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My partner and I are September filers for the K1 and I've been visiting her in the UK for a good amount of time now. I plan to go home in less than two months and I'm wondering if I'll have a hard time proving that I do in fact live in the US? I was a student in the UK previously as well. I plan to get a job as soon as I return home, open up a bank account ect. I don't have any tax returns since since I've been unemployed and I won't be able to provide much evidence for financial support (we already have a a few people in mind for a co-sponsor). 
My concern is that at the interview, they'll require proof of me living in the US and having intent to stay there (which I 100% do). 
Any advice? 

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USC's (absent DCF filing where they have to prove residence in the foreign country and proof of ties/intent to establish residence in the US at the same time) have no burden of proof as to where they live or where they go at someone else's visa interview.

 

With that said you DO have to prove employment, income, or location of substantial adequate / tangible assets to sponsor an immigrant.  You do not apoear to be in a position to prove that you can take care of yourself, much less sponsor someone else.

 

Too late for advice but had you asked before you filed the advice would have been get a job and place to live before you file for permission to take responsibility for someone else. K1 on co-sponsor is iffy - some consulates allow it / some do not but you have a tough road if you have zero income, zero employment/tax history, and zero assets.

 

 

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@Nitas_man I'm well aware I need to have proof of financial support (hence the i-134 and i-184). I'm concerned about proving that I live in the US. I'm not concerned about financial support, as we have a good few options for co-sponsors. Having no income doesn't disqualify me from sponsoring my fiancee. And I'll have income by the time AOS starts. 

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I'm not sure about K-1 but there's certainly a wealth of information in the IR-1/CR-1 forums about proving residency (for those visas there's a status for "re-establishing residency or the intention to do so" - I don't know if that same proviso applies to K-1 applicants, but that's the first place I'd look for information.

 

Is your timeline updated?


Oath Ceremony Dec 14th, 2018 I am finally a citizen and done with USCIS for good!

 

 

IR-1/CR-1 Visa:                            

Marriage: 2013-08-05                                   I-130 Sent: 2013-10-07                                                 I-130 NOA1: 2013-10-09                               

I-130 transferred to VSC: 2014-03-12        I-130 NOA2: 2014-03-24                                              NVC Received: 2014-04-07 

Case Number and IIN: 2014-05-05             Sent ENROLL email for EP: 2014-05-06                    Gave email addresses to NVC: 2014-05-08             

DS261 submitted: 2014-05-09                    AOS invoiced and paid: 2014-05-12                           DS261 re-submitted - GRRRR! 2014-05-21               

ENROLL conf. email: 2014-06-05               Submitted AOS documents:2014-06-08                    IV fee email received: 2014-06-23 

IV fee available and paid: 2014-06-24       DS260  submitted: 2014-06-26                                   Case Complete: 2014-07-31                                       

Interview: 2014-09-19 APPROVED!!!          Visa in Hand: 2014-09-24 (Loomis depot)                POE (Pac Hwy Crossing, BC) 2014-11-08 

SSN Card arrived (approx) 2014-11-26     Green Card arrived (approx) 2014-12-17 

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1 hour ago, Nitas_man said:

USC's (absent DCF filing where they have to prove residence in the foreign country and proof of ties/intent to establish residence in the US at the same time) have no burden of proof as to where they live or where they go at someone else's visa interview.

I have to disagree with this point. Some countries, like Canada, don’t offer DCF but are very strict on showing current domicile in the US (or intent to establish it).

Timelines:

ROC:

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7/27/20: Sent forms to Dallas lockbox, 7/30/20: Received by USCIS, 8/10 NOA1 electronic notification received, 8/1/ NOA1 hard copy received

AOS:

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AOS (I-485 + I-131 + I-765):

9/25/17: sent forms to Chicago, 9/27/17: received by USCIS, 10/4/17: NOA1 electronic notification received, 10/10/17: NOA1 hard copy received. Social Security card being issued in married name (3rd attempt!)

10/14/17: Biometrics appointment notice received, 10/25/17: Biometrics

1/2/18: EAD + AP approved (no website update), 1/5/18: EAD + AP mailed, 1/8/18: EAD + AP approval notice hardcopies received, 1/10/18: EAD + AP received

9/5/18: Interview scheduled notice, 10/17/18: Interview

10/24/18: Green card produced notice, 10/25/18: Formal approval, 10/31/18: Green card received

K-1:

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I-129F

12/1/16: sent, 12/14/16: NOA1 hard copy received, 3/10/17: RFE (IMB verification), 3/22/17: RFE response received

3/24/17: Approved! , 3/30/17: NOA2 hard copy received

 

NVC

4/6/2017: Received, 4/12/2017: Sent to Riyadh embassy, 4/16/2017: Case received at Riyadh embassy, 4/21/2017: Request case transfer to Manila, approved 4/24/2017

 

K-1

5/1/2017: Case received by Manila (1 week embassy transfer??? Lucky~)

7/13/2017: Interview: APPROVED!!!

7/19/2017: Visa in hand

8/15/2017: POE

 

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On ‎2‎/‎4‎/‎2018 at 3:07 AM, geowrian said:

I have to disagree with this point. Some countries, like Canada, don’t offer DCF but are very strict on showing current domicile in the US (or intent to establish it).

No argument.  I just don't recall proof of residence (USC) needed except on DCF (and SB1 which is essentially the same thing)

 

That's generally established with the initial I130.

 

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