Received Notice of Additional Processing Requirements from USCIS Delhi

[AnonIndia 58]

We received a notice of additional processing requirements today in the mail. It says to provide evidence to establish our marriage is bonafide by submitting wedding pictures of the ceremony and wedding receptions with family and friends and the wedding invitations. It says we may also include joint bank accounts, joint leases, joint mortgage, insurance policies, cancelled checks, joint bills, income tax returns, affidavits from the beneficiary's family, photos. We got married at the Sub Registrar's Office at the area of our residence with 3 of our friends as witnesses. We did not have a big ceremony or a reception and no wedding invitations were passed out. We married this way only because we had no approval from the beneficiary's family.  Our bank also said we cannot have a joint bank account even though we are married because they are not allowed to make a joint bank account with an Indian national and a foreign national. The only evidence we can send back is the new joint lease on our rented house that we have since June 6th 2019 and a letter explaining our situation in detail. Maybe a letter from the bank saying why they can't let us have a joint bank account if that is possible to get. Would that be sufficient along with some additional photos to satisfy the field office director? We have plenty of proof as evidence from the Indian visa paperwork for the petitioner's Indian residency visa to show that we have been living under the same roof for over 11 months now. and they are all submitted already. 

[Boiler 45,525]

You can only submit what you can, it is up to the Consulate to decide what is sufficient not anybody on here.

[AnonIndia 58]

@Boiler Trying to find out if anyone else was in a similar position during their process and what their outcome was. 

[Boiler 45,525]

Well maybe better to post in the regional forum.

[nessasmom980 50]

On 7/5/2019 at 9:18 AM, AnonIndia said:

We received a notice of additional processing requirements today in the mail. It says to provide evidence to establish our marriage is bonafide by submitting wedding pictures of the ceremony and wedding receptions with family and friends and the wedding invitations. It says we may also include joint bank accounts, joint leases, joint mortgage, insurance policies, cancelled checks, joint bills, income tax returns, affidavits from the beneficiary's family, photos. We got married at the Sub Registrar's Office at the area of our residence with 3 of our friends as witnesses. We did not have a big ceremony or a reception and no wedding invitations were passed out. We married this way only because we had no approval from the beneficiary's family.  Our bank also said we cannot have a joint bank account even though we are married because they are not allowed to make a joint bank account with an Indian national and a foreign national. The only evidence we can send back is the new joint lease on our rented house that we have since June 6th 2019 and a letter explaining our situation in detail. Maybe a letter from the bank saying why they can't let us have a joint bank account if that is possible to get. Would that be sufficient along with some additional photos to satisfy the field office director? We have plenty of proof as evidence from the Indian visa paperwork for the petitioner's Indian residency visa to show that we have been living under the same roof for over 11 months now. and they are all submitted already. 

If you have Indian Visa and wife is there for 11 months then u have oci? If u have oci then apply for pancard also and get bank account.  My husband is Indian.  I got my pan and oci and got easily a joint account with him.  I dont know why u haven't been successful in a bank account.  Besides that.  Our case was similar.  Original interview was in October 2017.  Kept in ap for 8 months (same bonafide marriage docs as u) then returned to uscis.  We were again approved in Feb 2019.  And 2nd interview in June 2019.  They again put us in AP.  It's only been 2 weeks but it's very frustrating.  We are now IR1 since we have had our 3rd anniversary now.  Best of luck

[AnonIndia 58]

@nessasmom980 seems like they are making it as frustrating as possible for legal immigration. It's unreal. 

[Nitas_man 3,100]

On 7/10/2019 at 9:23 AM, AnonIndia said:

@nessasmom980 seems like they are making it as frustrating as possible for legal immigration. It's unreal. 

Same requirements as any other immigrant couple who lives together and has valid marriage.  Is this case still in the petition stage?

 

 

[AnonIndia 58]

14 hours ago, Nitas_man said:

Same requirements as any other immigrant couple who lives together and has valid marriage.  Is this case still in the petition stage?

 

 

Yes it is still in the petition stage. We have sent in additional photos and a joint lease on our rental property as further proof. Working on getting a joint bank account and sending proof of that to the USCIS Field office as well. Approval of the parents of adult couples who have willingly entered marriage and living as a married couple for over a year should not be a requirement. We'll see how it pans out.