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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. :-) -
Affidavit of Support - Need a co-sponsor?
talsi posted a topic in Consulate Process: P-3 ~ Interview
My husband, the USC, currently has an annual income of $50K and upon our relocation to the US, it will increase to about $90K. We will of course be including an official letter from his employer stating these facts. Would you still advise for a co-sponsor even though these salaries are well above the required 125% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines? We have no problem finding a suitable co-sponsor, however, if there is no need for it, we would prefer to avoid the hassle. -
Ok, so our situation is a bit complicated so I hope you guys can shed some light and reassure us that there is a way to do this... I'm American by birth, both parents are French so I have dual citizenship. I've never lived in the US except for six months a couple of years ago. I worked for three of those six months but didn't earn enough to pay any taxes and have never filed a US tax return. I have a SSN, a bank account (with hardly anything in it), and a friend's address in California that I used as my residential address when I was there. My girlfriend is from Beijing. We met two and a half years ago in Hong Kong where she was studying when I passed through on my travels. I lived with her there for a few months on a couple of consecutive tourist visas. We then went traveling, spent a year in New Zealand on working visas, then went to Australia where she could only get a tourist visa. Her visa expired a few weeks ago and she's now gone back to China and I'm still in Australia working. We'd like to move to the US together as soon as possible. Our first thought was for her to get a J1 aupair visa and get married once we're both over there, but having done some reading that seems like a more complicated/long/expensive way to do it. So we've started looking at the CR1 process and the idea of getting married somewhere beforehand but we're confused since our situation is relatively unique. Some questions...: Can we get married anywhere or does it have to be in China? After we get married, do we have to stay in the same place while the process is underway and while we wait for her interview? Could she potentially apply for a J1 aupair visa while we're waiting for the CR1 process to happen so we could be in the US together sooner? Will her interview have to take place in China regardless of where we get married and regardless of where she is/we are at the time, or can it be done in any USCIS anywhere in the world? If we have to get married in China, can I be there on a tourist visa? I read that I'd need to have been in China for over six months to file the I-130 by DCF. Is there another way to file the I-130 that doesn't have that requirement? I also saw that I need to file I-130 in the place that is considered my permanent residence. Having been traveling for the past 3 years or so, I'm confused as to where that would be. I grew up in the UK but haven't been back there for over five years and I only lived in France for a couple of years before heading off on my travels 3 years ago. So not sure whether my permanent residence is my current address here in Australia, my father's address in France, my friend's in California, or... Will the fact that I've never really lived in the US and the lack of tax returns be a problem? How would I show that I'm in the process of wanting to establish domicile there? How much money is required to show we can afford the move? We don't have much between us and no joint accounts. Is that ok as long as we can find co-sponsors? Assuming this is at all possible, what happens once we get to the US? Do we need a fixed address so they can check up on us periodically or are we free to do as we like until the 2 year interview as long as we can prove we've spent those two years together? (We're thinking of buying an RV and living on the road while working remotely so wouldn't have a fixed address...) We have plenty of photos together, lots of emails/sms/skype convos, can probably dig up flight booking emails and have met each other's mothers if that helps... A lot of questions I know. Hopefully some of you can enlighten us a bit. Thanks!
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Hello Guys, My husband filed I-130 for me last month and i just received P3. My husband has been a teacher in China for the last 5 years and in the last couple years, he didnt file his tax, his income was fae less than the poverty line, we married last year and oue baby was born not long after that. here is the questions. 1. how should he do to file the tax while he stays in China now ? how can he prove his income in China? how much would the penalty for not paying his taxes in the last two years(his ex filed it for him before that)? 2.Since he doesn't make enough money, he can't be the only sponsor of me, he will have to get a co-sponsor, right? 3.Do we need to prepare all the documents listed on P3 then send them altogether to the America Embassy GUZ ? Thx. -
I DCF'ed last week, and I am thinking about i-864. I worked in China, and will move back to the state when the visa is granted so I plan on getting a joint sponsor. I contacted a friend, she is making good money, but she is already sponsoring 12 people with her husband together. Can/Should I still use her? Does it matter that she is already sponsoring other people or it doesn't matter as long as she makes enough number to cover the number of petitioners? I tried to search for more info on multiple people already being sponsored but can't come up with anything useful. Is there a table some where that say to sponsor 1 person you need XXXX amount, to sponsor 2 people you need XXXX. I only found i-864p, but not sure if thats what I am after.
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Hello All, I've been reading through this forum, and it has been very helpful, though has made me very anxious about this process. I have been with my girlfriend for almost 2 years now, and have been living together for over 1 year. We love each other very much, and hope to get married and move back to the U.S. together. However, after research, it seems the best way is to first get a K-1
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I'm working on P3, and the i-864 affidavit of support. Since my income is in China, and thus (1) isn't much, and (2) won't continue after we make it to the USA, my mom has agreed to submit an i-864a. My question arises from the fact that her taxes are filed jointly with her husband. The i-864a form asks for "total income" as listed on the 1040 tax return. Since they file jointly, that "total income" line is their joint income. However the form also uses the word "individual" income. I assume that this means income for just the one person (in this case my mom), especially since there is only a place for one person to sign the form at the end. My mom and her husband could both file these i-864a forms if it would help in some way, but my mom's income is enough on its own, and besides even if they both did it, it still wouldn't be clear how to fill out the form, given that it still asks for "individual income" and only has space for one person's information on each form. So I think it makes the most sense to ask only my mom to do an i-864a and only count her income. So my proposed solution to this is to just use the income numbers from my mom's W-2's themselves (and attach the W-2s along with the tax returns). Does this seem right? My concern is that the income numbers on the i-864a don't match the income numbers on the tax returns (since the tax returns include two people's income). Either way they're both above the income requirement (125% of poverty line), so it shouldn't matter, I just don't want to delay the process with improperly filled out forms. Another minor concern is household size. When we arrive in the USA, we will be living with my mother and her husband. We are only using my mom's income for the i-864a, so we only need to count her as a member of the household, but it seems strange to count her and not her husband. On the other hand, the instruction page says you don't need to count parents etc as a household member unless you are using their income to meet the income requirement. So I guess we don't need to include him. Any thoughts? -
Hi, I'm about to apply for my wife's green card later this month and the one sticking point in our application is my ability to support her financially. While my income is low (I was a student up until this point), I do have some liquid assets that barely push me over the $55K USD barrier. A few questions: 1) I've sold all of my stock and am combining all of my funds into one bank account. From here, I will get an official bank statement showing my assets. Does this sound like a sound idea? 2) Would retirement plans also be considered liquid assets for the asset test? If so, this would give me some additional leverage. 3) Can I point out my pre-China salary as a benchmark for what I anticipate I will receive once I return to the USA to add an extra layer of safety? This was well over the $18K wage limit and, I assume should help with my argument of being able to support my wife. Thanks -
If the US citizen is self employed and normally makes a good income in construction but the income is very low now due to the poor economy,how will the vo look at this? My income for '07 was not very good and '08 is very low. For me ,things could improve at any time. I am 55. I have savings,several retirement plans,soc.sec.(when elgible)and no debt. I have more "things" than many people and my home is nearly paid for,(over $300,000 equity). I have the things I need but I do conserve money and I can support my K1 and K2. I saw the posting from 12-05 saying he had a lot of equity in his house and wanted to know if this is considered in some way. You told him to check another site for this info. but the link does not work now. Thankyou
