Hello, I'm a U.S. citizen, but I've been living abroad for many years for school. My fiancé and I plan to get married once I graduate and then apply for a spousal visa as soon as I return to the U.S. So these are some questions I have regarding specific aspects of applying for a spousal visa:
If the primary sponsor (spouse) has not been living in the U.S. for the past 3 years, has not had any taxable income for the past 3 years reported to the IRS, and is currently studying abroad:
Can they declare assets of the spousal immigrant as means for the affidavit of support?
Would the primary sponsor still need to show taxable income for 3 years i.e. live and work for 3 years in the U.S. to even begin the spousal visa application?
The assets of the immigrant (with the deeds being in the name of said immigrant for more than 5 years) comprise of gold and land. With the base market value exceeding that of the stipulated requirement i.e. 5 times more than 125% of the poverty line for the state of New York:
How can it be proven (as per the requirement) that these assets can be moved to the U.S. if necessary?
Is the joint sponsorship (by the primary sponsor's family) better than declaring the assets of the immigrant (for the affidavit of support) when it comes to having a better chance of the visa being accepted and faster processing time? Or would both methods be weighted equally?
Thank you in advance for your help
Hello, I'm a U.S. citizen, but I've been living abroad for many years for school. My fiancé and I plan to get married once I graduate and then apply for a spousal visa as soon as I return to the U.S. So these are some questions I have regarding specific aspects of applying for a spousal visa: If the primary sponsor (spouse) has not been living in the U.S. for the past 3 years, has not had any taxable income for the past 3 years reported to the IRS, and is currently studying abroad: Can they declare assets of the spousal immigrant as means for the affidavit of support? Would the primary sponsor still need to show taxable income for 3 years i.e. live and work for 3 years in the U.S. to even begin the spousal visa application? The assets of the immigrant (with the deeds being in the name of said immigrant for more than 5 years) comprise of gold and land. With the base market value exceeding that of the stipulated requirement i.e. 5 times more than 125% of the poverty line for the state of New York: How can it be proven (as per the requirement) that these assets can be moved to the U.S. if necessary? Is the joint sponsorship (by the primary sponsor's family) better than declaring the assets of the immigrant (for the affidavit of support) when it comes to having a better chance of the visa being accepted and faster processing time? Or would both methods be weighted equally? Thank you in advance for your help