Should i hire a lawyer on this case? Help please

[picaso34 9]

Hi guys! Hope everyone is fine and thanks for reading!!!

I am looking for some advice about my i751 jointly petition case that already started the 90 days window. I talked to some lawyers in the last weeks and even when some of them told me i could do it myself I'm still doubting. Mostly because we don't have any assets together because we are a young couple, not doing much money on our jobs while living with mother in law, we all share the housing expenses and the car is on my husband's name because he thought it wasn't convinient to get a loan with me because i had zero credit at the moment i was just arrived from my home country to live here. Then when he took me to open my banks accounts to the same banks than him he didn't want a jointly account because he is used to have control of his money and he didn't feel comfortable doing that. I understood and now seems to be a problem. So i just opened a jointly account and started using it with both debit cards and expected to wait until the first statement arrive in the mail and then submit the package. Ohh and by the way the only taxes we filed was this year and it's not even processed yet so no tax return just F1040

My mother in law signed and notarized an affidavit explaining how we split the rent and bills. And that all bills are on her name except for one that is on my husband's. Not even in the same cell phone bill because it's prepaid.

So i have around 300 pages and this is the list of all my documents and i think it's all i have. I'm just about to hire a lawyer i can afford but i feel i just did most of the work. I need to write the cover letter and print the forms mostly to be done.

Please let me your thoughts. I will appreciate it. Thanks again!!

 

Table of contents

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Copy of marriage certificate 

 

Copy of Petitioner's green card

 

Passports of both only used pages. 

 

Copy of Spouse birth certificate 

 

Both driver's license 

 

Both health insurance cards 

 

Car insurance policy showing Petitioner as driver

 

IRS Form 1040 filed jointly for first time for 2019

 

IRS letter in response of a request of  an account  transcript showing still not processed

 

W2 from Petitioner 2019

 

2 Petitioner's paystubs from 2019, 2020

 

Health and Dental insurance statement and policy on both names.

 

Car town taxes on spouse name

 

Car loan statement on spouse name

 

Gas bill on spouse name

 

Copy of deposit of rent payment

 

Print of both credit scores

 

DCU and Webster First Banks statements for Spouse

 

DCU and Webster First Banks statements for Petitioner

 

Webster First jointly account agreement

 

Webster First debit cards

 

Webster First statement using both debit cards

 

Straight Talk cell phone company email to the Petitioner indicating the end of service of the monthly plan

 

Straight Talk cell phone company text message to the Spouse indicating the end of service of the monthly plan

 

Venmo Mobile App used to pay each other shared expenses.

 

Dental insurance estimates for the Petitioner indicating relationship with subscriber

 

Dental treatment's plan showing Spouse and Petitioner going to the same dental office on the same day

 

Mail from SSA with Petitioner social security card

 

Mail from USCIS Notice of Action

 

Mail from IRS online service activation code

 

Mail from car insurance regards an accident

 

Crash report form showing Petitioner as passenger and same address

 

Mail from IRS to Petitioner

 

Mail from USCIS 

 

Mail from Health insurance

 

Dental insurance account activity

 

Mail from IRS on both names

 

Letter from health insurance regards change of Petitioner's PCP

 

Letter from RMV to the Petitioner regards driver's license renewal

 

Explanation of Benefits letter from health insurance to the Petitioner

 

Letter from RMV to the Petitioner containing new driver license

 

Letters from DCU bank to Petitioner 

 

Letter from USPS with Informed Delivery invitation code to the Petitioner

 

Letter from SSA to the Petitioner

 

Rental agreement of a storage service on both names

 

Receipt of storage rental on spouse name 

 

Letter from hospital with account summary to spouse

 

Mail from AAA to spouse 

 

Receipt from car insurance company to spouse

 

Prescriptions on Petitioner's name

 

Shopping receipts on Petitioner's name

 

USPS emails showing scanned mails of the day for Petitioner, spouse and 

Spouse's mother who live in the same apartment.

 

All different mails in both names

 

Landlord recommendation letter

 

Notorized sworn Affidavit from petitioner's mother-in-law

 

Sworn Affidavit from petitioner's sister-in-law

 

Flights confirmation emails and boarding tickets 

 

Hotel reservation May 2017

Hotel reservation July 2017

Hotel reservation September 2017 

Hotel reservation for the day i arrived first time with green card January 2019

Hotel reservation July 2019 

Hotel reservation October 2019

Airbnb reservation August 2020 

Hotel reservation September 2020

 

Pentagon building visit reservations emails from both. Washington DC. June 2019 

 

Wedding vows letter 

 

80+ Photos together in different places and situations. With both families and friends.

 

Facebook wedding posts with pictures of us and people reaction 

 

Chats with spouse and family

 

Presents and flowers receipts

 

Purchase of 2 bikes in the same store with each debit cards.

 

Amazon delivered packages photos

 

Valentines and wedding congratulations cards 

 

 

[Orangesapples 1,954]

You definitely don't need a lawyer for now, there is not much a lawyer can help you with, it's a very straightforward application. Note that for ROC, the immigrant is both the petitioner and the beneficiary. Your spouse just signs the petition. You don't need birth certificates, passports or pay stubs, definitely not W2s, your marriage certificate is also unnecessary. 

 

It looks like you have a lot of fluff, I don't think it will hurt to send it but I don't know if it will be helpful. I'd cut down on some of the mail. Do your driver's licenses have the same address? 

 

I wouldn't include chats or Facebook stuff, but it's up to you. 

[picaso34 9]

13 minutes ago, Orangesapples said:

You definitely don't need a lawyer for now, there is not much a lawyer can help you with, it's a very straightforward application. Note that for ROC, the immigrant is both the petitioner and the beneficiary. Your spouse just signs the petition. You don't need birth certificates, passports or pay stubs, definitely not W2s, your marriage certificate is also unnecessary. 

 

It looks like you have a lot of fluff, I don't think it will hurt to send it but I don't know if it will be helpful. I'd cut down on some of the mail. Do your driver's licenses have the same address? 

 

I wouldn't include chats or Facebook stuff, but it's up to you. 

Thank you for your help Orangesapples!!

I am having that fluff feeling but it's because since we don't have any assets i thought it could be a good idea to include everything i found around 😛

 

Driver's licenses have same address.

 

paystubs and w2 supposed to be proof of address. Same with lot of mails.

 

ok no chats or Facebook stuff then sounds good to me.

 

i thought a lawyer in this point could tell me what should not be included or what I'm missing that could be helpful 😬

Thanks again!!

 

[Orangesapples 1,954]

1 hour ago, picaso34 said:

Thank you for your help Orangesapples!!

I am having that fluff feeling but it's because since we don't have any assets i thought it could be a good idea to include everything i found around 😛

 

Driver's licenses have same address.

 

paystubs and w2 supposed to be proof of address. Same with lot of mails.

 

ok no chats or Facebook stuff then sounds good to me.

 

i thought a lawyer in this point could tell me what should not be included or what I'm missing that could be helpful 😬

Thanks again!!

 

I don't see a big danger if you include too much stuff. So there's no point point in using a lawyer unless you appear before an immigration judge but that's highly unlikely. 

 

I'd organize your evidence in a way that makes it clear what you're using it for. Maybe write a cover letter and list all the things you're using for proof of living together. Explain how you combine finances and how the evidence you have supports that. Make it easy for them to understand what you're trying to tell them. 

 

You will likely have an interview because you came on a spousal visa, so continue to gather evidence.