Unemployed and I-864/Petitioner leaving the country before interview

[kiruption 0]

Hi all,

My wife and I are living in Japan and we are waiting for our joint sponsors completed I-864 to arrive in the mail from the US. I am currently unemployed and looking over my I-864 has caused me some worries. We did not include assets because our assets do not qualify for the 5x the amount over the poverty line. At this point we are relying 100% on our joint sponsor who makes well above the poverty line for all dependents. It just makes me nervous to see so many zeroes on my(petitioner) I-864. Should this be a problem?

We started this process while living in Japan and it seemed to expedite things considering DCF had only recently been removed last year. Would there be any ramifications if I were to leave back to the US before my wife's visa is issued? At the rate we are going I will most likely have to leave before she is given an appointment for an interview due to upcoming work. I am mainly concerned about the interview itself, and any problems that might arise at the POE.

Thanks for the help.

[Gaijinsan 3]

My wife and I are living in Japan and we are waiting for our joint sponsors completed I-864 to arrive in the mail from the US. I am currently unemployed and looking over my I-864 has caused me some worries. We did not include assets because our assets do not qualify for the 5x the amount over the poverty line. At this point we are relying 100% on our joint sponsor who makes well above the poverty line for all dependents. It just makes me nervous to see so many zeroes on my(petitioner) I-864. Should this be a problem?

For the record, it is three times the income level for your wife, in case that makes any difference. In any case, as long as your joint sponsor is in place it shouldn't make any difference.

We started this process while living in Japan and it seemed to expedite things considering DCF had only recently been removed last year. Would there be any ramifications if I were to leave back to the US before my wife's visa is issued? At the rate we are going I will most likely have to leave before she is given an appointment for an interview due to upcoming work. I am mainly concerned about the interview itself, and any problems that might arise at the POE.

Should not be a problem at all. I went with my wife to her interview, but that was only (a) for moral support and (b) out of curiosity. POE won't be a problem, provided you are already in the US when your wife arrives. (They probably won't ask her about your whereabouts, but if they do, she can just say "He came back already and is living in X/working at Y".)