AdamL

Look at page 6 of the link I gave you. It said you must establish domicile in the US before or with your wife, not after.

Take a look at that link, it should answer all your questions

Good luck

Thank you for all your help Canadian Wife. My permanent address is with my parents, and that is where we are moving to (temporarily, until we find a suitable apartment) doesn't that mean we have an established domicile? My father, who owns the house we are moving to, was the join sponsor for our I-864.

Looking over the I-864 instructions that you sent me we qualify to have domicile in the US since I have voting records and bank statements and a permanent mailing address back home. I even have to go to jury duty when I arrive back in the states in June (a nice welcome home gift).

That is why I think we felt my wife could enter before me, because we already have a home to go to. Do I still need to enter with her, or be waiting for her at our new home?

Thank you for all your help with this.

Thank you everyone for your help. We did not know my wife could not enter the US before me.

Do you know if I enter the US with my wife and then turn around and fly back will that adversely effect my wife?

Sorry about not updating our time line. I will do it soon.

Hello all,

My wife and I have successfully obtained her CR1 visa and she will be moving to the US in May. Since my work contract does not end until June I will be staying in China while she starts to get settled in the US.

My question is when do we receive the forms to apply for a social security number and green card? I have done quite a bit of digging and cannot find the forms online. Does she get the papers at immigration when she arrives? Will she have difficulty applying for the ss# and green card if I am not in the states with her?

Thanks all for your help!

Adam and Novell

Hello all!

I would like to file my DCF i-130 paperwork at the Guangzhou consulate, but I have not access to personal checks or US band money orders.

If I hand deliver the forms, can I pay cash at the consulate? Is there another option?

Thanks!

Adam

I don't think you will run into any problems. We did pretty much the same thing -- left after the wedding without filing for AOS, then a year later filed DCF for the CR-1. They asked about the K-1 at the interview, but other than that there were no issues at all.

Thank you, gwenneh, that is a relief. Did you mention the previous K1 application in the I-130 form?

Hello all! This is my first post.

One year ago my then Fiance and I filed for a K1 visa through the Guangzhou Consulate. After six months we were accepted, traveled to the United States, and had our wedding. However, we both had work back in China, so after the wedding we returned to China without filing any further paperwork (no social security number, no green card).

We are now ready to move permanently back to the US. We have been maried for almost one year and have a new beautiful baby girl (US citizen, born in Hong Kong).

I know we will need to file again, for the CR1. Do you think we will run into any problems since we have already filed once but chose not to pursue the citizenship? I am worried the immigration office will think, "They had their chance, now it is too late."

Thank you all!

Adam and Novell