I-864 Questions

[cassiopea 0]

Hello Everyone!

I've spent quite a while browsing the site but haven't had any luck finding the answer to my questions.. Any advice would be much appreciated!

I've been living in Ireland, with my husband, since May 2011 and we have since been working towards moving back to the States together. We both of jobs here in Dublin as well as a lease agreement that expires Jan. 2013. I also understand that we will need a co-sponsor, which we have.

Proof of domicile that I've gathered is as follows:

-Upon our arrival in the States, we plan on living with my sister in New York, which is also my US postage forwarding address, and I have a letter from her stating all of this.

-Absentee ballot with NY address

-Required US Tax returns

-Storage unit contract in NY

-Valid Drivers License

(I didn't include bank statements as we don't have a US bank account and do not currently have a US source of income)

My questions are - what address do I put for 'Mailing Address' & 'Place of Residence'? I've stated my country of Domicile as USA - is this correct even though I'm technically making aims to 're-establish domicile'?

Thank you!

[Penguin_ie 5,992]

Place of residence is definitely Ireland. Mailing address I would put Ireland too, as that will get your case auto expedited, and you really want the petition and visa paperwork to go to you, not your sister and then having to forward it, that will waste time.

[cassiopea 0]

ah, it does make sense to do it that way. better to remain consistent.

thanks so much - you've helped tremendously!

[Douglas Custodio 7]

[...] Mailing address I would put Ireland too, as that will get your case auto expedited, [...]

I believe this works only with the petition with I-130. But that's true. Her domicile is now Ireland. She just needs to prove that she's moving back to the US no longer than when they have the visa approved.

[cassiopea 0]

I believe this works only with the petition with I-130. But that's true. Her domicile is now Ireland. She just needs to prove that she's moving back to the US no longer than when they have the visa approved.

So, would you advise I put 'Ireland' as country of domicile rather than 'USA' (question 15)?

[Jasontnyc 9]

So, would you advise I put 'Ireland' as country of domicile rather than 'USA' (question 15)?

confusing my forms...

I put the US address on that one based on advise here - It was approved but haven't done the interview yet. The reasoning was your domicile is the US and you lived abroad "temporarily". Proof like US license, voting card, credit cards, bank accounts are proof because they show you have always intended to return.

Domicile and residence are two completely different things.

Edited October 8, 2012 by Jasontnyc

[cassiopea 0]

confusing my forms...

I put the US address on that one based on advise here - It was approved but haven't done the interview yet. The reasoning was your domicile is the US and you lived abroad "temporarily". Proof like US license, voting card, credit cards, bank accounts are proof because they show you have always intended to return.

Domicile and residence are two completely different things.

Yeah, that's what I'll do then - state my residence/mailing address as Ireland and domicile as USA. It's always nice to receive some reinforcement. Congrats on your approval and hope you receive a date soon!

[Jasontnyc 9]

Yeah, that's what I'll do then - state my residence/mailing address as Ireland and domicile as USA. It's always nice to receive some reinforcement. Congrats on your approval and hope you receive a date soon!

Not sure if you want the extra advice but if you want to add a few possible things to your domicile list:

- Moving company quote

- US Credit Card with US address

- Any email correspondence indicating your intentions (I included some with a US realtor)

- Listing of your house for sale here (if you are selling it)

- Letter from whoever you will be staying with on arrival in NY stating you will be staying with them and have agreed to monthly payment (no need for amount)

You have a few things I didn't so it looks like you are going to be fine

[cassiopea 0]

Not sure if you want the extra advice but if you want to add a few possible things to your domicile list:

- Moving company quote

- US Credit Card with US address

- Any email correspondence indicating your intentions (I included some with a US realtor)

- Listing of your house for sale here (if you are selling it)

- Letter from whoever you will be staying with on arrival in NY stating you will be staying with them and have agreed to monthly payment (no need for amount)

You have a few things I didn't so it looks like you are going to be fine

advise is always welcome! unfortunately i don't have many of those things. we're renting now and staying with my sister while we find a place to live/jobs in NY and she has written a letter stating this.

one last question: i am working in ireland. when it asks for my current income in $$ should i put $0 (since it won't allow me type EUR). I understand that foreign income cannot be counted, and we have a join-sponsor, but at the same time, since it does say 'current income' putting $0 doesn't seem accurate.

[Jasontnyc 9]

advise is always welcome! unfortunately i don't have many of those things. we're renting now and staying with my sister while we find a place to live/jobs in NY and she has written a letter stating this.

one last question: i am working in ireland. when it asks for my current income in $$ should i put $0 (since it won't allow me type EUR). I understand that foreign income cannot be counted, and we have a join-sponsor, but at the same time, since it does say 'current income' putting $0 doesn't seem accurate.

I have a slightly different situation as I am keeping my job - just relocating to the US. However, for current income I converted it to dollars using the exchange rates provided by the IRS. These are the same exchange rates you use when filing your US taxes while living abroad (which I hadn't done for 10 years but was able to do so retroactively and met the requirement).

I included a printout of the exchange rate page from the IRS as proof of how I came up with the US dollar amount.

Edited October 9, 2012 by Jasontnyc