Help with I-134 (Affidavit of Financial Support)

[kapitanboom 0]

I went to Philippines took up nursing back in 04 and there I met my fiance and been together for 5 years. Now I recently just got back stateside not too long ago about 7 months; took the board exam for nursing on November and I passed it, now I'm a registered nurse. The problem is I have not been able to land any job in hospitals.

I did work part time about 4 months ago but only as cash basis (no paycheck stubs) in a home care facility

after passing the exam the person running the place made an offer to me of helping her run the place, at the moment I make roughly around $2k a month but in cash, but she said that she'll draw up an agreement to give me 40% of what the care facility is earning (so if this deal push through I should be earning $3k - $5k a month. depends in resident ratio)

Now the thing is that for the times I've been working for this company, i've only received cash (no paystubs), and I don't have any income tax return (w-2)since I've been in Philippines for the last 5 years as a student and I have not made enough this year to file for one.

My father is willing to co-sponsor my fiance, there's 4 in his household including me, and he does make enough for the 5 of us (including my fiance) He can provide years of W-2, but his recent one has not arrived yet. Does he still have to get bank statements/letter from the bank and letter from his employer and paystbus etc... if he can provide W-2.

I'm a little weary not having a paystub, what can I use as my supporting documents that I do have an income; would a letter from my employer be sufficient enough?

I do have a bank account and is active.

Help! Thank you in advance!

[SunDrop 59]

I went to Philippines took up nursing back in 04 and there I met my fiance and been together for 5 years. Now I recently just got back stateside not too long ago about 7 months; took the board exam for nursing on November and I passed it, now I'm a registered nurse. The problem is I have not been able to land any job in hospitals.

I did work part time about 4 months ago but only as cash basis (no paycheck stubs) in a home care facility

after passing the exam the person running the place made an offer to me of helping her run the place, at the moment I make roughly around $2k a month but in cash, but she said that she'll draw up an agreement to give me 40% of what the care facility is earning (so if this deal push through I should be earning $3k - $5k a month. depends in resident ratio)

Now the thing is that for the times I've been working for this company, i've only received cash (no paystubs), and I don't have any income tax return (w-2)since I've been in Philippines for the last 5 years as a student and I have not made enough this year to file for one.

My father is willing to co-sponsor my fiance, there's 4 in his household including me, and he does make enough for the 5 of us (including my fiance) He can provide years of W-2, but his recent one has not arrived yet. Does he still have to get bank statements/letter from the bank and letter from his employer and paystbus etc... if he can provide W-2.

I'm a little weary not having a paystub, what can I use as my supporting documents that I do have an income; would a letter from my employer be sufficient enough?

I do have a bank account and is active.

Help! Thank you in advance!

Remember that you, regardless of income or employment status, will be the primary sponsor. You have to submit an I-134.

There is little to no excuse for not filing a tax return if you are in receipt of income and it sounds like your employer is not declaring you as an employee, which is just risky territory.

On the basis of the information you've provided, 4 months work at approx. $2,000 is more than enough to be filing. Even if you're counting January as one of those months.

Get your taxes and employment status in order ASAP. Future earnings aren't taken into consideration. You will need a letter from your employer describing your employment status, CURRENT earnings and be able to prove what you have earnt to date.

Your father shouldn't be declaring you as a dependent, even if you are living in his household, because you should be filing your own taxes. He will need his own set of supporting documents.

Also, you are not filing for naturalisation from the sounds of things, but a K1. If you completed an I-129F, then please amend your profile to accurately reflect your visa details.

[Zen Den 18]

Remember that you, regardless of income or employment status, will be the primary sponsor. You have to submit an I-134.

There is little to no excuse for not filing a tax return if you are in receipt of income and it sounds like your employer is not declaring you as an employee, which is just risky territory.

On the basis of the information you've provided, 4 months work at approx. $2,000 is more than enough to be filing. Even if you're counting January as one of those months.

Get your taxes and employment status in order ASAP. Future earnings aren't taken into consideration. You will need a letter from your employer describing your employment status, CURRENT earnings and be able to prove what you have earnt to date.

Your father shouldn't be declaring you as a dependent, even if you are living in his household, because you should be filing your own taxes. He will need his own set of supporting documents.

Also, you are not filing for naturalisation from the sounds of things, but a K1. If you completed an I-129F, then please amend your profile to accurately reflect your visa details.

in addition to the above advice of sundrop, please read this, about the i-134

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...mp;page=support

and check out the form itself to see what are required:

http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/I-134.pdf

[mox 298]

Your father shouldn't be declaring you as a dependent, even if you are living in his household, because you should be filing your own taxes. He will need his own set of supporting documents.

Unless you are a tax preparer and know this person's situation in detail, you cannot state this with certainty. There are *many* situations in which an adult can be claimed as a dependent by their parent(s). Off the top of my head, if his father is allowing him to live rent-free and the OP is under 25, the father can claim him as a dependent. There are no doubt many more situations in which this would be true.

You also cannot make the assumption that the OP needs to file taxes. It's quite possible that he does, but without knowing his specific situation, you don't know. Fortunately the OP can go to the IRS website to determine his tax filing situation.

Edited January 21, 2010 by mox