reestablishing domicile (split topic)

[Ariaeeb 2]

Here is the brief case:

My wife is a US-born citizen. We are both currently living together in Canada and our interview will be in Montreal. We know that she has to be in US before interview. We are in the NVC stage and are preparing our AOS package. She left the US since 2006 and she does not have any US bank account, credit card, voter registration card, etc. to tie her to the US.

Here are the questions:

1) How long prior to the interview should she move to the US?

2) Moving to US or staying with me in Canada, how can they affect the NVC domicile part? Does she have to move to the US before we mail the AOS package? Or can she stay in Canada for now?

3) In affidafit of support (I-864) what should she put in "Country of Domicile"?

4) With regards to her income, should she convert it to USD or put "0"? (We should be able to get a joint sponsor)

5) What should we do to satisfy NVC about her Domicile and the fact that we both want to move to US asap?

[Ryan H 3,812]

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[NikLR 13,227]

Here is the brief case:

My wife is a US-born citizen. We are both currently living together in Canada and our interview will be in Montreal. We know that she has to be in US before interview. We are in the NVC stage and are preparing our AOS package. She left the US since 2006 and she does not have any US bank account, credit card, voter registration card, etc. to tie her to the US.

Here are the questions:

1) How long prior to the interview should she move to the US?

2) Moving to US or staying with me in Canada, how can they affect the NVC domicile part? Does she have to move to the US before we mail the AOS package? Or can she stay in Canada for now?

3) In affidafit of support (I-864) what should she put in "Country of Domicile"?

4) With regards to her income, should she convert it to USD or put "0"? (We should be able to get a joint sponsor)

5) What should we do to satisfy NVC about her Domicile and the fact that we both want to move to US asap?

1) she doesn't have to if she can prove domicile otherwise, but since she has very little of anything, before the interview is good

2) see above - the NVC may request domicile evidence however but they don't make any decisions on anything, merely provide the information to the consulate

3) where she is currently living when she signs the form

4) zero because the job will not continue. If you put down the job you have to include all the information about it and doesn't that seem like a lot of hassle for something that won't continue?

5) you do nothing... it doesn't matter what you want. The NVC need the information for the consulate, they don't really care either.

She should be looking for a place to for you guys to live after you move. Do you have something lined up? With a family member perhaps? With a US address she can open a bank account, get ID, look for jobs, enroll in school, etc etc etc..

[Ariaeeb 2]

We will use her aunt's address and will get a letter from her. We don't have any children to register.

[NikLR 13,227]

Has she looked for a job yet? Montreal wants to see definitive action of a place to live and preferably also a job.

[Ariaeeb 2]

She will be sending resumes soon, but will move before the interview and will get a job from a temp agency if necessary. For now, we want to send the documents for NVC, so we need to know what should we send to NVC regarding domicile problem. Part of the problem is that her contract with her current job will be up in March, so ideally, she would like to move then if possible. So I guess the question is: Can we write a letter regarding our situation, rather than submitting paperwork supporting the domicile (just for NVC to get the interview)?

We just want to make sure when we send our documents to NVC, the documents are complete and they won't ask for anything else.

And thank you for responses.

Edited November 30, 2015 by Ariaeeb

[NikLR 13,227]

The problem isn't the NVC, it's Montreal. It's fairly easy for the NVC to send through to the consulate and a great deal more complicated to make it through the interview with an iffy domicile. Trust me, you'd rather spend the time at the NVC than waiting the 2-8+ weeks it can take from Montreal if you get a 221g.

If she cannot move until March, I suggest slowing down the process.

[Ariaeeb 2]

After reading all the posts in the forum we totaly understand that. That's why she is moving to the US before the interview and will get job and rent a place to live and everything. This is why we are not worries about that.

I think I am a little bit confused. Do you mean that she better move to the US before we send the package to NVC??

or if she just go there to open a bank account (with a family address), get lisence, voter registration card, her contract also finishes in March so she can send that too (however she will leave before interview anyway) etc is ok to show that she is reestablishing domiscile to NVC?

Again I now how important is to move to the US before interview, we are just trying to minimize the seperation.

So what do you thing? She better move to the US before we send the NVC packge?

This is more confusing that it looks!

Edited November 30, 2015 by Ariaeeb

[Ariaeeb 2]

To clarify she prefer not to move, but she will move before the interview even if the contract is not finished. After reading all the topic "Proving domicile when not living in the U.S.", we won't risk.

[NikLR 13,227]

No she does not need to move before the AOS goes to the NVC. Have the letter from the Aunt, get a driver's license, and the little things.

[Ariaeeb 2]

Thank you so much. That's what I thought.