Hi All,

I have a quick question about the affidavit of support paperwork, the I-134...

My fiance is Egyptian, so the application is for him and I am considered the primary sponsor. After reading through the guides and tons of information on the internet, I'm a little bit concerned regarding our situation. My parents have agreed to be a cosponsor. By the 2009 poverty guidelines, they make enough money to cover the requirement (I think 125% of the poverty level) for him and their household. So that's good... but the guides say specifically that the US fiance is always considered the primary sponsor. So I have to fill out the paperwork, which is fine. Also, I read that the consulate will take into consideration whether or not the US fiance has plans to work actively (if not already). Well, here's our situation..

I am living and working in Egypt and have been for over a year. Def. the amount of money I make here does not qualify to cover him and also, once he's given the visa, we are both moving back to the US. However, next fall (2010) I will be attending law school. 1Ls are not allowed to work during the first year. So, though I do plan on looking for a job as soon as I return (perhaps in March or so) to save up before law school, come August or so, I have to quit. Will this hurt our situation? The fact that I'm going to be a student?

It's not an ideal situation to be in and we both realize that. We're hoping and praying that he'll be able to find a job before school starts and that the loans I will have to take out for law school (which factors in living expenses since they don't allow you to work during your first year and don't advise working in 2nd and 3rd year) will help us out a bit. Plus, we'll both have a little money saved up from our jobs here... not a huge amount and def. not enough to cover what the consulate will expect, but we're trying. Like I said, it's not ideal... but of course, people don't really plan relationships and such. It's just the course life has taken us in and we have to deal with it.

Bottom line, should I be concerned that the consulate will deny us based on this?

Also, just briefly looking over the I-134 form... since my parents are cosponsoring, do each of them have to fill the form out separately? Or, for example, can the form be filled out in my mom's name but both of their incomes taken into consideration (they're still married and as far as I can tell they file jointly on their tax forms)?

Thanks a bunch!

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Hi all,
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thanks in advance,