Initial interview

[khayyall]

Hello ppl

I have an urgent inquiry

Ive recieved my EAD few days after long months of waiting and struggling , next day i went to apply for SSN but things didnt work out as i wished for the lady said that my EAD informations not on the system yet and she gave me a letter states that i need to wait 6-8 weeks for my SSN , SSA have to verify my informations with INS , i went back home disppointed more waiting time , ive been in the states 7 months now i tried through this time to add my name on utilities but these companies (gas,electric,phone) and even banks require a SSN to add your name. i also tried to get a DL i went to the DMV they asked for SSN although i have an internation DL and regular license issued in my home country. last night i found in the mail box a letter to appear for Initial interview , i am not prepared yet i have not got a SSN yet i could not add my name on the bills all i have as evidences are pictures of me and my wife through 3 yrs of marriage and car insurance no bills under both names . i have a list of things that i should bring with me to the Interview , some of these things make no sense since we already filled them out and been sent with our case , why would they ask about them again or that letter is a standard format letter usually they send it to all applicants?
my interview is next month and have no clue what to do !!! no SSN no time to get bills show that my name with my wife together!!!
any suggestions or ideas will be appreciated .

Special thanks to austriacus
the informations that you ever given me were so helpful.... may god bless you

 

[PraetorianXI]

boy you needed to vent out frustration didn't you!?

We all go through that though... the long wait for the SSN and then DL is awful, but you are not alone, it is the way it is...

That letter (for the interview) is where they ask all to bring everything that proves the marriage... it is a standard letter, so if you already submitted something, do not worry about taking it with you again. However, DO bring the ORIGINALs of ANY document you sent copies of. And relax, the task is almost done.

 

[khayyall]

boy you needed to vent out frustration didn't you!?

We all go through that though... the long wait for the SSN and then DL is awful, but you are not alone, it is the way it is...

That letter (for the interview) is where they ask all to bring everything that proves the marriage... it is a standard letter, so if you already submitted something, do not worry about taking it with you again. However, DO bring the ORIGINALs of ANY document you sent copies of. And relax, the task is almost done.

Thank you PraetorianXI for ur response
but i still dont understand , what should i take with me other than pictures and car insurance ? they look not enough to me right?
what should i tell the office when he asks about the bills that suppose to be under both names?
Thanks again

 

[PraetorianXI]

Bring whatever you have... pictures, car insurance, car title, property deeds, apartment leases, joint loans, joint bank accounts, netflix/magazine subscriptions, correspondence to both of you in the same address, etc.

 

[dakazn]

Thank you PraetorianXI for ur response
but i still dont understand , what should i take with me other than pictures and car insurance ? they look not enough to me right?
what should i tell the office when he asks about the bills that suppose to be under both names?
Thanks again

Hi there
Ask your wife if she has some credit cards to get issue supplementary card for you. Take notarized affidavits of bonafide marriage from your parents, friends and colleagues stating that you guys are in true relationship and also stating your participation with them in different social gatherings (to make more strong these letters mention about pics taken at that occasion and include them). If your wife is having health insurance ask her to include you and also take that. I am keep on thinking....if something else will come in my mind I'll let you know

 

[LucyMO]

since you have been married for more than 3 years, I don't think they'd grill you a lot. We have been married for over two years, and the officer didn't ask for a single piece of evidence of our married life.

 

[khayyall]

I hope my interview will go smoothly with no complications , thank you guys for suggestions.

 

[javalevi]

A general list that I got, take what ever you can or whatever that applies to you from the below.

1. Petitioner’s original Birth Certificate, Citizenship certificate/US passport or permanent resident card.

2. Beneficiary’s original passport and original Form I-94, Departure Record

3. Original birth certificate of the petitioner, or “not registered” form and 2 affidavits.

4. Original birth certificate of the beneficiary, or “not registered” form and 2 affidavits.

5. Original marriage certificate from civil authorities, divorce decrees and/or death certificates of previous marriages.

6. Original birth certificates of children (if any).

7. Employment letters from both petitioner’s and beneficiary’s employers. Letter must state date employment began, job title, salary, marital status, dependants claimed and emergency contact information.

8. Latest 3 pay stubs for petitioner and beneficiary.

9. Federal, state and local income tax returns for the last three years from petitioner and beneficiary (or joint) with W-2 and/or 1099 statements.

10. IRS “return transcript” for the past three years for both the petitioner and beneficiary. This has to be requested by the petitioner and beneficiary directly from the IRS by calling 800 829 1040. (After you dial the number, you should press 2, Then press 2 again. Then enter your SSN. Then press 1, press 1 again, press 4 which will enable you to order the IRS return transcript.)

