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I am confused. My wife has her sealed visa packet and her visa in her passport and we paid the ELIS $165 fee.

The payment cleared my account already a week ago but the website says the below.

Does this mean we have to wait for something to enter the US?

Will this affect my wife entering the US in any way?
Do we need any other documentation before we can enter the US?

We are planning on going to the USA in about 10 days and God knows I don't want to delay the trip 'cause of this.

Thanks.

The blue slip asked for a letter from my employer that I was being transferred to the US. Well the plan here changed from the time I started this CR1 process (may 2013) until now. So no transfer so I am going to have to prove domicile myself (my mom is the joint sponsor for financial reasons and that part is already done).

is this enough?

Steps I have taken to maintain U.S. Domicile:

• Maintained my XXX registration with my permanent U.S. address

• Maintained my XXX credit cards in the U.S. with my permanent U.S. address

• Maintained my bank account at XXX in the U.S. with my permanent U.S. address

• Maintained my account at XXX with my permanent U.S. address

• Maintained my XXX driver’s license with my permanent U.S. address

• Maintained my U.S. retirement fund through the XXX with my permanent U.S. address

Supporting Documents for the above steps I have taken:

• Voter registration proof showing permanent U.S. address

• XXX bank statements (3) showing U.S. billing address (and transfers to account from Hong Kong)

• XXX credit card statements (3) showing U.S. billing address

• XXX credit card statements (3) showing U.S. billing address

• XXX credit card statements (3) showing U.S. billing address

• XXX credit card statements (3) showing U.S. billing address

• XXX Credit Union statements (3) showing permanent U.S. address

• XXX driver’s license showing permanent U.S. address

• Copy of documentation about my retirement plan from the XXX showing my permanent U.S. address

• Tax transcripts (3) showing permanent U.S. address

Steps I have taken to return to the US to take up residence:

• Made arrangements with my mother and stepfather for my wife and I to live with them at my permanent U.S. address

• Contacted local college for the requirements of registering my wife as a student on her arrival in the U.S.

• Applied for and inquired about a position at my previous employer in XXX

• Inquired about a position at XXX

• Resigned from my current position in Hong Kong

Supporting documents for the above steps I have taken:

• Letter from my mother and stepfather regarding living arrangements for me and my wife with them upon our return

• Email to College XXX regarding my wife’s enrollment as a student once we return home

• Email from my previous employer about position there

• Email from LinkedIn friend about position at XXX

• Resignation letter from my current position in Hong Kong

• Letter from my current employer in Hong Kong about possible future work in the D.C. area

Ok...dont freak out but be more specific. Since they requested a CENOMAR I'm assuming that your wife is filipina working in Hong Kong...and if she's gotten that then one down. Your next questions of "when will they send your case back" makes no sense. You have up to a year to fulfill the 221(g) requirements and if not then your case goes abandoned...never being sent back. The only reason for the embassy to "send back" an applicant is if they assert that the USCIS shouldn't have approved it in the first place...so...relax...and get them the employment letter ASAP....and yes...it is normal to go from READY to AP after an interview with outstanding documents....good luck.

Yes, she is.

I don't have a letter. The company's plans for the U.S. changed. I will just submit everything I can to prove domicile in my case.

My wife's interview was July 16 here in HK. They gave her a blue slip 221(g) requesting 2 additional documents: a new CENOMAR and letter from my employer here about my job transferring to the US (related to domicile).

The new CENOMAR was delivered to the US Consulate on July 22. The consulate called my wife and said to tell me to just get the letter and that this week was okay.

The status on the CEAC went from "ready" after the interview to "administrative processing" today.

is this normal? I expected it in a way since there is still one document outstanding.

How much time do I have before they send this case back to the US? I am assuming I'll get a letter from my employer this week.

I have other ways to prove domicile if I have to do that but the woman on the phone told my wife to just get the letter since that's all they requested from me.

I am really freaking out now.

We submitted the 1 missing document after the interview on July 16 but I am still waiting for the other one. Should have it this week. The CEAC went from "ready" after the interview to "administrative processing" today.

