question about petitioners role in DCF

[bignije 0]

Hi

My wife and I plan to file DCF at the end of next month.

The plan is for her to return to the US immediately and start work, with the hope that when I hear from the embassy she will have been working long enough to sponsor me and avoid the need for a co-sponsor. (processing time currently about 3 months in London, i think?)

MY question is, after filing, are they likely to need any more from her? Is there a chance they will want to see her or will the next contact from them be when they 'summon' me?

Thanks in advance :-)

[Penguin_ie 5,993]

To be on the safe side, it is best if she doesn;t leave until the I-130 has been officially accepted, but they shouldn't need anymore from her.

[JoannaV 174]

Wait to leave until the I-130 has been accepted, ie until your payment has been processed.

They will not need to see her in person. She will obviously need to fill out and sign a couple of forms prior to your interview, but that is fine.

Your next contact from them will be a request for a few forms from you, and after that is when they "summon" you

[bignije 0]

What concerns me about her waiting is that if she returns once it is approved, she may only have been working a few weeks to a month and wont have 3 months worth of payslips to supply with the affadavit of support?

[Penguin_ie 5,993]

You don't need a certain number of weeks/ months; you need to show it is stable, ongoing employment. So as long as you have a paystub or two, and a letter from the employer stating terms, she should be fine. Does she have a job waiting though? If not, the economy is bad everywhere, it could take a while to find something...

[bignije 0]

We are confident she can get a job quickly, there are a few irons in the fire already. No guarantees though, which is why i was hoping for at least a month back there to give me something concrete to show on the affadavit of support

[Penguin_ie 5,993]

You should have more than a month- London is quite slow with scheduling interviews right now.

[JoannaV 174]

Remember, once the petition is approved you will still have to wait for the interview, which is when you present the financial evidence. So she should have several pay stubs by then. (Also letter from employer.) If she doesn't manage to find work right away you can always delay the interview. Also, worse case scenario, they tell you at the interview that your evidence is not sufficient and you will then have a year to provide sufficient evidence. You seem confident that she will be able to find a job paying a sufficient amount so this really shouldn't be a problem, but I'm just saying that even the worst scenario is not all that bad.

[bignije 0]

Excellent, you've put my mind at ease a little. Thanks for the replies everyone.