Recommended documents to bring to I751 Interview?

[JFox762 18]

One of the listed requirements is "Lease or Mortgage contracts showing joint occupancy oof your communal residence"
My house is paid off. The only loan I ever had on this house was a home equity loan that I entered into, two years before my wife arrived (Since paid off) We don't have any joint mortgage/HELOC accounts for the house.

We do have joint bank accounts, I have her as a beneficiary for dental on my employer's dental insurance. She has a separate healthcare plan, but bills to our joint address.

I have several bills that have our mailing address, and she also has paycheck stubs with her mailing address... But recently she stopped working because I got a new job that pays better and overlaps with her previous job's hours (and she needed to be at home to take care of our toddler)
We've also had a kid together, and have birth certificate for the boy. 
We have Income Tax returns etc. 
We have a lot of photos of us together. 
We also may be able to provide medical bills that show us both as parents. 

Any other recommendations on what to bring?
 

Edited November 22, 2021 by JFox762

[Crazy Cat 41,851]

Those are examples of evidence....not requirements.

Are you both on the deed?  

[Locito 85]

This is a list of additional documents we took with us to my interview:

• Advance Medical Directives for Both Spouses, showing each other as healthcare agents
• Emergency Contact Information Sheet, obtained from places of work for both spouses
• Salary Warrant Recipient Designation
• Employer Health Benefits Election Statements for 2022

 

• Tax Return Transcript 2019, MFJ, due to Covid delays we had not received the 2019 transcript when filing for RoC
• Tax Return Transcript 2020, MFJ, 2020 taxes were filed after sending the RoC package
• Copies of IDs/Driver Licenses for Both Spouses, showing same residential address (had I not had this document, officer wanted to copy our IDs at the interview anyway)
• Rental Increase Notice, showing the names of both spouses in the same address
• Joint Checking Account Transactions, covering the period after sending the RoC
• Copies of a Few Select Rental Checks, paid from our joint checking account
• Renters’ Insurance, showing both spouses as beneficiaries
• Spouses Mentioned as Designated Beneficiaries for Savings Account,
• -Life Insurance Coverage, not sent with the original RoC package

 

• Flight Itineraries, trips taken and booked after sending the I-751

 

Was the child born before you guys sent your RoC package? If not, then definitely the birth certificate showing you both as parents. For us the interviewer was very interested in hearing whether we have kids or if we plan for having kids 🤷🏼‍♂️ (We don’t.)

 

Edit: Sorry, pasting the list messed up my formatting.

Edited November 22, 2021 by Locito

[JFox762 18]

On 11/22/2021 at 3:43 PM, Crazy Cat said:

Those are examples of evidence....not requirements.

Are you both on the deed?  

No. Just me. I bought this house 10 years ago. Long before I met her. 

[Sukie 1,460]

1 hour ago, JFox762 said:

No. Just me. I bought this house 10 years ago. Long before I met her. 

I'm the only one on our deed.  We just had copies of our driver's licenses that showed the same address.  And do be careful - there is a real difference between a REQUIRED piece of documentation and a suggestion in a list of evidence.

 

Best of luck to you!

 

Sukie in NY

[Crazy Cat 41,851]

2 hours ago, JFox762 said:

No. Just me. I bought this house 10 years ago. Long before I met her. 

Then, I agree that the deed along with documents showing both of you living at that residence is good evidence.

[Rafagus 64]

On 11/22/2021 at 5:13 PM, JFox762 said:

One of the listed requirements is "Lease or Mortgage contracts showing joint occupancy oof your communal residence"
My house is paid off. The only loan I ever had on this house was a home equity loan that I entered into, two years before my wife arrived (Since paid off) We don't have any joint mortgage/HELOC accounts for the house.

We do have joint bank accounts, I have her as a beneficiary for dental on my employer's dental insurance. She has a separate healthcare plan, but bills to our joint address.

I have several bills that have our mailing address, and she also has paycheck stubs with her mailing address... But recently she stopped working because I got a new job that pays better and overlaps with her previous job's hours (and she needed to be at home to take care of our toddler)
We've also had a kid together, and have birth certificate for the boy. 
We have Income Tax returns etc. 
We have a lot of photos of us together. 
We also may be able to provide medical bills that show us both as parents. 

Any other recommendations on what to bring?
 

It is what it is. 

 

Every couple is different, there's no obligation to name your spouse in the deed of a home purchased before the marriage, and USCIS can't make you do that.   You can prove when you bought your home and provide evidence that both of you live at the property, and you should be OK. 

 

Follow Sukie's advise and be mindful of which evidence is required and which is suggested, and take everything you can with you to the interview.  Make sure it is well organized so that you can produce anything that is required quickly.

 

 

[lsu_mike 97]

On 11/24/2021 at 4:31 PM, JFox762 said:

No. Just me. I bought this house 10 years ago. Long before I met her. 

Same with me.  I included an explanation of that when I filed my 751 packet.  Had our interview this morning.  IO never asked or mentioned anything about it.   

[Rocio0010 5,579]

1 hour ago, lsu_mike said:

Same with me.  I included an explanation of that when I filed my 751 packet.  Had our interview this morning.  IO never asked or mentioned anything about it.   

Hey! Can you share your interview experience?

[lsu_mike 97]

44 minutes ago, ra0010 said:

Hey! Can you share your interview experience?

Sure

 

we had about a 10 minute before the interview.  Once inside the interviewer’s office he swore us in.
 

he asked for our ids. Ask both of us our names, birthdays, and address. He then ask is to verify the signatures on the 751 were ours.  
 

he spent a few minutes going thru out submitted packet and forms. He then ask how and when we met. Asked me, if and when I had traveled to my wife’s country. At what point we decided to marry and where we were married.   
 

the only documents he asked for was our original marriage certificate.  
 

he told us “all looks good and favorable”. He said to expect his decision in the mail in the next 2 to 3 weeks.  He said if he needed any further evidence he would be in touch. 
 

last thing he asked was if we would like to add any other documents to our file. I gave him our last 2 years of tax returns and some papers from my wife’s employer showing me as beneficiary to her 401k and life insurance.  
 

upon leaving he wished us a Merry Christmas.  
 

super nice guy. Had a very pleasant experience.  

[Don Godwin 225]

11 hours ago, lsu_mike said:

Sure

 

we had about a 10 minute before the interview.  Once inside the interviewer’s office he swore us in.
 

he asked for our ids. Ask both of us our names, birthdays, and address. He then ask is to verify the signatures on the 751 were ours.  
 

he spent a few minutes going thru out submitted packet and forms. He then ask how and when we met. Asked me, if and when I had traveled to my wife’s country. At what point we decided to marry and where we were married.   
 

the only documents he asked for was our original marriage certificate.  
 

he told us “all looks good and favorable”. He said to expect his decision in the mail in the next 2 to 3 weeks.  He said if he needed any further evidence he would be in touch. 
 

last thing he asked was if we would like to add any other documents to our file. I gave him our last 2 years of tax returns and some papers from my wife’s employer showing me as beneficiary to her 401k and life insurance.  
 

upon leaving he wished us a Merry Christmas.  
 

super nice guy. Had a very pleasant experience.  

Check your case status online a decision might have been made already