Spouse Visa Advice Needed

 Hello all! I'm new to this forum, and I had a few questions if I may, I could really use some advice. Basically, my fiancee's coming over from England in 10 days (yay! )with his mom(it'll be the first time I'm meeting her), and we'll be getting married on August 8th. Shortly afterward, we're going to LA to file for my spouse visa. Question #1: He's planning on quitting a job he hates before he comes over, and will have  at least 5,000 pounds in his bank account when we file for the spouse visa. He would be able to get letters from previous employers, e.t.c. to prove that he's a great worker, certainly employable, and so on. He'll have at least 3 months worth (possibly more) of bank statements. Without working at the time we file for the spouse visa, what's the best thing/s he could bring along to vouch for our case, as far as financial support? Will they have a problem with his not working for a short amount of time, and at the time that we file for the visa? As soon as we got to England he'd be able to find work promptly, he's got great references, and so on, and I also plan on finding work asap. I'm sure his mom would be more than willing to write a letter saying she'd back us up financially if need be(though it shouldn't come to that). My second question is this: at the present, he's living with his mom and brother. His mom has just sold the home  to his brother, and  is moving out to a smaller place. He will then be on roomate basis with my fiancee and I, and is aware that I would be living with them. I don't think any bills would be under  my fiancee's name, and the house is not under his name, e.t.c. so would it be best to have a notarised letter from his brother stating that he is aware of our situation, that we'll be living there until we can get our own place? What else would be best to bring along that would cover the living arrangements? Any advice in this respect would be greatly appreciated. I've done a lot of research on this, I just want to be sure I'm not missing anything, and certainly not so close to when we're doing this! I look forward to any response. Thank you! 

Your first question sounds fine,I would get that letter from his mum as well just in case. The more documents you have,the better. For your second question,first you need a to bring the actual lease or a certified copy of the lease with you, along with a letter from whoever the name is on the lease stating they are aware you will be staying there and that is fine by them

Everything sounds to be in order -- Best wishes for your Wedding!!!

Does your DF have ANY sort of bills that he could bring along?  Phone (to show that you communicate) or an internet bill?  If no, then the notarized bills from your future BIL.

Just an idea -- if you're planning on going to the embassy -- it might be helpful (for them) if you organized everything into a binder/folder.  I've heard of people doing this in the past and with GREAT success.  If you think about ALL the paperwork the consulate people have to shift through. 

I as well heard a folder would be a good idea, so I spent hours putting it in a folder,organizing it, putting tabs in it, seperating into sections, only for her to tell me that it would be easier for her if I handed her the documents one by one then handing her the whole folder
but if you are mailing it I would definatly recommend using the folder with the tabs

Also, I dont think notarizing bills would be neccesary, as long as u have the actual bill and no photocopies then it should be fine, I think notarizing them would just be a waste of money.

Hi! Thank you so much for your advice. The only bill, I believe, that would be in his name would be a phone bill, so that might come in handy. I've given the folder idea some thought, I figure I might as well go ahead and do that, simply so I know I've got everything together, in one spot, and good to go for whoever handles our case. I've got one more question, if I may. When he gets here, we're going to file for the marriage license asap, since we're getting married only 6 days later. I know in the state of Oregon, there's a three day waiting period. When I was looking through the spouse visa info,e t.c.., I noted that we'd have to fill out a separate form along with the form for the marriage license, because he's a British citizen without a social security number. He'll have his passport, birth certificate, and any id he can bring along. As for the separate form, is this a complicated thing? Do they just give us the form, we go to a notary, get it filled out, and turn it back in, and just wait the three days? I'm a little nervous about it, admittedly. Could anyone give me some info on this? I'm sure it varies from state to state, but I would really appreciate anyone's input. Thank you again!!

Best advice I can give you on that question is call your registry office or wherever else you are getting the marriage license, because they can tell you better then anyone here what you need to know,since it does vary from state to state. good luck!

Thank you so much for your advice. This is a pretty complicated process, and I'm so grateful for any help! I really should just go ahead and call my local county clerk and get the info straight from them, considering it varies. Well, my sweetie will be here in one week, and the following day we're off to apply for the marriage license!! My nerves are a little shot,  but I have a feeling things will be fine. It's all going to be happening pretty quickly, as we're applying for the marriage license, getting married 5 days later, and a couple weeks later, we're going on a road trip down to LA to get the spouse visa! Then in October we'll be heading back to England. Still hasn't hit me yet, though, that's for sure. Well, thank you all for your advice and the great info on this site. It's truly proven to be the greatest help yet.