Hi everyone,
My Taiwanese wife and I recently visited friends in the U.S., and she showed interest potentially moving there in the future, which I’m not against. I have done some research, and I think the biggest issue with getting my wife her green card will be the domicile requirement for my financial sponsorship. I currently live in Taiwan and work for a local company, so I’m not a resident of the U.S.
I do have a drivers license, file taxes, vote, and have my investments in the U.S., but am currently fully living in Taiwan. I would obviously have a U.S. position accepted before any move would take place.
Does anyone have any experience going through the process of showing proof you’re committing to move for the foreseeable future to the U.S. and what they want to see? I’ve found websites that have lists of things, but I’m wondering if people have more personal experience.
It sucks they make it so difficult. Not in a rush to do this, but I’m trying to make sure I do what I can now to prepare for the event where we want to move to the U.S.
There is a choice in which your parents can be (part/full) financial sponsors of your wife, in which case, you choose their city.
But what you have noted above is okay when filling out your application if you yourself have a residency/home address in US.
You don’t even need job. Just need to show proof of income (like investments) that you can support wife.
The issue is I don’t have an actual home address in the U.S. at this point, so I think I would need to prove that my intention is to live in the U.S. for the foreseeable future.
Is the above generally enough if I don’t have a U.S. address where I reside?
For part sponsorship with a parent, can they live in a different state from where we would live?
Hmmm. That may entail some strategy.
I would presume you need to at least rent an address in the US for where all future government-related mail will go to, like when she eventually gets SS card.
Do you know anyone in the state or city where you plan to live?
I guess I pay for a mail forwarding address where all my mail goes, but I don’t think that counts.
Yeah I have friends in the state/city where we would likely move.
I’m trying to not have to move back to the U.S. first for 6+ months without my wife. Seems like such a stupid regulation. I’m sure there’s some set of documentation that shows my intent, but I’m not quite sure what would convince them when/if the times comes.
Hi! May I ask have you sorted the domicile issue? If yes, how?