I-864

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hi every body i need some information about the poverty guide line, there is only spouse living in the house all alone, and when i will go there i will come in her house hold, so how much the income level will become for two of us? and how much income we will have to show them to meet the minimum income requirments? please somebody can tell me how much the income lever we will have to show them per year, she is living in newyork, it come in the 48 contigious state, i know the 4 states have to show different income lever, but i dont understand the poverty guideline thats why i need help here that someone straightly tell me that you both have to show that much income to meet the poverty guidelines,

thanks

[Penguin_ie 5,993]

You will have a household of 2, and living within the 48 states so according to the poverty guidelimes here: http://travel.state.gov/visa/laws/telegram...grams_4437.html

your wife will need $ 18'213 in income or three times as much in assets.

Edited August 7, 2009 by Penguin_ie

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mean that we only have to show them just 18,213 dollars, not more than it? and if the income was less than 18 then i can show assets to meet the minimum income requirements right? if the assets is outside the united state they would accept it ? or the assets would be in the united state?

You will have a household of 2, and living within the 48 states so according to the poverty guidelimes here: http://travel.state.gov/visa/laws/telegram...grams_4437.html

your wife will need $ 18'213 in income or three times as much in assets.

[Penguin_ie 5,993]

mean that we only have to show them just 18,213 dollars, not more than it? and if the income was less than 18 then i can show assets to meet the minimum income requirements right? if the assets is outside the united state they would accept it ? or the assets would be in the united state?

Technically, if you show them 18'213 exactly that should be enough, but they may be sceptical if you just scrape by. Assets are fine together with income or alone, but must be able to be liquified within a year without undue hardship (for this reason, if you only have one car for example, it probably won;t be accepted, and houses which just make the poverty line are also doubtful due to the bad housing market). When the asset is outside the USA, it is up to the embassy/ CO on the day whether they accept it- some do, some don't. I know in Ireland, they prefer the assets to be in the USA so we transfered out savings account from Ireland to the US before the move (we did the Affidavit of Support on assets only).

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well if they dont accept the assets outside united states then why they give that option, u know everybody in the united cant afford assets and the everybody will be not rich, how far i know there only person barely pay their house bills caz of so much tax on their income so from where they will make assets and also wat kind of friends and family they have, no body help them to be a joint sponsor, and i have thousands dollars assets here in pakistan and i can change it anytime in money i can sold them i can do anything i want to do with it, i have cars, i have buildings, i have lands some are rainy lands and some are streamy, i have fruits gardens like persimmons and peaches and apples gardens, and u know i cant sold them caz i can afford all my expences easily, monthly and yearly i get alot from them, and also invest them again when some left from my expenses, but i dont want to sold them and move to u.s just for this reason, but here we have talibans problems alot in pakistan and my wife cant stay here in pakistan,caz of shooting and deaths, so for that reason i want to go to u.s to see my wife and see her and spend days with her, and whenever i want to i can come back and take care of my bussiness here, but i guess the u.s visa is not in my luck so if they didnt accept my assets here in pakistan then i will just tell one thing #### it lol

but thank you for such good advice

hear from u soon

mean that we only have to show them just 18,213 dollars, not more than it? and if the income was less than 18 then i can show assets to meet the minimum income requirements right? if the assets is outside the united state they would accept it ? or the assets would be in the united state?

Technically, if you show them 18'213 exactly that should be enough, but they may be sceptical if you just scrape by. Assets are fine together with income or alone, but must be able to be liquified within a year without undue hardship (for this reason, if you only have one car for example, it probably won;t be accepted, and houses which just make the poverty line are also doubtful due to the bad housing market). When the asset is outside the USA, it is up to the embassy/ CO on the day whether they accept it- some do, some don't. I know in Ireland, they prefer the assets to be in the USA so we transfered out savings account from Ireland to the US before the move (we did the Affidavit of Support on assets only).

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and please inform me with onething more, if the petitioner income was less at tax return, and now she is making such good money, that it can reach to $'s 18000 or more than it, if she show her pay stub would they accept my affidavit of support or they wouldnt accept it? from showing her pay stub that yes if she keep making money like that then her next year income will be more than dollars 18000 and they would accept my form and grant me the visa? or they will again ask for joint sponsor?