I-864 Domicile - question 15

[trailmix 77]

I had already filled out the I-864, mostly, just to get a jump on the forms, however they changed it and it's now no longer fillable!

So I downloaded their new version, which is identical and I'm doing it again.

My question is about question 15 - country of domicile.

Should this be the U.S. or Canada? Currently we live in Canada and I haven't lived in the U.S., however we do have a place to live there and I do have a bank account.

From what I could find on VJ they mention that it depends on the consulate - anyway I am confused, what did you - those of you that both live/lived in Canada do?

[Colin Wilson 0]

I had already filled out the I-864, mostly, just to get a jump on the forms, however they changed it and it's now no longer fillable!

So I downloaded their new version, which is identical and I'm doing it again.

My question is about question 15 - country of domicile.

Should this be the U.S. or Canada? Currently we live in Canada and I haven't lived in the U.S., however we do have a place to live there and I do have a bank account.

From what I could find on VJ they mention that it depends on the consulate - anyway I am confused, what did you - those of you that both live/lived in Canada do?

15. Country of Domicile. This question is asking you toindicate the country where you maintain your principalresidence and where you plan to reside for the foreseeablefuture. If your mailing address and/or place of residence isnot in the United States, but your country of domicile is theUnited States, you must attach a written explanation anddocumentary evidence indicating how you meet the domicilerequirement. If you are not currently living in the UnitedStates, you may meet the domicile requirement if you cansubmit evidence to establish that any of the followingconditions apply:

A , B & C

C

C. You intend in good faith to reestablish your domicile inthe United States no later than the date of the intendingimmigrant's admission or adjustment of status.You must submit proof that you have taken concrete steps toestablish you will be domiciled in the United States at a timeno later than the date of the intending immigrant's admissionor adjustment of status. Concrete steps might includeaccepting a job in the United States, signing a lease orpurchasing a residence in the United States, or registeringchildren in U.S. schools. Please attach proof of the steps youhave taken to establish domicile as described above.

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see downloadable I-864 & instruction. ( typeable)

Form

http://www.visapro.com/Download/INS-Form-I-864.pdf

&

Instructions

http://www.visapro.com/Download/Affidavit-...nstructions.pdf

Colin

Edited July 5, 2007 by Colin Wilson

[trailmix 77]

I had already filled out the I-864, mostly, just to get a jump on the forms, however they changed it and it's now no longer fillable!

So I downloaded their new version, which is identical and I'm doing it again.

My question is about question 15 - country of domicile.

Should this be the U.S. or Canada? Currently we live in Canada and I haven't lived in the U.S., however we do have a place to live there and I do have a bank account.

From what I could find on VJ they mention that it depends on the consulate - anyway I am confused, what did you - those of you that both live/lived in Canada do?

15. Country of Domicile. This question is asking you toindicate the country where you maintain your principalresidence and where you plan to reside for the foreseeablefuture. If your mailing address and/or place of residence isnot in the United States, but your country of domicile is theUnited States, you must attach a written explanation anddocumentary evidence indicating how you meet the domicilerequirement. If you are not currently living in the UnitedStates, you may meet the domicile requirement if you cansubmit evidence to establish that any of the followingconditions apply:

A , B & C

C

C. You intend in good faith to reestablish your domicile inthe United States no later than the date of the intendingimmigrant's admission or adjustment of status.You must submit proof that you have taken concrete steps toestablish you will be domiciled in the United States at a timeno later than the date of the intending immigrant's admissionor adjustment of status. Concrete steps might includeaccepting a job in the United States, signing a lease orpurchasing a residence in the United States, or registeringchildren in U.S. schools. Please attach proof of the steps youhave taken to establish domicile as described above.

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see downloadable I-864 & instruction. ( typeable)

Form

http://www.visapro.com/Download/INS-Form-I-864.pdf

&

Instructions

http://www.visapro.com/Download/Affidavit-...nstructions.pdf

Colin

Thanks Colin, I thought of just asking you

[trailmix 77]

Ok so going along in this form (and now throughly reading the instructions) brings up another question.

When using assets (this is probably just being paranoid but...)

Say you have 60000.00 in assets in Canadian dollars in your joint account. Do you:

1) Divide these assets equally between the U.S. citizen and the immigrant - or is it ok to just enter it all under 'Your Assets' - item 26.

2) Do I need to convert the Canadian dollars in to U.S. dollars for this figure?

Thanks!

Edited July 5, 2007 by trailmix

[neiks 19]

I could be wrong, but I think they will only consider US assests. So you may want to transfer that to you US bank account. I think Colin had touble with this as he had Canadian income that they would not consider, even though with the exchange it was many times over the poverty line. He could probably help you with this.

[trailmix 77]

I could be wrong, but I think they will only consider US assests. So you may want to transfer that to you US bank account. I think Colin had touble with this as he had Canadian income that they would not consider, even though with the exchange it was many times over the poverty line. He could probably help you with this.

Hi Neiks,

Yes, I spoke to Colin about this, or rather I posted, asking what type of assets he used. I'm talking about purely cash, so hopefully they won't deny that! One other poster, Darryl, said that he and his wife went and got a print out of their bank accounts (when they realized that Canadian employment income is not accepted) and that was ok with the Consulate.

It's an interesting item, not sure what we will do, need to think about this a bit - I'm going to send a message to Darryl and see if I can get some details from him.

[neiks 19]

That's good. I know that I submitted my Canadian income, with my I-864 but it really wasn't needed as my husbands assets covered it. I just wanted to throw as much as possible in there to prove we were financially stable. My husbands personal income tax return did not meet the poverty guidelines as he's a farmer but his assets were suffice.