Re-establish domicile- Montreal

[Canada21 19]

Hello All

 

Just thinking ahead of time so I am prepared when it is time to send documents to NVC. Both me and my wife live in Canada. I know she will have to show that she has taken steps to Re-establish domicile in the USA. For people who went through this, what document, steps you took and submitted to NVC to satisfy that requirement? 

[TBoneTX 45,273]

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[Loren Y 2,755]

Some examples:

 

Federal income tax returns

Home ownership or active lease with evidence of maintaining home

U.S. bank account or other investments

Pay stubs from U.S. employer

Registering to vote (if a U.S. citizen only)

Children’s registration in school

[Saqib-s 188]

At the NVC submission stage we submitted a signed and notarized affidavit stating that my wife has taken steps to re-establish domicile in the US in the coming months, she had obtained a job offer so we submitted the signed employment contract, flight booking etc.  

 

At the interview I had with me her newly re-issued  drivers license, pay cheques, car loan agreement, mobile phone bill etc.  

 

Had no issues with any of this. 

Edited February 1, 2022 by Saqib-s

[Canada21 19]

6 hours ago, Saqib-s said:

At the NVC submission stage we submitted a signed and notarized affidavit stating that my wife has taken steps to re-establish domicile in the US in the coming months, she had obtained a job offer so we submitted the signed employment contract, flight booking etc.  

 

At the interview I had with me her newly re-issued  drivers license, pay cheques, car loan agreement, mobile phone bill etc.  

 

Had no issues with any of this. 

Thank you for the reply. I can see lots of people use work and employment as the main evidence. Which is probably going to be an issue in our case since wife is a stay home

[Redro 4,611]

36 minutes ago, Canada21 said:

Thank you for the reply. I can see lots of people use work and employment as the main evidence. Which is probably going to be an issue in our case since wife is a stay home

Do you have children? 

Registering children in school and securing housing seem to be good evidence. 

Also, opening up bank accounts and sending money to the US. 

Edited February 1, 2022 by Kor2USA

[Canada21 19]

7 minutes ago, Kor2USA said:

Do you have children? 

Registering children in school and securing housing seem to be good evidence. 

Also, opening up bank accounts and sending money to the US. 

We will be staying with in laws for a bit when we move there so probably a letter from them will help?

she can definitely open a bank account 

[Redro 4,611]

1 minute ago, Canada21 said:

We will be staying with in laws for a bit when we move there so probably a letter from them will help?

she can definitely open a bank account 

Letter from in laws is a good idea. Have the bank account match that address. And if in laws are writing a letter you should have proof they own the property (mortgage or utility bills). Jim Hacking suggests getting a library card and membership to Sam's Club or Costco... not sure if I agree but its something. 

Also, if she can obtain proof of voting that would be helpful. 

Your wife should also write a letter outlining the steps she is taking to re-establish domicile. 

[Canada21 19]

1 minute ago, Kor2USA said:

Letter from in laws is a good idea. Have the bank account match that address. And if in laws are writing a letter you should have proof they own the property (mortgage or utility bills). Jim Hacking suggests getting a library card and membership to Sam's Club or Costco... not sure if I agree but its something. 

Also, if she can obtain proof of voting that would be helpful. 

Your wife should also write a letter outlining the steps she is taking to re-establish domicile. 

Sounds good. Yeah she can definitely gets voter card. Thank you for your reply

[Redro 4,611]

3 minutes ago, Canada21 said:

Sounds good. Yeah she can definitely gets voter card. Thank you for your reply

Side question: As your wife does not work. What are you planning to do for I-864? 

I ask because we are also moving back to the States together so the husband does not currently have income that qualifies. 

Edited February 1, 2022 by Kor2USA

[carmel34 3,625]

Montreal is very strict on US domicile for the petitioner, and has been for many years.  Sometimes they deny the visa even with lots of documents showing intent to re-establish US domicile which is normally enough for other countries, but not the US consulate in Montreal.  If the documents are not sufficient to convince the officer at the visa interview, you will get a 221g and the USC spouse will have to move to the US before the immigrating spouse who will have to submit supporting documentation later to satisfy them.

 

There are many examples of domicile issues in Montreal here on VJ, you can search on your own but here is one:

 

 

 

Good luck!

[Redro 4,611]

1 minute ago, carmel34 said:

Montreal is very strict on US domicile for the petitioner, and has been for many years.  Sometimes they deny the visa even with lots of documents showing intent to re-establish US domicile which is normally enough for other countries, but not the US consulate in Montreal.  If the documents are not sufficient to convince the officer at the visa interview, you will get a 221g and the USC spouse will have to move to the US before the immigrating spouse who will have to submit supporting documentation later to satisfy them.

 

There are many examples of domicile issues in Montreal here on VJ, you can search on your own but here is one:

 

 

 

Good luck!

Apparently they are a little more lax these days because of covid...

 

 

[Canada21 19]

4 minutes ago, Kor2USA said:

Side question: As your wife does not work. What are you planning to do for I-864? 

I ask because we are also moving back to the States together so the husband does not currently have income that qualifies. 

We have a co sponsor 

[PeachesMagee 62]

When I started my journey in 2014, my wife also was living with me in Canada.

We provided an address to where we were going to be staying at, and nothing more.

My wife moved back to the US about 4 months before I had my interview in Montreal.

When asked where we were staying, I said we were staying with some friends. This seemed to be good enough for domicile.

 

Good luck to you on your journey!

[PeachesMagee 62]

30 minutes ago, PeachesMagee said:

When I started my journey in 2014, my wife also was living with me in Canada.

We provided an address to where we were going to be staying at, and nothing more.

My wife moved back to the US about 4 months before I had my interview in Montreal.

When asked where we were staying, I said we were staying with some friends. This seemed to be good enough for domicile.

 

Good luck to you on your journey!

When I say "nothing more", I merely mean we didn't provide letters from our friends, or anything like that.

We moved about 4 months after I arrived in the US, to our own place. The temporary location wasn't an issue for USCIS.