If Unemployed, What Does One Put On the I-134?

[John and Camie 39]

Line #7 on the Affidavit of Support form - I am employed as or engaged in the business of ...

If we do not have a place of employment, what do we put? I am technically at my job (I am currently on "paid leave") until June 1st, but I've already got my sponsor lined up, as it's very likely that my fiance will have his interview after June 1st. This one question is killing me. I've searched all over VJ for an answer, and I don't think I can just leave the line blank.

Thanks in advance!

[payxibka 10,045]

moving to:

US Embassy and Consulate General Discussion

You are almost there and now you have to deal with the embassy. This is the place to post your experiences or questions related to this last step before moving to the US. Topics relating to I-134's, packets sent from consulate and medical & police certificates should be posted here

[John and Camie 39]

Thanks.

If anyone can answer my question, I would be so grateful.

[payxibka 10,045]

Thanks.

If anyone can answer my question, I would be so grateful.

That is why I moved it... so it would have a better chance of an answer

Unemployed might be a proper answer but assess when you have an interview... you may have a new job by then

Edited April 15, 2009 by payxibka

[baron555 934]

[] I am technically at my job (I am currently on "paid leave")

You answered your own question. You are now employed (to sit at home but if you are being paid) you are employed

I'd fill in the I-134 form with the information that is current on the day you send it to your fiance(e). It doesn't matter what happens in the future.

You'll have to resubmit new employment information when you AOS and then you fill in the info that is current on the day you fill out the form.

Make sense?

[pushbrk 12,824]

[] I am technically at my job (I am currently on "paid leave")

You answered your own question. You are now employed (to sit at home but if you are being paid) you are employed

I'd fill in the I-134 form with the information that is current on the day you send it to your fiance(e). It doesn't matter what happens in the future.

You'll have to resubmit new employment information when you AOS and then you fill in the info that is current on the day you fill out the form.

Make sense?

Always read carefully and interpret literally. "Employed" and "working" don't share a common definition. Ask any "employer".

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

Line #7 on the Affidavit of Support form - I am employed as or engaged in the business of ...

If we do not have a place of employment, what do we put? I am technically at my job (I am currently on "paid leave") until June 1st, but I've already got my sponsor lined up, as it's very likely that my fiance will have his interview after June 1st. This one question is killing me. I've searched all over VJ for an answer, and I don't think I can just leave the line blank.

Thanks in advance!

The answer is "unemployed" IF that is the situation when you complete the I-134. It is not the situation today. As for income, if you are receiving unemployment compensation, you can enter the amount you are receiving at the time. It may not be an "acceptable" for of income, but it IS income and it is truth. You have a co-sponsor, so that should cover the problem.

If you are currently on "paid leave" you are currently still employed, but if the I-134 is completed after that time, well, you have to answer truthfully. The official position of USCIS (for the I-864) is that all income documentation must be current within 1 year, but individual consulates have wide latitude on what they will accept for the I-134 and can ask for more current information. Most consulates apply basically the same rules as the I-864. You can check in the regional forums for someone with experience with the particular consulate you are dealing with.

For our K-2 visa (to follow) interview in June, I will use the same employment letter as for the K-1 interview last August. I have confirmation from the consulate in Kiev, it is acceptable if dated within 1 year. Of course, I will update the check stubs and have a new tax return and w-2 to submit.

When will you be filling out the I-134?

Edited April 15, 2009 by Gary and Alla

[pushbrk 12,824]

Line #7 on the Affidavit of Support form - I am employed as or engaged in the business of ...

If we do not have a place of employment, what do we put? I am technically at my job (I am currently on "paid leave") until June 1st, but I've already got my sponsor lined up, as it's very likely that my fiance will have his interview after June 1st. This one question is killing me. I've searched all over VJ for an answer, and I don't think I can just leave the line blank.

Thanks in advance!

The answer is "unemployed" IF that is the situation when you complete the I-134. It is not the situation today. As for income, if you are receiving unemployment compensation, you can enter the amount you are receiving at the time. It may not be an "acceptable" for of income, but it IS income and it is truth. You have a co-sponsor, so that should cover the problem.

