How can a petitioner establish a domicile in the U.S.?
When a sponsor has clearly not maintained a domicile in the United States, he/she will need to re-establish a U.S. domicile in order for him/her to be a sponsor. The sponsor may make a number of steps to show that he/she considers the United States his/her principal place of residence. Examples of things he/she can do are given below: Find a job in the U.S. Locate a place to live in the U.S. Register children in the U.S. schools Make arrangements to give up (relinquish) residence abroad If a sponsor establishes U.S. domicile, it is not necessary for the sponsor to go to the U.S. before the sponsored family members. However, the sponsored immigrant may not enter the U.S. before the sponsor returns to the United States to live. The sponsored immigrant must travel with the sponsor or after the sponsor has entered the United States.
