Whoops

I am a UKC, my Wife a USC. I am in the process of compiling our documents for the I-864 for for my London Embassy interview. My wife works for a US airline but is based in London (and has been for many years). Will this satisfy the domicile regulations? She has not maintained a US address. The wording on the instruction leaflet is a little 'legal', and therefore a little vague. Does anyone have any experience of this

Many thanks,

W.

Noorah101

Your wife has to prove intent to domicile in the USA. There are a few things she can show to prove this: Having a US ID of some sort (drivers license or state ID, for example), proof of having filed US taxes while she was living abroad, having a US bank account, US mailing address, proof that she has a place to live once she returns to the USA (for example, with friends or family, or proof of house or apartment hunting), looking at schools for the kids (if there are any), etc. I'm sure there are other things, be creative.

The most important thing is that she must have been filing her US tax returns.

Best Wishes,
Rene

Whoops

Hi again and thanks for the reply.

She has been filing US tax returns, has maintained a US driving licence and a US postal address (a friends). She has also maintained US Credit Union 'bank accounts' and we have an offer to live with her brother in Fla until we find a place. Does this sound OK?

Regards,

W.

Folinskyinla

Hi:

Will her employer contemplate a transfer to the US?

Folinskyinla

Rene:

I suggest STRONGLY that you modify this post and withdraw this suggestion.

Noorah101

I deleted it altogether. I must have misunderstood something I read in the past.

Rene

Tracym

She (wife) is a USC - I must be missing something - can you please tell me what was wrong with the suggestion?

Folinskyinla

Hi:

OP suggests strongly that his wife is not CURRENTLY domiciled in the US.

Noorah101

I thought that's exactly why they need to gather evidence of her intent to establish domicile in the USA?

Tracym

Perhaps not legal to register to vote until you ARE actually domiciled?

meauxna

London routinely accepts 'credible steps at re-establishing' to satisfy I-864. Plans to arrive in the US with the immigrant are often enough, if the USC has lived in the US in their recent life.

Folinskyinla

Hi:

But those voter registration lists may be subjected to close scrutiny in an election year. And she suggest that the evidence of domicile is in Florida which happens to be the most famous "swing state" in current memory. The political debate is not about who will succeed President Gore, is it?

My immediate reaction to your post was a strong visceral "BAD ADVICE!!!!"

I'm sure your motives were pure. And thank you for deleting it.

Noorah101

Oh. I had no idea this being an election year would make any difference. I was just remembering that being a registered voter helps show one's domicile in the USA. I am not into politics at all.

Rene

Whoops

Sorry to have caused so many problems!

My Wife has been able to vote using the absentee ballot system and has voted in all previous elections.

She is able to transfer her job from the UK to the USA but we obviously don't want to do this until the immigration visa is approved.

Whoops

Also she has never taken British citizenship or taken steps to receive a British passport. As she has maintained solo citizenship, bank accounts, driving licence, mailing address and voting rights in the US she maintains her citizenship rights correct? Her work for the airline takes her 'home' to the US four to five times a month.