Immigrating to US with Polish husband from Poland

[Tohsaka 0]

Hi there! I'm a US citizen who has been with my husband for a few years, married for only six months. I've been living in Poland for almost a year and a half now, and my husband and I decided that we want to potentially move to the States in two years.

 

Biggest problems: income.

 

I'm under the impression that because I'm pretty broke by US standards (making about $1,200 a month is great in Poland, not so great in the States) and because I will have to find a new company/job to work for when I return to the States, this is going to be held against me as a lot of the paperwork talks about having a job that will transfer to the States company-wise. It also talks about owning property in the States (uh, I can't even afford property in Poland!), which we... definitely don't.

 

My husband is about to graduate from uni with his MA in economics, so I'm sure he'll be getting a good job, but they tend to only look at the US citizen's income, yes? Also, I did NOT work all last year because my residency card took THAT long to come through (thanks Poland) and I was basically surviving off my savings the entire time. So, I won't have any taxes to report until next year anyway, as I finally got added to formal payroll for my job in February this year.

 

Basically, are we ineligible because my job situation is far less than ideal or is this all solved by having a joint sponsor whose income is well above the poverty line?

[EandH0904 1,184]

Yes. You will need a joint sponsor. You will need to come back to the US on your own and file your CR1 paperwork. Your husband can visit you if he's able but can't live or work here until the process is complete (about 9-12months). Once he arrived he can start working from day 1. 

 

See the CR1 guide for more info. 

http://www.visajourney.com/content/i130guide1

[Tohsaka 0]

Is it possible for us to move together? I really don't want to move ahead of him. If it's possible for us to do all this paperwork abroad that would be great.

[Transborderwife 4,666]

2 minutes ago, Tohsaka said:

Is it possible for us to move together? I really don't want to move ahead of him. If it's possible for us to do all this paperwork abroad that would be great.

No.  You will have to move ahead.  He may visit with vwp or a visitors visa or you may visit him. 

[NikLR 13,234]

2 minutes ago, Tohsaka said:

Is it possible for us to move together? I really don't want to move ahead of him. If it's possible for us to do all this paperwork abroad that would be great.

You can move at the same time provided you can prove at interivew your intent to reestablish domicile and have a qualified joint sponsor.  

[NikLR 13,234]

~~moved to Ir1/cr1 process and procedures.  Dcf is not available for Poland.~~

[ILikeBread 43]

My wife filed the I130 despite both of us living abroad together, we plan on moving at the same time. The previous posts give the impression it should not be possible? 

[Transborderwife 4,666]

3 minutes ago, Etxebunti said:

My wife filed the I130 despite both of us living abroad together, we plan on moving at the same time. The previous posts give the impression it should not be possible? 

Some consulats are more strict on domicile than others

[Tohsaka 0]

It would be seriously awful if we couldn't move at the same time. I don't exactly have a degree in a very high in demand field, and HE does. (He's in business/economics, I'm a philosopher.) So, counting on my income here is probably not good unless I magically get offered a job at a college.

[Tohsaka 0]

I WILL be able to get a joint sponsor, however...

 

Also, I'm confused as to why this thread got moved, because you can file directly with the Embassy in Warsaw...

[Transborderwife 4,666]

20 minutes ago, Tohsaka said:

I WILL be able to get a joint sponsor, however...

 

Also, I'm confused as to why this thread got moved, because you can file directly with the Embassy in Warsaw...

 

22 minutes ago, Tohsaka said:

I WILL be able to get a joint sponsor, however...

 

Also, I'm confused as to why this thread got moved, because you can file directly with the Embassy in Warsaw...

DCF is not available in Poland.  http://www.visajourney.com/consulates/index.php?ctry=Poland&cty=Warsaw

[Jojo92122 1,925]

Your income from Poland will not count.  Only income that would continue after you move back to the US counts.  Since your Poland income would stop when you move back, it can not be counted for the I-864.

 

A qualified Joint Sponsor will solve your problem.  A JS would allow you and your husband to move together.

[NikLR 13,234]

10 hours ago, Tohsaka said:

I WILL be able to get a joint sponsor, however...

 

Also, I'm confused as to why this thread got moved, because you can file directly with the Embassy in Warsaw...

Only countries with a USCIS office in their embassies have direct consular filing.  https://www.uscis.gov/about-us/find-uscis-office/international-immigration-offices

Poland is not on this list. 

 

You will need to send the I-130 to the Chicago lockbox.  You will be doing the normal IR1/CR1 route. 

Edited April 26, 2017 by NikLR

[heyusa 118]

You can live in Poland for as long as when the process is complete, but you will need a joint sponsor and enough proof of domicile in the United States (possibly a job offer, a place to stay, maintained driver's licence, bank accounts etc...anything that shows the clear intent of returning to the States as soon as the visa comes through which you can expect about a year from now I think. Unless Warsaw has EP - email processing. That takes people through NVC pretty quick. But USCIS still takes a lot of time)

Edited April 28, 2017 by heyusa