mrsbetz

Thanks for your replies.

Christi_and_Ian, yes, he bought another cessna. You left out hanger rental. I don't know how they are going to cover the costs and he will probably end up selling it. They are very overextended. We had no idea how bad it actually is until we moved in with them.

I'm trying to think about how to keep this short, but I'm sort of panicking. My dad acted as my husband's joint sponsor. Our original agreement was that the three of us (DH, me, 2 yr. old son) would live with my parents in their rural W. Texas home until DH found work--however long that took, they would pay for any increase in utilities, and we would pay for any other bills we incurred. Three months later, DH is still searching for work, and they are forcing us to leave within six weeks, and cannot offer any financial support. They are saying that there is no good reason why DH shouldn't have an IT job by now...I am working part-time to cover our bills. We can't really support ourselves on my little job. If we were in a bigger area, DH would have already taken contract work, or work in a Target, whatever he could take...this is an isolated place, and I'm lucky to have found the job I have. Since arriving, DH has worked his tail off looking for a job. It's been a lot tougher now compared to the last time he jobhunted.

This actually has more to do with my dad recently having a midlife crisis and purchasing some things they can't afford, new car, airplane, etc.

Can they really just kick us out? We don't have anywhere to go. When I read back over a photocopy of the I-864 paperwork that my dad filled out, it stated that he was obligated to help out for a certain amount of time. Is that actually enforcable?

We could prob. sort out something temporary in the nearest city (Dallas/Fort Worth), but I'm not familiar with that area anymore. Does anyone know of any bigger or more well-known staffing agencies in that area? Any that are IT-specific?

Great, I've read thru this entire thread, and now I don't know if I want to move back to the States or not. This is so hard!

Does the co-sponsor have to be anybody in particular? Ideally, my brother-in-law would sponsor my husband. Is this okay? I could get my parents to do it, but I'd rather not for a lot of reasons.

I'm wondering if I can get away with this. On the petition, I listed my sister's residence as our intended residence in the US. That's where we will actually stay for about a month when we first move there. She's also the joint sponsor. However, I've been "domiciled" at my parents' house (out in the middle nowhere) for five years. I have all of my mail sent there, and it's the address listed on my DL and voter registration. Do I have to start moving my mail, and DL address to my sister's?

I know this is lazy, but I just don't want to do it, partly because when I renewed my DL two years ago, I was immediately summoned for jury duty (and I'd gone back home to the UK). Also, if I ask my sister to forward me some of that mail, she will forget about it, and it will drag this process out.

Yes, you're absolutely right, I'm doing DCF. Technically, I've been "domiciled" at my parents' home since I moved as I've had my mail sent there, and that is the address on my DL. Also, thank-goodness I have a US account for the sole purpose of paying off my student loans. If I were majorly lazy, I would list my parents' house as my residence in the US, but, we aren't going to stay there really, and my sister is going to be my joint sponsor.

Anyway, thanks for the info, you're a star!

Betsy

Hi, I'm looking ahead at the second part of the application process, and although I've read through all of the London embassy's info on the I-864, I am still sort of confused. I haven't lived in the US for almost five years, so, I'm going to have to prove that I "intend" to take up residence in the US again. I'm looking thru the suggestions, and I don't really know how I'm going to do it.

http://london.usembassy.gov/cons_new/faqs/...4_domicile.html

You may meet this requirement by showing that you have taken or will take a credible combination of steps to make the U.S. your immediate principal place of residence. Such steps may include finding employment, locating a place to live, registering children in U.S. schools etc. In addition, you should make arrangements to abandon your residence in the United Kingdom; for example obtaining a valuation of your property from an estate agent.

Okay, I'm a stay-at-home mom to a 4 mo. old little boy. I have no intention of going back to work for a while when we move there. My mom suggested that she could "make up" a role for me within her business, but I don't feel right about it, and I don't think I could get away with it anyway. Because of his age, I obviously can't enroll him in school, and I'm not putting him in daycare. Also, we weren't planning on going house/apartment hunting until we were there--my sister and her husband were going to let us stay with them for a few weeks. Abandoning our residence here isn't a problem though, we can just get out of our lease early.

Are there some other things I can do to prove that I intend on moving back?

I filed an I-130 with the London Embassy on Dec. 21st, no word back yet. We should hear back about it in March.

right, I'll do that. Thanks!

bump, please someone answer please

I believe I may have done something incredibly boneheaded on the i-130 form that I filled out and have already sent off! I wasn't sure what to put down for dh's SSN, so instead of "none," I entered his ITIN number. Are they going to make me redo this?