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I "rent" from family so would not have any payments. I only lost my job upon being here. Wife looked for work after I lost my job. Not sure what is wrong with any of this.

I rent - would continue to do so. No pets. Not much family. Lost my job upon coming here. We did not come with the intent to stay, but things have changed.

Bit of a long story, hope I can be brief. Wife - American citizen/ Canadian PR Me - Canadian citizen Lived together and common-law in Canada since 2015. Married in USA June 2024 and applied for I-130 (CR1). We stayed for a few weeks then came back to Canada. We came back to the USA this December for the Hollidays and wife has a job offer - she wants to take it! I'm here on a standard B2 visa and thinking about waiting 90+ days after arrival and applying for I-485 instead. I know I can't leave USA/work/or go to school until it's approved, but am I missing anything else? Any advice is appreciated

This isn't me LOL Was just a post on here that I was using to crowd-source some information.

One other question, does it matter that we're getting married in America and then heading back to Canada - we'll send in everything from the States before returning north. And does the time matter? If we get married Nov 15 and get our certificate back on Dec 1st, is it okay to file Dec 2nd?

But since she will actually be living there with a job and lease, we are golden? How long after being approved for the I-130 and starting the NVC process would it be advised that she's already working and living in America? Does it simply matter that she's there before the interview or during the submitting of these docs?

Not a problem, I won't work when i come visit. Also, and you'll please excuse any ignorance on my part, can we still live together in Canada while waiting for the 1-130 to be approved see bellow: "We will finish up our paperwork for the NVC (with my parents co-sponsoring the I-864 to meet financial requirements) and then I will continue to reside in Canada with my wife until we have an interview date in Montreal (I've heard they are pretty backed up there and it could be up to 8 months before we get an interview, so that's why we've kind of decided for me to delay starting med school for a year). Then, once we got our interview date, I would move to the US to fully establish domicile (get a license, buy a car, officially start the lease) so that my wife could bring evidence of this to the interview - hopefully, with all this happening before Fall 2022." "Hi everyone! US citizen living in Europe with my foreign spouse. In response to question 12A (address in the US where you and beneficiary intend to live), I uploaded an additional document to explain that we will be settling in the city where I'll start my JD, and therefore our US address is not yet finalized. Does not establishing the domicile on the I-130 pose issues for approval? Or should it be fine just so long as we provide a domicile in the NVC stage (planning on providing my mom's address for that)? If establishing domicile IS important for I-130, should I upload another addendum putting my mom's address? Would that risk processing delays? Thanks, and good luck everyone!" "As long as you have an address in the US to file the I-130 as your domicile, you should be golden." Thinking a better plan is to get married in November, apply then (showing her domicile as her parents, which it technically is as her bank statements still go there), come back to Canada and wait for I-130 to be approved (12-15 months from Nov 2024). If we work off the 1-year wait time, then in November 2025 she would move down to the US to further establish domicile and start working ( her mom will be a co sponsor in either case) while I remain in Canada waiting for my interview. Yeah I know But we will be getting married in ATL this November

Hey Crazy Cat, she will actually be "living there" as of next June! She'll be moving in with her mom, but we plan on applying this December. We can just move up the process and have her start living there this December is that changes anything? As for our lease here in Montreal, can she stay on it as well?

Help on how to proceed is greatly appreciated: My wife and I are currently living in Montreal and have decided embark on the journey of moving (back for her) to the US. We will be in Atlanta this November for our marriage ceremony - as mentioned above, we are currently already married in Canada - common-law - but want to also go ahead and get married in the US - her family will all be there! After getting married is where I'd love some advice on what to do : Submit the I-130 in December - we will be there from Nov 1st to Dec 15 - and then head back to Canada. With this option we intend to "move" to Atlanta next July and stay with my wife's mother. I work remotely so can continue doing so. I know I can only stay for a max of 6 months at a time, so have no problem heading back to Canada every so often to reset the clock. Since the I-130 takes anywhere from 12-15 months on average, I don't see this as an obstacle as a few trips back home wouldn't hurt. With that being said, is it better if my wife rents a home in ATL instead and we apply for the I-130 with that as her residence - or can we use her parent's house as her address? Or is this only important when it comes to the I-485?