Hi VisaJourney friends,
I am a combo I-751 / N400 filer (San Francisco Field Office). I filed my I-751 two and a half years ago (December 2018) and I just received an RFIE asking for documentation to prove that my marriage is a bona fidae one. I would appreciate if you could give some advice on which documents to send to USCIS. Some details about my situation:
- me and my wife have always lived together. We rented three different apartments - we have signed leases for all of them dating back to 2015 - and we recently bought a home. By recently, I literally mean last month;
- we always filed taxes together;
- the title on the home is in both name - common tenancy with right of survivorship. The mortgage, however, is in my name only because my wife has not been working over the last two years and a half. Given that she has a lower credit score than mine - low 700s - having her on the mortgage could have resulted in a higher mortgage rate with no real benefit. Could this be a problem from USCIS perspective?
- we do have a shared bank account, which however we use mostly for savings and some small expenses; otherwise, we have separate bank accounts. Again, can this be a problem?
- most of the bills are in my name only. We do have joint car insurance and joint medical insurance. We also have life insurances with each of us listed as the sole beneficiary in case of death.
I am planning to send the following documentation:
- leases for each year since I became a permanent resident;
- tax returns with W2s and tax transcripts for each year since I became a permanent resident;
- title on house showing tenancy in common with right of survivorship;
- quarterly balance from shared bank account since I became a permanent resident;
- car insurance documents since I became a permanent resident;
- joint medical insurance through my employer;
- life insurance documents;
- pictures and two or more affidavits from friends.
Any suggestion would be appreciated. Thanks in advance for any help!