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  1.    OldUser reacted to a post in a topic: Police Certificate for 1st Marriage - what is this? Filing for my mother; currently at the civil documents stage.
  2. Sukie
    I am guessing this has to do with a date issue. If there is no date for the first marriage (because there is no marriage certificate), I think the police certificate you sent in cannot be matched for coverage from the date of the first marriage. I am assuming your mother has NO police record, but with no proof of the first marriage, they cannot tick the box saying that the police cert covers the period from her first marriage. Just a guess, but I am very familiar with the "tick the box" mentality when it comes to immigration forms and process. Sukie in NY
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  6. Sukie
    Maybe I'm reading this wrong, but the proof doesn't have to be from the last 3 months - you just have to prove you've been living there for MORE than 3 months. So anything you have that is older than 3 months old will work. Have you changed your Driver's License? Is there an "Issue Date" on your DL? Is your physical address on your DL? If the issue date is older than 3 months, and your address is correct on the DL, you're good. Sukie in NY
  7.    mindthegap reacted to a post in a topic: Combo Interview scheduled - i751 & N400
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    If you are anywhere near New York City, I can personally recommend Noemi Masliah as an immigration attorney. Best to you in your process! Sukie in NY
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  15. Sukie
    Give them what they want! Have your family write a letter, and get it notarized, stating that you will be living at a specific address until you have located a permanent place. Please do not discount the fact that the officer must satisfy certain requirements in your application. Doesn't necessarily have to be a lease agreement, but something with the following would be good: Dear NVC, Our <relative> is relocating from Japan to the US with his wife and children. We are delighted to offer them housing at <address> until such time as they find permanent housing. This is the home where <relative> spent his childhood. They will be contributing to the residence through <paying utilities, paying rent>. Signed, <Loving relatives> Don't dicker with them. Let the officer be able to check the box!!! It's Japan! Sukie in NY
  16. Sukie
    "Stored in a secure Government Database..." Kinda scary these days.... Sukie in NY
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  18. Sukie
    Statistically, from others on the VJ Journey, including us, only about 50% of the "Request a SSN" from the CR-1 paperwork ever go through. The officer that admits you to the US has the "option" of clicking a box on his/her screen to send your info to the SSA office. We had ticked the box to request a SSN, and when we inquired, there was no record. I even specifically QUESTIONED the officer when my spouse came in to make sure the box was ticked on his system. NOPE. So the fact there was nothing in the system means your officer at secondary did not make the request. Unfortunately, this is not unusual. Hopefully you'll be on your way soon! Sukie in NY
  19. Sukie
    There will usually be a person standing at the place where the non-citizen's line starts and the citizen's line starts. Explain your situation to this person, and follow their instructions. When my spouse entered (and I was with her), we both went to secondary. It was painless, just mildly intimidating to be in secondary. Be sure to have all the correct paperwork with you! This part of your journey is almost over! Sukie in NY
  20. Sukie
    As OldUser said, sometimes you have to include individual accounts to prove you live at the same address (if you don't have a lot of co-mingled financial evidence. In some areas, it's impossible to have two names on utility accounts. Best advice I can give is to put a statement in your cover letter that states how you have done your finances since you married - like you said in your original post. Explain that utilities were in your name before, and that you wanted to spare your spouse. This is your explanation... Since I already had all my financial systems in place before my wife immigrated, I hadn’t moved most of our spending over. I was also trying to shield her from financial stress during the transition. That’s since changed - we’ve now been running shared expenses through our joint account consistently, but only for the past six months. Put this in your cover letter to help explain what the officer is looking at. Good luck! Sukie in NY
  21. Sukie
    Send the statements since she was added, but also explain WHEN you added her to the account. Showing that you live at the same address will go a long way - so things with your spouse's name on it from 2024 will be important if you can show that. For example: Many driver's licenses have the date of acquisition, and the date of expiry on them. If your spouse's driver's license has that data, it can show where the spouse was living (because of the address printed) at the time the license was granted. Best of luck! Sukie in NY
  22. Sukie
    Send documentation SINCE YOU MARRIED. Send ALL pages of bank statements. In your cover letter, please give the explanation you gave in your original post about how you owned the house prior to the relationship. It will keep you from getting an RFE about this. Good luck! I think you are looking good! Sukie in NY
  23. Sukie
    Use the joint account. Put a note in your I-751 cover letter that the account is new, and that you did not have a joint account until recently because your wife wasn't working. Don't make THEM guess. Show All statements that you have since she was added. Sukie in NY
  24. Sukie
    Have the people you are staying with write an affidavit stating that you live with them, and what you pay, and how it contributes to your living situation. That way you have a complete trail of cohabitation - parents, lease, parents, friends. Best of luck! Sukie in NY
  25. Sukie
    Mention the no-mortgage fact in your cover letter. No need to prove it. You have homeowners insurance with both names. That's fine. Sukie in NY
  26. Sukie
    The reason for single-sided documents is that your whole package is scanned when it gets there. There is a danger that whoever is loading it into the machine will not SEE that you have printed "duplex" and that may lead to questions later. Don't worry about color. Our packet was about 3 inches thick. I'm sorry we have to waste paper printing all of this (wouldn't it be nice to just upload electronic documents?), but I've always felt it is better to "idiot proof" your packet and not risk an RFE. Sukie in NY
  27. Sukie
    Looks like you have ticked enough boxes!!! Best of luck on your journey! Sukie in NY
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