED AND THE BANK REFUSED TO BECAUSE I DONT HAVE MY SSN YET...WHEN WE WENT TO SS OFFICE THEY SAID THEY NEED THE EMPLOYMENT AUTHOSRIZATION BEFORE THEY GIVE ME A NUMBER...BUT I DONT HAVE THE EAD EITHER..OUR INTERVIEW IS ON MAY 7 ALREADY

[walls1010 3]

SS# is a requirement to open an account to any bank. I don't understand why you can't get your SS#, maybe you check the box indicating that you are "legal alien allowed to work" instead "legal alien not allowed to work" so they asked your EAD. Try to go and get your SS# by checking the "legal alien not allowed to work" and bring with you your passport and original marriage certificate. Goodluck and God bless.

[Sven 0]

You cant do that since you have to show proof then that a government agency requires you to have one. Also, you would not have your SSN by may 7th. Not enough time. Just take other evidence you have.

[jeh 0]

ALRIGHT..iLL TRY DOIN THAT... THANKS A LOT!...I HOPE IT'LL WORK!.....AND MAY I ASK WHAT OTHER PROOF OF MARRIAGE YOU PRESENTED DURING YOUR INTERVIEW???

[jeh 0]

OH MY......NOW IM GETTING REALLY NERVOUS ABOUT THAT INTERVIEW....

THANKS!

[cellarlily 0]

Your marriage certificate, proof that you live together (mail that was addressed to both of you, rental lease with both your names on it), your name on some utilities if possible, a "family plan" for your cell phones with both your names on it, Blockbuster/Hollywood Video card with both names, renter's/homeowner's insurance with both names (if possible without a SSN), signed and notarized affidavits from your family members stating the validity of your relationship.

Secondary information would be dated photos of your wedding and you two together since then. Those alone are not proof enough.

[Lexis300 0]

Here's what I brought for my interview. . .

Birth Certificate

Wife’s Birth Certificate and State Driver’s License

Marriage Certificate

Wedding Ring receipt

Cards to/from one another

Congratulation cards from wedding

Proof of Residence

Life insurance with one another as primary beneficiary

Car insurance in both names

Health insurance Card

Vehicle certification of Title

Vehicle registration Notice

joint bank statements

Tax Returns (2004,2005,2006)

Copies of Paycheck Stubs (last three issued)

Letter of Employment

Wife’s Paycheck Stubs(last three issued)

Wife’s Letter of Employment

Hope it helps. You don't have to be nervous. As long as your marriage is legit your fine. . .

[misa 2]

SS# is a requirement to open an account to any bank. I don't understand why you can't get your SS#, maybe you check the box indicating that you are "legal alien allowed to work" instead "legal alien not allowed to work" so they asked your EAD. Try to go and get your SS# by checking the "legal alien not allowed to work" and bring with you your passport and original marriage certificate. Goodluck and God bless.

It depends on the branch and bank. I opened up a chequing account with no SSN or ITIN and I am the foreign spouse. All they required from me was a photocopy of my passport and K3 visa.

[jeh 0]

o my...we dont have a joint bank account yet coz the bank is askin for my ssn which i dont have coz the ss offfice wont give me one unless i provide the EAD and i dont have it yet.......almost all the documents that you guys mentioned all require the ssn for them to include my name on whatever my husband has,like the bank, the insurance,the lease of the house....Right now all we have is the marriage certificate, some photos and some mail addressed to me with our home address on it....Im really on a panic right now..may 7 is almost there

I hope everything will be ok...

[Kez/JWolf 6]

Why did you not go and get a SSN when you arrived on your K1..... as that will now be expired you will have to wait for EAD or Greencard.... try to find as much things as you can to show as evidence.... medical insurance cards, benificiary on your husbands 401k, letters for friends....

Good Luck

Kez

[lostunderwaves 0]

You should try another bank. My husband came in on the Visa Waiver and had no ssn, but they let him open his own checking account with just his passport (Bank of America and Wachovia)

[Ana Paula 2]

I dont know why the bank denied you to join the account, you are not opening a new account...

My husband put me in his account in the first week that i got here, with no SS# and we were not married yet.

They just asked for my passport number. Then, when we got married to change the name i needed to show the marriage certificate, but even like this, they never asked for any other document, because i dont have any "power" over his account...

o my...we dont have a joint bank account yet coz the bank is askin for my ssn which i dont have coz the ss offfice wont give me one unless i provide the EAD and i dont have it yet.......almost all the documents that you guys mentioned all require the ssn for them to include my name on whatever my husband has,like the bank, the insurance,the lease of the house....Right now all we have is the marriage certificate, some photos and some mail addressed to me with our home address on it....Im really on a panic right now..may 7 is almost there

I hope everything will be ok...

[taurean 0]

We had no problem adding my husband to my bank account and this was before he had a social security number. All he needed was his passport and visa. So maybe you should try a different branch of your bank if possible. We also have a family cell phone plan which shows both of our names. You don't need an SSN for that either.

good luck!

[Sven 0]

I also think it depends where you are coming from. If you are coming from asia or mexico they will take a deeper look at you since there are many visa fraud activities there. I experienced that, for example, europeans got most of the time very easy interviews. But you will make it

Edited April 28, 2007 by Sven

[jeh 0]

I also think it depends where you are coming from. If you are coming from asia or mexico they will take a deeper look at you since there are many visa fraud activities there. I experienced that, for example, europeans got most of the time very easy interviews. But you will make it

Thanks for that!hmmm....i can only wish for the best!.....I really appreciate your time!