Statement of Support Concern

[JBean 0]

I am a PhD student who is fully financially supported under a 5 year fellowship which includes a good living expenses stipend that is enough to put me well above the minimum income requirement for the I-134 (this year the stipend is $21,000 for the academic year, and they are committed to support me for two years after this). I have been operating under the assumption that this would be enough for the statement of support, but now that my fiance's interview is drawing near I am beginning to think that I've been foolish not to try and get a co-sponsor because of the fear that because my income is from a fellowship and not a traditional job it might cause some problems for him.

Has anyone had any experience with using a fellowship/stipend as income in the statement of support? My fiance's interview is in 2 1/2 weeks so it may be a bit late to get the documents together for a cosponsor but I am beginning to think that I should try just in case...

[payxibka 10,045]

I am a PhD student who is fully financially supported under a 5 year fellowship which includes a good living expenses stipend that is enough to put me well above the minimum income requirement for the I-134 (this year the stipend is $21,000 for the academic year, and they are committed to support me for two years after this). I have been operating under the assumption that this would be enough for the statement of support, but now that my fiance's interview is drawing near I am beginning to think that I've been foolish not to try and get a co-sponsor because of the fear that because my income is from a fellowship and not a traditional job it might cause some problems for him.

Has anyone had any experience with using a fellowship/stipend as income in the statement of support? My fiance's interview is in 2 1/2 weeks so it may be a bit late to get the documents together for a cosponsor but I am beginning to think that I should try just in case...

how can you demonstrate this stipend? via tax returns?

[JBean 0]

I am a PhD student who is fully financially supported under a 5 year fellowship which includes a good living expenses stipend that is enough to put me well above the minimum income requirement for the I-134 (this year the stipend is $21,000 for the academic year, and they are committed to support me for two years after this). I have been operating under the assumption that this would be enough for the statement of support, but now that my fiance's interview is drawing near I am beginning to think that I've been foolish not to try and get a co-sponsor because of the fear that because my income is from a fellowship and not a traditional job it might cause some problems for him.

Has anyone had any experience with using a fellowship/stipend as income in the statement of support? My fiance's interview is in 2 1/2 weeks so it may be a bit late to get the documents together for a cosponsor but I am beginning to think that I should try just in case...

how can you demonstrate this stipend? via tax returns?

I reported the taxable portion of the stipend ($19,000) on my tax return last year, which my fiance has a copy of, and I provided him with a signed letter from my department that has my fellowship information.

[payxibka 10,045]

i am sure they do not necessarily care about the source of the taxable income... as long as you have demonstrateable income, whether a fellowship or a job... as long as you demonstrate your earnings as is required... it is what it is........