How do I know that the case won't be shipped back to the US? There's only one missing document related to domicile left to submit.

I know this is in relation to domicile, not financial support as I already have a joint sponsor and that part is done.

How detailed does the job offer letter have to be? My situation is very unique. My employer here knew I wanted to go home when my wife's visa was ready so they are essentially creating a position for me and I will work from home initially (as the other US-based employees do). The company is registered here and in the US. And salary is still a bit up in the air.

The consulate asked for notarized letter that I was transferring to the US.

I'm worried that the lack of an office address there will be a problem or the lack of a finalized salary right now. We have title and they want me to work from home so that I can open an office in that area eventually.

My husband originally sent I 864ez to NVC we received checklist not related to our financial situation

however my husband is currently unemployed but reinstated as a Teacher for Philadelphia School Disctrict we just do not know when new teaching positions will be available.He could be called anytime.He did earn however good salary in 2013.

so we decided to send another AOS package to NVC this time in the package my husband included:

his corrected I 864ez we responded to checklist over some small mistake

he filled I 864 and listed himself as unemployed currently with 0 income

he then filled another I 864 listed himself as employer of Philadelphia District with his anticipated salary for 2014-2015 since has a masters degree and 10 years of work experience(full time teacher and subbing)

he filled taxes for 2011,2012,2013

Joint sponsor I 864 his taxes,w2,passport birth certificate,marriage certificate

I 864a filled by my husbands dad who is married to our Joint sponsor and also included his disability benefits and a written explanation why he didnt have to file for taxes,his passport,birth certificate

my husband also included extra his bank statements,and a written explanation,his degress,philly restoration service to service letter

we just wanted to be thruthful with NVC

is this enough will they understand will consular officer understand?

For the 864 -- I don't know about the EZ version -- it's about financial support. If your spouse's income is 0 then they will look at the joint sponsor's and it must be more than the poverty guidelines for the number in the household (not counting you, presumably). There are threads on here to explain that.

Your husband still has to be the sponsor of you no matter how little money he makes. He makes 0, then he gets a co-sponsor. But he is still counted as the primary sponsor of you. So all that information can help but it won't prove that he can support you all.

That's where the joint sponsor comes in.

Basically you need this employer letter to either prove your job will continue in the USA for the AOS or that you have a job in the USA for domicile purposes.

Either way it doesn't matter why they ask, just provide them with an employment letter as they asked for. You're transferring within the company really, just taking up a new position.

Thanks. Yeah when I saw the blue slip I freaked out and wondering why they were asking about my job when my mom is the co-sponsor for financial reasons. Then my wife went in again and they handed her the domicile handout to give to me. So it's for that reason, I'm sure.

I would just submit what is asked for.

Okay. Thanks.

But then I'm still hung up on the word "transfer" which is originally what I thought what was going to happen. The new position turned out to be a new one, not a transfer of this one. So it's not as much a transfer as it is a new position created for me so that I can work for the company once I get back to the US (since we already have US employees).

And salary may not still be finalized until after I leave here.

So if the letter says I've been offered a new position based in the U.S. it should be okay?

When I got hired here my appointment letter didn't mention salary. It was specified in the contract for the first year.

And for a US job I don't need a contract.

Get a letter from your employer in the US stating that you will be at such and such company, in such and such position, at such and such salary, in such and such location. Basically an employment letter.

I have and I'll be working from home initially. We haven't finalized salary yet.

I guess I'm wondering why the blue slip asked for just one thing and not for me to prove domicile.

Should I go ahead and submit all the other evidence I have for proving domicile even though they only asked for the letter?

Thanks.

My wife got a blue slip 221(g) last week at her interview here in HK related to domicile. Let me explain my question.

When I started the I-130 a year ago, I put down on the cover letter that my employer here was transferring me to the US 'cause that's what we had discussed then.

Things changed over time and on the 864 I put down that I would be starting up a U.S. office in the city where my wife and I would end up.

