Is there any way around a co-sponser?

[pushbrk 12,883]

So you would need approximately $9,000 in savings to account for the missing $3,000 X 3 years.

Really?? So me making $15,000 yearly and having $9,000 would be enough?

It would be enough to meet the minimum requirements.

By that you're saying there is still a possibility they could turn us down for financial reasons?

Yes. A Consular officer is charged with judging whether the beneficiary is likely to become a public charge. They are not bound to a positive conclusion based on meeting the minimum standard. They do tend to make allowances for young people particularly if the petitioner is about to finish college but no gaurantee. Again, the I-134 is several months down the road. There's not even a petition filed yet.

Are you saying you think we should go ahead and file? And cross the financial bridge when we come to it?

I'm not going to say what you "should do" because that's for you to decide. I'm trying to give you the correct information so you can make an informed decision. However, I would suggest you look at the financial aspect as a bridge to be built, so it is there to cross when needed. If you've build the bridge you'll need anyway, you'll probably find that you can cross it. You've got time to build the bridge if you'll do it.

[lostinblue 1,989]

a letter from someone promising employment is useless

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

So you would need approximately $9,000 in savings to account for the missing $3,000 X 3 years.

Really?? So me making $15,000 yearly and having $9,000 would be enough?

It would be enough to meet the minimum requirements.

By that you're saying there is still a possibility they could turn us down for financial reasons?

Yes. A Consular officer is charged with judging whether the beneficiary is likely to become a public charge. They are not bound to a positive conclusion based on meeting the minimum standard. They do tend to make allowances for young people particularly if the petitioner is about to finish college but no gaurantee. Again, the I-134 is several months down the road. There's not even a petition filed yet.

Are you saying you think we should go ahead and file? And cross the financial bridge when we come to it?

I would say YES. File and PREPARE for the financial bridge when you come to it (you WILL come to it) Meeting the minimum standards is usually enough, but it is a nebulous issue along with the "proof of ongoing realtionship" and the more the merrier, of course.

As far as working right away, that is no longer an option. The employment stamp is no longer going to be accepted for the I-9 qulaifications unless it pertains to a partuclar job for a particular visa...not a finacee visa. YES it was this way, my wife got the stamp at JFK and got a small job to help her with exposure to English when she came in September. At any rate, they would not count his income (or even his assets, he could have $1,000,000 in a bank account and it doesn't count for the K-1) His assets WILL be considered for the AOS interview and I-864 but I doubt he will be working by then. When we filed for the AOs we also filed for an EAD (why not? it is free when you file the I-485) and we got the green card BEFORE we got the EAD!

[pushbrk 12,883]

The main point here is that there are practical aspects to marriage and immigration. These are adult decisions, presenting adult problems that require adult solutions. If Gabriel is to come to the US and you are to be married, some means of supporting you must be found and arranged. If you find and arrange it, you'll see the way to deal with the I-134.

Focus on the practical aspects of your plan and you'll build the bridge you'll later cross.

[Anh map 2,098]

The main point here is that there are practical aspects to marriage and immigration. These are adult decisions, presenting adult problems that require adult solutions. If Gabriel is to come to the US and you are to be married, some means of supporting you must be found and arranged. If you find and arrange it, you'll see the way to deal with the I-134.

Focus on the practical aspects of your plan and you'll build the bridge you'll later cross.

I can't agree more. Don't expose yourselves to added stress when you get near to the end of this process. Anticipating the challenges and coming up with solutions will make this a very rewarding journey.

I've heard in the past that dumping a bunch of money into a savings account isn't always successful. If the CO sees/learns that the money just (within the time frame of the K1 process) got put into the account they may feel that it's not truly there to be available to the petitioner/sponsor. Please don't take this as gospel. One friend of mine got denied over a suddenly robust savings account coming through HCMC Vietnam.

[GJen 9]

The main point here is that there are practical aspects to marriage and immigration. These are adult decisions, presenting adult problems that require adult solutions. If Gabriel is to come to the US and you are to be married, some means of supporting you must be found and arranged. If you find and arrange it, you'll see the way to deal with the I-134.

Focus on the practical aspects of your plan and you'll build the bridge you'll later cross.

Here's what worries me about that. I've tried to do my research! But even so, there are a lot of "Varies" and "N/A" listed on the "Timeline(approx)" of the K1 Flowchart.

What worries me is we'll send in the payment with the I-129F and then.. how much time will that really give us?

I do want to make an informed decision. I don't want us feeling like we got ripped off (Again! $%#$% Tourist Visa). I'm confident about our relationship. I know he's the one I want to spend the rest of my life. I don't worry about having to prove our relationship (We're as real as it gets and it doesn't hurt that I have a problem throwing things away! [receipts, etc]) My one and only concern is them rejecting us due to finances.

If I have to ask for more hours, I'll do it.

If I have to take every penny straight to the bank and into savings, I'll do it.

If I could find a co-sponsor, that would be perfect! (How do you ask someone something like that? Oh, by the way, if I become broke and can't support my husband or I, then get sued, but still have no money, can they sue you, too?)

I just don't know... It's a shame I can't hold a fundraiser and ask people to just donate pennies and then let all that add up. Somehow I'd feel more comfortable doing that then having them sign their income and assetts away.

I just want to be sure. I also really want to feel like I know what I'm doing. Right now I feel a little bit like a lost puppy.

[payxibka 10,045]

affidavit of support is a consulate issue... moving

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

I just wanted to say the fact that you haven't even filed yet and are researching all the way to the visa is very commendable. There are so many young people that don't look beyond the first form and are suprised to find out they have an interview scheduled and don't have the money for the Affidavit of Support. Good for you!

