Alright Y'all!

[brightskte 18]

I got my notice of NOA2 this morning dated for yesterday and I'm going to go ahead and start gathering everything up that I need to send to Mathew.

Now I have a question! All of this according to http://travel.state.gov/visa/laws/telegram...grams_4437.html

I currently live at home with my mom. If I'm understanding it correctly I would need to make $22,888 in order to be 125% above that poverty line since my household size would technically be 3(counting him). Am I wrong?

Thanks to everyone and anyone who helps me on this.

[Minya's wife 24]

I got my notice of NOA2 this morning dated for yesterday and I'm going to go ahead and start gathering everything up that I need to send to Mathew.

Now I have a question! All of this according to http://travel.state.gov/visa/laws/telegram...grams_4437.html

I currently live at home with my mom. If I'm understanding it correctly I would need to make $22,888 in order to be 125% above that poverty line since my household size would technically be 3(counting him). Am I wrong?

Thanks to everyone and anyone who helps me on this.

Are you supporting your mom, claiming her on your taxes, or the other way around? If you're the one supporting your mom, then you're correct, your household size is three. If not, then your household size would be 2, you and the intending immigrant.

[brightskte 18]

I got my notice of NOA2 this morning dated for yesterday and I'm going to go ahead and start gathering everything up that I need to send to Mathew.

Now I have a question! All of this according to http://travel.state.gov/visa/laws/telegram...grams_4437.html

I currently live at home with my mom. If I'm understanding it correctly I would need to make $22,888 in order to be 125% above that poverty line since my household size would technically be 3(counting him). Am I wrong?

Thanks to everyone and anyone who helps me on this.

Are you supporting your mom, claiming her on your taxes, or the other way around? If you're the one supporting your mom, then you're correct, your household size is three. If not, then your household size would be 2, you and the intending immigrant.

I just live with her. She claimed me on her taxes last year, so I would assume it'd still be 3? But for money purposes, we're just roommates. Neither of us supports the other.

[Minya's wife 24]

Is your income sufficient to sponsor?

[brightskte 18]

Not if I have to go by the household size of 3. If it's only 2, then yes, but I'd probably still pad it with a co-sponsor, just in case. I don't like to take chances with this kind of thing. I only work part time right now because I still go to school. But I'm really not even sure what they would classify my yearly salary as when I call to get the letter from HR. I'm only supposed to work 25 hours a week(according to when I was hired), but I actually work around 32. I just wonder how they'd actually calculate it all up.

Also, there would be nothing against me using my mother as a co-sponsor is there? She makes way above the 125% for our household size(him included), so I know that having her as a co-sponsor would be the best thing to do. I'm just weird and worry about every little thing.

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

I got my notice of NOA2 this morning dated for yesterday and I'm going to go ahead and start gathering everything up that I need to send to Mathew.

Now I have a question! All of this according to http://travel.state.gov/visa/laws/telegram...grams_4437.html

I currently live at home with my mom. If I'm understanding it correctly I would need to make $22,888 in order to be 125% above that poverty line since my household size would technically be 3(counting him). Am I wrong?

Thanks to everyone and anyone who helps me on this.

No, your mom is not a dependant, unless she is somehow disabled and you claim her on taxes as a dependant. Otherwise she is a self supporting adult US citizen who you happen to live with.

[Minya's wife 24]

I just noticed that the link you're posting in this thread pertains to the I-864, not the I-134. What visa are you applying for? On the I-134 the burden of proof is 100% of the poverty line....

From the FAQ on K-1's on the Dept of State's website:

Should K-1 fiancé(e) visa applicants use the I-864 or the I-134?

Since fiancé(e)s are nonimmigrant visa applicants, they should use the I-134. They will need to submit an I-864 to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) when they adjust status to conditional immigrant in the United States after they are married.

Do the same income requirements apply to all immigrant visa applicants even if they use the I-134?

No. The 125 percent minimum income requirement, the most recent year's tax return and other requirements only apply when an I-864 is needed. Applicants using the I-134 will need to show that their sponsor's income is 100 percent of federal poverty guidelines as required under Section 212(a)(4) of the INA.

