using assets alone to meet Affidavit of support req.

[Saqib-s 188]

My wife (US citizen) and I live in the UK and are we are applying for my CR-1 visa, and have just had our I-130 approved, and preparing to complete the next stage. My wife has been applying for jobs in the US to enable her to move ahead of me to show income and domicile. We wondered if anyone has had experience in using their assets to meet the affidavit of support requirement. We will have no US income to show, and are hoping we can use our savings, investments, home, retirement fund (assets we can convert to cash in a year) to meet this requirement. The guidance online talks of needing to have three times the difference between income and the poverty guideline for our household (2 people), and we hope we can do this with just the assets. 

 

Can this be done with just assets and does anyone have any experience of this? 

[D-R-J 192]

My wife and I qualified with assets. The IO missed a digit from our account and thought we didn’t qualify. My wife had to point that out to her. 

 

We were pretty significantly over what we needed for assets, but we still had all the paperwork ready with my parents as joint sponsors in case the IO didn’t accept the assets.

If you feel like your case is borderline, you might consider looking for a joint sponsor to have ready just in case.

 

[Boiler 45,516]

Seems you just started this in January, hopefully your wife will have a job well before your interview.

[Wuozopo 4,293]

2 hours ago, Saqib-s said:

My wife (US citizen) and I live in the UK and are we are applying for my CR-1 visa, and have just had our I-130 approved, and preparing to complete the next stage. My wife has been applying for jobs in the US to enable her to move ahead of me to show income and domicile. We wondered if anyone has had experience in using their assets to meet the affidavit of support requirement. We will have no US income to show, and are hoping we can use our savings, investments, home, retirement fund (assets we can convert to cash in a year) to meet this requirement. The guidance online talks of needing to have three times the difference between income and the poverty guideline for our household (2 people), and we hope we can do this with just the assets. 

 

Can this be done with just assets and does anyone have any experience of this? 

Yes London accepts assets easily. You need around $65,000. Your wife doesn’t need to move ahead of you just for the I-864 if that is not convenient. Domicile is not a huge thing in London and to some it’s not even brought up.  Her “intent to domicile” is sufficient for the I-864. Putting your house on the market, correspondence with realtors in the US about new house or lease, job inquiries in the US are all showing intent if they even ask. 
 

On the embassy’s website: https://uk.usembassy.gov/visas/immigrant-visas/immigrant-or-fiancee-visa-required-documents/?_ga=2.198927334.818982016.1622054556-191013520.1616792344

FAQ 4) My petitioner does not currently live in the United States. How can I demonstrate their intent to establish domicile in the U.S.?

In order to qualify as a sponsor, petitioners are required to demonstrate that they are physically resident in the United States or that they have taken concrete steps to establish a domicile in the United States and will travel to the United States to take up residence either before or at the same time that the visa applicant travels to the United States.

Ways that a petitioner may consider demonstrating intent to domicile in the United States may include, but are not limited to, obtaining a job in the United States, finding a place to live, enrolling children in local schools, and/or making arrangements to give up any other residence abroad. The consular officer will review evidence submitted during the interview and advise at that time if additional information or documentation is required

 

[pushbrk 12,883]

Yes, documented liquid assets 3X the income shortfall will qualify, but it should be comfortably more than the 3X.  Having a job by interview time would surely seal the deal.

[Nitas_man 3,100]

10 hours ago, Saqib-s said:

My wife (US citizen) and I live in the UK and are we are applying for my CR-1 visa, and have just had our I-130 approved, and preparing to complete the next stage. My wife has been applying for jobs in the US to enable her to move ahead of me to show income and domicile. We wondered if anyone has had experience in using their assets to meet the affidavit of support requirement. We will have no US income to show, and are hoping we can use our savings, investments, home, retirement fund (assets we can convert to cash in a year) to meet this requirement. The guidance online talks of needing to have three times the difference between income and the poverty guideline for our household (2 people), and we hope we can do this with just the assets. 

 

Can this be done with just assets and does anyone have any experience of this? 

Twice

Make sure they’re highly liquid and easily accessible.

We were, as pushbrk pointed out, well over the 3x requirement.

Edited May 28, 2021 by Nitas_man