Advice on Submitting Evidence?

[ilikepotatoes 57]

Hubby and I are getting ready to file I-751, and I’m getting a bit nervous about everything cause I am a massive worrier lol. 
 

I am wondering how you organize the documents and package them up. Do you organize the paperwork into various folders? Should you staple the documents if there are numerous pages or do you just leave them loose? This sounds so silly, but I don’t know how to even start lol. Last time, we filed with a lawyer who did everything for us (and was our absolute hero), but he told us this process is fairly simple, and so we thought we would try filing on our own. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Also, I was wondering if anyone would be able to give some feedback on the evidence we will be submitting. So far, our file will include:

 

• Two years of jointly filed taxes

• Two years of bank statements

• About a year and a half of joint utilities (just electric bill cause gas company wouldn’t let me add him)

• Travel itineraries for this and last year’s anniversary trip

• Hubby’s pension with me listed as beneficiary 
• Pictures 

• Two affidavits, one from my dad and one from my aunt

• Christmas cards from family addressed to both of us 

• Joint credit card accounts 

• Joint auto insurance 

 

We don’t own or rent any property, because we live in the apartment upstairs from my father while I finish my degree and hubby works/studies for licensing exams. So no evidence there. Does everything else seem pretty solid though?? I’m so anxious. Lol. I am the US citizen, btw. 

Edited May 10 by ilikepotatoes

[OldUser 6,662]

Hi, see this for official tips:

 

https://www.uscis.gov/forms/filing-guidance/tips-for-filing-forms-by-mail

 

TL;DR:

- Don't staple things

- Photos to be printed on regular paper with captions (when, where, who's on photo). Three photos per page is typically good.

 

Who's ownes or pays the lease for apartment?

 

Scans of DLs / state IDs showing matching address would help.

[ilikepotatoes 57]

7 hours ago, OldUser said:

Hi, see this for official tips:

 

https://www.uscis.gov/forms/filing-guidance/tips-for-filing-forms-by-mail

 

TL;DR:

- Don't staple things

- Photos to be printed on regular paper with captions (when, where, who's on photo). Three photos per page is typically good.

 

Who's ownes or pays the lease for apartment?

 

Scans of DLs / state IDs showing matching address would help.

Thank you for your response. Yes, I forgot to add that we will also be submitting scans of both our drivers licenses showing both the same address as well as my name change (changed to his last name). 
 

My father owns the property. He doesn’t charge us rent, but we pay utilities and do a lot of upkeep on the property for him. He was my husband’s sponsor, and the visa officer knew we were going to be living with him at time of interview.