Intent to re-establish domicile to US by the petitioner, Montreal Consulate (merged)

[CalCowBoy 5]

Hello all good people in JV. I have been gobbling tons of information in this forum. 

 

Here is my situation. Wife (petitioner) is a USC living in Canada over 12 years with 2 kids both double citizen. We have now decided to move back to states to be close to families. 

 

Wife is a stay home mom without any income. We don't have any Joint Sponsor for the AOS, thus, took the asset based approach (concern here as well  ). AT the NVC DQ step, NVC mentioned it would be up to the CO to decide if we meet the requirements.  The interview is schedule next month. Now concern about the intent to re-establish domicile to US by the petitioner question. 
After reading the forum I realized that the 'Intent to re-establish domicile to US by the petitioner' is a tough call by the Montreal Consulate. 

 

We are taking the following steps to be successful at the interview.

 

• Registered (today) wife for the online voter registration. 
• Inquiring about leasing an apartment.
• Beneficiary (IT professional) is searching for jobs in the US, had few interviews, .. thinking to print emails of these interviews as evidence. 
• Inquiring about registering kids in school.
• Opened a TD USA bank account (through TD Canada branch) and planning to deposit some US$ into the account.

 

 

[CalCowBoy 5]

I am wondering if anyone from Canada with a similar situation like us, went through the interview process and got visa approved. 

 

Any further insights, suggestions would be highly appreciated...

 

Thank you. 

[Boiler 45,537]

Sounds like a Hail Mary but the only way you will know is at the interview 

[canadian_wife 1,822]

Typically, no, this is no where near enough for Montreal,

 

There is a whole thread on US domicile in the Canada forum

 

Good luck 

 

[CalCowBoy 5]

15 hours ago, Boiler said:

Sounds like a Hail Mary but the only way you will know is at the interview 

It's stressful to go through this process... feeling helpless ... 

[milimelo 4,481]

Is there a reason wife can’t dust off her resume and get a job in the US? Plenty of online jobs these days - good for her to start putting money away for retirement, good for your domicile/immigration. 

[CalCowBoy 5]

39 minutes ago, milimelo said:

Is there a reason wife can’t dust off her resume and get a job in the US? Plenty of online jobs these days - good for her to start putting money away for retirement, good for your domicile/immigration. 

@milimeloWe have small kids, thus, getting a job is not an option for her at this moment. Thanks for your great suggestion.. Also the interview is next month.. 

 

[CalCowBoy 5]

6 hours ago, canadian_wife said:

Typically, no, this is no where near enough for Montreal,

 

There is a whole thread on US domicile in the Canada forum

 

Good luck 

 

 @canadian_wife Thanks for the link of the thread.. I am trying to digest all the information in this mega thread...

[CalCowBoy 5]

I am wondering if anyone can shed some lights. 

 

What happens if the CO refuses the visa based on "lack of evidence to re-establish domicile to US by the petitioner" who lives abroad with the beneficiary. Does the file stay at the Consulate so that we could provide additional evidence later on or the file goes back to the NVC stage.

 

My interview is scheduled next month at Montreal, CAN.. contemplating different scenarios.. 

 

Thanks for your insights.

 

[canadian_wife 1,822]

You will want to post this in the Canada forum, as this is a common occurrence based on domicile.

Good luck 

[millefleur 5,046]

**Moved from US Embassy and Consulate Discussion to Canada regional forum; OP might get answers faster there**

 

**Similar threads on the same topic merged. Please do not start multiple threads on the same topic.**

 

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Edited February 9, 2022 by millefleur

[Boiler 45,537]

I would expect an RFE

[CalCowBoy 5]

2 minutes ago, Boiler said:

I would expect an RFE

@Boiler as for the RFE, does the file stay at the Consulate level or goes back to NVC level? Thanks.

[Boiler 45,537]

They would keep it at the consulate 

[sarrobo 18]

My post from a few years ago, we were successful out of the Montreal office. Feel free to message with any questions.

Edited February 9, 2022 by sarrobo