Umy

I am married to a USC. I have adjustment interview coming up in May 03.
We have kept our finances separate since we got married. The other day I was
reading the information that INS sent me with the Appointment Letter and I
noticed that they want people to show joint accounts, and also provide
cancelled checks from past six months. Now, opening a joint account is not a
problem. The problem: Even if I was to open an account tomorrow and I and my
wife were to start using it immediately where would I come up with cancelled
checks from past six months?
So the question: How important are these cancelled checks for a successful
and smooth adjustment interview?
I have everything else. I have all the other things that they want us to
present as evidence of shared life. I just don't have the checks. Any
suggestions, wise or unwise would be most welcome.
Go ahead, fire away! I am listening.
UMY.

Fishy Baby

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    > I am married to a USC. I have adjustment interview coming up in May 03.
    > We have kept our finances separate since we got married. The other day I
was
    > reading the information that INS sent me with the Appointment Letter and I
    > noticed that they want people to show joint accounts, and also provide
    > cancelled checks from past six months. Now, opening a joint account is not
a
    > problem. The problem: Even if I was to open an account tomorrow and I and
my
    > wife were to start using it immediately where would I come up with
cancelled
    > checks from past six months?
    > So the question: How important are these cancelled checks for a successful
    > and smooth adjustment interview?
    > I have everything else. I have all the other things that they want us to
    > present as evidence of shared life. I just don't have the checks. Any
    > suggestions, wise or unwise would be most welcome.
    > Go ahead, fire away! I am listening.
    > UMY.

What part of the process are you in (interview for what and where?)
Where have they asked for cancelled cheques? My bank does not even give
me my cancelled cheques back.
When I had my AoS and Naturalization interviews, I only used the most
current bank statement and this was sufficient. No proof of when the a/c
was opened, statements going back months or anything like that.

Jo
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simon bland

When my wife and I went for her AOS, we had file full of everything they asked for, canceled checks, life insurances, car titles, car insurance, utility bills, mortgae documents, you name it we had it.

We walked into the interview with our 8 legal size envelopes stuffed with this information and they did't want to see any of it. Just asked a few questions and stamped her passport with the I-55.

I think the list that INS gives you are examples of what you CAN take to prove a bona fide marriage, NOT what you MUST take. A lot of married people have seperate bank accounts, so as long as you have other things jointly, credit cards, utility bills, cars, life and or health insurance, with everything showing the same address as each other then I think you will be fine

Good LUCK

Simon

simon bland

When my wife and I went for her AOS, we had file full of everything they asked for, canceled checks, life insurances, car titles, car insurance, utility bills, mortgae documents, you name it we had it.

We walked into the interview with our 8 legal size envelopes stuffed with this information and they did't want to see any of it. Just asked a few questions and stamped her passport with the I-55.

I think the list that INS gives you are examples of what you CAN take to prove a bona fide marriage, NOT what you MUST take. A lot of married people have seperate bank accounts, so as long as you have other things jointly, credit cards, utility bills, cars, life and or health insurance, with everything showing the same address as each other then I think you will be fine

Good LUCK

Simon