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Folks,

I will be a US citizen (hopefully by September) and want to apply for my wifes GC. I live in Seattle but she lives in Dallas and works on H1B visa. We met in 2008 through common acquaintance and dated for 1.5 years in a long distance relationship. We pretty much flew back and forth every other weekend before getting married in May 2010.

I looked at the list of documents required to prove a lawful marriage. But as you might have guessed, we dont have any common documents. No bank accounts, credit cards, lease that have both our names. What we have are tons of pictures, emails and phone bills from AT&T for past 1.5 years.

Is our case difficult to prove so that we need to hire a lawyer? How much does a good lawyer cost for GC through marriage?

You dont sound very married to me. It sounds like a sham marriage for a GC.

I suggest yo u open a joint bank account, credit cards, have common property. The kind of stuff that married people do. Then file for your wifes gc. So wait for 6 months generate this history then file. It will be cheaper than getting a lawyer, because with a lawyer they will still ask for these docs.

So forget about a lawyer, that wont help much!!

You dont sound very married to me. It sounds like a sham marriage for a GC. It would appear so on the surface. Thats why I am seeking help from veterans on this forum. I am sure this is not all that uncommon situation. Since we have been maintaining separate residences, we didnt have joint accounts. I am thinking of adding her name to all my accounts and vise versa.