Adjustment of Status - Married

[ChristinaUSA 0]

Oh ok I see. I have people that can send in avidence. We will get married Sunday so we don’t really have joint bank accounts. I will try to get us a bank account 

[SusnOwen 162]

Opening a joint account can be a challenge until you get an SSN - But your husband can add you as an authorized user.  Also, have him add you to at least one of his credit cards that is in good standing - it will help you to establish your own credit.

[Orangesapples 1,954]

3 hours ago, ChristinaUSA said:

Thank you very much! We will try to send in everything we have. We have around 80 pictures. Is that to much? 

I think I brought around 50 photos at my AOS interview (I came on a K1) and the IO looked through all of them and commented on them. So they will help your case. I organized them by date and added comments about where they were taken and with who (his family, my family, friends, trips) on a Word file. I printed them out in color on regular paper. I assume you don't have that many financial ties yet, work on those and send what you have, photos will help your case but won't be enough. 

[Orangesapples 1,954]

54 minutes ago, SusnOwen said:

Opening a joint account can be a challenge until you get an SSN - But your husband can add you as an authorized user.  Also, have him add you to at least one of his credit cards that is in good standing - it will help you to establish your own credit.

Yep, it was very frustrating to try and get me added to my spouse's bank account. 

[millefleur 5,047]

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[RCable 75]

9 hours ago, sweetadams said:

You need joint lease and joint bank account, joint tax filing, car insurance with both names, bills with , 401(K) with you as beneficiary if your husband is working, etc. These weight more than pictures, I have read here some people did not include pictures and were approved. 

We didn’t have most of this. We were married and filing for the CR1. My husband was visiting me when COVID happened and we decided to do the AOS instead. Since he was just visiting, we didn’t have joint bank accounts, he couldn’t be on my lease, I couldn’t put him in my insurance, etc. We weren’t really living together until we got the NOA1 from his AOS. And now that he has his EAD and can get his SSN, I can start adding him to other things.
 

We filed with evidence of our relationship (Plane tickets from trips back & forth, vacations together, photos from our wedding, photos with family members at different holidays, etc) it helped that we dated for 3 years before getting married. 
 

 But anyone can add anyone to bank accounts really, so it helps to have strong evidence of your relationship as a whole.

 

Photos are good, but you don’t need 80. They just need to be good ones taken over time, in different locations, and with other people (showing that people know of your relationship). Try to include proof of visits, maybe some samples of emails, and if you have a bank account together or any joint financials those do go a long way. But if you don’t have them yet, it’s not a deal breaker. Just make sure what you provided shows a strong & real relationship.

 

And congratulations & good luck!

[ChristinaUSA 0]

16 hours ago, RCable said:

We didn’t have most of this. We were married and filing for the CR1. My husband was visiting me when COVID happened and we decided to do the AOS instead. Since he was just visiting, we didn’t have joint bank accounts, he couldn’t be on my lease, I couldn’t put him in my insurance, etc. We weren’t really living together until we got the NOA1 from his AOS. And now that he has his EAD and can get his SSN, I can start adding him to other things.
 

We filed with evidence of our relationship (Plane tickets from trips back & forth, vacations together, photos from our wedding, photos with family members at different holidays, etc) it helped that we dated for 3 years before getting married. 
 

 But anyone can add anyone to bank accounts really, so it helps to have strong evidence of your relationship as a whole.

 

Photos are good, but you don’t need 80. They just need to be good ones taken over time, in different locations, and with other people (showing that people know of your relationship). Try to include proof of visits, maybe some samples of emails, and if you have a bank account together or any joint financials those do go a long way. But if you don’t have them yet, it’s not a deal breaker. Just make sure what you provided shows a strong & real relationship.

 

And congratulations & good luck!

Ok! That sounds good. We have that. Thank you so much!!!