Evidence for last 2 years or since the marriage?

[LirikVJUser 28]

I'm getting different opinions about whether to include evidence since the marriage or the conditional green card

[JeanneAdil 6,606]

USCIS site tells you what they want to see

 

https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/forms/i-751instr.pdf

 

look under Evidence of Relationship on page 5

[USC4SPOUSE 506]

49 minutes ago, LirikBlaidd87 said:

I'm getting different opinions about whether to include evidence since the marriage or the conditional green card

@LirikBlaidd87, my best recommendation to you is that you refer to the I-751 instructions. The instructions state the evidence submitted must be since the date of the marriage until the present date. 

 

I would suggest just following the instructions and keeping it big picture. For AOS, we included text messages and emails. We did not include those items with the I-751. We focused on joint finances, insurance, 401k, investments, showing that we the only beneficiaries on each other's policies, etc. 

 

Printed them one-sided. They prefer one-sided. We also included all pages of everything. Including blank pages. You do not want USCIS to wonder why you did not include all pages.

 

Again, this is just my humble advice. 

 

Here are the instructions: https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/forms/i-751instr.pdf

 

Evidence of the Relationship

Submit copies of documents indicating that the marriage upon which you were granted conditional status was entered in “good faith” and was not for the purpose of circumventing immigration laws. Submit copies of as many documents as you can to establish this fact, to demonstrate the circumstances of the relationship from the date of the marriage to the present date, and to demonstrate any circumstances surrounding the end of the relationship, if it has ended. The documents should include, but are not limited to, the following examples:

1. Birth certificates of children born during the time of this marriage, if any;

2. Lease or mortgage contracts showing joint occupancy and/or ownership of your communal residence;

3. Financial records showing joint ownership of assets and joint responsibility for liabilities, such as joint savings and checking accounts with transaction history, complete joint Federal and State tax returns, insurance policies that show the other spouse as the beneficiary, joint utility bills, or joint installment or other loans. If applicable, submit copies of military Leave and Earnings Statements showing receipt of Basic Allowance for Quarters (BAQ) with family members and/or Form DD-1172 for military family member identification cards;

4. Other documents that you consider relevant to establish that your marriage was not entered for the purpose of evading U.S. immigration laws; and

5. Affidavits sworn to or affirmed by at least two people who have known both of you since your conditional residence was granted and have personal knowledge of your marriage and relationship. (Such persons may be required to testify before an immigration officer as to the information contained in the affidavit.) The original affidavit must be submitted and also contain the following information regarding the person making the affidavit: his or her full name and address; date and place of birth; relationship to you or your spouse, if any; and full information and complete details explaining how the person acquired his or her knowledge. Affidavits must be supported by other types of evidence listed above.

Edited May 26, 2021 by USC4SPOUSE