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We didn't write up a formal lease, my Sister just wrote a letter - stating we had come to a financial agreement etc. You can't really name a 'date' because you don't have one. So you will have to guess really. We just put "after Husband's name receives his visa" - something like that.

If you are having the lease written or signed by a family member "after Name receives his visa" is quite acceptable.

do you think we will be in AP for long? considering the domicile is the reason we are in AP in the first place? if they accept my documents of proof of domicile, will it take them forever to issue us the visa?

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Edited September 22, 2009 by Free Jerusalem

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i need all the answers i can get !!! for my domicile issues, would it be good to send in my credit cards and have my parents send me some mail in get back in the USA with my name on it? is being a joint in a bank account good enough? because i am not there to open my own bank account and no one can do it for me... please any tips would be greatly appreciated ! i cant sleep !!! i lost 6 pounds so far, maybe thats the only thing coming out of this whole process !

Do you actually have a domicile in the US? Or, do you just have credit cards, and use somebody elses mailing address? If you returned to the US today, where would you live? Would one of your relatives have to put you up?

In order to sponsor an immigrant, you must have a principal residence in the US, and intend to maintain that residence for the foreseeable future. Proof includes your name on a deed or lease, utility bills in your name, children registered in local schools, or other proof that you are living abroad temporarily. If you gave up your residence in the US when you went abroad, then you need to re-establish domicile in the US before the visa will be issued. Otherwise, your affidavit of support is worthless and unenforceable. You can re-establish domicile by returning to the US and renting an apartment.

You do not really understand 'domicile'. I'm not trying to be too critical of you, however, when we filed our IR1 I had never lived in the U.S., had no children of school age, no utility bills in my name. I did not move to the U.S. before my Husband.

thank you !!! i found that link so greatly helpful

If you are going to give advice on domicile you should read ALL of the instructions on the I-864 to see which category the person you are answering would be covered by. Proving you are residing abroad temporarily is only one category.

OP, I wrote a description of how I proved domicile and my understanding of the I-864 instructions, the link is below.

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...164618&st=0

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We didn't write up a formal lease, my Sister just wrote a letter - stating we had come to a financial agreement etc. You can't really name a 'date' because you don't have one. So you will have to guess really. We just put "after Husband's name receives his visa" - something like that.

If you are having the lease written or signed by a family member "after Name receives his visa" is quite acceptable.

do you think we will be in AP for long? considering the domicile is the reason we are in AP in the first place? if they accept my documents of proof of domicile, will it take them forever to issue us the visa?

It depends on the consulate and specifically on the CO who is handling the file. There are a few Canadian's who have gone through this recently, that interviewed in Montreal. Generally it took them a couple of weeks to send out the visa.

But again, it's consulate specific, just because Montreal does it in that short a period doesn't mean all consulates will.

[Free Jerusalem 0]

We didn't write up a formal lease, my Sister just wrote a letter - stating we had come to a financial agreement etc. You can't really name a 'date' because you don't have one. So you will have to guess really. We just put "after Husband's name receives his visa" - something like that.

If you are having the lease written or signed by a family member "after Name receives his visa" is quite acceptable.

do you think we will be in AP for long? considering the domicile is the reason we are in AP in the first place? if they accept my documents of proof of domicile, will it take them forever to issue us the visa?

It depends on the consulate and specifically on the CO who is handling the file. There are a few Canadian's who have gone through this recently, that interviewed in Montreal. Generally it took them a couple of weeks to send out the visa.

But again, it's consulate specific, just because Montreal does it in that short a period doesn't mean all consulates will.

Okay, thank you so much. i appreciate all your kinds words, support and informative information!