My employer and I both want my current position to end so that I can clear my taxes here. The position in the US for the same company (they are registered there as well) will be a slightly different position.

So I will be effectively resigning here and starting over there with the same company.

But the consulate said that they wanted a "notarized letter" from my employer about the transfer.

So my question is: is this going to be a big hassle if the "transfer" turns out to be more a position has been created for me in the US with the same company? It's not exactly a transfer...I should have gotten this in writing a year ago but things were just in the discussion stage then.

None of this is related to finances as my mom is the co-sponsor.

I'm also preparing all the usual documents to prove intent to re-establish domicile (taxes, bank accounts, voting registration, etc.).

Thanks.

Let me add that in my 864 letter I said the things I had maintained at home (bank accounts, loans, voting, etc.)

If now is the time that I have to prove domicile? What do I need beyond what I can submit (below)? Is it an impossible task? I do not want to go home first, obviously.

U.S. bank statements to show transfers from here to there and that I'm using the accounts

U.S. credit card statements

U.S. loan from credit union there

proof of voter registration

I sold my car so no car stuff

Current driver's license

Letter from my mom that we will be living with them (at same address as before I left the U.S. -- same address as on bills above).

Proof that I have been applying for jobs there.

What else? i cannot believe that there's a possibility that I'll have to go home first. I stayed here precisely to stay with my wife after we got married. That was the point.

The US Embassy is simply asking that you comply with US laws.

You want the visa from them. In return, they want current proof of a US domicile or intent to reestablish one.

There is no use trying to reason out how you think the system should work. You need to just comply to get what you want.

Yes, I understand that and I do want to comply. I was just expressing shock that somehow they couldn't figure out my domicile from the permanent US address I used on all of my documents or my 3 years of taxes from that address and so on.

I really sort of assumed that domicile wouldn't be an issue since they had seem all those things referring to my permanent US address already.

So now I'm debating how long to wait for my employers or whether I should just jump ahead and write the consulate and explain my situation has changed and try to show domicile directly.

If I get a letter from my mother stating that we'll be living with them will I need that letter notarized?

The US Embassy is simply asking that you comply with US laws.

You want the visa from them. In return, they want current proof of a US domicile or intent to reestablish one.

There is no use trying to reason out how you think the system should work. You need to just comply to get what you want.

Yes, I understand that and I do want to comply. I was just expressing shock that somehow they couldn't figure out my domicile from the permanent US address I used on all of my documents or my 3 years of taxes from that address and so on.

I really sort of assumed that domicile wouldn't be an issue since they had seem all those things referring to my permanent US address already.

So now I'm debating how long to wait for my employers or whether I should just jump ahead and write the consulate and explain my situation has changed and try to show domicile directly.

If I get a letter from my mother stating that we'll be living with them will I need that letter notarized?

After my wife's interview last week here in HK, we got the blue slip 221(g) with 2 missing things. The one was my stupid mistake so I can get that. The other thing was that they wanted a letter from my employer stating that I was going to the US office.

Well in the nearly 15 months since I started this process with the 1-130, I think the plans have changed a bit. I put down that i would eventually be transferred to the US office but I don't think that's going to happen, at least not in the way I assumed.

So they asked for this proof of transfer in relation to domicile (my wife was given the "proof of domicile" handout to give to me).

If the company doesn't give me the exact transfer I assumed I was getting more than a year ago and I don't have the letter. Should I just begin assembling proof of domicile? I have paid my taxes, used my bank and credit card accounts, have loans from US credit unions, I've voted. We have a place to live with my parents. My mom is the co-sponsor.

I don't understand why proving domicile is such an issue for someone in my situation AND why didn't they ask these questions a year or so ago when I turned in the I-130!?!

Thanks!

None the less, may I ask what was wrong with your I-864a (Joint sponsor), I also have to get a corrected I-864 (Household member) and am trying to find someone with the same error.

_________________________________'s income indicated on line 11 of the I-864A does not correspond to that shown on the most recent tax return and W-2(s).

Thanks for the reply. It's hard to have evidence beyond photos since our bills here are in the name of the apartment building owner and I can't add my wife to my US accounts until she gets a SSN obviously.

