Intent to reestablish domicile.

[zego 0]

Hello, my wife (the US petitioner) has been living with me for 3 years now and not once travelled to the states, now we have included the following documents to show her intent to re-establish domicile:

 

1- A notarized letter from her father inviting us to live with him until we secure a rental and him stating that he will help us in this regard.

 

2-A signed and dated letter from my wife stating that she intends to reestablish her domicile and go the the states with me as soon as the visa is issued and saying that she filed for her taxes when she was here ( as she worked back when she was in the US but filed when she came here) and her voting for the presidential elections as absentee.

 

Note: we have a joint sponsor. NVC didn't have any problems with that and we were dqed. 

 

we had an interview in an embassy abroad but after a month they said  we cant do it since nvc shouldn't have transferred the case to us now go back to Cairo embassy for final review. however domicile wasn't brought up as an issue in that embassy at all. currently our case shows Transfer in progress.

 

how likely would we have to do another interview? 

 

will the Embassy (Cairo) give us a hard time since I heard many ppl complain about domicile issues? what can we improve that's doable in a short time? 

 

 

Thanks in advance,,, 

[Lemonslice 5,354]

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[SalishSea 18,608]

5 hours ago, zego said:

Hello, my wife (the US petitioner) has been living with me for 3 years now and not once travelled to the states, now we have included the following documents to show her intent to re-establish domicile:

 

1- A notarized letter from her father inviting us to live with him until we secure a rental and him stating that he will help us in this regard.

 

2-A signed and dated letter from my wife stating that she intends to reestablish her domicile and go the the states with me as soon as the visa is issued and saying that she filed for her taxes when she was here ( as she worked back when she was in the US but filed when she came here) and her voting for the presidential elections as absentee.

 

Note: we have a joint sponsor. NVC didn't have any problems with that and we were dqed. 

 

we had an interview in an embassy abroad but after a month they said  we cant do it since nvc shouldn't have transferred the case to us now go back to Cairo embassy for final review. however domicile wasn't brought up as an issue in that embassy at all. currently our case shows Transfer in progress.

 

how likely would we have to do another interview? 

 

will the Embassy (Cairo) give us a hard time since I heard many ppl complain about domicile issues? what can we improve that's doable in a short time? 

 

 

Thanks in advance,,, 

I don't understand.....you had your visa interview, and the consulate sent your case back to the US?  Why?

[Ryan H 3,925]

Moved from Progress Reports to Process & Procedures.

[pushbrk 13,982]

14 hours ago, zego said:

Hello, my wife (the US petitioner) has been living with me for 3 years now and not once travelled to the states, now we have included the following documents to show her intent to re-establish domicile:

 

1- A notarized letter from her father inviting us to live with him until we secure a rental and him stating that he will help us in this regard.

 

2-A signed and dated letter from my wife stating that she intends to reestablish her domicile and go the the states with me as soon as the visa is issued and saying that she filed for her taxes when she was here ( as she worked back when she was in the US but filed when she came here) and her voting for the presidential elections as absentee.

 

Note: we have a joint sponsor. NVC didn't have any problems with that and we were dqed. 

 

we had an interview in an embassy abroad but after a month they said  we cant do it since nvc shouldn't have transferred the case to us now go back to Cairo embassy for final review. however domicile wasn't brought up as an issue in that embassy at all. currently our case shows Transfer in progress.

 

how likely would we have to do another interview? 

 

will the Embassy (Cairo) give us a hard time since I heard many ppl complain about domicile issues? what can we improve that's doable in a short time? 

 

 

Thanks in advance,,, 

Where was the interview?

[zego 0]

11 hours ago, SalishSea said:

I don't understand.....you had your visa interview, and the consulate sent your case back to the US?  Why?

They said that the NVC shouldn't have moved my case to their embassy and according to US visa laws they can't make a decision because I don't have residency in that country. 

3 hours ago, pushbrk said:

Where was the interview?

