When in the K-1 process do you prove financial support?

[zhongyuan34 0]

Probably a dumb question for the very knowledgeable out there, but when in the K-1 process do you have to prove financial support? (I filed two months ago, got NOA 1, utter silence since then.) I want to be ready when, a million years from now, we get to the next stage. Do I have to have previous years tax returns ready? What should I have prepared to prove my income? Pay stubs?

Also: If I were to return to live abroad, would it be smarter -- or faster -- to bag the K-1, get married and go straight for the green card? Or we could stay with the K-1, get the parents to be guarantors and continue with that.I'm curious what people here think.

Also: I have to express my admiration for people on this forum. I just can't imagine being separated from my loved one for as long as many people here seem to be. I find it incredibly depressing. Thanks in advance for your answers.

[Hell0W0rld 10]

you need to prove financial support when you are at the interview.

one more thing,

[*JG* 2]

We took:

A letter from my employers

3 years of tax returns

A letter from my bank

One bank statement from each quarter for a few years

paycheck stubs

I'm a firm believer in being overprepared, though.

Good luck to you.

2nd part of your questions......if you bag the K-1 now, and marry while in the US, it is premeditated and visa fraud. If caught, it will not turn out as you want it to. Please be smart.

[pushbrk 13,121]

We took:

A letter from my employers

3 years of tax returns

A letter from my bank

One bank statement from each quarter for a few years

paycheck stubs

I'm a firm believer in being overprepared, though.

Good luck to you.

2nd part of your questions......if you bag the K-1 now, and marry while in the US, it is premeditated and visa fraud. If caught, it will not turn out as you want it to. Please be smart.

With the beneficiary being from China, I doubt she/he is in the USA, so a fraudulent AOS filing is probably not what the OP was referring to. Marrying and taking an immigrant visa path is a viable option, but accomplishing it will delay your reunion with your loved one.

[zhongyuan34 0]

Thanks for the answers. Yes, I think there was miscommunication on some issues. HelloWorld, you mean when SHE is at the interview, right? Ok, good to know. But what does she need to take: Pay stubs? A letter from my employer?(oops...pushbrk, just saw your info...Thanks!! Me too, overprepared is the way to go.) Jomo's girl: I was talking about moving back to China, getting married there, and spending the better part of the next few years getting back here to the States with my wife. I don't think that's fraudulent, especially if we request to discontinue the K-1.

My timeline: Lived in China from 2003-2008, met and began dating my fiancee in 2006,moved back to the States four months ago, filed K-1 Aug.30 and received NOA1 Sept.3.

Perhaps that's a big difference between my case and many others: I was actually living abroad with my fiancee for quite a while. It's just agony to be apart. Life in China, all things considered, was pretty good, which, coupled with all of this nonsense, makes me think I should just go back. We still have a nightmarish process to deal with but at least we are together.

Edited November 3, 2008 by zhongyuan34

[Kevin&Leilei 1]

If I could speak and read Chinese I'd move to China so I wouldn't have to deal with all this #######. I miss the food too.

[msu17 0]

Thanks for the answers. Yes, I think there was miscommunication on some issues. HelloWorld, you mean when SHE is at the interview, right? Ok, good to know. But what does she need to take: Pay stubs? A letter from my employer?(oops...pushbrk, just saw your info...Thanks!! Me too, overprepared is the way to go.) Jomo's girl: I was talking about moving back to China, getting married there, and spending the better part of the next few years getting back here to the States with my wife. I don't think that's fraudulent, especially if we request to discontinue the K-1.

My timeline: Lived in China from 2003-2008, met and began dating my fiancee in 2006,moved back to the States four months ago, filed K-1 Aug.30 and received NOA1 Sept.3.

Perhaps that's a big difference between my case and many others: I was actually living abroad with my fiancee for quite a while. It's just agony to be apart. Life in China, all things considered, was pretty good, which, coupled with all of this nonsense, makes me think I should just go back. We still have a nightmarish process to deal with but at least we are together.

Gotcha. Ya, you can go back, cancel the K1 and file for a spousal visa when ready to move back. That way you can stay together (assuming that China lets you stay) and depending on the visa you file, she will have a green card upon entry to the US. Thats they way I would go if I were in your situation and was ok with living outside of the US for a while.