Petitioner/sponsor as dual citizenship

[haruka 0]

Hi VJ members,

I am a dual citizen (U.S. & Taiwan) and I am sponsoring my father and mother. I have different names on the two passports.

Currently, I am employed in Taiwan by using my Taiwan passport name/identity. It shows on my payslip as well. I didn't use U.S identity for working in Taiwan because it may bring other issues.

When I file I-864 form, should I provide any evidence showing the income is truly the one I have? The payslip name is different from the petitioner/sponsor name. I did file the tax return every year (1040 & 2555 form for my foreign earned income)

I am not sure if it's proper I just attach my 2nd citizen passport to prove the payslip is mine.

Appreciate if any insight...

Thank you!

[Boiler 46,144]

It will be your US pay that will count, when are you moving back?

[Penguin_ie 5,997]

To your question- simply provide a short cover letter explaining why you have two different legal names.

But Boiler is correct, your Taiwanese income will not count, unless you are transfering within the company back to the USA.

[haruka 0]

Thank you Boiler and Penguin for the feedback!!

Actually I didn't have plan to move back or tranfer my job back US in the recent years. I know I864 requires sponsor to be domiciled in U.S so I plan to provide my bank account in U.S to prove I am living abroad temperarily.

As for achieving peverty guidelines, I plan to use our household asset (banking account both in U.S and Taiwan) to meet the 5 times of the peverty guidelines.

My father's employment will continue from the same source so I also plan to provide the proof of that.

In this case, should I still find a joint sponsor?

Apologized if the questions have been discussed before, but I can't search the exact same question on the forum.

Thank you so much!

[Boiler 46,144]

You do realise you are applying for a family reunification visa?

[JFH 12,191]

OP, what you are planning is not what thus visa category is for. It is for family reunification, to bring your parents to you. You are being economical with the truth to USCIS and the embassy if you say you are working overseas temporarily when in reality you have no firm plans to return.

You say your father's income will continue from the same source. Will he be working for the same company and getting a transfer to a US office of that company? If so, an L1 visa would be more appropriate for him.

[Penguin_ie 5,997]

Part of the visa process is the sponsor/ petitioner- you- moving back to the USA at the same time or before the beneficiary.

What you are asking about his visa fraud- lying to USCIS and saying you will move back when you have no plans to. VisaJourney's Terms of Service prohibit the support/ discussion/ advice/ condoning of illegal activity and visa fraud, so this thread is now closed.