James&Hailie

Could have done, but it's already being sent. According to DHL it will b here in time, which is good news.

Phew! Good to know! I sort of thought that was the case, but the US embassy website isn't clear and the fellow at the end of the premium rate phone line seemed equivocal which is hardly a premium service! My wife is FedExing it to me anyway just in case, but I'm not too sure if it'll arrive in time.

Hi there, My wife is my sponsor/petitioner for my CR1 visa application, I am the sole beneficiary, we are doing the direct consular filing route. I've just been doing a final check over the documents for my interview at the embassy next week and have one question: Do I need my wife's birth certificate at the interview?

Can anyone who has been through the interview tell he if it's this something that is actually asked for or checked?

Thank you for all your replies! JoannaV esp your link was so helpful and makes it all seem way clearer

Thank you to everyone who's posted on this topic, I've really found the advice helpful! I'm so please I found the VJ forum

No. As the petitioner, your wife, must provide proof that she has reestablished a domicile in the US or will do so before you immigrate to the US.

Your wife's grandfather's domicile is only relevant to him submitting his I-864 for you.

Thanks for the quick replies! The I-864 guidance says if you can show in good faith that your spouse is planning to make the US their domicile again that is enough - except the evidence they ask for is very specific - do you know other ways you can show intent than buying a house!?

Page 6 of: http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/i-864instr.pdf

Also - If Hailie needs to move back to the USA, when would be the best time to do it? Bearing in mind we'd prefer to be apart for the least time possible.

OK, so I'm starting to figure out the US visa process... I think. My wife and I married in the UK in May 2009, have been resident in the UK ever since and now we want to move to the US. I'm British; she's an American citizen.

We're looking to use the Direct Consular Filing (DCF) process at the USCIS Field Office in London, which looks like it'll be quicker. I understand that we can submit our petition (I-130) there, and then submit the visa application itself (DS-230)... is that right?

Then I'll be interviewed and have a medical, and all being well they'll issue me a visa...?

And this will take roughly a billion years! Would anyone be able to make the timescales a little clearer for me? Also, what is the NAO1 and NAO2 that I read so much about? I haven't seen that mentioned in the guidance on the USCIS website.

I'm sorry if this post is in the wrong place - feel free to move it if it is - I just couldn't see a place for questions that seem so basic!

Any help at all would be hugely appreciated!

James

Hi everyone - been reading around but this is my first post so apologies if I blunder!

My wife's an American citizen and I'm British, we married in the UK in May 2011 and have been here ever since. We're now thinking about moving to America but I'm not too clear about the requirements of the I-864.

The guidance seems to say that the signatory (sponsor) to the I-864 must be the petitioner for the I-130 (i.e. my wife) and must be domiciled in the US or intending in good faith to move to the US by the time I take up residence and have evidence of the intention (such as having taken out a lease on a property or been offered a job).

My wife's grandfather is a wealthy US citizen, domiciled in the USA and would be able to sign a second I-864. Would his domiciled status be enough?

Many thanks!!