US Sponsor in Spouses country?

[aishanabeel 0]

Hello Everyone,

I'm having a really difficult time with something. I'm here with my Husband in Pakistan because we have an

infant daughter. My lawyer back in the US says I have to come back before his Interview (June 29).

I have no issue going back, but I just want to make sure its absolutely necessary. Does the Sponsor

have to maintain in the Resident State before the spouse's interview?

ANY ANSWERS WILL HELP.

[Inky 1,110]

Are you living there or just visiting?

It is possible for them to request and require proof of US domicile before issuing the visa. It happens quite often for people in Canada and the general consensus is to go home before hand or have tons of proof on hand incase they ask you for it.

[aishanabeel 0]

Are you living there or just visiting?

It is possible for them to request and require proof of US domicile before issuing the visa. It happens quite often for people in Canada and the general consensus is to go home before hand or have tons of proof on hand incase they ask you for it.

Oh, im just visiting... but I guess its better to get back before his appointment then.

[Penguin_ie 5,993]

You don;t need to get back before his appointment, it just makes things easier, because if you are back living in the USA you will have a lease/ home ownership, bills, current drivers license and (hopefully) a job to financially sponsor your husband. But there is no requirement for you to be in the USA. Many US citizens who sponsor their spouses while living abroad remain in the foreign country until the whole family immigrates together. We did that, because I didn't want to have to cope with twin babies by myself! We were able to show that my USC husband intends to re-establish domicile in the USA because we had already bought a house, transfered our savings to the USA and he had a valid drivers license there and had started looking for jobs.

[giamimigio 21]

You don;t need to get back before his appointment, it just makes things easier, because if you are back living in the USA you will have a lease/ home ownership, bills, current drivers license and (hopefully) a job to financially sponsor your husband. But there is no requirement for you to be in the USA. Many US citizens who sponsor their spouses while living abroad remain in the foreign country until the whole family immigrates together. We did that, because I didn't want to have to cope with twin babies by myself! We were able to show that my USC husband intends to re-establish domicile in the USA because we had already bought a house, transfered our savings to the USA and he had a valid drivers license there and had started looking for jobs.

isn't it kind of odd for them to really make sure the petitioner and the beneficiary will really move back to the U.S.? i mean... who in their right mind would go through the trouble of this painstaking process only to say... no..... i'm staying in here while the rest of my family emigrates to the states.

i'm here with my wife and daughter in Philippines and reading your post i began to wonder would they really give my wife trouble about needing proof of re-establishing domicile? i never stopped paying for my taxes. my license is expired and i have no bank accounts back home....

[Darnell 8,478]

i think there is more to the story than just the one liner from your attorney.

can you give us the backstory, please?

[aishanabeel 0]

i think there is more to the story than just the one liner from your attorney.

can you give us the backstory, please?

Well there's not much of a back story but ive been HEARING and READING so much from people that it just stressed me out.

My attorney says that if I stay here they might assume that we're not in a hurry and delay everything

further even if the interview goes through.

secondly I read this on the travel.state.gov site,

Is Residence in the U.S. Required for the U.S. Sponsor?

Yes. As a U.S. sponsor/petitioner, you must maintain your principal residence (also called domicile) in the U.S., which is where you plan to live for the foreseeable future. Living in the U.S. is required for a U.S. sponsor to file the Affidavit of Support, with few exceptions. To learn more, review the Affidavit of Support (I-864 or I-864EZ) Instructions.

We've been going through this thing for a year and a half now with a baby and I just dont want them to have

any excuse to keep this thing on hold.

So far my father is the guarantor and I havent yet searched for a place for us to be seperately...

Hence I have no proof that were going to stay in the US (its weird that they assume we want to stay here

so now im heading back.. alone... for the 4th time

[Darnell 8,478]

ok - basically, if the US Embassy/IV Unit decides that you, the USCitizen, must prove up USA Domicile, they'll ask for this proof on interview day.

It doesn't matter where you are, when/if they ask for this proof.

Technically, however, you could be LIVING in Pakistan and BE MAINTAINING a USA domicile, concurrently.