Applying for CR-1 and temporarily relocating

[DenisBlack 0]

I am a USC married to a Brazilian. I'm back in the States and would like to start the

CR-1 process. My question is, once the process is underway and I submitted all the

papers required from me, is it possible for me to "move" to Brazil temporarily only

to be with my wife while the process is going on? I will need a co-sponsor either way,

so not being employed for a while is not a concern, as far as affidavit of support is

concerned. I understand that as a sponsor, I need to be residing in US. But I'm not

sure how being abroad for a little while can be checked and used against me. I'm sure

there are some cases where someone while the Visa process is going on had to go

abroad for a business trip. And it doesn't seem logical to me that that can affect the

visa process for a spouse.

Any clarifications about this would be greatly appreciated.

[YuAndDan 153]

No it wont be a problem, You need to make sure you maintain your domicile in the USA, (Keep mailing address at a parent's home works), as well as make sure you continue to file IRS returns, even if a ZERO return, and foreign income is exempt.

You will still need to provide I-864 even though you are using a joint sponsor, and your I-864 requires US Domicile, and IRS return info.

[pushbrk 12,882]

No it wont be a problem, You need to make sure you maintain your domicile in the USA, (Keep mailing address at a parent's home works), as well as make sure you continue to file IRS returns, even if a ZERO return, and foreign income is exempt.

You will still need to provide I-864 even though you are using a joint sponsor, and your I-864 requires US Domicile, and IRS return info.

Your process will be somewhat longer if you do this but only because all the NVC process will require mailing back and forth to Brazil. Otherwise, no problem as long as you maintain domicile.