Lucy1982

Thanks all. Yes, we're with London embassy @S2N so if we stuck with consular processing, we should receive green card by end of this year. It sounds like AOS process would take at least a year from when we would arrive in the US in the next couple months. So perhaps consular processing is easier, especially given the job transfer is for one year? Would I have to fly back for the medical as well? I wouldn't be allowed to do that in the US as I'm assuming no consular processing medicals can be in the US? I also understood that we were supposed to show the embassy bona fides that we live together in the UK - would us moving to the US confuse that?

Thank you @S2N which would be a quicker process to acquire the green card? Filing AOS or sticking with consular process (given our I-130 should be approved in the next few months)?

Sorry, you’re saying we are allowed to do AOS after I-130 approval? But either way, our consular processing would be preferable as it wouldn’t take as long?

Thanks for your reply. Yes, we put consular processing on I-130. Oh ok. So even if our I-130 is approved while I'm in the US, I wouldn't be allowed to do AOS? And I would be allowed to keep it as consular processing even though I'd be in the US on an L1?

Hi all, I am the UK spouse of a USC citizen. We have an I-130 in process since February 2024, awaiting approval and the next stages of Consular Processing. We live in the UK and have been married for five years. However, my company is advertising a one-year job transfer to the US on an L1 visa, starting in the next couple of months. Here are my questions: 1) If I was to receive this job transfer, can my company apply for my L1 visa while my I-130 is in process? 2) If I have to file an Adjustment of Status while in the US, how long does that take to be processed? 3) After the Adjustment of Status, what are the rest of the stages before the green card is received? Do I still file an I-864? 4) The job transfer is for only one year. Would this affect whether my green card is approved or not? Many thanks for your time.

Thank you very much for your answers. I will become an A-Student of the I-864 instructions 🙂

Thank you very much for your answers. Yes, I do know the minimum amount is three times the income requirement. For a household size of two, I do have enough in savings. So, even though I'm the intending immigrant, it’s fine for me to use my own savings? My spouse files I-864 and I file I-864A - is this right?

Hello all. My spouse (US citizen) and I (British citizen) are to begin the green card process soon. We are both resident in the UK. Regarding the Affidavit of Support, we plan to use my savings as cash assets. We meet the minimum amount required. Currently, the savings are in my own bank account, not our joint bank account. 1. Should I transfer the savings into our joint bank account, as my spouse is sponsoring me? Or is it fine for the savings to be in my own bank account? 2. Since the savings are mine, my spouse’s recent IRS tax return (married filing separately) does not list the savings. If we do transfer the savings into our joint bank account, are we required to list the savings on my spouse’s next tax return?