[Jenn and Fuat 2]

I got my notice of NOA2 this morning dated for yesterday and I'm going to go ahead and start gathering everything up that I need to send to Mathew.

Now I have a question! All of this according to http://travel.state.gov/visa/laws/telegram...grams_4437.html

I currently live at home with my mom. If I'm understanding it correctly I would need to make $22,888 in order to be 125% above that poverty line since my household size would technically be 3(counting him). Am I wrong?

Thanks to everyone and anyone who helps me on this.

Are you supporting your mom, claiming her on your taxes, or the other way around? If you're the one supporting your mom, then you're correct, your household size is three. If not, then your household size would be 2, you and the intending immigrant.

I just live with her. She claimed me on her taxes last year, so I would assume it'd still be 3? But for money purposes, we're just roommates. Neither of us supports the other.

Kayla, I am sure someone will correct me if I am wrong.. but if she claimed you on her taxes and SHE is the co-sponsor she would list 3 dependents. You would not list her on your form.. so for you it would only be two.

Not exactly sure how it works, with a co-sponsor, especially living in the same house.. Since your household would only be two you may not need to use her as a co-sponsor.. but since she claimed you on her taxes, you may not be able to do it without her.

I am sure someone with knowledge on this will chime in. I just filled mine out tonight too.. and I definitely suggest using the sample form on here. There were a couple of lines I would not have filled out properly if I hadn't looked at the sample.

See you in our regular forum .. and then you can become the expert on this for the others there!!

[Carlawarla 1]

I got my notice of NOA2 this morning dated for yesterday and I'm going to go ahead and start gathering everything up that I need to send to Mathew.

Now I have a question! All of this according to http://travel.state.gov/visa/laws/telegram...grams_4437.html

I currently live at home with my mom. If I'm understanding it correctly I would need to make $22,888 in order to be 125% above that poverty line since my household size would technically be 3(counting him). Am I wrong?

Thanks to everyone and anyone who helps me on this.

From what you've stated, your Mom would be the co-sponsor? Do you yourself make above the poverty line? If not, then you both need to fill out the forms. Yes, she would count 3 into her household size.

I haven't seen you post in the Canada Forum. Please drop by to see threads already about this. Don't forget as well to see these other Canadian links to immigration, as well as Canada Wiki that will tell you what you'll need to start collecting, making the medical appointment etc.

Are you going to be at the Montreal or Vancouver Consulate? Huge difference in interview dates...

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showforum=93

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=191858

Congrats on the NOA2!

[brightskte 18]

I didn't even know I was looking at the wrong website. Silly me!!! I filed for a K-1 so I would be using the I-134.

My mom isn't disabled or anything, I just haven't left the nest yet. I did for a year when I went to college, but she had a breast cancer scare so I came home. Been here ever since. Working part time I make around $18,245 a year.

Okay, so lets see if I've got this! Please let me know if I'm wrong or misunderstanding on ANY part of this.

*My mom is not included in my household size even though she claimed ME on her last years taxes. The only way she would be included in mine is if I had claimed her as a dependent on mine.

*I was being a dummie(LOL) and was looking at the wrong thing. I would only need to show that I make 100% percent of the poverty line for a household number of 2 which would be $14,570.

I tried looking in the Canada forum but it really just took too long to find out what I specifically needed. I'm not a big fan of taking things that are "kind of" the same situation and using them for my own. Little tiny mistakes could mean a big ole fat denial for me! At least on this issue. Everything else I've found on this website and on the Canada forum has been really really helpful.

I'm going through Montreal so I know that the interviews are going to be a WHILE from now. But I figure the sooner I get him to send his stuff in, the sooner I'm prepared, the sooner our name can get on that list of people waiting for an interview!

[Stephen + Elisha 92]

I-134 is used at the consulate stage - moving to US Embassy and Consulate Discussion

[brightskte 18]

Since my thread had been moved I just want to give it another chance at making sure I'm understanding this correctly before I go on blind faith and find out that I'm wrong.