I-864--Potential change of circumstances

[lumia 1]

My situation is like this: I entered the US with an F-1 visa in 2007 for PhD studies, graduated in the past December, and currently in OPT status, finding a job. I married my wife (US citizen) in 2010. Since January I have moved from the town where my college was to where my wife lives with her mom while I am finding a job. Wife has no income. Mother-in-law is slightly below poverty limit, but can more than remedied by my assets,

So, if we file for AoS now, I would list my in-law as a co-sponsor as a member of the household and also list my assets on my wife's I-864.

However, two days ago I received an email from one of my prospective employers asking me to go across the country for a job interview. If I do get this job, then the current I-864 arrangement will no longer be valid even in a practical sense--I and my wife will be moving out and the position's salary will clearly be above applicible poverty guidelines. Mother-in-law will not be moving, so she's no longer a "member of household."

So, should we:

1. Hold off submitting the application and wait for the result of the interview first? or
2. Submitting the application and use the I-864 information as it is correct on the day I submits it, and deal with the change later? If I choose this way, how should we handle this change?

Thanks for the help!

[Franciscus 32]

My situation is like this: I entered the US with an F-1 visa in 2007 for PhD studies, graduated in the past December, and currently in OPT status, finding a job. I married my wife (US citizen) in 2010. Since January I have moved from the town where my college was to where my wife lives with her mom while I am finding a job. Wife has no income. Mother-in-law is slightly below poverty limit, but can more than remedied by my assets,

So, if we file for AoS now, I would list my in-law as a co-sponsor as a member of the household and also list my assets on my wife's I-864.

However, two days ago I received an email from one of my prospective employers asking me to go across the country for a job interview. If I do get this job, then the current I-864 arrangement will no longer be valid even in a practical sense--I and my wife will be moving out and the position's salary will clearly be above applicible poverty guidelines. Mother-in-law will not be moving, so she's no longer a "member of household."

So, should we:

1. Hold off submitting the application and wait for the result of the interview first? or
2. Submitting the application and use the I-864 information as it is correct on the day I submits it, and deal with the change later? If I choose this way, how should we handle this change?

Thanks for the help!

First, if the assets are yours, I don't know how your mother in law plays any role in this (ie why would you list her as cosponsor)

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Second, you can definitely go ahead with am 864 situation as it is now, and if it changes, you can update that later. For example, the USC spouse has no job when you are applying, you use a joint sponsor; then, come interview time, the USC spouse found a job, you can bring a new 864 with the new situation and they add in in the file.

As an aside, you should carefully look into the "qualifying by assets" situation (the 3x things, etc, I don't know the details well).

[lumia 1]

First, if the assets are yours, I don't know how your mother in law plays any role in this (ie why would you list her as cosponsor)

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Second, you can definitely go ahead with am 864 situation as it is now, and if it changes, you can update that later. For example, the USC spouse has no job when you are applying, you use a joint sponsor; then, come interview time, the USC spouse found a job, you can bring a new 864 with the new situation and they add in in the file.

As an aside, you should carefully look into the "qualifying by assets" situation (the 3x things, etc, I don't know the details well).

What I meant is my assets is enough to cover 3X the difference between my mother-in-law's salary and the appropriate poverty level.

[hmh33 117]

So, should we:

1. Hold off submitting the application and wait for the result of the interview first? or
2. Submitting the application and use the I-864 information as it is correct on the day I submits it, and deal with the change later? If I choose this way, how should we handle this change?

#2. You handle the change by bringing sufficient supporting documents to your adjustment of status interview, and explaining the new situation then, if asked.