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5 hours ago, htsf said:

Thank you so much for your such detailed explanation of the whole process! By the way, I have a few confusing points about your suggestion. 

 

I am currently waiting for the I-130 to be approved, and we have not been at the NVC stage. When we first filed the I-130, he put his U.S. address because he worded in U.S. during that time. It is just recently he got the job offer and planned to work in Canada.  I am wondering, before the I-130 waiting to be approved and transferred to NVC, changing the address to a different county doesn't affect our current I-130 petition, right?  Do you know how to change the address to a different country under our current petition? Because I tried to change address on the website of USCIS, it only has the domestic States for me to choose, not international.

 

Thank you again for helping me out!

It still shouldn’t affect the current I-130 petition. In your case, because it’s in Canada, which has no DCF, you wouldn’t have any options other than filling I-130 in the US anyway. Typically DCF is a lot faster and the wait time is only a few months as opposed to a year, but unfortunately here it won’t apply.
 

As for the address change, I would start by calling USCIS’ customer service number: 800-375-5283 

On 2/26/2020 at 1:27 AM, huck said:

We're currently compiling folder of documents to prove domicile and current earnings/earning power- has anyone compiled an exhaustive list of supporting documents outside of the standard ones listed here: https://uk.usembassy.gov/visas/family-immigration/required-documents/?

I did, but half of it wasn't necessary. I had only recently moved back to the US when my husband went for his interview, but I didn't make any special efforts at proving domicile. I suspect the fact that I had a letter of employment with my current salary, despite the fact that when I got the letter it was only my first day on the job, was enough to prove both domicile and ability to be a sponsor. I also piled on bank account statements going back a year, investment account statements going back a year, and IRS transcripts. It turned out that they weren't super interested in the transcripts (even though I went to great lengths to get them), and were actually more interested in my complete tax returns. 

Yeah, I wouldn't worry about this. You can always file the I-130 petition while residing outside the US - I was able to do so by mailing mine in to the London field office, and it did not affect my domicile later on in the process. After they approve your petition, you'll have to wait for them to send your case to the NVC, which can take 6-8 weeks. Then you can decide how quickly you want to start filing the DS-260 with the NVC. It's only at this point that you'll need to start re-establishing domicile in the US. 

As for the new address, have you already received the letter saying your I-130 was approved, along with an NVC case number (which may come separately)? If you have, I wouldn't bother contacting USCIS about an address change. At the NVC stage, you can just input the right address there.

I actually did need to change my address shortly my I-130, and I was told by the USCIS field office in London to mail them a signed letter detailing my address change. 

Your current income is what you're making at the time you fill out the form - so it would be $38,000 per year. You should provide paystubs or a letter of employment (on company letterhead) to prove your current income. Don't worry about the fact that it's not on your tax transcript - that's for previous years' incomes, not your current income. 

24 minutes ago, FA081 said:

 

I have a pre planned visit to the US with my husband in 2 weeks and we were going to file the petition before we fly therefore we wouldn’t have received the NOA/receipt prior to flying. Do you think that’s a problem as we won’t be in the Country even though we will be coming back in a few weeks? 
 

Any clarification would be most appreciated. 

Thanks. 

Don't worry about a trip - when they say that the USC needs to be in the UK, they mean that you need to prove you're a legal resident of the UK, with a copy of your BRP or UK entry clearance stamp. Trips are perfectly fine - all residents go on trips from time to time.

When I filed the I-130 in September, we went on holiday abroad shortly after. We received our notification of acceptance over email while hiking in Vietnam!

42 minutes ago, The4Sands said:

New question: the week I sent my I-130 in the USCIS website said something like applications received before 17th of January will  not receive notice of receipt until the week commencing 20th January.  At least I think that's what it said. Will I actually get some kind of notification that my application was received?  Or is it a just a waiting game till I'm notified my application has been accepted/rejected/RFE?  I'm paranoid my application never actually reached USCIS.

One thing you can watch is your credit card bill - I'm assuming you filled out the form that lets them charge the $535 fee to a credit card? If so, they usually charge the credit card before they send out a notification that your application was received. I think this charge is a pretty good sign that they did at least look at the payments page of your application.

I had this experience a couple months ago as well, but I don't think you need to worry!

I'm in the same boat (US citizen married to British husband)! You should definitely be able to move before the end of the year. We were pretty shocked at how fast things have been for us...

We just finished up our DS-260, so let me know if you need any help. My main tip is to keep saving as you go, because the form kept randomly timing out and losing most of what we'd typed in. The medical + embassy interviews were both easy to schedule - it seems like there's a lot of availability in the coming months.

For the medical: I wouldn't do any vaccinations before the medical, because the embassy's vaccination list is confusing and doesn't list which ones are considered regionally waived. You may end up doing more vaccinations than necessary. You'll also need a GP Care Summary Report and record of your vaccinations.