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thnx, btw do you think it is wise to include a letter from parents that basically says " Son and CR1 spouse will live at no cost in a separate apartment unit we own on our property. " since this is what we will do. And thought it may help finance or domicile requirements...?

Thank you, so does that mean I would do one i864 by me, then my dad would do one i864 for him and his spouse my mom would do a i864A? total: two i864, one i864A ?

So my numbers qualify for CR1 with bank savings and Roth IRA funds combined but want to be safe so am planning to have folks do a I864 (not i864a) with their income IRS return and property assets value appraised, which also meet requirements of poverty levels. We will be moving into the apartment on their property (their address and our address would be same except a Unit number) but it is not in their same house so that way we do not have to include them in our 'household members' count, which makes our required financial number lower. We could live in the same house with them too but I'm seeing the above scenario as the best for a stronger case, is this best way or am I missing any options? (besides things like moving their for six months first etc) Appreciate thoughts, experience, options;)

Since servers see ISP'S and know where you are (unless using VPN's) is there any pros or cons to opening your USCIS online account in states or PH and possibly having it 'marked' or 'categorized' as a US vs Int'l account? I recall someone saying if your living in PH then Manila embassy doesn't care much about domicile so that would be a better thing and I wouldn't want them to see something on their computer saying this is a US account so the i130 should go somewhere else and not the NVC, etc... Thoughts, experiences appreciated;)

so what is considered "a "marriage certificate" in the eyes of USCIS, NVC or the US Embassy?" when you get married in PH?

thnx, do you mean getting a notary here in PH to notarize a letter that I write saying I've temporarily lived in PH for last 4 years but still have my bank, credit, car insurance in US and will move back there with spouse on CR1 approval?

yes we made the plans together so thnx for reminder and ds260 noted. But what about on the i130 and i864, which address to use as my, the petitioners US address- CA where I can show bank, car insurance, credit cards as support docs or the intended MD address that I have no mail or docs attached to?

great, thnx. Do you think it makes a difference that my bank acct, credit cards, car insurance that I submit as evidence are at my CA address and the place we intend to live on petition will be MD address?

thnx very much for clearing that up;) any thoughts on my domicile part of the post above?

oh great chart, thnx. so for CR1 then at what point does she get green card without doing i485?

currently I have those type of things for CA, but we will live in MD when we both go back with her CR1 so I'm wondering if my CA docs will not work since we will not be living there...? (and I plan to put the MD address on i130 as where we/she will live in America)

I saw here https://www.uscis.gov/forms/filing-guidance/checklist-of-required-initial-evidence-for-form-i-485-for-informational-purposes-only that the i864 may be required with the i485 which is further down the line but does the NVC ask for the i864 before that?

Hi all, we live in PH now. I am going to states now to the home we will live permanent when she has her CR1 visa (it's my parents home I grew up in and we will live with them, I don't currently have any bills or mail going there as my US mail (car insurance, bank, credit card) still goes to other state I lived before my 3 year tourist stay in PH). What are good things I should do there (parents home) now on this 2 weeks when I'm there to help domicile case? And should that supporting evidence be included in my i130 or i864 or both? Thanks!

Thanks, checked their site and says you can get - "Someone else’s immigration records, if you have their written permission" which I don't have. So if I filed an i130 as petitioner but I am US citizen do you think it falls into the "Your own immigration records" category and would be on their site? I'm thinking I don't have any immigration records since I was born in US. ??

Sounds ridiculous I know but...30 plus years ago when got married in states to a French citizen that was already living and working legally on a work visa in US, I don't know if we or she filed filed an i130 and/or i485 in order to stay in states. We divorced a few years later after a horrendous car accident that then she wanted to go back to Europe. I do have our divorce decree paper but only that. So now 30 years later and no paperwork in hand I don't really remember what if anything we / she filed. (She doesn't have anything either or remember form numbers if any were done back then, something must have been filed I guess ? but what I don't know. So when answering honestly on the current i130 that I will fill in I don't know what to put for "Have you EVER previously filed a petition for this beneficiary or any other alien?" I don't know isn't one of the options lol, just yes or no. And does that question mean just a previous i130 or means i130 and/or i485 ? And it asks for a date and result and I wouldn't know those either IF the answer was yes. Thanks all, can't believe it myself.