i864 country of domicile?

[Paul&Vha 2]

Hi guys, wondering what country of domicile I should put on my I864. I have been living with my wife here in Indonesia since August, 2011.

I previously rented a home in America before coming here, but I no longer rent that home. So, it is no longer my US mailing address.

My wife and I are going to live in my father's home. I still maintain health/car insurance in America listing my dad's address.

My car titles are still in US, and I am on leave from my job in US and will be returning to work there after I am back (I have an employment

letter too from my work).

Does that mean my country of domicile is still US? I am legally residing in Indonesia, but I am not allowed to work or obtain a driver's license (I lost my US D.L. too, by the way, so I can't use that for proving domicile).

What do you guys think? Any suggestions? Thanks in advance.

[NYYankees355 11]

Hi guys, wondering what country of domicile I should put on my I864. I have been living with my wife here in Indonesia since August, 2011.

I previously rented a home in America before coming here, but I no longer rent that home. So, it is no longer my US mailing address.

My wife and I are going to live in my father's home. I still maintain health/car insurance in America listing my dad's address.

My car titles are still in US, and I am on leave from my job in US and will be returning to work there after I am back (I have an employment

letter too from my work).

Does that mean my country of domicile is still US? I am legally residing in Indonesia, but I am not allowed to work or obtain a driver's license (I lost my US D.L. too, by the way, so I can't use that for proving domicile).

What do you guys think? Any suggestions? Thanks in advance.

Its a requirment that you have established domicile, so just put your dads address since its the truth. They really want to know that you have a place to stay, and since you are actually staying there its even better.

[Tohoku 6]

Hi guys, wondering what country of domicile I should put on my I864. I have been living with my wife here in Indonesia since August, 2011.

I previously rented a home in America before coming here, but I no longer rent that home. So, it is no longer my US mailing address.

My wife and I are going to live in my father's home. I still maintain health/car insurance in America listing my dad's address.

My car titles are still in US, and I am on leave from my job in US and will be returning to work there after I am back (I have an employment

letter too from my work).

Does that mean my country of domicile is still US? I am legally residing in Indonesia, but I am not allowed to work or obtain a driver's license (I lost my US D.L. too, by the way, so I can't use that for proving domicile).

What do you guys think? Any suggestions? Thanks in advance.

OK, first, I am not sure if the same qualification applies to USC and non USC regarding maintaining the residency in the US. I suspect it's the same, but I am not 100% sure. Anyways, in order to say that you are a resident of the US, you have to submit certain proofs such as home ownership, DL, home/apartment lease/rent contract etc. (I guess you've already known this) And letter of employment only works if it contains Employer’s statements showing that the recipient worked on several days a week or evidence showing that the claimant worked one or two hours several days weekly.

Second, what is your visa status in Indonesia? Are you on 'extended' visitor Visa or do you have KITAS/KITAP. If you have KITAS/KITAP, you are a legal resident of Indonesia and not just a visitor, thus, if I were you, I would be leaning toward writing down Indonesia as my country of domicile.

I hope I am not making you even ore confused, God knows we have enough paranoia which drive us bonkers with this whole conundrums! lol.

Good luck!

[Paul&Vha 2]

OK, first, I am not sure if the same qualification applies to USC and non USC regarding maintaining the residency in the US. I suspect it's the same, but I am not 100% sure. Anyways, in order to say that you are a resident of the US, you have to submit certain proofs such as home ownership, DL, home/apartment lease/rent contract etc. (I guess you've already known this) And letter of employment only works if it contains Employer’s statements showing that the recipient worked on several days a week or evidence showing that the claimant worked one or two hours several days weekly.

Second, what is your visa status in Indonesia? Are you on 'extended' visitor Visa or do you have KITAS/KITAP. If you have KITAS/KITAP, you are a legal resident of Indonesia and not just a visitor, thus, if I were you, I would be leaning toward writing down Indonesia as my country of domicile.

I hope I am not making you even ore confused, God knows we have enough paranoia which drive us bonkers with this whole conundrums! lol.

Good luck!

Tohoku, I have a KITAS valid for 1 year and it expires in September. But Im not legally allowed to work here or buy a home, and I am not permitted to get a driver's license. I can't even open a checking account. If I want that stuff I have to extend it to KITAP which I am not going to do as my plan is to live in the US, not here. lol so confusing.

Edited June 13, 2012 by Paul&Vha

[Paul&Vha 2]

Its a requirment that you have established domicile, so just put your dads address since its the truth. They really want to know that you have a place to stay, and since you are actually staying there its even better.

I am a legal resident of Indonesia but not permitted to work, have a DL, and can't write checks. I can open a bank account but just as an atm card. I can't even get a credit card here. Is the US address still the way to go, given that info?