After reading it all, I am confused.

[hanz3 0]

Hi all:

I am a US citizen who have lived and worked in the US for 10 years. I left the US two and half years ago and have been living in Egypt since then. I got married and now have a six months old daughter who acquired US citizenship at birth through me( I have the counselor report of birth abroad in hand as well as her first US passport.)

I intend to petition my wife to acquire residency of the US. after reading a lot, my understanding is that I will have to file I-130 which in turn requires I 864 (affidavit of support). This is exactly where 2 problems arise:

The first is that my most recent income from working in Egypt is way below the required figure to become a sponsor for my wife.

The second is that I don't have current domicile in my name in the US now( it makes no sense to pay rent somewhere you don't live)

My question: does having a US minor child play any role in this case as far as filling I 864 or I 864w or not.(my wife is the biological mother of the child and her name is on the consular report of birth abroad.)

I just don't want to be separated from them to go to US to establish domicile and start the whole I 130 process from there(as well as looking for a co sponsor of course)

Thanks in advance.

[kzielu 1,147]

Child plays no role in whether you have file I-864 - it adds to your household size. You have to have domicile and file I-864 no matter what.

[j&ana 363]

Having a child will not affect the process one way or the other.

1. you will have to move back to the USA without your wife for a while. Then find a job and start working and establish domicile

2. find a joint sponsor that will sponsor your wife and try to establish Domicile in USA, while you are there somehow

[hanz3 0]

Thanks you all for replying,

now my understanding is that I have to travel back to the US to establish domicile and to find a co sponsor to get an immigrant visa. Does the same thing apply for the K3/ non immigrant visa. If yes, what use is it if I still have to be separated from them to go back and start the whole process from the US!

Second question: I am credited with 40 social security quarters but not during my marriage to my wife. Can this qualify me to file I 864w or not?

[j&ana 363]

Thanks you all for replying,

now my understanding is that I have to travel back to the US to establish domicile and to find a co sponsor to get an immigrant visa. Does the same thing apply for the K3/ non immigrant visa. If yes, what use is it if I still have to be separated from them to go back and start the whole process from the US!

Second question: I am credited with 40 social security quarters but not during my marriage to my wife. Can this qualify me to file I 864w or not?

yes the same thing applies for K-3 visa. A k-3 visa is hardly use now and is not really worth it

The purpose of the K-1, K-3 and IR-1CR-1 is for citizens or residence of the USA to bring their love one over to be with them in USA. It is kind of hard to

bring someone to the US if you are not living there, and even if you were already here you will still be separated until visa is approve.

If you do not want to be separated for a while then you do not have to apply for visa.