Mortgage on an L-1B before applying for Marriage GC
Hello,
My fiance and I are keen on buying a house in Florida. She doesn't have a great credit score/profile as she is self employed and doesn't pay herself very much! My L-1B is up for extension on December 31st of this year, which my employer has already started preliminary work. We are also getting married in Scotland in July this year. If it's an option we'd like to look into the mortgage before we're married. We would like to start the process of buying a house in the coming months but not sure where we'd fall in eligibility. Obviously we'll talk to a mortgage advisor to get the full story, but has anybody on these boards been through a similar journey? Thanks! Pete |
Re: Mortgage on an L-1B before applying for Marriage GC
Forgot to say, we'll apply for marriage Green Card immediately after the wedding.
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Re: Mortgage on an L-1B before applying for Marriage GC
I don't see any problem with your plan.
Rene |
Re: Mortgage on an L-1B before applying for Marriage GC
Income, and how much someone pays themself if they are self employed, has no bearing on their credit score. Having low income might reduce the willingness of lenders to lend, but that it not because of a credit score.
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Re: Mortgage on an L-1B before applying for Marriage GC
Originally Posted by Pulaski
(Post 12811194)
Income, and how much someone pays themself if they are self employed, has no bearing on their credit score. Having low income might reduce the willingness of lenders to lend, but that it not because of a credit score.
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Re: Mortgage on an L-1B before applying for Marriage GC
We applied for a mortgage and were successful with 14 months left on our L1A and L2 at the time of completing. To be honest, they seemed utterly non-plussed by the temporary nature of our existence! What did create some effort was creating the necessary proof of a "credit file" if you like, to satisfy the underwriting process. Lots of bank statements, wage slips etc. from the UK given only a year and a half of being on file in the USA and having only two tax returns, with one being a partial year. Our credit scores were no stellar by that point by any stretch of the imagination.
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Re: Mortgage on an L-1B before applying for Marriage GC
Originally Posted by robtuck
(Post 12811283)
We applied for a mortgage and were successful with 14 months left on our L1A and L2 at the time of completing. To be honest, they seemed utterly non-plussed by the temporary nature of our existence! What did create some effort was creating the necessary proof of a "credit file" if you like, to satisfy the underwriting process. Lots of bank statements, wage slips etc. from the UK given only a year and a half of being on file in the USA and having only two tax returns, with one being a partial year. Our credit scores were no stellar by that point by any stretch of the imagination.
What kind of company did you use for your mortgage? And what rate did they give you? Was it an FHA? Or conventional? |
Re: Mortgage on an L-1B before applying for Marriage GC
Banks aren't going to care about lending on a mortgage for someone that it is not a PR, because they have a secured US based asset that quite literally cannot go anywhere. You cannot sell it without making them whole.
Might be a different story when trying to buy a car or taking out a personal loan however. |
Re: Mortgage on an L-1B before applying for Marriage GC
Originally Posted by civilservant
(Post 12811642)
Banks aren't going to care about lending on a mortgage for someone that it is not a PR, because they have a secured US based asset that quite literally cannot go anywhere. You cannot sell it without making them whole. .....
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Re: Mortgage on an L-1B before applying for Marriage GC
Originally Posted by civilservant
(Post 12811642)
Banks aren't going to care about lending on a mortgage for someone that it is not a PR, because they have a secured US based asset that quite literally cannot go anywhere. You cannot sell it without making them whole.
Might be a different story when trying to buy a car or taking out a personal loan however.
Originally Posted by Pulaski
(Post 12811657)
An asset that they probably only lent 80% of the value of, and if they did lend more, then there is indemnity insurance to cover the excess over 80%.
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Re: Mortgage on an L-1B before applying for Marriage GC
I bought a house in Florida 12 months into my L1-B visa (wife on L2) without any issue. We had to supply three years' worth of proof of income so that meant sending them past UK P60s in addition to the US W2s that we had. Due to the short timespan of our US credit history, the eventual rate was slightly higher than typical but that was still worth it for our particular circumstances. I'm a further 18 months in now (just renewed visa) and am in process of remortgaging on a better rate.
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Re: Mortgage on an L-1B before applying for Marriage GC
Originally Posted by jammiie
(Post 12811707)
I bought a house in Florida 12 months into my L1-B visa (wife on L2) without any issue. We had to supply three years' worth of proof of income so that meant sending them past UK P60s in addition to the US W2s that we had. Due to the short timespan of our US credit history, the eventual rate was slightly higher than typical but that was still worth it for our particular circumstances. I'm a further 18 months in now (just renewed visa) and am in process of remortgaging on a better rate.
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Re: Mortgage on an L-1B before applying for Marriage GC
Originally Posted by petepete99
(Post 12811723)
Did you have to shop around to find the right provider?
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Re: Mortgage on an L-1B before applying for Marriage GC
Originally Posted by civilservant
(Post 12811730)
That is always recommended to get the best rate. Never take your first offer, espeically when you have a slightly complicated application (as you do having not been in the US all that long)
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Re: Mortgage on an L-1B before applying for Marriage GC
No. Honestly, you shouldn't worry about multiple pulls in a short period for one type of product. The FICO algorithms recognize this as 'shopping around' and only ding you one time for the inquiry.
It will probably cost you 5 points, but that 5 points will pay for itself many times over if you are able to secure a rate even a quarter point lower than you got if you didn't shop around. |
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