Coming up on our NOA2...

[johnnybgood265 3]

Hi everyone,

VJ has been the most helpful site, I can't imagine what it would be like to go through this process without you guys. Thanks in advance to everyone for their advice and help.

We are fast approaching our projected NOA2 date of mid-July (no RFE's) and may have hit an untimely roadblock. Dani (petitioner) has been let go from the job she had, and is scrambling to find work with no luck. Unfortunately the area of FL she is in is very hard hit with the reession and has seriously affected her line of work. She is unemployed and if we are correct the next step in the K1 process is to look at her finances. We are both quite concerned and worried.

Here are a few questions and various ideas we have;

-If she is unable to secure employment how will this affect our application?

-Would it still help if we got a co-sponser even if she is unemployed?

-Is it possible if the petitioner has funds in savings sufficient to cover us through the AOS period will this help?

-Will it help that her tax years for 2004 thru 2007 are very good stable income years?

-My father is a US citizen residing in the US, can he co-sponser my fiancee?

We would both appreciate feedback on these thoughts and ideas. Thanks for any and all help!

Todd & Dani

1. No money, no Honey.

2. Yes

3. Yes, but it must be 3x the shortfall amount. If her current income is -0-, then she needs about $60,000 in the bank or other assets for two people

4. Yes. But will not put you over the top

5. Yes, any citizen or LPR can be YOUR sponsor. Your fiancee is a US citizen, she does not need a sponsor, YOU do.

A co-sponsor fills out the I-134 just like the petitioner and provides support documentation just like the peitioner. The petitioner MUST fill out an I-134 even if her income is -0-

So alla, what you are saying is that if I have no co-sponser i will need 60,000 in my bank account and that will be ok ? Is that what you mean by 3x the short fall amount ? Hope to hear from you and thank you

[newlyweds 0]

hi guys, was reading this thread and was curious how much the petitioner should have in his savings at the moment? is there a specific amount of money he should have in his savings/assets?

[ThaitoUSA 15]

It's best to post your question as separate topic, otherwise it might go unanswered.

One does not need to disclose savings/assets whatsoever so long as one meets the 125% of poverty line requirement.

If one does not meet that, one must have 3 times the amount that is lacking.

For example, if a household of two needs $18,500 (approximation) to meet 125% of the poverty line and one's income is $18,000 a year one would need $1,500 ($500x3) in savings to cover the difference.