CR-1 Sponsor Query

[AM_Weller 1]

I'm an American with indefinite leave in the UK. I'm currently living in England, but making the move back home in October 2019. Thanks to some wise advise from a couple members we've decided it's best to start the CR-1 application process (in England) before I go home. 

 

Here's the question. I'm not going home to a job. I've got a couple good leads but nothing is set in stone.  As his sponsor, how do I explain this in the application? 

 

Thanks in advance for any information. 😁

 

 

[JFH 12,189]

You will need a joint sponsor. You complete the I-864 with zero income and supply an I-864 completed by the joint sponsor who does have sufficient income or assets and provide evidence thereof (tax returns, bank statements, appraisal of assets, whichever applies). 

[AM_Weller 1]

3 minutes ago, JFH said:

You will need a joint sponsor. You complete the I-864 with zero income and supply an I-864 completed by the joint sponsor who does have sufficient income or assets and provide evidence thereof (tax returns, bank statements, appraisal of assets, whichever applies). 

I honestly don't know anyone who could or would be a joint sponsor. It's just me. I assume I will have to apply when I return to the states and get a job. 😒

[Lil bear 3,831]

3 minutes ago, am_rodriguez said:

I honestly don't know anyone who could or would be a joint sponsor. It's just me. I assume I will have to apply when I return to the states and get a job. 😒

You will have 8- 12 months after the I130 application  goes in before it is approved. The I864 is required for the next stage .. NVC.. if you have a good stable job with above requirement income for 6 or more months when you submit the I864, and even longer by the time the interview happens , you may be ok without getting a joint sponsor 

[AM_Weller 1]

8 minutes ago, Lil bear said:

You will have 8- 12 months after the I130 application  goes in before it is approved. The I864 is required for the next stage .. NVC.. if you have a good stable job with above requirement income for 6 or more months when you submit the I864, and even longer by the time the interview happens , you may be ok without getting a joint sponsor 

Okay, so if we start the petition before I leave I'll have bit of space to find a job etc before that evidence is required. 

 

Someone had mentioned if I applied through the US Embassy in London, before I left for the states, the NVC wouldn't be as much of a hassle. Is that incorrect? 

[Just Paul 4,591]

13 minutes ago, Lil bear said:

You will have 8- 12 months after the I130 application  goes in before it is approved. The I864 is required for the next stage .. NVC.. if you have a good stable job with above requirement income for 6 or more months when you submit the I864, and even longer by the time the interview happens , you may be ok without getting a joint sponsor 

She was intending to DCF.  

 

 

[Just Paul 4,591]

1 minute ago, am_rodriguez said:

Someone had mentioned if I applied through the US Embassy in London, before I left for the states, the NVC wouldn't be as much of a hassle. Is that incorrect? 

You don't go thru NVC.   If you have job that gets you past the income requirement you still don't have tax transcripts for your I-864, do you?

[AM_Weller 1]

4 minutes ago, Paul & Mary said:

You don't go thru NVC.   If you have job that gets you past the income requirement you still don't have tax transcripts for your I-864, do you?

As I said, I'll have a job within a month and I'll be earning enough to be his sponsor. 

 

I have 2 years that I'm exempt from filing. I need to file my 2016 tax forms which I'm working on at the moment. 

[Lil bear 3,831]

39 minutes ago, Paul & Mary said:

She was intending to DCF.  

 

 

I didn’t read that into the initial post. States that they will start the process while overseas... I didn’t interpret that as completing while overseas (DCF)

[HRQX 4,145]

12 minutes ago, Lil bear said:

I didn’t read that into the initial post. States that they will start the process while overseas... I didn’t interpret that as completing while overseas (DCF)

Seems like DCF. @Wuozopo mentioned it in OP's other thread:

 

[AM_Weller 1]

10 minutes ago, Lil bear said:

I didn’t read that into the initial post. States that they will start the process while overseas... I didn’t interpret that as completing while overseas (DCF)

I said I'm and American living in England with indefinite leave and that we intend to start the application process before I move to the states. I don't need to be in England for the entire process. My husband will do what needs to be done in my absence. 

[Lil bear 3,831]

Just now, am_rodriguez said:

I said I'm and American living in England with indefinite leave and that we intend to start the application process before I move to the states. I don't need to be in England for the entire process. My husband will do what needs to be done in my absence. 

There is an process called Direct Consular Filing which is sometimes available if both the USC and spouse are legally resident in an overseas country. This process is much quicker as it is processed completely at the local Consulate.. DCF is available to Spouse visa applicants in UK at this stage .. but because the processing would occur much faster , you would need a joint sponsor as you wouldn’t currently qualify financially. 

[AM_Weller 1]

1 minute ago, Lil bear said:

There is an process called Direct Consular Filing which is sometimes available if both the USC and spouse are legally resident in an overseas country. This process is much quicker as it is processed completely at the local Consulate.. DCF is available to Spouse visa applicants in UK at this stage .. but because the processing would occur much faster , you would need a joint sponsor as you wouldn’t currently qualify financially. 

Awesome, thank you for the information

[JFH 12,189]

1 hour ago, Lil bear said:

You will have 8- 12 months after the I130 application  goes in before it is approved. The I864 is required for the next stage .. NVC.. if you have a good stable job with above requirement income for 6 or more months when you submit the I864, and even longer by the time the interview happens , you may be ok without getting a joint sponsor 

I think they are doing DCF in London so it will be much quicker. 

[Wuozopo 4,285]

1 hour ago, am_rodriguez said:

Okay, so if we start the petition before I leave I'll have bit of space to find a job etc before that evidence is required. 

 

Someone had mentioned if I applied through the US Embassy in London, before I left for the states, the NVC wouldn't be as much of a hassle. Is that incorrect? 

You skip the NVC with Direct Consular Filing You can indeed file the petition in London while you are a UK resident then go on ahead of him to the US. You can have pretty much as long as you need (up to a year) for him to finish the visa so it's not mandatory you get a job within weeks of of arrival. Once the case gets to the consulate from the London USCIS office, you control the timeline. There's three things to do.

1. Submit visa application form DS-260 online.

2. Make a medical appointment and attend the medical. (Call on phone)

3. Make an interview appointment (online) and go interview. (Need your support document for this)

 

You pick when you want to do those things so he can wait a few months if needed for you to get the job going. He needs to hold off attending the medical probably until you start working because on the medical date, the clock starts ticking down the six months a visa will be good for. No matter when you interview, the visa validity will end 6 months from the medical. So keep that in mind when working out your timeline. 

Edited July 7, 2019 by Wuozopo