AOS Interview document

[geowrian 22,337]

2 hours ago, Jun2580 said:

My question is, is joint bank account a MUST to prove a bona fide relationship?

Required? No. It's just one common way to show commingling of finances.

[USC4SPOUSE 506]

5 hours ago, Jun2580 said:

 

My question is, is joint bank account a MUST to prove a bona fide relationship? 

I understand that a joint bank account can be a powerful evidence, but as I mentioned in my original question, I need to save for my parent, but I refuse to share the same account with my spouse because I know his bad habit of overspending. Me telling him not to spend the money I saved for my mom, will not stop him from spending that money, and I know it. 

But instead, I have kept all receipts since marriage whenever we went out together. Even if we made payments separately, I kept both of our receipts from those times to show that we went out together. (Due to financial situations we are in, it is not always easy for one of us to pay for both, so for example, when we go eat out at a restaurant, we pay with a separate check, but we keep both parties's receipts to show we went on a date and ate together.) 

Also, I have lease agreement, insurances (car, health, etc) with both of our names on them, all bills with both of our names listed.  I am also planning to screenshot our old texts from 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 to prove we have been texting almost every day. Also old photos of us together etc.

 

Do you think these will suffice? Or a joint bank account a mandatory no matter what????

 

P.S. We were together for 3.5 years before marriage. About 1 year after the marriage, we applied for AOS. (Still pending)

I strongly urge you to review the links that I mentioned on my earlier post. it's all there. There are people who had a joint checking account and people who did not commingle. Just expect more scrutiny if you do not commingle finances. 

You seem very organized. So do not leave anything to chance and read the I-130 instructions. Page 7 of 12. That page tells you what documents they need.

Create a table of contents that list all your evidence and for every item listed, include a brief explanation of what the evidence is proof of. Again, do not just throw papers at USCIS and expect them to connect the dots for you. Describe the transactions, how you pay this or that. Do it in full sentences. 

 

 

[USC4SPOUSE 506]

7 hours ago, Jun2580 said:

 

My question is, is joint bank account a MUST to prove a bona fide relationship? 

I understand that a joint bank account can be a powerful evidence, but as I mentioned in my original question, I need to save for my parent, but I refuse to share the same account with my spouse because I know his bad habit of overspending. Me telling him not to spend the money I saved for my mom, will not stop him from spending that money, and I know it. 

But instead, I have kept all receipts since marriage whenever we went out together. Even if we made payments separately, I kept both of our receipts from those times to show that we went out together. (Due to financial situations we are in, it is not always easy for one of us to pay for both, so for example, when we go eat out at a restaurant, we pay with a separate check, but we keep both parties's receipts to show we went on a date and ate together.) 

Also, I have lease agreement, insurances (car, health, etc) with both of our names on them, all bills with both of our names listed.  I am also planning to screenshot our old texts from 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 to prove we have been texting almost every day. Also old photos of us together etc.

 

Do you think these will suffice? Or a joint bank account a mandatory no matter what????

 

P.S. We were together for 3.5 years before marriage. About 1 year after the marriage, we applied for AOS. (Still pending)

I would also focus on showing the longevity of your relationship. Dig up receipts/pictures/text messages from the time you first started dating. Receipts are important because they serve as proof that you were  where you say you were. 

 

I would use iExplorer from macroplant to download your text messages. Scrolling back to 2013 is going to frustrate you. Just download the text messages and print them.