USCIS interview failed because of lack of documentation showing joint assets and liabilities

[Farrah Lawson 9]

1 hour ago, N-o-l-a said:

 

A lot of people have this, but in the OP's defense at one year married and the entire time living together, we only had 2 joint bank accounts and that was only because my husband had a SSN and was working legally in the US.  

 

We didn't have any of this joint tenancy, joint insurance, joint cards, joint assets else than the accounts, etc.

 

Gosh, it wasn't until 1 - 2 years that we got joint health insurance and life insurance.

 

We still don't have joint ownership or lease of a house and we've been married more than 5.5 years.  I own the house.

 

The only reason we jointly own a car is a misunderstanding at the car dealership and my laziness in fixing that.  Otherwise, again, it'd be just mine.

 

Otherwise, pretty much everything would be in my name.

 

In defense of the OP, I could see that a person might not assume that you need those things, because some of us don't.   Frankly, I think it is kind of stupid to put an immigrant spouse on all of your assets.  That isn't the reason I haven't, it is just my pre-marriage money and I'd rather not co-mingle it.  USCIS has never had a problem with that.

A lot of people don't see it that way. Neither USCIS. Or especially USCIS. However, I don't have a problem putting my spouse's name on my bank accounts, or a lease. We have tried, the answers were negative. It is easy to be judgmental especially when you don't know the people and everything is based on statements made here or information provided through USCIS forms.

We tried to obtain joint bank accounts ownership and we couldn't. We tried to find out about leases and we could get on my name only. 

We called USCIS and IRS about filing taxes, we received instructions, we filed accordingly. We did what we have been told. 

We didn't know that we could submit pictures with the AOS package. We thought that they were necessary at the interview. Based on inaccurate information (advice without official verification) we made the mistake of bringing digital content at the interview.

The USCIS worker did not allow us to come back (or submit the pictures-printouts at a later time). At the beginning of the interview she made a phone call to a person (while we were talking, and there was no apologize for interruption) who just had the interview that morning and asked her to return "before 2 PM" with some documents. We could have done the same but were not allowed. She just said no to everything else. 

She did not consider anything other than our passport copies. She did the oath thing with us and she asked us dates of birth, first names of parents and when the marriage took place. 

I asked her if my spouse could get a driving license provided the EAD was issued. She looked at us and asked if we even filed the Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization. We filed concurrently everything, the whole package (Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative, and Form I-130A, Supplemental Information for Spouse Beneficiary, Form G325a, Form I-485, Application to register permanent residence or adjust status, I-864, Affidavit of Support Under Section 213A of the INA, I-765, Application for Employment Authorization and I-131, Application for Travel Document). 

How is that acceptable for a USCIS worker who deals with a very serious legal matter not tot check all the forms submitted prior to our interview? She did not even read our case. Basically she just went in search of property documents (joint assets ownership) as the first consideration or point. There was a note written in red color attached to our paperwork. She took that note and started inquiring repeatedly for joint assets, property documentation, cars, house, joint bank accounts, lease and taxes. The same question was asked multiple times and afterwards she said "I see no proof of a real marriage. OK, I will see you out now."  She stood up and waited for us to do the same and exit the office. That's that.

 

[Ontarkie 14,226]

~~I was watching the thread in hopes the OP would see and understand the advice given and ask for help. Sadly that is not the case. The OP does not want to answer some questions asked, and does not seem to want the advice given. It seems all the advice that can be given has been given. Time to reread the thread and act on what has been said. This thread is now locked and is not to be restarted.~~