Filing I-134 if you're a student....

[WelshDave86 0]

Hey Guys

I'd appreciate some help if anyone has experience with this situation.

My fiancee is a student in the US, and has her father as a co-sponsor. She is just rechecking her form.

For question 7, she's put down her earnings that she made at camp during the summer, which isnt much but obv earnings all the same. She's attached an additional sheet to explain that her earnings are seasonal and not year round as she's a student.

Is she right to do this?

Also, for questions such as personal savings etc - of which she has none, does she put N/A or 0000s?

One more question... sorry!

We have a daughter, and I help support her here from the UK. Because Britt is yet to graduate she isn't earning yet, so her father is her dependent, and so then would technically be our daughter's dependent for support too. So if Britt puts that Lily is partially dependent under her and notes the situation on an extra sheet that would be fine I assume?

I hope we've got this right, I am just asking for advice as we're now SOOO close and would hate anything to hold us up!

Thanks in advance for anyone who can advise!

Dyfed

[Otto 83]

Hey Guys

I'd appreciate some help if anyone has experience with this situation.

My fiancee is a student in the US, and has her father as a co-sponsor. She is just rechecking her form.

For question 7, she's put down her earnings that she made at camp during the summer, which isnt much but obv earnings all the same. She's attached an additional sheet to explain that her earnings are seasonal and not year round as she's a student.

Is she right to do this?

That is fine - also, if she did not file taxes, she should include a letter explaining why she did not or did not have to, file.

Also, for questions such as personal savings etc - of which she has none, does she put N/A or 0000s?

Zeros are fine or you can leave Optional Fields (such as bank accounts, assets, etc) blank.

One more question... sorry!

We have a daughter, and I help support her here from the UK. Because Britt is yet to graduate she isn't earning yet, so her father is her dependent, and so then would technically be our daughter's dependent for support too. So if Britt puts that Lily is partially dependent under her and notes the situation on an extra sheet that would be fine I assume?

I think I need more coffee because that's confusing...

[SMR 368]

Hey Guys

I'd appreciate some help if anyone has experience with this situation.

My fiancee is a student in the US, and has her father as a co-sponsor. She is just rechecking her form.

For question 7, she's put down her earnings that she made at camp during the summer, which isnt much but obv earnings all the same. She's attached an additional sheet to explain that her earnings are seasonal and not year round as she's a student.

Is she right to do this?

Also, for questions such as personal savings etc - of which she has none, does she put N/A or 0000s?

One more question... sorry!

We have a daughter, and I help support her here from the UK. Because Britt is yet to graduate she isn't earning yet, so her father is her dependent, and so then would technically be our daughter's dependent for support too. So if Britt puts that Lily is partially dependent under her and notes the situation on an extra sheet that would be fine I assume?

I hope we've got this right, I am just asking for advice as we're now SOOO close and would hate anything to hold us up!

Thanks in advance for anyone who can advise!

Dyfed

I think you are confusing your terms. If Britt isn't earning, how can her father be her dependent. I think that you mean she is her father's dependent. That makes more sense. Typically, young children are their parents' dependents. The only way her father would be her dependent is if he wasn't working and she was supporting him.

I am assuming that Britt is your fiancee and Lily is your daughter. Is Lily trying to immigrate to the US? Is she both your and Britt's daughter or is she from a previous relationship? If she is Britt's daughter, she is a US Citizen, right and doesn't need K2? You would still need to count her as a dependent, though.

Basically, from what I understand, you would all be dependents of Britt's father. He would need to have income to support you all but that could be supplemented by income from anyone else in the family (Britt's summer income, for example).

[Nik+Heather 121]

Hey Guys

I'd appreciate some help if anyone has experience with this situation.

My fiancee is a student in the US, and has her father as a co-sponsor. She is just rechecking her form.

For question 7, she's put down her earnings that she made at camp during the summer, which isnt much but obv earnings all the same. She's attached an additional sheet to explain that her earnings are seasonal and not year round as she's a student.

Is she right to do this?

You're making this more complicated than necessary - it doesn't matter if she makes it in 3 or 12 months, she puts down her annual total. No further explaining needed.

Also, for questions such as personal savings etc - of which she has none, does she put N/A or 0000s?

One more question... sorry!

We have a daughter, and I help support her here from the UK. Because Britt is yet to graduate she isn't earning yet, so her father is her dependent (surely you mean "she is her father's dependent??), and so then would technically be our daughter's dependent ("our daughter is his dependent") for support too. So if Britt puts that Lily is partially dependent under her and notes the situation on an extra sheet that would be fine I assume?

Her father, as cosponsor needs to count as dependents (when figuring his household number) according to how many he declared as dependents on his tax return. If he included his granddaughter (?) Lily (Your and Britt's daughter?) as a dependent, then that's + 1 to his household size - but not because she's your daughter, because he claims he's supporting her on his taxes, and he needs to prove that he has enough to support all his dependents (Lily + Britt?) AND you.

I hope we've got this right, I am just asking for advice as we're now SOOO close and would hate anything to hold us up!

Thanks in advance for anyone who can advise!

Dyfed

[WelshDave86 0]

Hey Guys

We have a daughter, and I help support her here from the UK. Because Britt is yet to graduate she isn't earning yet, so her father is her dependent, and so then would technically be our daughter's dependent for support too. So if Britt puts that Lily is partially dependent under her and notes the situation on an extra sheet that would be fine I assume?

I think I need more coffee because that's confusing...

Sorry, i tried wording it a few diff ways but obviously chose the wrong one!

Basically, Britt and I have a daughter. Both Britt and our daughter are listed as dependent on the co-sponsor (Britt's dad) AOS form. So does that mean Britt should list our daughter on her form as partially dependent or not at all?

Does that make sense? Sorry if it doesnt!

[Nik+Heather 121]

Hey Guys

We have a daughter, and I help support her here from the UK. Because Britt is yet to graduate she isn't earning yet, so her father is her dependent, and so then would technically be our daughter's dependent for support too. So if Britt puts that Lily is partially dependent under her and notes the situation on an extra sheet that would be fine I assume?

I think I need more coffee because that's confusing...

Sorry, i tried wording it a few diff ways but obviously chose the wrong one!

Basically, Britt and I have a daughter. Both Britt and our daughter are listed as dependent on the co-sponsor (Britt's dad) AOS form. So does that mean Britt should list our daughter on her form as partially dependent or not at all?

Does that make sense? Sorry if it doesnt!

OK, then Britt has zero dependents you (if you have no other children than Lily) have zero dependents and her father must count Britt + Lily + You + any other dependents he supports - Britt's siblings, etc.