RFE and travel scheduled

[Dori5556 0]

Hi everybody, 

In February 2017 I applied for my green card renewal from 2 year to 5 year, green card through marriage. Tomorrow, After 1 year and 3 months I received RFE in the mail. I freaked out! In July we have a trip scheduled and I am scared that I May not go. My questions are:

1. They are questioning if the marriage is bona fide. I guess because I didn’t include any lease documents ( only bills). I don’t have a lease as we are month to month. I asked my landlords to issue us some document stating that we are both the renters. Hope this would help. 

3 what is the stronger evidence that the marriage is real? 

3. Would I have trouble in getting a stamp when being on RFE and traveling with it? My one year letter has expired a few days ago:(  

 

thank you!!!

[arken 4,197]

You aren’t getting the RFE just because you didn’t send the lease documents. If you list here what sort of evidences of marital relationship you provided with your application, then you’ll get better suggestions.

 

RFE may not prevent you from getting the stamp. Try getting the stamp ASAP and you’ll know.

 

 

[Dori5556 0]

Thank you! Yes, I meant 10 years not 5. I will go through my documents and let you guys know what I have included. As I remember, I provided the tax returns, medical and car insurance, plane tickets, pictures and phone bill.  

 

I will set an appt to get a stamp today.

 

Does the third party affidavit have a lot of value? It says this can be included on my RFE. They are asking for lease document or Id document showing that we live under same roof. 

[Ebunoluwa 6,136]

On 5/8/2018 at 8:07 PM, Dori5556 said:

Thank you! Yes, I meant 10 years not 5. I will go through my documents and let you guys know what I have included. As I remember, I provided the tax returns, medical and car insurance, plane tickets, pictures and phone bill.  

 

I will set an appt to get a stamp today.

 

Does the third party affidavit have a lot of value? It says this can be included on my RFE. They are asking for lease document or Id document showing that we live under same roof. 

What you submitted is definitely not enough.
Have you not seen the ROC list in the guides ? 
Pick from the list what you may have.
Besides a lease (or letter from the landlord you mentioned) you need joint financial accounts, at the very least one joint account
with statements going back to when you married.
 

 

 

    Examples of documents showing a bona fide relationship (Submit COPIES only. Do not send originals):

1. A deed, showing co-ownership of your property or a lease agreement with both of your names on the lease. 2. Utility bills, credit card bills, and other types of bills which have both of your names on them. Since many utilities will only put a bill in one person's name, some bills in one name and other bills at the same address but in the other spouse's name serve the same purpose: showing your financial & social lives intermingled. 3. Copies of actual credit cards, health insurance cards, or other "joint" cards that you have together, showing same account number. 4. Car, health, or life insurance that has both of your names on the policy or the other spouse listed as the beneficiary. 5. 401K or other retirement plan with spouse listed as beneficiary (right to survivorship is the technical term) 6. Bank or stock accounts with both of your names on them. 7. A copy of your joint federal and state tax returns (including W-2's and other applicable Schedules and attachments). Sending an official tax transcript from the IRS (for Federal) is beneficial and often preferred as it reflects what was actually filed. 8. A car title or other titles to property showing joint ownership with your spouse. 9. Birth certificate of any children that have been born to your marriage. 10. Documentation of any vacations that you have taken, including flight itineraries, hotel bills, pictures of you together on vacation. 11. Other family pictures of you together. 12. Documentary proof showing evidence of your children together (Copy of Birth Certificate, photos, etc) 13. Copies of Christmas cards and other holiday cards addressed to you both

[Dori5556 0]

2 hours ago, Ebunoluwa said:

What you submitted is definitely not enough.
Have you not seen the ROC list in the guides ? 
Pick from the list what you may have.
Besides a lease (or letter from the landlord you mentioned) you need joint financial accounts, at the very least one joint account
with statements going back to when you married.
 

