JoannaV

Your husband is a US citizen, right? And you married before your daughter was 18??
If so, then your husband would have to file an I-130 for you and a separate I-130 for your daughter. Was your I-130 already filed?

All dependent children must be included. Per the I-864 instructions, all unmarried children under 21 count as dependent even if you don't have custody of them.
 
"Type or print the number of unmarried children you have who are under 21 years of age, even if you do not have legal custody of these children. You may exclude any unmarried children under 21 years of age, if these children have reached majority under the law of their place of domicile and you do not claim them as dependents on your Federal income tax returns."

Legally the only document you need to return to the USA is your green card. 
 
When I held a green card, I would test this legal theory. 
 
At check in  to an international airport for a return flight to the USA, I would  just present my green card.  Out of dozens of flights this worked just once. BLR on LH, and YEG on UA. 
 
At POE it works about 75 percent of the time. At preclearance facilities like Canada and Dublin, it works about 50 percent of the time.  
 
With global entry, 90 percent of the time I did not have to present my passport. 
 
To reduce angst, you should sign up for global entry. There is debate on visajourney whether conditional green card holders can get GE. Some have had success some have not. CBP often doesn’t follow its own rules.  Whatever they are. 
 
At POE, sometimes CBP demands to see other forms of ID such  as state drivers licenses. It’s never happened to me, but I’ve read about it happening to others. 

This is an outstanding reply to "I love your accent"!

To update, I have got a job, actually two job offers! I asked around family and friends. 
I am starting a job working at a cinema. 
I have also been offered a job working in a factory but that doesn't start until February. Not my dream career but I'm just so grateful to be offered something! 

You guys have a spending issue.  If he won't help you with the joint bills , split them into two.  Make him responsible for some of the stuff you can do without like cable/TV and cell phones.  If they get cut off , then they get cut off.  Every paycheck pay the bills that are due first , then the utilities and if there is money left , you can play.  Throw the card away, they are killing you slowly. 

With, or without, him, you've got a spending problem and a big debt to pay off. 
 
If you do not have the money, please stop spoiling him... No need to pay for vacations, cable, cellphone, or other modern luxury. 
 
He might be a bad spouse, or finances were not discussed, I don't know - but please protect yourself and stop digging.

The reason a spouse has to deal with the domicile thing at the visa interview is because of the law surrounding the I-864 requirements. It is very specific. The sponsor must be a US resident and the spouse must be the primary sponsor. So a spouse not residing in the US  has to show domicile in order to be a sponsor. The work around this Catch 22 situation is intent to re-establish domicile. You are not getting a spouse visa, nor preparing an I-864 for your London interview.  The strict rules do not apply.
 
The Affidavit of support for a fiancé has zero rules in the law (Foreign Affairs Manual) other than the Consular officer must be convinced you will not become a public charge.  There is nothing of domicile. It doesn't specify the fiancé must be the primary sponsor or where she has to reside. London would let you sponsor yourself. London would accept a another sponsor instead of your fiancé. They will accept your fiancé who currently lives in the UK.
 
You will not have to prove domicile at your K1 interview in London. Provide financial statements showing the $200k and I doubt the support will be mentioned to you at the interview. The money can be in the U.K. You might get asked how to you plan to get the money to the US. Tell them Transferwise or XE.com which are popular ways to transfer. 
 
When she does an I-864 for your AOS, she will be resident in the US so meets the I-864 requirement.
 
Your worries in this post are non-issues. Her cash assets are more than sufficient.
 
 

All of this boils down to what your officer says on the day of the AOS interview. Not all officers even know what their manual says about K1s. People are told many different things at interviews that contradict each other. You have done everything you can so drop the paranoia because no matter how many stories you read, it could go differently for you.
 
So the scenario is this.--
You may get a notice before interview to bring an I-693 if not already submitted. That is a generic form letter and not specific to you because somebody has reviewed your file. Consider yours submitted because you had a medical and the shots.  Go interview, show your new form, and tell your Knightsbridge story if you are said to be missing shots. At least you actually understand the shots and waivers and can make your points. You may be fine, or could even be told your medical has expired. So the best case scenario is all is accepted. The worst case scenario is you have to go get a medical exam. You go spend your money then after it is clear what your officer wants from you. Then the results go straight back to your officer and he finishes off the approval. It is a short delay and really after you wait almost a year for a greencard, two more weeks without one is nothing.
 
Ask your London interviewer about what papers he's got in the file. You won't get to see them after that. Ask your questions of him. He's Dept of State and not USCIS, so not super up on AOS rules but he has your medical file before him.