Have you seen these graphs? They show how the length of times vary. http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...ge=k1historical

You might could use the information to figure out how it's going right now for VSC and CSC. Notice if the graph is going up, it could be even farther up (more days when you get to approval)

You'd have to read things about venezuela to know how long the process after the NOA2 takes over there. Up in the blue menu bar, under the picture of the first couple, it says Embassy Info. Have you looked there to see if you can get an idea of time it has taken others.

These are the only embassies that are graphed http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...e-k1-historical

Once again it varies by embassy and it goes up and down.

I think that's why nobody can say a timeframe, but "it varies." Maybe you can put some of those numbers together and predict something specific to Venezuela. Most people are trying to speed it up. If you want more time to build your bridge, then there are ways to drag it out longer.

[pushbrk 12,883]

The main point here is that there are practical aspects to marriage and immigration. These are adult decisions, presenting adult problems that require adult solutions. If Gabriel is to come to the US and you are to be married, some means of supporting you must be found and arranged. If you find and arrange it, you'll see the way to deal with the I-134.

Focus on the practical aspects of your plan and you'll build the bridge you'll later cross.

Here's what worries me about that. I've tried to do my research! But even so, there are a lot of "Varies" and "N/A" listed on the "Timeline(approx)" of the K1 Flowchart.

What worries me is we'll send in the payment with the I-129F and then.. how much time will that really give us?

I do want to make an informed decision. I don't want us feeling like we got ripped off (Again! $%#$% Tourist Visa). I'm confident about our relationship. I know he's the one I want to spend the rest of my life. I don't worry about having to prove our relationship (We're as real as it gets and it doesn't hurt that I have a problem throwing things away! [receipts, etc]) My one and only concern is them rejecting us due to finances.

If I have to ask for more hours, I'll do it.

If I have to take every penny straight to the bank and into savings, I'll do it.

If I could find a co-sponsor, that would be perfect! (How do you ask someone something like that? Oh, by the way, if I become broke and can't support my husband or I, then get sued, but still have no money, can they sue you, too?)

I just don't know... It's a shame I can't hold a fundraiser and ask people to just donate pennies and then let all that add up. Somehow I'd feel more comfortable doing that then having them sign their income and assetts away.

I just want to be sure. I also really want to feel like I know what I'm doing. Right now I feel a little bit like a lost puppy.

What I'm trying to tell you is to put aside the visa concerns and focus on the practical aspects of your plan to marry and live together in the USA when he won't be working for several months. Focus on those practical issues first as if there WERE no affidavit of support issue. Where are you going to live? How are the bills going to get paid? What will need to be done to handle the actual financial requirements you'll need to deal with. If you can handle them yourself, how will you do that? If not, who will help and how will you ask them? Chances are when you have the solutions to the those issues, you'll also have the answer to your I-134 issues. If you can actually handle the finances on your own, you'll probably qualify to sponsor too. If you need help, the help is likely to come from somebody who will also be a co-sponsor.

How do you ask? If you don't know the answer to that, you aren't ready for the adult adventure called "marriage".

[GJen 9]

What I'm trying to tell you is to put aside the visa concerns and focus on the practical aspects of your plan to marry and live together in the USA when he won't be working for several months. Focus on those practical issues first as if there WERE no affidavit of support issue. Where are you going to live? How are the bills going to get paid? What will need to be done to handle the actual financial requirements you'll need to deal with. If you can handle them yourself, how will you do that? If not, who will help and how will you ask them? Chances are when you have the solutions to the those issues, you'll also have the answer to your I-134 issues. If you can actually handle the finances on your own, you'll probably qualify to sponsor too. If you need help, the help is likely to come from somebody who will also be a co-sponsor.

How do you ask? If you don't know the answer to that, you aren't ready for the adult adventure called "marriage".

Well, the only people I would feel comfortable asking are the people that I'm keeping this from. First off, there's no guarantee they would be willing to help us by co-sponsoring anyway. That leaves me with only mere acquaintances, which I would say is pretty inappropriate to just ask someone out of the blue that you're really not that close to.

I am ready for marriage! I am ready for the adult adventure. I may not be as prepared as I would like to be, but I'm trying really hard to take all the right steps. I guess just the trauma of going from one extreme to the other is what's making it so difficult. There's no easing into a process like this.

[pushbrk 12,883]

What I'm trying to tell you is to put aside the visa concerns and focus on the practical aspects of your plan to marry and live together in the USA when he won't be working for several months. Focus on those practical issues first as if there WERE no affidavit of support issue. Where are you going to live? How are the bills going to get paid? What will need to be done to handle the actual financial requirements you'll need to deal with. If you can handle them yourself, how will you do that? If not, who will help and how will you ask them? Chances are when you have the solutions to the those issues, you'll also have the answer to your I-134 issues. If you can actually handle the finances on your own, you'll probably qualify to sponsor too. If you need help, the help is likely to come from somebody who will also be a co-sponsor.

How do you ask? If you don't know the answer to that, you aren't ready for the adult adventure called "marriage".

Well, the only people I would feel comfortable asking are the people that I'm keeping this from. First off, there's no guarantee they would be willing to help us by co-sponsoring anyway. That leaves me with only mere acquaintances, which I would say is pretty inappropriate to just ask someone out of the blue that you're really not that close to.

I am ready for marriage! I am ready for the adult adventure. I may not be as prepared as I would like to be, but I'm trying really hard to take all the right steps. I guess just the trauma of going from one extreme to the other is what's making it so difficult. There's no easing into a process like this.

Ready is to prepared as potato is to potawtoe. Unless you're prepared, you're not ready. Maybe now you're ready to prepare.

[GJen 9]

Ready is to prepared as potato is to potawtoe. Unless you're prepared, you're not ready. Maybe now you're ready to prepare.

That's exactly what I am!!

Thanks!!