 

 

    Examples of documents showing a bona fide relationship (Submit COPIES only. Do not send originals):

1. A deed, showing co-ownership of your property or a lease agreement with both of your names on the lease. 2. Utility bills, credit card bills, and other types of bills which have both of your names on them. Since many utilities will only put a bill in one person's name, some bills in one name and other bills at the same address but in the other spouse's name serve the same purpose: showing your financial & social lives intermingled. 3. Copies of actual credit cards, health insurance cards, or other "joint" cards that you have together, showing same account number. 4. Car, health, or life insurance that has both of your names on the policy or the other spouse listed as the beneficiary. 5. 401K or other retirement plan with spouse listed as beneficiary (right to survivorship is the technical term) 6. Bank or stock accounts with both of your names on them. 7. A copy of your joint federal and state tax returns (including W-2's and other applicable Schedules and attachments). Sending an official tax transcript from the IRS (for Federal) is beneficial and often preferred as it reflects what was actually filed. 8. A car title or other titles to property showing joint ownership with your spouse. 9. Birth certificate of any children that have been born to your marriage. 10. Documentation of any vacations that you have taken, including flight itineraries, hotel bills, pictures of you together on vacation. 11. Other family pictures of you together. 12. Documentary proof showing evidence of your children together (Copy of Birth Certificate, photos, etc) 13. Copies of Christmas cards and other holiday cards addressed to you both

 

 

Thank you. I printed out our bank sttatments and bills for the past 12 months. We have been married 3,5 years. Thiis is what I have for now:  dental insurance showing both names, life insurance showing both names, 2 x 3rd party affidavit, note from the landloard that we have been living this place for the past 3,5 years and we are the only renters, copy of our ID showing the same address,  joint bank account (12 months of statments), joint tax return for the past three years, SDGE bill showing both names 12 mnth, phone bill 12 months, copies of stamps in passport showing 3 international trips together, plane ticket for the future international trip. Please let me know if this sounds sufficient. 

 

[Ebunoluwa 6,136]

13 minutes ago, Dori5556 said:

 

 

Thank you. I printed out our bank sttatments and bills for the past 12 months. We have been married 3,5 years. Thiis is what I have for now:  dental insurance showing both names, life insurance showing both names, 2 x 3rd party affidavit, note from the landloard that we have been living this place for the past 3,5 years and we are the only renters, copy of our ID showing the same address,  joint bank account (12 months of statments), joint tax return for the past three years, SDGE bill showing both names 12 mnth, phone bill 12 months, copies of stamps in passport showing 3 international trips together, plane ticket for the future international trip. Please let me know if this sounds sufficient. 

 

Much better. Got a car title or  car insurance in both of your names  together ?

Photos with family here in the US and from your trips together, hotel receipts etc. 

[Dori5556 0]

I have already submitted our car insurance and health insurance documents when I was sending the documents a year ago. RFE says that the insurnace documents are correct and no need to resubmit unless there are some changes. Thus I was trying to focus on other documents . RFE also said to support our plane tickets and picture from trips with passport stamps and I will do so. We have traveled oversees a few months ago and I will include pics and stamps.

Do you think 12 months of bank statements and bills will be good enough?

[Dori5556 0]

Hi, I have a question. I am collecting my documents.

I am going to submit the most recent join tax return transcripts from IRS. In my RFE it says:

"federal and state tax return including relevant schedules and attachments such as W-2 records with evidence of filling with the appropriate authority" For my first green card application, I submitted just IRS documents, do I need to submit W-2 forms and whatever else they are asking? I don't understand what does "evidence of filling with the appropriate authority mean.

 

Also, what is G-28 card?

[payxibka 10,047]

4 minutes ago, Dori5556 said:

I don't understand what does "evidence of filling with the appropriate authority mean.

 

Also, what is G-28 card?

Did you answer something in Part 12 Q. 7b. ?

[Dori5556 0]

No, I dont think so.

[Dori5556 0]

4 minutes ago, payxibka said:

Did you answer something in Part 12 Q. 7b. ?

No, I dont think so.

 

 

[Dori5556 0]

If I submit my IRS join tax return past 4 yours, would this satisfy them wihtout providing W2 formsand other documents ? For my conditional card, I sent just IRS documents and it was fine.

[payxibka 10,047]

2 minutes ago, Dori5556 said:

If I submit my IRS join tax return past 4 yours, would this satisfy them wihtout providing W2 formsand other documents ? For my conditional card, I sent just IRS documents and it was fine.

Tax returns can be made up.  You need the supporting documents or it will not be acceptable

[Dori5556 0]

9 minutes ago, payxibka said:

Tax returns can be made up.  You need the supporting documents or it will not be acceptable

I ordered the tax returns from IRS, they claimed to be certified. So that is not enough, you think? Can you please tell me what are the supporting documents?

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