I live abroad now, after which noa should I go back to USA to establish domicile

[mikefromNJ 5]

I (man, USA citizen) have been living in Ukraine for the last 3 years, I have a son with my fiance. My son and fiance need my presence and help in Ukraine a lot during the day to get through daily life.  

I send my 129f package and  this week I received email. In it were my case number name of the service center. eMail also said  that I will be receiving NOA-1 soon. 

 

My question is :

when should I go back to USA to establish domicile,  After receiving the NOA-1 or NOA-2? 
Any suggestions are greatly appreciated. 
Thank you for your time and effort. 

 

[Hank_ 9,174]

USCIS processing for the I-129F can take upwards of 5 months.   Once the petition is approved it can take 6-8 weeks before NVC forwards the case file to the embassy.   You will need a U.S. residency for the visa process at the embassy.

[JFH 12,191]

If you are living together abroad, what sense is there in doing the K-1 visa? Why not get married already and file for a spousal visa. It’s much more beneficial for your wife. 

[Hank_ 9,174]

32 minutes ago, mikefromNJ said:

I (man, USA citizen) have been living in Ukraine for the last 3 years, I have a son with my fiance. My son and fiance need my presence and help in Ukraine a lot during the day to get through daily life.  

I send my 129f package and  this week I received email. In it were my case number name of the service center. eMail also said  that I will be receiving NOA-1 soon. 

 

My question is :

when should I go back to USA to establish domicile,  After receiving the NOA-1 or NOA-2? 
Any suggestions are greatly appreciated. 
Thank you for your time and effort. 

 

Did you complete CRBA for your son?    Just dawned on me that you said "my son" ... its Sunday ...   

[mikefromNJ 5]

15 minutes ago, Hank_ said:

Did you complete CRBA for your son?    Just dawned on me that you said "my son" ... its Sunday ...   

i didn't start the CRBA for my son. Happy Sunday

Edited September 8, 2019 by mikefromNJ

[mikefromNJ 5]

28 minutes ago, JFH said:

If you are living together abroad, what sense is there in doing the K-1 visa? Why not get married already and file for a spousal visa. It’s much more beneficial for your wife. 

it just happened this way. One of the reason for deciding on K-1 was , mandatory wait period of 1 year as a married couple before applying for a wife-visa. 

Edited September 8, 2019 by mikefromNJ

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6 minutes ago, mikefromNJ said:

One of the reason for deciding on K-1 was , mandatory wait period of 1 year as a married couple before applying for a wife-visa. 

Curious where you got this information from?  There is no mandatory wait period before applying.

[mikefromNJ 5]

11 minutes ago, Going through said:

Curious where you got this information from?  There is no mandatory wait period before applying.

if i get married in ukraine, it takes 1 year to be legally start residing in ukraine , that is the adjustment period for a usa citizen to be married and be legal in Ukraine . That one year is coming from there. 

Below is extra stuff we needed to show for strong marriage. We thought fiance route is easier. 

Edited September 8, 2019 by mikefromNJ

[Boiler 46,003]

Nothing to do with US immigration.

3 minutes ago, mikefromNJ said:

if i get married in ukraine, it takes 1 year to be legally start residing in ukraine , that is the adjustment period for a usa citizen to be married and be legal in Ukraine . That one year is coming from there. 

 

[gregcrs2 1,778]

1 minute ago, mikefromNJ said:

if i get married in ukraine, it takes 1 year to be legally start residing in ukraine , that is the adjustment period for a usa citizen to be married and be legal in Ukraine . That one year is coming from there. 

Are you in Ukraine illegally?  

[mikefromNJ 5]

Just now, gregcrs2 said:

Are you in Ukraine illegally?  

I am tourist in Ukraine

[mikefromNJ 5]

Please answer my original question. Thank you. 

 

[gregcrs2 1,778]

1 minute ago, mikefromNJ said:

I am tourist in Ukraine

A tourist can only stay for 90 days out of 180.

[gregcrs2 1,778]

28 minutes ago, mikefromNJ said:

it just happened this way. One of the reason for deciding on K-1 was , mandatory wait period of 1 year as a married couple before applying for a wife-visa. 

There is no such requirement for a US spousal visa.   We got married in Ukraine and applied for a spousal visa a few days later.   I was there legally as a tourist under the 90/180 rule.

[gregcrs2 1,778]

2 hours ago, mikefromNJ said:

I (man, USA citizen) have been living in Ukraine for the last 3 years, I have a son with my fiance. My son and fiance need my presence and help in Ukraine a lot during the day to get through daily life.  

I send my 129f package and  this week I received email. In it were my case number name of the service center. eMail also said  that I will be receiving NOA-1 soon. 

 

My question is :

when should I go back to USA to establish domicile,  After receiving the NOA-1 or NOA-2? 
Any suggestions are greatly appreciated. 
Thank you for your time and effort. 

 

In your case, probably better to go back to USA no later then receipt of NOA2.