Thailand.

[zego 0]

11 hours ago, SalishSea said:

I don't understand.....you had your visa interview, and the consulate sent your case back to the US?  Why?

My case wasn't sent back to uscis but they asked me to transfer it to Cairo since this the embassy that should make th decision since I'm Egyptian.

[SalishSea 18,608]

4 hours ago, zego said:

My case wasn't sent back to uscis but they asked me to transfer it to Cairo since this the embassy that should make th decision since I'm Egyptian.

Ah, thanks for clarifying.

[pushbrk 13,982]

9 hours ago, zego said:

My case wasn't sent back to uscis but they asked me to transfer it to Cairo since this the embassy that should make th decision since I'm Egyptian.

That you interviewed in Thailand and are Egyptian is the problem, particularly if you are not a legal resident of Thailand.  Details matter here.  Yes, it is very likely you will have another interview in Cairo.  My suggestion is for your wife to travel to the USA when you travel to Cairo, so that deals with the domicile issue directly.  You might find other advantages to that as well.

[zego 0]

18 hours ago, pushbrk said:

That you interviewed in Thailand and are Egyptian is the problem, particularly if you are not a legal resident of Thailand.  Details matter here.  Yes, it is very likely you will have another interview in Cairo.  My suggestion is for your wife to travel to the USA when you travel to Cairo, so that deals with the domicile issue directly.  You might find other advantages to that as well.

We really don't want to be separated, however In the previous interview the concerns about the domicile were minimal we were just asked about our plans when we go, not sure if Cairo is more strict in this regard tho but so far that evidence we supplied for intent to reestablish domicile isn't enough? 

[Boiler 48,111]

On what basis were you in Thailand?

 

They do not mess around in Cairo, not as bad as Canada.

[zego 0]

1 hour ago, Boiler said:

On what basis were you in Thailand?

 

They do not mess around in Cairo, not as bad as Canada.

Given that we have a notorized Letter of invitation to live with her parents and them helping us to find a rental later, her voting record and taxes that won't be enough to show intent to reestablish domicile? 

 

Also me and my wife were traveling through out Southeast Asia for months and we asked NVC to transfer it since we will be in Southeast Asia for months and months and didn't have an immediate plan to go to Egypt anytime soon. 

 

So if this wasn't allowed NVC should have just said no can't do, but unfortunately now we are paying the price for that mistake. 

[Lemonslice 5,354]

1 hour ago, zego said:

Given that we have a notorized Letter of invitation to live with her parents and them helping us to find a rental later, her voting record and taxes that won't be enough to show intent to reestablish domicile? 

 

Also me and my wife were traveling through out Southeast Asia for months and we asked NVC to transfer it since we will be in Southeast Asia for months and months and didn't have an immediate plan to go to Egypt anytime soon. 

 

So if this wasn't allowed NVC should have just said no can't do, but unfortunately now we are paying the price for that mistake. 

It is on you to make sure you are eligible for what you are requesting - NVC has no way of knowing if you are legally residing in another country.  

 

I understand you do not want to be separated, so go with your priorities.  If getting the visa fast is your priority, have her relocate first.  If you do not mind longer wait, then show what you have now, and accept possible delays/later separation if she needs to relocate.  No magic trick. 

 

Look up this thread for more ideas of steps possible to demonstrate her intent to reestablish domicile:

 

[pushbrk 13,982]

Your convenience and what you want are not priorities in this process.  There is going to be a risk that you are not only separated, but you wait in Egypt while your wife returns to the USA.  I cannot say how much risk or for how long.  I can only say that it is YOUR risk.

 

If there is a delay after the interview, you will endure that delay without your Egyptian Passport.

Edited 22 hours ago by pushbrk

[Boiler 48,111]

Consulates can interview visitors not sure how many do, did they know you were not resident beforehand?

 

Seems she has the bare minimum for domicile. That will be the Consulate decision if it is enough.