QUESTION
How can I prove that my boyfriend and I live together when my name is not on the lease?
Asked on Aug 01st, 2016 on Immigration - Georgia
More details to this question:
I came to the US last year and met my boyfriend 2 months after that. Because of a lot of things happened in the initial house that I lived, I moved in with him soon after that. He also lives with 2 other roommates and their names are all on the lease except mine. So if we were to get married, I wonder how I could prove to the officers that I live with him even though my name is not on the lease. The difficult thing is that because they all have a unfortunate record of "secretly bringing a service dog into the apartment" before, they don't want to risk their chance of not having a place to live by asking the landlord to have my name on the lease, especially when I'm a F1 student without SSN, credit score and such.
1 ANSWER
Documentary evidence (such as a lease) that shows you and your soon-to-be husband lived together in an apartment with other people before you became married will be of little or no importance in support of the marriage-based adjustment of status application process. In evaluating such a case, the USCIS adjudicating officer should take into consideration all of the circumstances about you and your husband, and especially evidence that the two of you actually live together as a married couple following your wedding. It would be wise for you and your fiance to consult with an immigration attorney who, after learning all of the relevant details about each of you and about your plans for living together after your marriage, would be able to advise about eligibility as well as about appropriate documentary evidence to use in support of your application.
Answered on Aug 31st, 2016 at 6:32 PM