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10 hours ago, pushbrk said:

Using assets works but it is always a judgment call.  This petitioner indicates the assets are only slightly over the minimum required.  That makes it a far more difficult judgment to make.

Thanks very much for the reminder. We'll think about what else we can do.

14 hours ago, redvines said:

Me and my wife are applying on assets only, we are a decent amount above the 3x amount for IR1/CR1 in liquid assets. We's still mildly concerned, my wife is studying and I'm the one who has been working/will be working during her studies. I don't know if it's different for you because you have already submitted incomplete paperwork but there are people who are approved on assets. 

 

I've also made a packet of evidence of my employability (work/study history, documentation of a job interview process I'm currently in with a company in the US, screenshots of other contact from recruiter's I've had passively), showing them that we don't intend to use the assets as I'll be getting work once I arrive.

 

Because of our concern we have joint sponsor paperwork ready to go in case they reject the assets, unfortunately we didn't have the required tax documents in time to submit during the NVC process but we have it all now. We used Fed-Ex priority shipping to transport secure documents across the world - they have always arrived very quickly and it's very clear that they have not been tampered with in transit.

  

My interview is in a couple of weeks, and obviously it's country dependant but I'll update you how it goes.

Thanks very much for your shared story. Looks like we are in a similar situation. I wasn't that much aware of the weakness of just using asset until got reminded in this forum.

We'll try our very best to find a job or at least a lead of a job in the US before the interview, meanwhile we'll see if we can still get joint-sponsorship.

4 minutes ago, John & Rose said:

All you can do is the best you can and have faith in each other.  Keep working through this and hopefully he will have a job in the US before your interview.  He will just need a letter from the employer stating his salary and that will make most CO's more comfortable.  

Quite right. A future job will definitely help a lot. We'll do our best to find it as soon as possible. Thanks for all the advice!

1 minute ago, John & Rose said:

Foreign income that won't be continuing won't help.  Liquid assets do as long as the embassy allows that.  Can he go back to the states sooner and get a job?  Having current employment in there US will help a lot.  

 

How are you dealing with US domicile?

Yeah he's looking for a job right now in the US, but it might not come sooner before my interview.

He has his driving license, voting record, bank record and a letter from his dad to show his domicile and that he's moving back.

2 minutes ago, John & Rose said:

If you meet the second part it is 3 times but they look for liquidity (must be able to turn into cash within 12 months if needed) and cannot be your main home or car.  Assets are a tough sell at many embassies.  You can have income and assets to help you.  Is it just you and your spouse or is there a step child too?

Its just me and my spouse.

we have cash value that meets the 3 times difference. 

My husband has income here in Taiwan, but we plan to move back to the States--that means this income will not be sustained, so we assume this foreign income might not help.

1 hour ago, missileman said:

I'm curious as to how he had planned to "send it directly to a US agency"......Honestly, it sounds like he just doesn't want you to see it......good luck.

Thanks. He might just genuinely believe it's not safe to mail or email personal tax info abroad to a civilian in a strange country.....or he has his own reasons...whatever it is,  we don't want to make him do things uncomfortable with.

13 minutes ago, John & Rose said:

Remember that I believe assets must be at least worth 5 times poverty level.  Many embassies do not allow assets to be used.  Check with the embassy first.

Thanks for the tip. I'll definitely check with the embassy first!

Isn't it 3 times of poverty level if it is US citizen applying for the spouse?

------"Item Number 10. Total Value of Assets. In order to qualify based on the value of your assets, the total value of your assets must equal at least five times the difference between your total household income and the current Federal Poverty Guidelines for your household size. However, if you are a U.S. citizen and you are sponsoring your spouse or child age 18 years of age or older, the total value of your assets must only be equal to at least three times the difference. If the intending immigrant is a foreign national orphan who will be adopted in the United States after he or she acquires legal permanent residence, and who will, as a result, acquire citizenship under section 320 of the INA, the total value of your assets need only equal the difference."

Thanks for all the replies. They are better explained than from NVC of embassy stuff...

My father-in-law also doesn't think emailing is safe...

I think we have enough assets and will just use the petitioner's I-864 as proof. 

So I have my IR-1 interview scheduled next month in the embassy and are preparing for documents to bring.

My husband(US citizen) as the principal sponsor has enough asset just a little bit more than the requested criteria. To be safe, we asked his father to be our joint-sponsor. He sent his W-2 as financial evidence to NVC. 

I received a letter from NVC to request me to bring my joint-sponsor's latest tax transcript to the interview.

Problem is that my father-in-law despite his willingness to help us, doesn't want to mail or email his tax information to us for fear of safety reasons during the mailing (he can send it directly to a US agency but both NVC and the embassy insist me to bring it to the interview), 

NVC said if it is requested document, then they advise me to bring it to the interview, or it could lead to a possible delay of the visa approval. The embassy said it's up to the visa officer to decide whether the document is necessary or not. 

Should I be concerned of possible denial of visa just because i don't have this tax info?  My husband has enough asset to support, would that be enough despite lack of document from the joint sponsor? If it is denied, how long would it take to reschedule another interview? 

Thanks! OK, so if the employer be able to apply for me, i'll have no problem get to US with a H1B visa, even with immigration intention, right?

Hi,  so me and my husband (US citizen) sent our CR1 application to USCIS at March this year outside the US, and we are still waiting for it to reach to NOA 2. 

We've been living in China for years and now are planning to move back to the US and start a new life after i get my immigration visa. 

Meanwhile I got a possible job offer from the US. The company wants me to get there as soon as possible and they can apply work visa for me, but they also don't know in case like mine, who already have a pending immigration visa, whether it'll be a problem or not.

Does anyone know if I can apply for a work visa while with a CR1 immigration visa pending?

Thanks.

I have a similar question.

I already have a ten-year tourist/business visa which means I can go to American for short stay.

Right now I live outside US with my husband and I have a pending CR1, waiting to get approved so we can move back to America. 

So if I have a legitimate reason to visit America for tourist/business intention, and can provide necessary documents(like company invitation letter, flight return tickets etc) to prove it to the custom officials, would I still be denied at the border?