I-864 and medical

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hey all- two quick questions. i am a us citizen living in australia w/ my wife. about to send in my package 3...do i send the medical with ds-2001 and all the other supporting docs or wait until i get we get an interview and bring them with us. also on the I-864...i'm bartending here because of my temp residence and getting paid by the hour. when they ask how much per year any idea how to go about this? also should i include my wife in this? we own a place in australia but since i've been in aussie (2 years) i've only been able to work for the last year. i have a pay sip saying i've made over 25k but my w-2's for 2010-09 and 08 look bad because i've been back and forth from the states. anyway, hope you're all making progress in your cases. best, m

[Penguin_ie 5,993]

Not sure on the medical, but in Ireland, we had to hand it over at the interview

Your income won;t count, as it will not continue in the USA (and presumably neither will your wife's). You will need to satisfy the financial support doc with assets or a co-sponsor.

[hisokajp 0]

Hi,

since both my wife and I are living in the UK and we would rather not used co-sponsor (not easy with her family) this mean we should to satisfy the financial support with our own assets?

My wife has approximately $5k in her bank account in the US, then $13k in shares. Myself, I have around $2k in my bank and $60k in shares. Does that work this way without needing a co-sponsor to cover the 125% of Poverty Guidelines x3 or x5 for an household of 2 ($18387.5 * 3 = 55.2k or $18387.5 * 5 = $91.9)?

I am a bit confused about this... thank you!

Also, there is the LPR issue, is that a problem since my wife has been leaving abroad for nearly 3y? She has kept her bank account, driving licence and receive correspondence at her parents' detached house though?

[Penguin_ie 5,993]

It's x3, because you are married (if you had a co-sponsor using assets, they'd need to use x5). Keep in mind most US embassies will want the assets to be US based, so you may need to transfer your savings to count. Not sure how that'd work with shares.

Wait... your wife is a greencard holder, not a US citizen? If so, you cannot do DCF. And she may well have forfeited her own greencard by being abroad for so long, greencard holders are supposed to be present inside the USA for more time than outside each year, unless she is US military or working for a government contractor.

Edited June 25, 2011 by Penguin_ie

[hisokajp 0]

my wife is a US citizen, living in London. Assets need to be in the US? That much more complicated as most of them are online shares? I thought they just needed to be available for cash in within 12 month? Shares can be sold and back in our bank account in 6 business day, i thought that would work

[Penguin_ie 5,993]

Ah ok, you mentioned LPR in your last post, which is greencard holder, not US citizen.

Most (not all- I am not sure about London) US embassies require assets to be US based because that way, it is easier for the government to seize them should you become a public charge. I would think online shares are ok, but I cannot be certain; your best bet would be to contact the embassy you'll be interviewing at and ask.