I think I had to resubmit the 864 twice. The first time there were errors in a few places. On my co-sponsor's the total number of immigrants was wrong -- left it blank 'cause that's what it seemed to want since my wife was listed elsewhere on the form already. The 2nd time we corrected it the instructions were clearer so here's hoping it's not still wrong. And my original 864 had wrong salary -- I converted it to USD and put down what I make here but they want the amounts to equal what is on your tax return...so if you are overseas and make less than 90K USD, then that number might actually be a negative number.

My wife's interview is in 2 days. I just noticed that I don't have a copy of the signed 130 I mailed in a year ago. I have the PDF form which I can print out again but not a copy of the one I actually printed and signed. Same goes for my correction 864. Is she going to need those at the interview?

I have a corrected 864 from my co-sponsor/joint sponsor 'cause that was the last remaining thing that had a mistake/omission on it.

I have copies of the original 864 package. We did the 260 and 261 online and have receipt pages. Will they even look at that stuff?

Thanks for the responses. Yes, there is one box on my co-sponsor's form that was left blank on the previous edition. She submitted a new form for us to take with us at the interview. Anything else I should bring? Evidence of our relationship?

My wife's interview here in HK is Wednesday. We are ready but I have a question for the checklist in the interview letter.

Got this list and the following code to the codes:

I didn't report our marriage to the ph embassy either and didn't encounter any problems.

Great. Even though PH law says that you do not have to change your name when you get married, we were worried that they might make us do it while all the paperwork was under way already on her maiden name. Of course a marriage certificate in HK counts in the US -- no need to register or do anything extra there.

I said to bring whatever you feel is necessary that proves you have a genuine relationshop. I cannot tell you exactly what to bring. That is up to you as a couple. Most likely you won't have issues because you've lived together, proof of that is the best proof there is. But if you choose to bring nothing, or just some photos, that's up to you. There is no magic instruction list or recipe for the interview. It varies by person, by country, by consulate. The only 2 cold hard truths is that you should a) never lie and b) be in a genuine relationship and all that entails.

Thanks for your help. Hard to have some things as my utilities here are in the landlord's name and I still use my accounts in the US which I can add my wife to as soon as she gets a SSN and we get home.

No matter what I bring, I'm still going to be nervous as we get closer to the interview. Feels so dramatic.

Hi,i dont know how to move this topic to the sub forum but at the bottom of the main visa journey page,there is a link for the philippine forum.These questions will be answered if you post it there.

Hi, thanks but we're in Hong Kong, not the Philippines.

My wife's medical examination is in 2 days and her interview is at the US consulate in 1 week.

I am filled with fear and worry and can't sleep 'cause I'm panicking about every little detail.

Here are my basic questions:

1) We submitted original documents to the NVC. So what do we take to the interview? We only have copies now. The NVC has the originals.

2) How much evidence to submit? We have no bills/bank statements together here in HK and none in the US yet 'cause my wife obviously doesn't have a SSN yet. We have been married for more than a year and have been living together in HK all that time.

3) My wife didn't register the marriage in the PH yet 'cause she was afraid they would force her to change her name and we wanted all the paperwork to be in the same name (maiden name) as in her passport. (We started the processing for the US visa about 3 weeks after the wedding). Problem?

4) My wife's co-sponsor has to send me one corrected form again. She's had to correct this one part on the form (number of immigrants in the household) about 3 times already. If it's still wrong or not what they are looking for, will my wife's visa get denied?

5) How likely are denials for married couples like us? Denials for a typo or mistake? As far as I can see, we have submitted everything we needed to submit so far except the medical examination results.

Thanks!

My wif'e's interview is in mid-July. Got the appointment letter so we are going to try to renew the PH passport here in HK at the PH consulate this week. That gives us 6 weeks to get it back in time.

Do-able?

And I am confused about medical examination? Does the US consulate schedule it for us or we do it ourselves? I know there is a list of approved doctors to use.

Thanks everyone.