Joint bank account with a foreign spouse

[MKY 2]

10 hours ago, Myroslava said:

Hello everyone 😊  we are filing I-130 for CR1 visa using help of emigration agency. They requested a joint bank account from us. My husband (US citizen) went to his bank and they said they need my signature and presence. Then he went to another and the same result. We feel so devastated by this paper work. Please help! Share your experience or bank in America that provide such service. Thank you in advance!

Hi, You can have your husband over to your home country and open a joint bank account there, if not the other way around. 

[Myroslava 21]

55 minutes ago, MKY said:

Hi, You can have your husband over to your home country and open a joint bank account there, if not the other way around. 

Yes, we would like to. And we certainly would do it but with this coronavirus restrictions, cancelled flights we can't wait so long. I know we are not alone in this. Patience and love to all of us ❤️

[travusb 69]

You might look into an online bank account.

[SalishSea 18,120]

5 hours ago, Myroslava said:

I know this is off topic but without joint bank accounts and other financial proof how some people are able to file the petition I-130 so fast.

Not required for the petition.  Have you read through the petition and the instructions for it?

 

Due to 9/11, there are international banking laws (Patriot Act) that govern non-resident aliens having US bank accounts.  My husband came on a K-1, and we couldn't add him to my credit union account until he has an SSN and state picture ID.

[HRQX 4,145]

3 hours ago, gregcrs2 said:

Some form numbers may have changed since then.

Yup; G-325A is now a DACA-related form, so @Myroslava don't use that form. Also, now there is an online filing option. On the online I-130 application you'll upload the documents. The foreign spouse fills out I-130A supplement: https://www.uscis.gov/system/files_force/files/form/i-130a.pdf It's uploaded if filing online and it's included in the I-130 package if filing by mail.

[Duke & Marie 1,389]

21 hours ago, Myroslava said:

Hello everyone 😊  we are filing I-130 for CR1 visa using help of emigration agency. They requested a joint bank account from us. My husband (US citizen) went to his bank and they said they need my signature and presence. Then he went to another and the same result. We feel so devastated by this paper work. Please help! Share your experience or bank in America that provide such service. Thank you in advance!

To be honest, the more evidence you have the better, however USCIS know that people living in seperate countries can’t always have joint accounts etc, so try focus on other things, you can only provide what you have...

 

secondly, don’t forget, some things, like adding his name to your accounts back home in your country, might be easier than him getting you added to his here in the US, it still counts, e.g your bank account, house lease, bills etc.. people always seem to forget this..

 

Like I said the more evidence the better, but if you don’t have it don’t freak out, just send what you have.. we got our i130 approved with just the marriage certificate, 2 letters from family members and copies of our flight itinerary’s.

[Myroslava 21]

    Thank you everyone for taking your time to share your story! I believe it will be helpful not just for me but to others as well. 

     We will send everything what we have for now and will be working on getting more in case USCIS requested RFE. 

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