Just a bit more information: we were hoping to use our close ties to the UK. I also sent this letter as explanation:
Statement describing why we left the UK and why we would like to return to the UK
My sponsor (and husband) is a British citizen. We have been married for 10 years and were settled in the UK when our oldest son was born. At that time, I was depressed and felt that I needed the support of my mother in the US to help me cope with the difficulty of having a newborn baby.
Therefore, we moved back to the US in September, 2003 with every intention of returning to the UK as my husband’s parents (my in-laws) get older and need more support from us. We have maintained very strong links with my husband’s family in the UK in the few years that we have been living in the US, and our visits with them have been for multiple weeks at a time.
Both of my children have British citizenship, and my husband and I would like them to grow up in the UK with their British cousins, aunts, uncles, and grandparents. My in-laws will rent one of their homes to us initially, which is located very close to my husband’s brother and his family. This will allow our boys to have constant contact with their cousins who are of a similar age.
The following members of my husband’s immediate family are all British citizens and reside in the UK. We have direct contact with all of them on a regular basis.
1. Mother: xxx
2. Father: xxx
3. Brother: xxx
4. Sister-in-law: xxx
5. Nieces: xxx
My husband and I are both employed. We have no debt other than our mortgage and living expenses each month, and are confident of our ability to earn enough money to support our family in the UK.
Please see enclosed documents as evidence.
