K1 Bangkok, Thailand Income trouble on I-134

[Dan and Pat! 0]

Hello everyone, thanks for your help. We received NOA 2 in July, but I'm having trouble putting together an I-134.

I've been living and working in Bangkok, Thailand for the last two years. I just finished a two year contract at an international school. Since then I've been freelancing via my website, and at other schools.

I don't have an employment letter from an employer that will state current income. I'm moving into self-employment, but I don't have a lot to show for that either. I do have tax returns for the last two years, showing $18,500 and $17,800 respectively.

I did not know at the time I applied for the K1 visa, that I wouldn't be able to use a co-sponsor at the Bangkok Embassy. have already asked my parents to joint sponsor an I-864 and they have agreed.

When we applied for our K1 we put down my fiance's minor child on our visa. We were afraid it would be too difficult to get him on later. We do not plan on taking him abroad until we have both settled in the U.S.

1st, Does applying for the minor child mean our household income has to be 3, even if we aren't planning on taking him? If so, can I just say 'self-employed' and send in my tax returns (which should be sufficient evidence)?

2nd, What can I do to show the embassy that I do have income?

3rd, Does the support of my parents mean anything in this instance? Should they write a letter? Fill out the I-864 now?

Any ideas on what I can do? Thanks so much for your help.

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

Hello everyone, thanks for your help. We received NOA 2 in July, but I'm having trouble putting together an I-134.

I've been living and working in Bangkok, Thailand for the last two years. I just finished a two year contract at an international school. Since then I've been freelancing via my website, and at other schools.

I don't have an employment letter from an employer that will state current income. I'm moving into self-employment, but I don't have a lot to show for that either. I do have tax returns for the last two years, showing $18,500 and $17,800 respectively.

I did not know at the time I applied for the K1 visa, that I wouldn't be able to use a co-sponsor at the Bangkok Embassy. have already asked my parents to joint sponsor an I-864 and they have agreed.

When we applied for our K1 we put down my fiance's minor child on our visa. We were afraid it would be too difficult to get him on later. We do not plan on taking him abroad until we have both settled in the U.S.

1st, Does applying for the minor child mean our household income has to be 3, even if we aren't planning on taking him? If so, can I just say 'self-employed' and send in my tax returns (which should be sufficient evidence)?

2nd, What can I do to show the embassy that I do have income?

3rd, Does the support of my parents mean anything in this instance? Should they write a letter? Fill out the I-864 now?

Any ideas on what I can do? Thanks so much for your help.

Your household income will be determined by who you apply for visas for, NOT by who is listed on the petition. The petition is NOT a visa application. Visa applications are done at the time of the interview. If you apply for his visa at the same time as hers, YES he will count and your family size is 3. If you do a K-2 to follow then he will not count in your family size when you do her visa application. Whenever you do his visa application, then your family size will be 3 for his affidavit of support.

You can show any contracts you have, bank deposits to your PERSONAL account (business income is not your income and does not count) and a bank letter showing deposits for the last 12 months.

I do not know if this will make any difference, it could. There is a very active Thailand thread here and you could ask there. The consulate is not held to any strict guidelines, per se. They need to make a judgement call and determine if they are satisfied your fiancee will not become a public charge. Showing you have a joint-sponsor for the I-864 which will shortly replace the I-134 may be enough to convince them. Then again, they can choose to ignore anything they want to ignore and Bangkok is not known as an easy consulate. Ask in the Thai thread and see what people experienced with that consulate say.

[payxibka 10,045]

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...p;#entry3177117