11. Original court dispositions, if ever arrested.

12. Three latest statements from joint bank account.

13. Statements of joint investments, statements from joint credit card accounts, etc.

14. Apartment lease/ownership deed evidencing joint ownership

14. Utility bills with joint names/independent names and same address (three phone bills, electricity bills etc.)

15. Life insurance with each other as beneficiary.

16. Auto insurance with joint names.

17. Medical insurance evidencing joint coverage.

18. Boarding cards/tickets evidencing joint travel.

19. Recent photos with family and friends.

20. Any other documents evidencing bona fide marriage.

21. Medical report (if not previously submitted with initial application).

23. All other documents issued by the citizenship and immigration services. [like your EAD, other receipts etc, older immigration documents such as h1-b, k3 whatever you have].

24. Any mails that come to your home on your name and your spouse name [individually or separately]

25. Invitations [wedding, birthday, etc] that are on both of your names.

26. Emails/mails that were communicated between both of you prior to marriage.

27. Some letters written by your family, friends, neighbors who can say that they personally know both of you that you were married and live together etc.

Just be creative and find the documents that have both of your names on it. Anything that can help. Organize all the documents in different sets of folders and name them individually in BIG LETTERS so that when the IO asks for a certain document you know where to pull it from. Don't get panicked if you cant find it, take time. Some people say that might be an over kill, i would rather carry all the documentation that I have.

PREPARATION is very important. memorize all the information that you have filled out when you submitted all the forms. This topic might have been covered on these boards repeatedly, just do a search and find out.

 

[khayyall]

A general list that I got, take what ever you can or whatever that applies to you from the below.

1. Petitioner’s original Birth Certificate, Citizenship certificate/US passport or permanent resident card.

2. Beneficiary’s original passport and original Form I-94, Departure Record

3. Original birth certificate of the petitioner, or “not registered” form and 2 affidavits.

4. Original birth certificate of the beneficiary, or “not registered” form and 2 affidavits.

5. Original marriage certificate from civil authorities, divorce decrees and/or death certificates of previous marriages.

6. Original birth certificates of children (if any).

7. Employment letters from both petitioner’s and beneficiary’s employers. Letter must state date employment began, job title, salary, marital status, dependants claimed and emergency contact information.

8. Latest 3 pay stubs for petitioner and beneficiary.

9. Federal, state and local income tax returns for the last three years from petitioner and beneficiary (or joint) with W-2 and/or 1099 statements.

10. IRS “return transcript” for the past three years for both the petitioner and beneficiary. This has to be requested by the petitioner and beneficiary directly from the IRS by calling 800 829 1040. (After you dial the number, you should press 2, Then press 2 again. Then enter your SSN. Then press 1, press 1 again, press 4 which will enable you to order the IRS return transcript.)

11. Original court dispositions, if ever arrested.

12. Three latest statements from joint bank account.

13. Statements of joint investments, statements from joint credit card accounts, etc.

14. Apartment lease/ownership deed evidencing joint ownership

14. Utility bills with joint names/independent names and same address (three phone bills, electricity bills etc.)

15. Life insurance with each other as beneficiary.

16. Auto insurance with joint names.

17. Medical insurance evidencing joint coverage.

18. Boarding cards/tickets evidencing joint travel.

19. Recent photos with family and friends.

20. Any other documents evidencing bona fide marriage.

21. Medical report (if not previously submitted with initial application).

23. All other documents issued by the citizenship and immigration services. [like your EAD, other receipts etc, older immigration documents such as h1-b, k3 whatever you have].

24. Any mails that come to your home on your name and your spouse name [individually or separately]

25. Invitations [wedding, birthday, etc] that are on both of your names.

26. Emails/mails that were communicated between both of you prior to marriage.

27. Some letters written by your family, friends, neighbors who can say that they personally know both of you that you were married and live together etc.

Just be creative and find the documents that have both of your names on it. Anything that can help. Organize all the documents in different sets of folders and name them individually in BIG LETTERS so that when the IO asks for a certain document you know where to pull it from. Don't get panicked if you cant find it, take time. Some people say that might be an over kill, i would rather carry all the documentation that I have.

PREPARATION is very important. memorize all the information that you have filled out when you submitted all the forms. This topic might have been covered on these boards repeatedly, just do a search and find out.

javalevi Thank you so much for taking time of writtin all these usefull informations but i still have a Q which is , do you think my case might be affected negatively since i will not be able to bring any bills with me to the interview?

 

[PraetorianXI]

javalevi Thank you so much for taking time of writtin all these usefull informations but i still have a Q which is , do you think my case might be affected negatively since i will not be able to bring any bills with me to the interview?

I didn't have any joint bills with my wife, as I had no SSN at the time, and I was approved without any problems.

 

[javalevi]

javalevi Thank you so much for taking time of writtin all these usefull informations but i still have a Q which is , do you think my case might be affected negatively since i will not be able to bring any bills with me to the interview?

i do not think so. I just posted the above information to give you a broad idea about what you can bring. Bring what you can, you should be alright. Also dont forget to bring the doc/receipts to indicate that you have applied for SSN and what not. Good luck, you will be alright.