Bank Statement..

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Hi To all ..Good day!

Well..I am here again and still confusing..just wondering if there is anyone who can answer my question..I had talked a person from my work..and i heard from her that I needed to have at least 10,000USD in my bank to be able to sponsor my fiancee..How true is this? I have a full time job which is I just earned more than 20,000 a year..wondering if I am qualified or I need a co-sponsor to be qualified to sponsor my fiancee..I hope there is someone out there who can answer my question I am stressing out i just filed my I-129f days ago...I will appreciated if anyone who can help me to solve this question..Thanks..

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Hi To all ..Good day!

Well..I am here again and still confusing..just wondering if there is anyone who can answer my question..I had talked a person from my work..and i heard from her that I needed to have at least 10,000USD in my bank to be able to sponsor my fiancee..How true is this? I have a full time job which is I just earned more than 20,000 a year..wondering if I am qualified or I need a co-sponsor to be qualified to sponsor my fiancee..I hope there is someone out there who can answer my question I am stressing out i just filed my I-129f days ago...I will appreciated if anyone who can help me to solve this question..Thanks..

According to the poverty guidelines, you should find if you will be supporting your fiancee alone.

http://www.uscis.gov/ilink/docView/SLB/DATAOBJECTS/I_864P.pdf

[katie & sifa 25]

Right, there is no amount that needs to be in the bank in order to sponsor an immigrant. No worries! I have found in doing this process that most people out there don't really know anything about immigration but like to give you their opinion anyway...unless it's someone who has actual sponsored a fiance/spouse...I just smile politely and nod.

[Bernie C 24]

$10,000 USD in the bank????????? Never heard that one before. If it were true I don't think too many visas would be issued!

You need to meet the poverty guidelines established in I-864P as posted on the USCIS web site. If your income falls short then you must have qualified and accesable assets to meet the difference in shortfall (there is a multiplier involved when using assets too).

I'm not to well versed in explaining how the assests thing works. I can tell you that I certainly did not have 10,000 USD in my bank account though (maybe 3,000) however my income is approx 3x the required poverty level established.

[Darnell 8,478]

Could you please GO BACK to that person at your work, and ask her EXACTLY where she saw that ? (I do mean exact)

For now, study the I-134 form, and study the computations used in the I-864 form. That will help you assess your personal income and assets, see if you fall above or below the poverty line guidelines.

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I read the poverty guidelines..thanks I understand that..so what about the bank statement..how true that I needed to ahave at least USD10,000 in my bank account is that necessary?

[engineer21 51]

Everyone else, please correct me if I'm wrong... but I don't think you need to show that amount in a bank account.

I believe that you just need to prove that you will be able to support your fiance and yourself (at 125% above poverty level is a safe bet)

You do this by showing employment/salary verification and recent tax return.

No need for bank statements

Again, someone correct me if I'm wrong..

[engineer21 51]

Just to clarify, by tax return I mean your 1040 and w-2 (and 1090 if applicable)

and by employment verification I mean a letter from your employer stating that you indeed work there and how much you make.

Plus I think some people have also submitted paystubs as well.

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Oh wow thanks a lot..so now I can breath LOL...coz I do not that have that amount to be honest...thanks

[katie & sifa 25]

Oh wow thanks a lot..so now I can breath LOL...coz I do not that have that amount to be honest...thanks

Don't worry - I doubt most of us had (or currently have, for that matter!) $10k in the bank when starting this process. I certainly didn't have anywhere near that and my (now) husband is here! You're good to go

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Don't worry - I doubt most of us had (or currently have, for that matter!) $10k in the bank when starting this process. I certainly didn't have anywhere near that and my (now) husband is here! You're good to go

Well thats good to hear..thanks a lot..this site really helps a lot..and you will find the answer for what we really want to know...thanks for this site VJ...

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$10,000 USD in the bank????????? Never heard that one before. If it were true I don't think too many visas would be issued!

You need to meet the poverty guidelines established in I-864P as posted on the USCIS web site. If your income falls short then you must have qualified and accesable assets to meet the difference in shortfall (there is a multiplier involved when using assets too).

I'm not to well versed in explaining how the assests thing works. I can tell you that I certainly did not have 10,000 USD in my bank account though (maybe 3,000) however my income is approx 3x the required poverty level established.

That is why I am here and asking for some experienced member as I do not believe that I need to have that amount in my bank...thanks

[engineer21 51]

That is why I am here and asking for some experienced member as I do not believe that I need to have that amount in my bank...thanks

Just wondering.. when you say you wanted to sponsor your fiance, is your fiance here in the US?

Wanted to make sure you go through the proper immigration route and forms because it is slightly different for different cases

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Just wondering.. when you say you wanted to sponsor your fiance, is your fiance here in the US?

Wanted to make sure you go through the proper immigration route and forms because it is slightly different for different cases

NO she is not here in the US yet she is from Philippines but she is currently living and working in Macau

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Just wondering.. when you say you wanted to sponsor your fiance, is your fiance here in the US?

Wanted to make sure you go through the proper immigration route and forms because it is slightly different for different cases

Yeah..I want her to be in here so I filed the i-129f just days ago..and I read about some post in here about the affidavit of support which is need to be ready once received the NOA2 etc... not really aware of procedure just

reading to know step by step...and asked some member here..well a lot of helps i got from here...like how to assembling the i-129 package...what I want to know exactly is what are those support that I need to show..and what would I need to show to approved my application for my fiancee. My girl living and working in Macau so their US embassy there is in Hong KOng...