I-864 need some advice

[crcolton 0]

Hi,

I'm new to the forum but I'd like to get some feed back from people here that might know some more about this than I do.

I am a U.S. Citizen and my wife is Korean, we have a daughter with both U.S. and Korean citizenship. We currently live in Seoul Korea, and have fore the last 3.5 years. I was recently accepted to study at an MBA program in the U.S. I currently work for a Korean company as an accountant. Until now we haven't really worried about getting immigration proceedings done for my wife. However, we will be going to the states for school and we have started the process for getting her a visa (she already has a tourist visa). I finished the I-130 and got a reply from the embassy that we could fill out the rest of the forms and apply for an interview at the embassy in Seoul.

I am currently filling out the I-864 and was wondering if someone who has gone through the process would be able to answer a few questions. I currently make more than the required 125% above the poverty line to support my family and have done so for the past three years. I've filled and kept copies of all U.S. federal taxes for the past 5 years. One concern is regarding the country of domicile. Currently we 'reside' in Korea. In order to put the U.S. as my country of domicile, I have to prove that in good faith we intend to move to the U.S. I can do this with proof of acceptance to graduate school in the U.S so I don't figure this will be much of a problem.

My question is with me using school as the main evidence to support domicile in the U.S. Can I still be the sole sponsor for my wife? Going to school in the U.S. would indicate that my job here in Korea would end and that I won't have future cash inflow. (The purpose of the I-864 is to prove that you can support the family member financial.)

The way I see it, I can fulfill both requirements of income and domicile but they conflict with each other. I could have my parents fill out a supporting document but I would rather not.

Any advice would be appreciated.

Anyone that has delt with immigration knows that you need to be prepared for anything.

[Dakine 26]

Hi,

I'm new to the forum but I'd like to get some feed back from people here that might know some more about this than I do.

I am a U.S. Citizen and my wife is Korean, we have a daughter with both U.S. and Korean citizenship. We currently live in Seoul Korea, and have fore the last 3.5 years. I was recently accepted to study at an MBA program in the U.S. I currently work for a Korean company as an accountant. Until now we haven't really worried about getting immigration proceedings done for my wife. However, we will be going to the states for school and we have started the process for getting her a visa (she already has a tourist visa). I finished the I-130 and got a reply from the embassy that we could fill out the rest of the forms and apply for an interview at the embassy in Seoul.

I am currently filling out the I-864 and was wondering if someone who has gone through the process would be able to answer a few questions. I currently make more than the required 125% above the poverty line to support my family and have done so for the past three years. I've filled and kept copies of all U.S. federal taxes for the past 5 years. One concern is regarding the country of domicile. Currently we 'reside' in Korea. In order to put the U.S. as my country of domicile, I have to prove that in good faith we intend to move to the U.S. I can do this with proof of acceptance to graduate school in the U.S so I don't figure this will be much of a problem.

My question is with me using school as the main evidence to support domicile in the U.S. Can I still be the sole sponsor for my wife? Going to school in the U.S. would indicate that my job here in Korea would end and that I won't have future cash inflow. (The purpose of the I-864 is to prove that you can support the family member financial.)

The way I see it, I can fulfill both requirements of income and domicile but they conflict with each other. I could have my parents fill out a supporting document but I would rather not.

Any advice would be appreciated.

Anyone that has delt with immigration knows that you need to be prepared for anything.

You will have to get someone to co sponsor you. Also get a place to live in the US and a US address. Bank account is good to have also.

[lainie 0]

Hi,

I'm new to the forum but I'd like to get some feed back from people here that might know some more about this than I do.

I am a U.S. Citizen and my wife is Korean, we have a daughter with both U.S. and Korean citizenship. We currently live in Seoul Korea, and have fore the last 3.5 years. I was recently accepted to study at an MBA program in the U.S. I currently work for a Korean company as an accountant. Until now we haven't really worried about getting immigration proceedings done for my wife. However, we will be going to the states for school and we have started the process for getting her a visa (she already has a tourist visa). I finished the I-130 and got a reply from the embassy that we could fill out the rest of the forms and apply for an interview at the embassy in Seoul.

I am currently filling out the I-864 and was wondering if someone who has gone through the process would be able to answer a few questions. I currently make more than the required 125% above the poverty line to support my family and have done so for the past three years. I've filled and kept copies of all U.S. federal taxes for the past 5 years. One concern is regarding the country of domicile. Currently we 'reside' in Korea. In order to put the U.S. as my country of domicile, I have to prove that in good faith we intend to move to the U.S. I can do this with proof of acceptance to graduate school in the U.S so I don't figure this will be much of a problem.

My question is with me using school as the main evidence to support domicile in the U.S. Can I still be the sole sponsor for my wife? Going to school in the U.S. would indicate that my job here in Korea would end and that I won't have future cash inflow. (The purpose of the I-864 is to prove that you can support the family member financial.)

The way I see it, I can fulfill both requirements of income and domicile but they conflict with each other. I could have my parents fill out a supporting document but I would rather not.

Any advice would be appreciated.

Anyone that has delt with immigration knows that you need to be prepared for anything.

In order to sponsor your wife on your own, you would have to prove that your income will continue from the same source, preferably US based income. But since you'll be moving, it won't so you will need a co-sponsor. You seem set on domicile, especially if you have any bank accounts in the US that you've maintained, maybe a current drivers license would be useful as well. You can use an address of perhaps the co-sponsor or family member in the US.