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Immigration and Nationality Matters
Attend the Smart Form I-9 Seminar
"What You Don't Know Can Cost You"
Time: 9:00am - Noon
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Order the Employer's Guide to the Current Form I-9
The first employer guide to the current Form I-9, written by Ann Allott of Allott Immigration Law Firm and published by LexisNexis, is now available to help hiring managers protect their companies from fines and penalties. The step-by-step guide walks hiring managers through every significant change and detail of the current Form I-9.
Obtaining Your Immigrant Visa Through Marriage
In order to provide you with a general idea of the type of information the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) requires to validate
your marriage, we have drafted a list of recommended items geared toward
achieving this goal.
Evidence of a Genuine Marriage
Residence- Lease or a letter from your landlord indicating that both spouses live at the residence, or copies of rent receipts showing both parties’ names.
- Property deeds showing joint tenancy.
Employment
- Letter from employer showing a change in records that reflects a new marital status.
- Letter from employer showing designation of the spouse as the person to be notified in the event of an accident, sickness, or other emergency.
Finances
- Copies of joint income tax returns.
- Evidence of joint checking or savings accounts.
- Evidence of joint ownership of automobile(s).
- Copies of gas, electric, telephone and other utility bills.
- Evidence of all major purchases made together, such as a stereo, television, refrigerator, washer, dryer, etc.
Insurance
- Evidence of life insurance policies where the spouse is named as the beneficiary.
- Evidence of medical or health insurance plans which name the spouse as a member or beneficiary.
Certificates
- Religious marriage certificate if there was a church wedding.
- Birth certificate of children born of the relationship.
Identification and Memberships
- Photo ID cards of both spouses with a new card for the wife showing her married name.
- Driver's licenses, credit cards, check cashing cards, employment ID cards, video club memberships, etc. for both parties.
Photographs and Other Personal Items
- Photographs, taken throughout the relationship, of the couple alongside family and friends (weddings, receptions, holidays, birthdays, vacations, and other types of celebrations and functions).
- Professional or non-professional pictures of spouse and family, such as those kept in a billfold.
- Evidence of correspondence between the parties, including letters, birthday and holiday cards, telephone calls, and other correspondence addressed to the parties.
- Evidence of vacations taken together, including airline tickets and hotel bills.