Checking if we have enough evidence to file for Removal of Conditions

[VasilyR 0]

Hi all,

 

First time poster. So let me know if I'm not following the protocol for posting. 

 

I just wanted to get some input on the list my wife and I are putting together, and see if I have a strong case. Thanks in advance for any input!

 

In addition to the info below, I ran into two main issues

• my wife's bank statements are from US bank, but are in spanish. Can my wife translate?
• We don't have a physical correspondence from friend's family. Is below sufficient to supplement this?

 

1. Actual Application Docs:
   1. Cover Letter
   2. I-751 Application
   3. Copy of the Permanent Resident Card
   4. Checks - $595 filing fee and $85 Biometrics fee
   5. G-1145, E-Notification of Application/Petition Acceptance,
2. Driver’s licenses or IDs showing the same address
   1. Husband’s ID
   2. Wife’s ID
3. Property documents
   1. Deed to property showing both names
   2. Mortgage statements showing both names
4. Bank Statement with same address and shared expenses
   1. Husband’s checking account (statements for every 3months going back 3 years)
      1. Will highlight mortgage payment transfers to Wife’s account
   2. Wife’s checking account (statements for every 3 months going back 3 years)
      1. Will highlight mortgage payment transfers from Husband
      2. Will highlight mortgage payment transfers to join Checking Account used for mortgage payments only
5. Bills Showing the same address
   1. Husband
      1. Utility Bill, going back 2 years
      2. Cell Phone bill showing wife’s line and name, going back 3 years
   2. Wife – various medical bills for the last few months
6. Retirement / Health Insurance Statements
   1. Wife’s account showing Husband’s name as beneficiary
   2. Husband’s retirement statements from one of the jobs showing Wife’s name as beneficiary
7. Notarized affidavits from friends, family, neighbors, and landlords attesting to cohabitation
   1. Husband’s friend who regularly visits / visited
   2. Wife’s friend who regularly visits / visited
   3. Neighbors with whom we hang out
8. Joint finances
   1. Bank 3 - joint checking account only used for mortgage payments (statement for every 3 month going back 3 years)
   2. Tax Returns
      1. 2017 – married filing jointly
      2. 2018 – married filing separately
      3. 2019 - TBD
9. Evidence of Intimacy
   1. Marriage Photos (include names of the people attended, locations, dates)
   2. Misc social media posts from date nights
   3. 2019 PR trip – visiting Wife’s family (airbnb booking, photos (include names of the people attended, locations, dates)
   4. 2017 Maine Trip (airbnb booking, photos)
   5. 2018 Massachusets Trip ( airbnb booking, photos)
   6. 2019 Newport Trip (Airbnb booking, photos (include locations, dates)
   7. 2020 New Year’s Celebration  - visiting Husband’s family (photos (include names of the people attended, locations, dates)
   8. 2017 Friend’s Wedding (Airbnb booking, photos)
10. Upcoming Child
    1. Ultrasound Photos – wife’s name
    2. Ultrasound Reports – wife’s name
    3. Doula Agreement – wife’s and husband’s name
    4. Baby Shower Invite Info – wife’s and husband’s name
    5. Baby List - wife’s and husband’s name

 

 

[Mounat02 63]

I removed conditions with about a fifth of what you have and not a single affidavit.

 

Douala agreement? I don't know. Seems like a bit over the top. Sometimes too much evidence may give the wrong impression to the officer.

 

Anyway, you have more than enough. Good luck.

[VasilyR 0]

thanks for checking it out. I guess I rather go more than not enough, especially since there is no hard definition on what is enough. The Doula contract I though was a good piece of evidence because it has both of our names, as well as our address

[AstroCanada 206]

Ultimately they're looking for two things: proof of cohabitation and proof of shared finances.  What you have here is pretty convincing evidence of both.  Send it off and stay calm during the wait!

[VasilyR 0]

@AstroCanada Thanks! I've been with different visa's literally most of my life, and its always  nerve wrecking. Was a bit shocking to learn how long the Removal of Conditions process takes, so I'll have to do a lot of breathing exercises.

[klmnl2000 18]

You have more than enough evidence. 

 

As for the US bank statements that are in Spanish, can you get them in English from the bank? If not, I think your wife can translate them and certify that she's fluent in English and Spanish and the above translation is true and accurate. Although, I'm not sure how one would translate bank statements.

[Eric The Wait 40]

You have a ton of stuff. Much more than us and we got approved without interview in 14 months.

Do you each have wills and durable powers of attorney naming eachother as beneficiaries, etc? I didn't see that. We got cheapo wills from an online service just before we sent in the I751. I asked about doing it at last minute and was told USCIS doesn't care about that. So we did the wills days before sending in the application.

Also, the tax return of 2018 is "married filing separately". I would ask others on here, but maybe include explanation of that in cover letter.

My wife and I delayed co-mingling our assets for over a year post marriage because she had significant money she brought from Japan and I had complicated business interests and exposure which made co-mingling a total non-option until my financial affairs were stabilized. 

That was a major issue because co-mingling assets is one of the biggies. I sent in our app and docs in with a 10 page cover letter explaining reason for the co-mindling asset gap with copies of tons of business documents so they could understand what I was talking about. 

Anyway, you have more docs than we had and less issues.....I'm not expert, but looks good to me.

[VasilyR 0]

Hi @Eric The Wait thanks for the detailed response

 

We do not have the wills and durable powers of attorney naming each other as beneficiaries. Is that something that people typically do for this?

 

For the tax return of 2018 that "married filing separately," was just a financial decision. We owed money, and it was a smaller amount if were filed under that status. For 2019, which we did this past Friday, we filed again as "married filing jointly". Its a good idea to add that explanation to the cover letter, though I don't have any objective evidence confirming that. Hope that a simple explanation would be enough

 

Thanks again!

[VasilyR 0]

Hi all,

 

I'm attaching the cover letter I'm drafting up. Would love to get some feedback on it. Thanks in advance!

 

Stay Healthy,

VasilyR

 

March 28, 2020 
 USCIS
P.O. Box 660480
Dallas, TX 75266
 

RE: Form I-751, Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence for:
VasilyR, A#000000000

 

Dear USCIS Officer:

 Enclosed please find joint Form I-751, Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence, for my husband VasilyR. My husband and I married in June 2017, and his status was adjusted to permanent resident in June 2018. We have remained living together happily, and are expecting our first child due in early May 2020. We respectfully request that this petition be accepted for removal of conditions on residence for VasilyR

We have enclosed Form I-751, a check for $595 for the filing fee, check for $85 biometric service fee, and copies of the permanent resident cards for each conditional resident. Please also find attached, and as listed in the Table of Content, documents enclosed to verify the status of our marriage and ongoing relations.

Please take a note of two minor discrepancies that you might identify in some of the documents below. First, apartments in our residential building have two numbers assigned to each of the apartment units. As a result, you might see in some documents our apartment marked as “8”, while in others it is marked as “4R”. Second, in 2018, we filed our taxes as “Married filing separately” per recommendations of our accountant to minimize the amount owed to the IRS.

 

Copies of documents submitted are exact photocopies of unaltered documents and I agree to submit original documents to an Immigration or Consular officer at a later date, if required.
 

I appreciate your prompt attention to this matter and respectfully request your favorable adjudication of this petition. 
Sincerely,
 
VeronicaR

 

VasilyR