Evidence of Shared Finances

[sarahnMo 0]

How can I prove my husband and I have shared finances? Is there a way to open a credit card with both our names? He's never been to the US and he doesn't have a SSN obviously.  He doesn't own a house or anything in his country either. Anyone have any ideas of how I can prove this? 

Edited December 19, 2023 by sarahnMo

[millefleur 5,046]

**Moved from Off Topic to IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures**

[BLC 112]

He would need to be in the US to join your bank account. My husband did so at our bank before having a SSN. I added my husband as a user in my credit card -again it depends on the credit card. We made Wills, Power of Attorney, got life insurance, made each other beneficiaries on each others 401k/pensions. There are lots of things to do—pretty much normal husband/wife stuff you would do regardless. 

[Daphne . 1,852]

USCIS understands that couples who live in different countries might not have that type of evidence. We had no shared back account or credit card etc, and we had no issues. No need to create evidence just for the sake of it. Focus on evidence of time spent together instead.

[pushbrk 12,876]

You are looking at a list of items that follows the words, "In addition to the required..." and also continues to say "one or more of....".

 

The first thing is to understand this means "not required" and then to take "one or more...." literally.  You'll probably concentrate on the last item, "any other...." which will be evidence of time spent together in person.  Think passport stamps, boarding passes, receipts, as primary evidence and photos together as secondary evidence.