Moving back to the US

[Hamada91 9]

Hello all

 

I'm married to an American citizen for over 6 months. The marriage was abroad ( where we met, as me and my wife have been living here for a very long time). My wife has been living abroad as her family lives here and also for education matters ( school, university) . We are planning to move back to the US to start our new life there ( knowing that my wife has never lived in the US, or visited). we need your experience in this case of how we start the processing from the beginning till the end ?

Also, we've read about domicile matter. How can she prove that she's domiciled in the US ? what would you recommend us to do and where to start ?

 

 please advise me.

 

Thanks you.

[Jordan8768 107]

I believe she needs to have lived in the US for the past 9 months, or a similar figure (sorry if I'm wrong) but I know the US Citizen has to be living in the country. 

[Hamada91 9]

3 minutes ago, Jordan8768 said:

I believe she needs to have lived in the US for the past 9 months, or a similar figure (sorry if I'm wrong) but I know the US Citizen has to be living in the country. 

So what's your advise ? does she have to go back first and live there for 9 months ?

[Hamada91 9]

Anyone help please !

[Jordan8768 107]

21 minutes ago, Hamada91 said:

So what's your advise ? does she have to go back first and live there for 9 months ?

Have a look up the rules and laws about domincile. I could be wrong but I think she will have to move to the US before you. Especially since you say she hasn't lived there 

[Cyberfx1024 7,980]

25 minutes ago, Hamada91 said:

So what's your advise ? does she have to go back first and live there for 9 months ?

As otherwise stated she needs to move back and establish residency first before she can file for you. 

[Roel 7,193]

Use the search option on the forum and look up other 99 thousand similar questions like yours. Lately those have been appearing like crazy. Domicile have been explained million times as well as what to do when you lived abroad. 

[Hamada91 9]

2 minutes ago, cyberfx1024 said:

As otherwise stated she needs to move back and establish residency first before she can file for you. 

Hotel would be good ? a temporary till we find an apartment

 

Or if we have someone there we can live with them till we find our won apartment

[Cyberfx1024 7,980]

2 minutes ago, Roel said:

Use the search option on the forum and look up other 99 thousand similar questions like yours. Lately those have been appearing like crazy. Domicile have been explained million times as well as what to do when you lived abroad. 

I know right and it's usually someone not posting just once but multiple times. It's frustrating really. 

1 minute ago, Hamada91 said:

Hotel would be good ? a temporary till we find an apartment

 

Or if we have someone there we can live with them till we find our won apartment

Well a apartment would be best long time, but hotel for short. Also she would have to get a job and file taxes as well. 

[Boiler 46,906]

She has to have a US Domicile

 

She has to be up to date on her taxes

 

She nned to be able to sponsor you or have a joint sponsor.

[Hamada91 9]

6 minutes ago, Boiler said:

She has to have a US Domicile

 

She has to be up to date on her taxes

 

She nned to be able to sponsor you or have a joint sponsor.

Thank you,

 

can you please explain how she can have a US Domicile while she lives abroad ?

[Coco8 1,050]

If she has family in the US she could use their address in the US. Another possibility is to rent a studio apartment, something small, but it will cost money to keep it for over a year. 

 

Additionally, she will have to do several things to establish domicile and they all involved going to the US. Some are: open a bank account, register to vote, get a state ID or drivers license. (EDIT: All these have to have the same address in the US, that is why she needs either family in the US or to rent a place.)  I'm guessing she has a social security number and a US passport. 

 

There is not an amount of months she has to be in the US. Consulates sometimes are OK with enough evidence that she intends to move there.

 

The best would be getting a job. After doing all above she could go back to your country (her country too). She could then wait until a few months before interview and go back to the US, start looking a job. 

Edited August 8, 2017 by Coco8

[Hamada91 9]

4 minutes ago, Coco8 said:

I'm guessing she has a social security number and a US passport.

 

The best would be getting a job. After doing all above she could go back to your country (her country too). She could then wait until a few months before interview and go back to the US, start looking a job. 

Yes she has a SSN and US passport.

 

Thank you for you help 

[Eric-Pris 1,607]

Hotel won't work, she needs a real verifiable address.  It would be on her driver license, utility bills, tax returns, etc.

[Mollie09 1,543]

And while she's establishing domicile, you can only come with her on a tourist visa (if you have one) and wait out the process outside the US.