CR1 Visa Question

[BBCC 16]

Situation: I am a citizen of the U.S., plan to marry my fiancee in her country A, and I plan to work and live in a country B for the next 2-3 years, after which we will move to the U.S.

My idea:

1. We marry in her country A.

2. I move to B, where I start work.

We are in the same situation.

For us,

A=Taiwan

B=Canada

I, the USC, successfully sponsored my wife with the I-864 because I was living in B but being paid through a US company. This proved convenient for I-864 purposes as well as maintaining a US address for the paperwork tho living in B. For the I-130 petition for CR-1, I reside in US but can be with my wife in country B. The sweet part about this is that you can be together in country B while the paperwork is in progress. I honestly really admire those who have not had this luxury. You all have more character and patience than I do.

You can usually apply in country B & arrange your visa interview near the end of the application process in country B as long as you can show the US visa center that you have a right to remain in country B for at least six months from the time you complete your visa application and ready to schedule the interview. Otherwise, you'll have to return to country A to complete the interview.

Edited January 12, 2012 by BBCC

[nebodihome 0]

But can't I maintain residency in the U.S. even while working abroad? I could rent an apartment in my name, travel back every 4 months, and have a U.S. bank account. Is that not enough to maintain residency, even if I'm working abroad?

Am I correct? Anyonbody? Darnell?

[Darnell 8,478]

There are other ways to maintain residency. Most of the low budget versions involve a relative with a permanent address (yours) homed there.

[Deputy Purple 1,294]

But can't I maintain residency in the U.S. even while working abroad? I could rent an apartment in my name, travel back every 4 months, and have a U.S. bank account. Is that not enough to maintain residency, even if I'm working abroad?

That surely sounds like you'd have maintained residency...

[nebodihome 0]

I checked out the I-130 form and it has a field to write my current address, the current address of my spouse, as well as the address where we plan to live in the U.S. . Please evaluate the following scenarios:

A) We both are living in Rwanda for over a year. I have not maintained domicile in the U.S. but intend to do so by the time my spouse interviews. She will interview in her home country of Colombia.

What so I put as my current address?

What do I put as the current address of my spouse?

Will this cause problems in my application process?

How do I prove that I intend to be in the U.S. at her time of interview and onwards?

B.) We both are living in Rwanda for over a year. I HAVE maintained domicile the U.S. She will interview in her home country of Colombia.

What so I put as my current address?

What do I put as the current address of my spouse?

Lastly, two separate but related question that are applicable to both scenarios:

1.) To avoid the hassle of proving I will have continued income from the same source when I return, etc., could I just plug one of my parents in and have them sponsor my spouse in either scenario?

2.) Could I do DCF in a neighboring country such as Kenya? I read on here http://www.usaimmigrationattorney.com/DCFandnoDCFcountries.html that Kenya does not generally allow DCF by U.S. citizens who are temporary visitors in Kenya, which I would be (since I would be working in Rwanda). But it mentions that any U.S. consulate can make an exception and perhaps my situation of living in neighboring Rwanda for three years and it being much more convenient to file in Nairobi than Chicago will do the trick?

Thanks!