Hello everyone, I thought I would write up a review of KnightsbridgeVisa Medicals whilst it's still fresh in my head.
I went there today having had the appointment booked for over a month. I got my case number from the NVC early September and figured that the case probably wouldn't get sent out to the London Embassy till the end of that month so I booked it for the middle of October hoping that everything would be set up by then. Luckily it was. My interview is set for 30th October.
 
Here's a brief summary of my medical history:-
I suffered with a depressive and anxiety mood disorder from 2010-2014. I was also diagnosed with a personality disorder at this time.
I had a blackout in 2010.
I've also had two operations – tonsillectomy and left thyroid removal.
 
Here's the paperwork I took with me:-
Email print out from Knightsbridge Visa Medicals
The questionnaire they ask you to fill out
Vaccination records – for me this was a mixture of patient record print outs and an old vaccination card.
Passport and 1 copy
ACRO police report and 1 copy
4 Passport photos
GP patient medical summary – for me, this listed my past problems as being my current problems, but this didn't seem to be an issue?
Because of above I took print outs from my patient record that shows the last time I was prescribed certain medications.
I also took print outs that were about my depressive and anxiety mood disorder that showed how I was doing throughout the entire diagnoses, print outs from the mental health team I saw and anything that I felt was relevant to it.
On top of that I took even more print outs of my records that were about why I got my left thyroid removed and why I had a blackout.
 
I thoroughly over prepared myself.
 
I arrived 20 minutes early and they told me to stay in the waiting room until 10 minutes before my appointment time. They called me over eventually and I handed over all the paperwork that they ask for in the email (passport, ACRO certificate, photo, questionnaire, vaccination records and patient summary). She then got me to fill out another form which was very similar to the questionnaire they supply you with, but slightly more in depth. Filled that out and handed it back to them. Got a pee pot (joy oh joy!).
I wasn't waiting for long and then I got called in for my chest x-ray. I'm not sure about the men – but women are supplied with a robe and you can get undressed behind a curtain. You get to keep the robe for when you see the doctor. The chest x-ray is instant and you get to see it on the screen too – it's pretty neat, I loved it. The radiologist said my chest was text book example and I have nothing to worry about. I got dressed and then he sent me to the room next door where the nurse would meet me and just go over my vaccination record. The nurse came and just double checked what vaccinations I had been given and when I had my flu jab. She told me that I've had everything that is needed and I would need to keep the form for AOS. I went back to the waiting room and after a couple minutes the doctor called me in.
I'm not sure if it works like this all the time, but they had a male and female doctor and they were only calling in patients of the same gender.
I went in to the doctors room and was prepped to fight my case that I was a sane, healthy person. Turns out all the stuff I printed off didn't even need to be looked at. She asked me briefly what operations I had and why. Not a problem. She didn't mention the blackout at all. She moved straight onto the depression and anxiety disorder. She told me that they want to hear a story as to why I had it and how long and how I am feeling now. We went through that and she told me that she needs to see a letter from the doctor explaining all of this and that “I am not at risk of harming myself or other people”. I didn't have that at the time – the letter was actually being written by my doctor at the same time and I picked it up after I got back from the medical.
Continuing on, she weighed me, measured my height and then got me to read from a chart to test my eyes – I think I need to see an optician because I wasn't the best at that, but she didn't have a problem with it.
She asked me to undress to my underwear behind the curtain and gave me the option of putting the robe on which I accepted. Yes, you have to take your socks off too. She just did some general tests – looked in eyes, ears and throat. Moved my limbs around, tested my reflexes and felt my stomach too; she also drew some blood. That was it. I was all good to go. She told me that as soon as I get the letter from my doctor just to scan it through and I'll be set.
 
You have the entire time you're there to pee in the pot. It gets put in a bag with your blood sample, so you're not in a rush if you're terrible at peeing in a pot like I am.
You pay at the end of the entire process and they give you the vaccination record that you will need for AOS – do not lose this.
They keep your passport at the very beginning and give it back to you at the very end.
It takes 5 days for your blood work and pee to come back and only then do they send the results off to the embassy.
The whole staff there are really lovely, don't be afraid to ask any questions.
They can take copies of everything you give them and give you back the originals.
 
My appointment was at 11:30am. I left the building at 12:30pm.
 
If anyone has any questions let me know and I'll do my best to answer them.
 

