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    Understood. Fortunately, my mother is okay with co-signing. I just have one more question, and I hope it doesn't sound too obvious or dumb, but I've been hit out of left field too many times already . If my mother cosigns the I-134 form, I do not have to try squeezing in my mother's info onto the I-134 with my dad's info, correct? Besides a co-signature on the bottom of the 2nd page, everything else, such as the name and birth date section, can reflect just my dad, right?
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    Thank you for all the help, Dnoblett! I have just one more question that my fiancee has been asking me about. My joint sponsor will be my father, who files taxes jointly with my mother. Do you happen to know if my mother should be signing the I-134 as well? Or should it only be my father signature at the bottom? My fiancee is telling me not having the 2nd parent's signature has gotten people a blue slip, so I'm wondering if I should make the effort to remedy this as fast as possible. Hope you all have been having a happy holiday season. :-)
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    Thank you dnoblett for the response. Yes, my assets just barely meet that poverty line (assuming that is the number I see here.) The reason I need to do is, although my current job pays above the poverty line, it is a fairly new one so my three years of tax returns will be useless in instilling confidence into the VO. I will be getting a co-sponsor also just in case my lack income history causes the VO to doubt the validity of my assets. My SO has been reading some horror stories on Chinese chat groups of the VO being really tough and questioning the assets listed on the i-134 (hence the need for a co-sponsor). Does this make sense? Am I thinking through this clearly? Gosh, I can't wait for this process to be over. It's like living through Lord of the Rings :-)
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    Hi all, Because I have a period of unemployment and lack a solid income history, I'm going to list my bank account and stock assets on the I-134, but I'm confused on two things and would appreciate the help. 1) Question 7 says "I have on deposit in savings banks in the United States:___" Is my checking account a "deposit in a savings bank?" Or does it really have to be in a savings account as opposed to checking? 2) Assuming that yes, a checking account is the same as a deposit in a savings bank, does that mean I need to make sure that the number I put here should match the signed statement from my bank? Thank you in advance. I did my best to find these answers elsewhere but it seems whenever someone asks questions along these lines, they are informed about exceeding the poverty level and then no one answers. :-)
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    Great! Thank you for the quick responses. This gives us a sigh of relief.
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    Hello Everyone, My SO and I are prepping our documents and we noticed that the DS-230 states that the birth certificate "must state the date, place of birth and names of both parents (if deceased, so state)." My SO got her "birth certificate" in the form of a notarized certificate from a local notary office, and it states her father's name and National ID number, and her mother's name and that she is deceased. We know that the National ID number in itself indicates the hometown and DOB of her father, but we're worried if the VO will understand this. Also, the notary office omitted her mother's DOB and hometown because she is deceased, which also raises a flag for us. Does anyone know how strict the consulate is with notarized birth certificates, and if the info above will suffice?
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    Hi dnoblett, Have you heard of the consulate often asking for a resume for a run-of-the-mill K-1 fiance visa interview? Or has it been asked for other particular reasons? I'm just curious as to why they would want a resume if the interview is to evaluate the validity of the relationship and the I-134 (financial strength) of the petitioner, with the financial strength of the beneficiary being almost irrelevant. Thanks in advance for your insight.
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    Hi All, My fiance and I are very confused about this part of the DS-230. She is a graduate student and has had several 1-3 month internships for different companies during her past six years of college. These are your tyical Chinese student internships where they give you a monthly stipend (1,000RMB) to offset travel and apartment rental costs. Do these count as employment in the eyes of the consulate? Should we be listing them? Any insight would truly be appreciated. :-)
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    Hi All, I just wanted to say that my application was finally approved! ::whew!:: Thank you for taking the time to give me advice. I really appreciate it :-) Thank you!!!
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    When you put it like that, I can see why they totally blew me off. Thank you everyone for the posts, and thank you Tsap for the humor! I'll just hang in there patiently.
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    Wow, K-1s are never expedited? Then what is the purpose of even offering the option an expedite request? So strange...
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    Hello everyone, It’s been over five months since I mailed out my K-1 application. Under the advice of my lawyer, about 3 months into the processing time, I submitted an expedite request based on an emergent situation. Two months have passed since my expedite request was received by the Vermont Service Center, and I have heard nothing back yet(not even a denial.) Furthermore, the last two times I called the NSC, they told me that normal processing time was 5 months. When I called again yesterday to find out the status of my expedite request, (which they still had no answer for), I was informed that the processing time was now 7 months. They were still working on Feb. 28th applications! I’m not sure what else I can do. My fiance and I really don’t want to needlessly wait 2 more months. Is it worth asking a senator for a letter at this point? Could a senator’s letter possibly annoy anyone at the service center and cause more harm than good? Some insight would be deeply appreciated. I don’t want to rock the boat if there is the risk of it tipping over.
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