jonholmes92

Hi there,

My wife (US Citizen & Petitioner) has been living with me in the UK since November 2014. We are currently applying for a IR1 - CR1 visa for myself (UK Citizen) via the London Embassy. Since my wife has been in the UK, she has maintained her bank account in the US, renewed her US drivers license, renewed US passport, and filed her taxes every year as well as numerous trips back home.

Additionally we have purchased a house and a car in the US, both in her parents name (father in law will be my joint sponsor). Mortgage is being paid out of my wife's US bank account and her parents have wrote a letter (notarised) saying as such and that the house (its mortgage) and car will be transferred to us upon arrival in the US.

With this I believe we'll meet the domicile requirement. However when filling out the Affidavit of Support, on Part 4 - Information about the Sponsor, is my wife to put our US address as the mailing address and the physical address as our current address in the UK?

Thanks!

Jon

Thank you for your reply! Looks like we'll have to provide additional evidence as we can't get the Birth Certificate changed. That's okay though

Hi there,

Minor thing but I wonder if it will impact in any way.

My wife's (US Citizen) birth certificate displays her mother's maiden name (in error) as her previous married name before she married my wife's father (after birth).

For example:

Mother's maiden name = Jane Smith

Mother's maiden name on Wife's Birth Certificate = Jane Brown (from 1st Marriage, has since divorced before my wife was born)

Mother's married name now = Jane Yellow

Trouble is, as me and my wife are living in the UK it could be a lot of hassle to get her birth certificate amended from here. Would this be an issue? Should we get it amended or include supporting documents such as my Wife's mother's divorce certificate and her birth certificate (if available that is).

I'd think it'd be okay but then again, better safe!

Thanks,

Jon

OH! Makes sense. Thanks.

Then yes, the name on her documents and ID is completely irrelevant.

Awesome! Thank you so much! Can start getting documents together for the I-130 now

Thank you both very much, put my worries to rest

Hi there,

This is sort of pre-emptive as we're not considering starting the process of our CR-1 Visa until June onwards but we're in a predicament and we're wondering if the difference between my wife's maiden name on her US passport and her now married name on our supporting documents (i.e. Bank statements) would affect a visa being issued?

Our predicament is that we're unable to get her name changed on her passport as we live outside of the UK (in the Channel Islands) and the London Embassy will only accept DX as their courier who do not service the Channel Islands. Hopefully when it comes to reviewing our case they'll be able to see the connection with the passport/birth certificate and our marriage certificate, but I wouldn't want to leave it to chance.

Unique case, I'll admit but if anyone has any advice it would be much appreciated

Thanks,

Jon

Thank you so much for your reply, I thought as much. However, is it definitely the I-864 that my father in law will have to fill out? not the I-864a (being as we'd be apart of their household when we move)?

Just from looking at the UK Visa's website, it has the following extract from the table (note the area in blue):

All three of the following are true:

1. You filed a Form I-130 petition for your relative;
2. There is only one applicant on the Form I-130 petition; and
3. The income you are using to qualify is based entirely on your salary or pension and is shown on one or more Forms W-2 provided by your employer(s) or former employer(s).

Complete Form I-864EZ

If none of the above apply and you meet the minimum income requirement.

Complete Form I-864

If none of the above apply and you are using the income of other household members to meet the minimum income requirement.

The sponsor must complete Form I-864 and each household member must complete Form I-864A

If none of the above apply and:

1. You do not meet the minimum income requirement and are using a joint sponsor, and
2. You are not using the income of other household members to qualify.

The sponsor and the joint sponsor must each complete Form I-864

Or do we not count as household members due to us not living in their household at the time of filing; therefore the area in red is applicable to us.

Sorry for all the questions, having a hard time researching the process for when both are living outside of the states.

But thank you so much!

Hi all,

New to the forum, if this has been answered, apologies (any push in the right direction would be much appreciated! )

Me and my wife (who was born in the US) are currently living in Jersey (United Kingdom) on the first year of her spouse visa. Understandbly she's missing home and we're looking at the possiblity of moving back in the near future (hopefully after she's naturalised).

I've been researching the process and it seems straightforward enough (perils of the UK fiance visa taught us much haha), I know you have to submit Form I-130 to start the process but my question is after that when we're preparing documents for the interview. What documents need to be filled out to identify our financial means, as my wife is with me in the UK she has no financial assets in the US, so we'll be relying soley on my father and mother in law (they exclusively own a 3 bedroom house, and he earns more than the required poverty level).

Does only my father in law have to fill out I-134 (Affidavit of Support) ? Or will my wife have to fill out anything (as she will be my sponsor)?

We're going for 3 weeks to the states in April, so I want to run this through my in laws.

Thank you!