If this new guideline goes through, it doesn't take into account USC who married and lived abroad for many years then come back for whatever reason and have 0  or close to 0 reported income for the past few years due to waver of income earned overseas. In my case, I had been living in my husband's country where we married. I had to come home to care for a sick parent and now I'm waiting and waiting, unable to work outside the home because I have a full load caring for my dad. Fortunately, I have assets and rental income that I pay taxes on to put me over 125% but if it was 250%? Yeah, I would have had to choose between helping my dad or staying in Singapore with my husband. My husband does have a job waiting for him here but we can't count that future income since they are not the sponsor. I think USC who have been married abroad for over a set number of years (5?10?) and are returning home should be in a separate category anyway because our situation is quite different. Many countries give breaks to returning citizens, just not the US.

I think that there are far too many different scenarios under which a couple may need a cosponsor to make it a blanket rule.
 
Just off the top of my head-- there are young people/students who do not currently have a high salary but may soon (and yes, they could wait, but the reality of student visas etc makes that complicated); Americans who lose their jobs between immigration on K1 and time for AOS and a variety of scenarios (K1s, students etc) in which the beneficiary cannot yet work in the US but when they can, the household income will easily exceed the requirements. I wouldn't want them to factor in earning potential into a decision even though most of these scenarios are cleared up by the immigrant being able to work because that's not solid... it is potential, not fact. What IS solid is a co-sponsor signing the affidavit of support. 
 
All of the rest of it about stress on the relationship and how a family handles its finances (example: parents happily supporting a daughter and foreign son-in-law) really isn't the government's business so long as the government has made sure the foreigner won't be a burden on the welfare system. It could be a bad idea, or culturally odd but that's the couple's problem, not the government's.  I do personally think that people who can't get to 125% on their own really shouldn't be messing around with this process but I also think a lot of things about other people's finances and life choices. The question is really what the government should do, and cosponsors are really just a tool to help protect the taxpayer. Their relationship and finances are up to them. 

Disagree. We needed a joint sponsor because my husband didn't have the required income in the past. Never were an issue to provide for us (we had 3 kids since). It would have been vastly unfair if I had to live here illegally or not live here at all...

That's easy for someone to say when they can afford it. I can afford having my husband here (pay all of my bills, we live on our own in a nice place, etc) but we still needed a joint sponsor because i am back in school full time and can only work part time at the moment I just barely don't make the threshold. When we applied for his visa we were aware of all that was involved and that is why we have used my dad as a cosponsor. As long as the money is coming from somewhere (and that somewhere not being the US government) I don't understand why you see a problem with it. This has caused absolutely no stress in our relationship because all three of us (husband, myself, and my father) are on board and supportive of each other. My husband and I spent months saving as much as we could before/during our visa application process. If people can find a way to afford it by getting some help for a bit from family or a friend they shouldn't just not be with their loved one. A little harsh don't you think?

I wasn't sure where to post it where it'd be the most use to people, so I'm putting it here. 
 
We had a very stressful situation for my husband's oath ceremony. His oath was at the end of August. That week, his mother fell gravely ill and it was necessary for us to book a flight to the UK as soon as we could, which was basically immediately after his oath. We may hold the record for quickest departure from the US after an oath ceremony. Anyway, I knew you aren't meant to travel outside the US without a US passport, but we were left with little choice. There wasn't even time to get an emergency one at a passport center before we left, which I've heard can be processed anywhere from 12 hours to 2-3 days at best. We flew 2 hours after his oath. Anyway, all was fine leaving the country and then we made an appointment with the local US consulate when we got there. We went in and told them about our emergency, brought the death certificate although that was not required, and they were able to issue an emergency limited use passport for him. We then updated the airlines and used it to go through US immigration on the way back. There were some extra questions about why we didn't get it before we left, but ultimately they were understanding and it was all fine. 
 
When we got back, he filed to convert it to a 10 year passport and there were no issues with doing that. I just wanted to post this in case anyone else has an equally horribly timed emergency. 

And seriously... whilst fraud is immoral (I myself married on VWP, left the US, returned to the US, filed for CR-1 - so twice that I did NOT commit fraud) it is also INCREASINGLY easier to identify and thus penalize. Recently they have been cross-referencing fingerprints from the 1990s and de-naturalizing people who they discovered engaged in misrepresentation. I think in the future they *could* re-analyze the cases of people who AOS'd from tourist status to see if there was misrepresentation at the POE - new technology can make finding incriminating statements on the internet easier. I'm not saying this will happen, just that I think it will become *possible*.

