I-751: Letter from Field Office titled "Courtesy Notice for Marital Bona fides"

[dwaynewadestan 0]

Hi all,

 

March 2023 I-751 filer, N-400 filed in Feb 2024. Just got mail from the local USCIS field office titled "Courtesy Notice for Marital Bona Fides". The letter goes on to ask me to submit, by mail and directly to the field office, "evidence that you and your petitioning spouse continue to reside in martial (sic) union for purposes of removing your conditional permanent residence." Has anyone seen a letter like this? Is it a request for evidence (doesn't use that language anywhere) or a courtesy notice? As part of my I-751 app, I submitted 500+ pages of evidence of marital union. I'm wondering if I should submit all of that evidence again on top of everything since March 2023.  (The "courtesy letter" doesn't specify.)

 

Wondering also if I should get a lawyer since I didn't use one for the original filing. Straightforward case, we are still together, living together, comingled finances, long history of relationship (5 years of marriage).

 

Edit: No updates to myuscis case status for this message.

 

 

 

Edited August 4 by dwaynewadestan

[Crazy Cat 41,985]

That is a relatively common letter.  They are working on your case.  I would just send them updated evidence from the time of original I-751 submission.  

[Timona 4,208]

You need to submit quality evidence, not just 500+ of stuff. 

 

Choose good and strong evidence to submit. 

[OldUser 7,034]

1 hour ago, Timona said:

You need to submit quality evidence, not just 500+ of stuff. 

 

Choose good and strong evidence to submit. 

Good evidence can require 500+ pages. But not all 500+ packets contain good evidence.

[dwaynewadestan 0]

Fair enough about the quality of evidence. I was pretty thorough, submitted everything we had: leases from when we started dating (8+ years), 7 years worth of bank accounts showing same address including every address change, 3 years of joint investment account statements, beneficiary info on all retirement accounts, 1095Bs with spouse listed, joint tax transcripts for every year since the wedding, joint car insurance statements for 5+ years, copies of car titles showing shared ownership, copies of every driver's license from moves across 3 states from before the wedding all showing same address for both, affidavits, travel tickets and receipts documenting our travels together, photos, plus other miscellaneous receipts showing both our names.

[Timona 4,208]

37 minutes ago, dwaynewadestan said:

Fair enough about the quality of evidence. I was pretty thorough, submitted everything we had: leases from when we started dating (8+ years), 7 years worth of bank accounts showing same address including every address change, 3 years of joint investment account statements, beneficiary info on all retirement accounts, 1095Bs with spouse listed, joint tax transcripts for every year since the wedding, joint car insurance statements for 5+ years, copies of car titles showing shared ownership, copies of every driver's license from moves across 3 states from before the wedding all showing same address for both, affidavits, travel tickets and receipts documenting our travels together, photos, plus other miscellaneous receipts showing both our names.

 

You only need quarterly statements. Nobody is going over 7 year's worth of bank statements 

[sarahjourney 5]

Just to confirm - if paying by personal check, you don't need to include that G-1450 form. And yes, commonly people just clip the check to the front of the packet.

As for money transfers, I've heard others mention using those can provide some evidence of co-mingling funds, but it may raise questions. Might be safer to open a joint account if possible, but I'm sure USCIS will consider all the evidence you provide together.

[Edward and Jaycel 310]

18 hours ago, dwaynewadestan said:

Hi all,

 

March 2023 I-751 filer, N-400 filed in Feb 2024. Just got mail from the local USCIS field office titled "Courtesy Notice for Marital Bona Fides". The letter goes on to ask me to submit, by mail and directly to the field office, "evidence that you and your petitioning spouse continue to reside in martial (sic) union for purposes of removing your conditional permanent residence." Has anyone seen a letter like this? Is it a request for evidence (doesn't use that language anywhere) or a courtesy notice? As part of my I-751 app, I submitted 500+ pages of evidence of marital union. I'm wondering if I should submit all of that evidence again on top of everything since March 2023.  (The "courtesy letter" doesn't specify.)

 

Wondering also if I should get a lawyer since I didn't use one for the original filing. Straightforward case, we are still together, living together, comingled finances, long history of relationship (5 years of marriage).

 

Edit: No updates to myuscis case status for this message.

 

 

 

 

My guess in this is their effort to get updated marital evidence so that they can adjudicate your I-751 before moving on to your N-400 since the I-751 was still pending when you filed. Just my semi-educated guess 🙂

[Crazy Cat 41,985]

1 minute ago, Edward and Jaycel said:

 

My guess in this is their effort to get updated marital evidence so that they can adjudicate your I-751 before moving on to your N-400 since the I-751 was still pending when you filed. Just my semi-educated guess 🙂

Those are my thoughts, too.