Bank Statements Question

[Justin Jamandre 1]

I was wondering if I can just include the first page of our joint bank statement or do I have to include the whole statement including expenses/deposits? 

[geowrian 22,337]

Generally the whole statement so they can see that the account is actually being used jointly.

[Justin Jamandre 1]

Yikes. 

 

I guess that's a good thing since my packet is looking a bit thin.

 

Thank you so much.

 

Btw, I'm a bit worried that I don't have as much evidences as other members here after checking out the mega thread.

Here's what I have for my contents section:

 

Contents:

 

• Original Bank of America Cashier’s Check in the amount of $680.00 for the payment of the I-751 Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence + Biometric fee.
• Original Form I-751 filled and signed by A. G. J and J.G. J..
• One copy of A. G. J's Green Card; Front and back. (2 pages)

 Enclosed are the following documents to verify the status of our marriage and ongoing relationship:

 

• One copy of A G. J’s Philippine passport with current stamps. (2 pages)
• One copy of A G. J’s California Identification Card indicating our current address of residence; Front and back. (2 pages)
• One copy of A G. J’s Social Security Card; Front and back. (2 pages)
• One copy of our son’s, F G. J, American passport with current stamps. (2 pages)
• One copy of our son’s, F G. J, Social Security Card; Front and back (2 pages)
• One copy of our son’s, F G. J, Consular Report of Birth Abroad.
• One copy of our son’s, FG. J, Philippine Certificate of Live Birth. (4 pages)
• One copy of our Marriage Certificate for J and A J.
• One copy of the driver’s license of J. G. J and California Identification Card of AG. J indicating our current address of residence.
• One partial copy of our joint tax return for 2017; indication of joint account. (3 pages)
• One partial copy of our joint tax return for 2016; indication of joint account. (4 pages)
• Partial copy of our joint bank checking account for December 2017- January 2018 and November 2018- December 2018; indication of joint account. (2 pages)
• Partial copy of our joint bank checking account for December 2016- January 2017 and November 2017- December 2017; indication of joint account. (2 pages)
• Copy our son’s Notice of approval for a California State Preschool; indication of joint account.
• Copies of our Notice of approval for Medi-Cal Health Insurance; indication of joint account.  (2 pages)
• Photo Collages of our family vacations and bonding (23 pages)

 

You may feel free to inquire at any of the sources of enclosed documentation for validity of their statements, and you are always welcome to visit our home should you ever desire to do so. Please advise us if you have any further questions or problems related to this petition.

 

 

Sincerely,

Edited January 17, 2019 by Ontarkie
Removed personal information.

[SM & EF 41]

Definitely include all transaction pages from all joint bank and credit card statements. Our ROC was a couple of years ago so things might be different now but we got an RFE and I think not sending the transaction pages was probably one of the reasons. 

 

As for not having as much as other people, you can only send what you have. Of course sending every page of every monthly statement will definitely be a good start.

 

Best wishes!

[Justin Jamandre 1]

Thank you so much SM and EF! 

 

Yeah  I hope my evidence is enough.

[AstroCanada 206]

One suggestion would be to use tax transcripts instead of tax returns.  Not sure why you'd send in a partial return instead of the full thing.  Do you have any leases?  Joint financial liabilities or assets?  Other joint insurances (car, renter's, etc)?  Those are solid proofs.

 

I actually didn't send my full bank statements, so hoping I don't get an RFE for just sending the first page of each.  There's not really any way to see who is actually completing any of the transactions on them though, so I don't know what that would reveal.  

[NikLR 13,227]

8 hours ago, AstroCanada said:

One suggestion would be to use tax transcripts instead of tax returns.  Not sure why you'd send in a partial return instead of the full thing.  Do you have any leases?  Joint financial liabilities or assets?  Other joint insurances (car, renter's, etc)?  Those are solid proofs.

 

I actually didn't send my full bank statements, so hoping I don't get an RFE for just sending the first page of each.  There's not really any way to see who is actually completing any of the transactions on them though, so I don't know what that would reveal.  

Shows the account is being used period vs just sitting there without activity.  

[implife 318]

On 1/15/2019 at 1:13 AM, Justin Jamandre said:

I was wondering if I can just include the first page of our joint bank statement or do I have to include the whole statement including expenses/deposits? 

You MUST include transaction information. They actually say it in instructions. That's the whole point.

[implife 318]

10 hours ago, AstroCanada said:

I actually didn't send my full bank statements, so hoping I don't get an RFE for just sending the first page of each. 

Get ready for an RFE. 

There is a great thread on this issue: 

 

[Justin Jamandre 1]

21 hours ago, AstroCanada said:

One suggestion would be to use tax transcripts instead of tax returns.  Not sure why you'd send in a partial return instead of the full thing.  Do you have any leases?  Joint financial liabilities or assets?  Other joint insurances (car, renter's, etc)?  Those are solid proofs.

 

I actually didn't send my full bank statements, so hoping I don't get an RFE for just sending the first page of each.  There's not really any way to see who is actually completing any of the transactions on them though, so I don't know what that would reveal.  

 

Ok, that does sound better. The reason I thought just the first 2 pages of my tax packet was because I asked my preparer  what part I would need that shows both my wife and my own  name. She told me the first two pages.

 

 

 

[Justin Jamandre 1]

Now I'm assuming that everyone here has submitted their tax transcripts and not just  the 1040?

[NikLR 13,227]

22 minutes ago, Justin Jamandre said:

Now I'm assuming that everyone here has submitted their tax transcripts and not just  the 1040?

You either submit your tax return transcripts OR your entire tax return including all schedules and w2 etc.. 

[Justin Jamandre 1]

3 minutes ago, NikLR said:

You either submit your tax return transcripts OR your entire tax return including all schedules and w2 etc.. 

Yikes.. I may want to wait 10 days for the transcript.. 

 

My wife really wants to mail the package asap but I'm trying to tell her to wait until I can confirm all the correct information first.

 

This forum is really a blessing.

[kline19 102]

40 minutes ago, Justin Jamandre said:

Yikes.. I may want to wait 10 days for the transcript.. 

 

My wife really wants to mail the package asap but I'm trying to tell her to wait until I can confirm all the correct information first.

 

This forum is really a blessing.

You can download your tax transcripts in five minutes online. Register for an account on irs.gov and they will let you download copies of the transcripts.