Thank you for this suggestion, but i think its unrelevant to show it anymore.
since i already brought every documents needed, and i even brought my assets documents, and bank accounts, but the CO didnt even wanna see it.
The amount money in my bank accounts are not the problem, it's the fact that i have a boyfriend who's settled too in US what makes them scared.
N if i were the CO, i would be afraid too since i have probability to buy assets in US, which makes it even scarier for them that i will overstay.
n for the countries, i admit that i never been to europe, but i've been to several countries, especially outside ASEAN, 
while europe is the ONLY continent that i haven't touched yet.
(This subject is uncomfortable to me, since i dont feel like to brag my status around)
So currently, we're decided to do immigration visa in the future, but for now its still not near future.
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ooh, tq for the good info..
we might gonna ask some suggestions in future if it's ok with u.
hope ur families r doing well.
For info, my boyfriend is in california too.
 
just to help this, she told me that her friend is rich (middle n high class) n had a chance to show it to the CO, but still got rejected.
which means, my answer before saying that the more assets we own in Indonesia just make the CO afraid that we might gonna buy property in US.
 
yes, and i disagree with usmsbow actually. but still thankful for the suggestion.
while he didn;t know my economical status either to point out that sentence.
😅
 
 
ok,its just for info.
The CO didnt asked me how do i know my boyfriend.
the fact that my boyfriend in US n his job is settle are the main reason if i try to see from the CO point of view.
 
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my summary for all this problem is to forget about the NIV n just do travelling with the US bf/gf to third countries, which visa also easy for both.
n if the couple could just try to meet the parents thing in the vacation countries.
it might help if the applicant is still working as an employee.
economical status is not a big major, but for the lower class is gonna be even harder since they might gonna try to seek for a better job/life in US,
which the COs r trying to avoid.
 
since my last answer, i've already made a statement to my boyfriend, that my CO was only trying to do his job.
n he might be responsible for the decisions he made, so if someone made NIV n married in US, its gonna be his problem too.
he might see that im not lying, but he cant risk his job too.
n for that i'm not blaming him at all, i was just shocked.
 
n i'm so grateful for this forum to help me to make this conclusion and plans.
i read all the answers, n we will try to learn more about the immigration visa.
i hope my summary can help others who got the same problems.
 
God bless u all

Yes yes yes. Your spouse can use your assets. Read Part 7 of the instructions.
"Item Numbers 6. - 9. Assets of the Intending Immigrant. You may use the assets of the intending immigrant regardless of where he or she resides. The intending immigrant must provide evidence of such assets with this affidavit. Add together Item Numbers 6. - 8. and type or print the total number in Item Number 9. Form I-864A is not required to document the intending immigrant’s assets."
 
"Only assets that can be converted into cash within one year and without considerable hardship or financial loss to the owner may be included. The owner of the asset must include a description of the asset, proof of ownership, and the basis for the owner’s claim of its net cash value"

You have been through the entire process with your Chinese wife so you should know a little bit about how it works. 
 
 

He must present an I-864 as the petitioner even if he doesn't have any qualifying income. Qualifying income would be income that will continue from the same source upon return to the US. Note that this means he must have filed US federal taxes for at least the past 3 years (USCs are taxed on worldwide income). If he did not have income above the minimum threshold for a year, a signed letter can be provided stating why he was not required to file. He must show US domicile or sufficient intent to establish US domicile before the visa can be issued. He can use assets instead of income, at 3x the required level for a spouse. If he doesn't meet the financial requirements, he can utilize a joint sponsor. A qualifying  joint sponsor would be any USC or LPR (green card holder) domiciled in the US who meets the financial requirements. They would submit their own I-864 + supporting documentation (i.e. tax return(s), pay stubs, employment letter, etc.).

Bring updated I-864 to interview. So no benefit in waiting to file.

Obama had different priorities for deportation.  He wasn't going after everyone.  Trump is going after legal immigrants who make mistakes in their applications; ergo the new rules coming September 11.  

My interview was May 10th 2017 and my oath ceremony was August 2nd. I think they mailed the oath ceremony letter on July 6th and I received it on the 11th. Other local people had similar waits at the time. So you have been waiting longer but it is possible they have just gotten more backlogged in the year since then. 😕 I used to think they only did it one Wednesday a month, but they actually do it more often than that, and they had two ceremonies back to back on my day, both full... They might just not be keeping up with the increase in applicants.
Although I found someone on VJ who, earlier this year, only waited a month between interview and oath. BUT their interview was postponed by several months due to snowstorms, so maybe USCIS bumped them up the oath list??

Bring updated I-864 to interview. So no benefit in waiting to file.

Bring updated I-864 to interview. So no benefit in waiting to file.