Specific NVC step questions/preparing for interview

[Jessica1972 0]

HI, We got our NOA2 approval on May 9th and I've started calling for a case number, but no luck yet.

To prepare I have a few questions, if I used a US address for all correspondance (and a Belgian address) will I still need to prove my intent to relocate to the US? Isn't it proof that I received mail at a US address during the visa process?

Another question I will be using cash instead of income as well as a co-sponsor for the AOS. (cash is 3 x poverty amount), how do I prove the cash? Is an account statement from my us bank account enough?

Another question, I may already move to the US address before my husband's interview and he'd say in Belgium, are there any issues of doing this in the middle of the process?

Any insight would be greatly appreciated.

[speedwell 224]

You need to prove more than intent to relocate to the US. You need to provide evidence of domicile. Domicile means you have already established ties to the US. Receiving mail at a US address is not complete enough evidence. (More about domicile below.)

An account statement is persuasive, but there's a letter the bank should write for you to verify your funds. The bank should be a US bank. Money in a US bank can be used as part of your evidence of domicile.

As a US citizen, you may move to the US address at any time you like. In fact you must either move to the US before your husband, or accompany him when he enters the country. Fortunately if you precede him, you will have more time to gather evidence of domicile such as an apartment lease or a mortgage (or negotiations for a lease or mortgage), a job in the US (or evidence of a bona fide job search), bills for car insurance and utilities in the US, and so forth.

You may actually want to delay your AOS and IV filings until you can establish proper asset and domicile supporting documentation. This is fine and will not cause your case to be denied. You may wait up to one year from your last contact with the NVC (phone, mail, or e-mail) to continue filing your packets. If you wait longer than a year, your case may be considered abandoned.

Edited May 17, 2013 by speedwell