If you are currently on "paid leave" you are currently still employed, but if the I-134 is completed after that time, well, you have to answer truthfully. The official position of USCIS (for the I-864) is that all income documentation must be current within 1 year, but individual consulates have wide latitude on what they will accept for the I-134 and can ask for more current information. Most consulates apply basically the same rules as the I-864. You can check in the regional forums for someone with experience with the particular consulate you are dealing with.

For our K-2 visa (to follow) interview in June, I will use the same employment letter as for the K-1 interview last August. I have confirmation from the consulate in Kiev, it is acceptable if dated within 1 year. Of course, I will update the check stubs and have a new tax return and w-2 to submit.

When will you be filling out the I-134?

If unemployed, the answer is unemployed. The OP is employed.

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

Line #7 on the Affidavit of Support form - I am employed as or engaged in the business of ...

If we do not have a place of employment, what do we put? I am technically at my job (I am currently on "paid leave") until June 1st, but I've already got my sponsor lined up, as it's very likely that my fiance will have his interview after June 1st. This one question is killing me. I've searched all over VJ for an answer, and I don't think I can just leave the line blank.

Thanks in advance!

The answer is "unemployed" IF that is the situation when you complete the I-134. It is not the situation today. As for income, if you are receiving unemployment compensation, you can enter the amount you are receiving at the time. It may not be an "acceptable" for of income, but it IS income and it is truth. You have a co-sponsor, so that should cover the problem.

If you are currently on "paid leave" you are currently still employed, but if the I-134 is completed after that time, well, you have to answer truthfully. The official position of USCIS (for the I-864) is that all income documentation must be current within 1 year, but individual consulates have wide latitude on what they will accept for the I-134 and can ask for more current information. Most consulates apply basically the same rules as the I-864. You can check in the regional forums for someone with experience with the particular consulate you are dealing with.

For our K-2 visa (to follow) interview in June, I will use the same employment letter as for the K-1 interview last August. I have confirmation from the consulate in Kiev, it is acceptable if dated within 1 year. Of course, I will update the check stubs and have a new tax return and w-2 to submit.

When will you be filling out the I-134?

If unemployed, the answer is unemployed. The OP is employed.

Exactly correct. Her question was what she should answer IF unemployed. And my answer was "unemployed" IF that is "the situation when you complete the I-134. It is not the situation today"

[John and Camie 39]

Gary and Alla, thank you.

Yes I am technically employed now, but I will most likely NOT be employed by the time my fiance is scheduled for his interview, and that was when I was going to complete and send the I-134 to him. If I can send it NOW, then I will enter my current employment, but I'm assuming that they want the most current information; if the interview is scheduled for July, I'm guessing that employment verification from a couple of months prior is not going to be sufficient.

A sincere thanks to everyone who replied. I truly appreciate it.

[pushbrk 12,824]

Gary and Alla, thank you.

Yes I am technically employed now, but I will most likely NOT be employed by the time my fiance is scheduled for his interview, and that was when I was going to complete and send the I-134 to him. If I can send it NOW, then I will enter my current employment, but I'm assuming that they want the most current information; if the interview is scheduled for July, I'm guessing that employment verification from a couple of months prior is not going to be sufficient.

A sincere thanks to everyone who replied. I truly appreciate it.

Your assumption is incorrect. I-134's executed with supporting documents submitted within a reasonble time are routinely accepted. I sent mine two or three months ahead of the interview. I-864's for immigrant visas are commonly submitted several months before the interview. Financial facts are snapshots on a given date. Nobody knows for certain what the snapshot will look like tomorrow.

[John and Camie 39]

I was hoping I would be incorrect. Even better. I thank you!!

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

Gary and Alla, thank you.

Yes I am technically employed now, but I will most likely NOT be employed by the time my fiance is scheduled for his interview, and that was when I was going to complete and send the I-134 to him. If I can send it NOW, then I will enter my current employment, but I'm assuming that they want the most current information; if the interview is scheduled for July, I'm guessing that employment verification from a couple of months prior is not going to be sufficient.

A sincere thanks to everyone who replied. I truly appreciate it.

I've already completed my I-134 for a planned interview in June for a K-2. No worries.

[John and Camie 39]

Hey thanks, Gary - and I keep forgetting to add, Alla is just gorgeous.

- Camie