howmuchlonger!

I’d never heard of it either, but then it happened with me. My joint sponsor’s AOS & domicile was approved but my domicile was rejected so that took me another 3 months to re-establish, resubmit and get approved. But in my case i hadnt maintained any bank accounts in the last 7 years either. I only had my mailing address, drivers license, passport, taxes and US visits. I re-established by making bank accounts, renting a place, and getting a job. I couldnt even find any information regarding this when i was filing it the first time so i hope this helps anyone in a similar situation

Thankyou all so much for your support and responses! It really means a lot! When i initially filed my AOS with a joint sponsor on CEAC, i was told i didnt meet domicile requirements since i was living in Pakistan for the past 7 years for medical school and then covid happened. But i moved back to the US in September after that notice and re-established my domicile and the NVC Approved it when we were DQ’d. Thats the only thing i dont want to mess up if i do move back until the IL arrives. Since ill have to let go of the job as well the place im renting. But these 2 things i can re establish once we know when the interview will be and i come back a month before. I really hope all of our cases process faster and that the embassy speeds up so we can all be reunited with our spouses soon iA 💜

Hi! Thanks for replying i do have a joint sponsor already, and am currently working, but if i move back then i’d have to leave that job. But considering i have the joint sponsor then it shouldnt be an issue right? And i plan on coming back a month before my husbands interview so that i can set up a place for us. I did that recently thinking we would get the IL within a month of being DQ’d as thats what their website said, and then later stumbled upon this page after waiting for months. So i dont really see a point in me living alone and so far away from him for an indefinite period of time. First they ask us to prove how real our relationship is and then put us through this torture of being away from one another. Sorry for the rant, im just honestly fed up and this forum really has provided me with a lot of my questions no one could seem to answer. Its comforting to know im not alone in this boat

thanks for your response! i'm a US citizen, but i was told by someone that i can't leave the country for more than a month, otherwise it messes with my "domicile". I dont want to sound redundant but I just need actual confirmation that this statement is not true, as it would be extremely costly for me to fly back and forth multiple times throughout the year. So you're saying that while waiting for an IL, i can just go and live in Pakistan with my husband (est. 20-24 months)?

my husband was DQ'd in November 2022, and i honestly cant wait 2 or more years to see him again! ive already spent the last 8 months away from him and its torture. does anyone know if we are allowed to travel back to pakistan, and how long we are allowed to stay there while waiting for an IL?