Can J-1 holder submit 864a?

[christoph_CA 0]

My fiance has a J-1 visa and is an intern with an accounting firm.

Can she submit an 864a to show financial support? Of course she has not filed US tax returns yet, but has some assets.

Thanks in advance.

[ninjarocket 1]

It's impossible to tell from the post where you in the immigration process, if at all. For what reason do you need evidence of financial support?

My fiance has a J-1 visa and is an intern with an accounting firm.

Can she submit an 864a to show financial support? Of course she has not filed US tax returns yet, but has some assets.

Thanks in advance.

[pushbrk 12,824]

It's impossible to tell from the post where you in the immigration process, if at all. For what reason do you need evidence of financial support?

My fiance has a J-1 visa and is an intern with an accounting firm.

Can she submit an 864a to show financial support? Of course she has not filed US tax returns yet, but has some assets.

Thanks in advance.

While that's true, visa sponsors for family visa categories must have LPR status at minimum, so the answer is "No".

[ninjarocket 1]

I used to have a H1 visa and married someone from a foreign country (my ex-wife) while under that visa status. On becoming married, my former wife immediately qualified for a H4 visa which enabled her to be a resident non-immigrant in the US. It was a very simple visa application process filed at the embassy and was immediately granted without any substantial proof of a bonafide relationship, in stark contrast to long drawn out k1,k3 applications required for US citizens. When I filed for AOS (after filing a I-140), my wife as a beneficiary also immediately obtained a 10 year greencard, even though we had been married for less than a year.

It's likely that the spouse of a J1 visa holder also immediately qualifies for some other J-visa category (J-2,3 or 4 whichever it is) and can gain immediate entry into the US without having a long drawn out visa application process filed at USCIS.

The bottom line is that the spouse of a H1, J1 visa holders gain immediate entry into the US on applying for a related visa category at the US consulate regardless of whether the marriage takes place before or after the H1 or J1 visa was obtained. The spouse of a US citizen doesn't: it requires a long drawn out visa application process filed at USCIS together with substantial proof of a bonafide relationship- and then at the end of it, the spouse only obtains a conditional 2 year greencard if married for less than 2 years.

This always ceases to amaze me!

It's impossible to tell from the post where you in the immigration process, if at all. For what reason do you need evidence of financial support?

My fiance has a J-1 visa and is an intern with an accounting firm.

Can she submit an 864a to show financial support? Of course she has not filed US tax returns yet, but has some assets.

Thanks in advance.

While that's true, visa sponsors for family visa categories must have LPR status at minimum, so the answer is "No".