FR-US-couple

You are admitting that you are generalizing from personal experience. The French are no different than the rest of the Western world. A higher propensity for 'menage à trois', perhaps? Besides, it is my wife who is American so right there you're reasoning wouldn't apply.

You are confusing 'entitled to' and 'actually received'. What you are describing, however, is not becoming of an administration. I hope it's an isolated incident and it won't get to that in my case.

FR-US-couple

You seem to misconstrue arguing as an offense. There was no such intentions and the advice to seek legal advice is well taken.

FR-US-couple

We're just being consistent. The account's address is my family home in my native country.

celticgrid

You don't get it, do you? The address could be anywhere in the world, it is the name on the account that is important.

And the "consistent" position you are taking is, if you stop and think about it, the hurdle you need to overcome, and one which you have built yourself. Stand back, look at it from USCIS' viewpoint under their rules...

FR-US-couple

When it's about my health insurance contract, the address matters, but not my wife's account?

What rule precludes that we have a joint account but also keep separate accounts from which we pay most expenses, but contribute jointly by making transfers to each other in proportion to income. Only an Orwellian government would punish us for that. Is that what you all are saying?

januarymix

Well as I said I live in Europe, and the "government" position - if that is what you call the immigration authorities, is far more difficult than what you have mentioned here.

Cheers.

FR-US-couple

It's not an EU vs US post.

Besides there is no such thing as European immigration authorities, except perhaps at the inter governmental level. European directives are translated into national law and implemented by national authorities with some degree of discretion.

Noorah101

FR,

I don't want this whole thing to get blown out of proportion. As I said, some cases are chosen randomly, you could be one of them. Case officers vary from being super duper nice, to being the "officer from hell". There really is no point picking apart what happened any more than we've done here. No one can get inside the officer's head (nor should they try), to see why she did this or that, or didn't do this or that. You had a bad experience, and now all you can do is wait for a result. In the meantime, consult with an immigration attorney to see what you can do IF (and that's a big IF) your I-751 gets denied. The consultation can range anywhere from free to about $200, but it could put your mind at ease to get a professional's opinion.

This discussion can last forever regarding the "why" aspect, but the fact is none of us knows.

Personally, my gut feeling says you'll be fine.

Rene

celticgrid

Correct. Part of the evidence of a life together is the commingling of assets. Let's look at it from a viewpoint that isn't hung up on being "consistent"...

The account is in your wife's name. Your wife can change the address on the account any time she likes. You - and your family back home? - are paying money into that account. That's not a commingling of assets, that's a transfer of assets, from you and your family, to your wife. And you presented that to USCIS as evidence supporting your application?

No rule at all. Though you did say...

So there's nothing wrong, per se, in what you have done, but how recent was that joint account set up? The more recent it is, the weaker it is as evidence.

You have to start viewing this from their point of view and not keep expecting everyone else to see it from your view. It's not your rules this game is played under.

Good luck. Get legal advice.

FR-US-couple

Excellent. Thanks.

jeffreyhy

Thanks for clarifying that, and at the same time wondering why to didn't say so in your opening post. Calling it a "second filing" made it sound as though you'd had to file a new petition.

Which leads me to wonder if part of the problem may have been miscommunication between you and the inteviewer - perhaps you did not explain yourself clearly enough, as happened here. In any case, my advice remains the same - see an immigration attorney.

Edited to add, now that I've finished reading the thread: with regard to communication, if you expressed yourself verbally in the interview the way you've expressed yourself in writing in this thread, I can see that the interviewer might been put off. There's a time to be self-assured and a time to grovel - interviews with USCIS are the time to grovel.

Regards, JEff

jeffreyhy

What happened to Mr.F's rule of interviewing that states "answer the question that is asked", which I believe you quote on occasion? The question "Do you have joint health plan?" is a yes-or-no question, the same as "Do you know what time it is?".

Just wondering.

Regards, JEff

lansbury

I'm beginning to see why you are having problems with USCIS. Each to their own of course, but I don't have a business arrangement in any form with my wife. Everything goes into one account and we send what is there. Sometimes she spends more and sometimes I do. I couldn't even tell what percentage of the total we each pay in, as it is all ours. If you are keeping assets separate as well, no wonder USCIS are suspicious.

FR-US-couple

Deep insight, thanks.

Noorah101

If everyone can stay on-topic now, I'll keep the thread open. FR, you have asked for input and advice, and have received it. Others, please be constructive in your input.

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