Rockslide8977

Yes it's been humbling. I'm very thankful for helping me realise it though. I'll regroup, read all the official instruction and come back. Thanks all!

Yep, my apologies! I'm still trying to get the lingo down. I was hoping we could do this in a somewhat predictable fashion in the span of 12-18 months - say 1. apply 2. go through the the uscis and nvc dance 3. sort out spouse work move (ie letting them know we're relocating so spouse can continue working in the US) 4. terminate any agreements we have in the UK (ie rental etc) 5. move. Job offer and DCF approach sounds somewhat difficult to pull off with respect to timing IE a bit of a chicken and egg problem not to mention that it sounds like it's at the discretion of the consular officer. Is this a common approach?

Obviously nothing is ever guaranteed, but is there some documentation somewhere that specifies that liquid assets in a US account are considered equivalent to tax returns of past income? I guess what I'm asking is if this is official guidance or people have succeeded in the past with these parameters. I should really re-read the instructions for I-864.

Thanks for you response @pushbrk 1. Given the sponsorship requirements mainly listed tax returns as proof of work(I could be wrong, sorry), does that mean she'd have to work in the US for - let's say at least a year - before she becomes an eligible sponsor? Could a contract + rent agreement etc suffice? 2. I'm assuming you're talking about an L1 visa? I don't know if this makes me sound like a brat, but I'm not enthused about tying my residency status to an employer. As I currently understand it, my job is ok with people relocating(I assume that entails some legal/insurance/etc work) but dealing with my *ability* to relocate - I haven't inquired. All in all, I feel that we might be too busy trying to interpret and substitute requirements when we could just... try and fall in line with typical expectations. Something to think about I guess.

Hi all! My partner is a U.S. citizen filing for IR-1 for me, her spouse. We're planning on moving to the US. We've both lived and worked in the UK for 8 years so as I understand it, she can't be my sponsor, since she has no real presence in the US. We're not ecstatic about recruiting her parents to sponsor me. She does have some close friends in the US that would, but we're understandably not enthusiastic about it either. My questions: 1. can we cover the sponsorship requirement with, say, 50k in a petitioners savings account? I've seen some threads that are either very skeptical or mildly enthusiastic about liquid assets. 2. I work for a multinational corp, remote, sw engineering, where there's precedent in my department of relocating to different countries somewhat easily + Help with relocation etc. Would some sort of relocation document or future contract influence anything? Any pointers would be appreciated. Thanks!