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    Need some advice please

    in IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures

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    FrancisDirr, thanks for the quick reply -- you are right, it's a girl :-). I will contact the US consulate in Singapore to ask about that form you mentioned.

    As for income records, I have been working in Singapore for over two years now, so I'm not sure if those are accepted. Before working here I did two years of service work, so my last real US income was in 2008.

    Need some advice please

    in IR-1 / CR-1 Spouse Visa Process & Procedures

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    Hi everyone, this is my first post on this forum. You guys seem to be very knowledgeable about the immigration process, so I hope someone can answer some of the questions that I have before I start the long and daunting application process.


    Here is my situation:

    • I'm planning to file Form I-130 for my Vietnamese wife whom I married in January 2012.
    • We are expecting our first child in October 2013.
    • I'm a US citizen currently working abroad in Singapore (work contract ends in April 2015, after which I will likely return to the US).

    Questions:


    1. Should I wait until I'm married for two years before filing? I read on this page that filing an IR-1 is a little simpler than CR-1 because my wife and I won't have to "apply together to USCIS to remove the conditional status within the ninety days before the two-year anniversary of your spouse’s entry into the United States."


    2. If I wait until January 2014 to file (to get the IR status), then will I have to file a separate petition for our baby?


    3. If I plan to return to the US in 2015, when should I apply? I'm afraid if I apply right now it might be too early because I read that my wife would have to come to the US within 6 months after the application is approved.


    4. On my last two tax returns, I stated that my "domicile" was Singapore because I really thought I would stay in Singapore permanently, but have since changed my mind and plan to return to the US in 2015. Will this affect my application? I read that US sponsor must have a domicile in the US.



    5. After I return to the US, I will have to look for a new job, so I will not have any US income. Does this mean I will have to ask my parents to sponsor my wife?



    Thanks in advance,

    Tom

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