CR1/IR1 Intro Questions

[bletchley 0]

Hello everyone,

 

I currently live in the USA and am a citizen.  My two intro questions are more for clarification since information regarding them could not be found on the .gov site. My GF and I intend to get married and kick off the process to start the spouse visa. I currently earn the salary to bring her over, but living is a different situation, which is my first question:
1. Are there any living requirements (house, apartment, etc) to start the process or is that null and void so long as I meet the financial requirement. e.g. I could sponsor her and then move when she is here?
2. Will surrendering the conditional residence cause any conflict when trying to re-obtain it in the future? For various reasons this has come up as a possibility and I was not sure how this would appear or if it would cause conflict.

Thank you for your time and help, I greatly appreciate it!
 

[pushbrk 12,114]

3 minutes ago, bletchley said:

Hello everyone,

 

I currently live in the USA and am a citizen.  My two intro questions are more for clarification since information regarding them could not be found on the .gov site. My GF and I intend to get married and kick off the process to start the spouse visa. I currently earn the salary to bring her over, but living is a different situation, which is my first question:
1. Are there any living requirements (house, apartment, etc) to start the process or is that null and void so long as I meet the financial requirement. e.g. I could sponsor her and then move when she is here?
2. Will surrendering the conditional residence cause any conflict when trying to re-obtain it in the future? For various reasons this has come up as a possibility and I was not sure how this would appear or if it would cause conflict.

Thank you for your time and help, I greatly appreciate it!
 

1.  Meet the income requirements.  Otherwise, you need an "address".  Doesn't matter who else lives there.

2.  Generally, no.  

 

Every immigration decision is a judgment call based on totality of circumstances.  As such, everything impacts everything to some degree.

[bletchley 0]

That makes sense! Thank you for the information! As a quick follow up question: even if my current address is living at home with my parents until she moves here? Thanks again for all your time and help  

[Lil bear 3,831]

11 minutes ago, bletchley said:

That makes sense! Thank you for the information! As a quick follow up question: even if my current address is living at home with my parents until she moves here? Thanks again for all your time and help  

Correct. Living arrangements are not an issue. Your situation is very common 

[slc12312 11]

10 hours ago, bletchley said:

That makes sense! Thank you for the information! As a quick follow up question: even if my current address is living at home with my parents until she moves here? Thanks again for all your time and help  

Not a problem, I don't own a home or rent, but share a house with my 90 year old mother who needs assistance. You just need to provide an address where you live, it doesn't matter who owns it. Don't forget that part of the process (aside from income) will be to show evidence of the relationship... even if you are married (a marriage license is enough), also it is my understanding (and I could be completely wrong) but I believe if you aren't married at least 2 years or longer, your spouse will get a green card that will have to be renewed after two years. 

[Crazy Cat 39,261]

11 minutes ago, slc12312 said:

Not a problem, I don't own a home or rent, but share a house with my 90 year old mother who needs assistance. You just need to provide an address where you live, it doesn't matter who owns it. Don't forget that part of the process (aside from income) will be to show evidence of the relationship... even if you are married (a marriage license is enough), also it is my understanding (and I could be completely wrong) but I believe if you aren't married at least 2 years or longer, your spouse will get a green card that will have to be renewed after two years. 

To be precise, it isn't a renewal.  A conditional Green Card (2 year GC) must have conditions removed via a form I-751 which is filed prior to expiration.

[slc12312 11]

18 minutes ago, missileman said:

To be precise, it isn't a renewal.  A conditional Green Card (2 year GC) must have conditions removed via a form I-751 which is filed prior to expiration.

That is what I was thinking it was as well. I didn't say what I meant... that's what I get for not proofreading. I also noticed I said a marriage certificate in enough... left out the NOT. My bad.  

[bletchley 0]

This is making much more sense, thank you for all the input  
Just to clarify, if we get to the date of removing the conditions of the green card and decide to voluntarily surrender the green card and move out of the country, will that have any impact on us trying to apply for a new green card in the more distant future?

Thank you again for the time and insight  

[Lil bear 3,831]

15 minutes ago, bletchley said:

This is making much more sense, thank you for all the input  
Just to clarify, if we get to the date of removing the conditions of the green card and decide to voluntarily surrender the green card and move out of the country, will that have any impact on us trying to apply for a new green card in the more distant future?

Thank you again for the time and insight  

No it will not .. just costs all to be paid again ... but sometimes these things happen