Dear all,
We highly appreciate your advise and guidance on our affidavit of support documents.
Here is a brief background of our case:
Petition Type : I-130. A US citizen filing for spouse and 2 children under 18 years.
I-130 Petition Status : All three I-130 applications have been approved and our case is currently at NVC.
We, the petitioner (my wife) and the spouse (me) and our 2 children currently live in United Kingdom.
We, the petitioner (my wife) and the spouse (me) both work and pay taxes in the UK.
The Petitioner (my wife) is a US citizen by birth who neither domiciled in the US nor lived there long enough to have an address, driving licence or bank accounts.
Spouse (me) used to work in the Unites States in the past for about 9 years on an employment based green card (e1b). 36 social security credits, 4 short of 40 to apply for AOS exemption.
We assume our children's case is straightforward and we can file I-864W exemption as they become US Citizen upon entering the US. Please correct us if this assumption is wrong.
What we need help with:
What affidavit of support form to be filled for the spouse (me): I-864/I-864A/I-864 EZ?
Can we show our assets abroad and bank balance? If yes, which AOS form to be used.
Do we need a joint sponsor from US?. This can be arranged but we have read somewhere that we cannot use a US based joint sponsor since the petitioner is not domiciled in the US as per the following url: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/the-immigrant-visa-process/step-1-submit-a-petition/i-864-affidavit-faqs.html#aos19
Highly appreciate your advice and guidance.
Thank you!
Dom