I-134 Question regarding income, lack of work??

[MichaelANDVelvet 2]

i work in construction and i also live in nevada. seeing how nevada is one of the highest in unemployment my work has slowed down to a crawl. i originally filled out the I-134 about 5 months ago when work was going well and i had a steady income. i had planned for our interview to be in september. well it is in december and i haven't worked for the last 3 months.

my question is, are we going to get denied because of the lack of income i have? i am having my employer write up a new "letter of employment" that stats i make over $22K a year and I am full time. I have all my paystubs from the past year along with my past tax returns. because of the economy my income has dropped drastically. last year i made around $25K and now I haven't even made it to $19K. i have my paystubs up till about august and one from a week i worked in october.

will they look and see i haven't been working and deny us? since my last year's tax return states i made plenty and my employer wrote a letter stating i make $22K a year, will we be okay?

thanks,

michael

[baron555 934]

i work in construction and i also live in nevada. seeing how nevada is one of the highest in unemployment my work has slowed down to a crawl. i originally filled out the I-134 about 5 months ago when work was going well and i had a steady income. i had planned for our interview to be in september. well it is in december and i haven't worked for the last 3 months.

my question is, are we going to get denied because of the lack of income i have? i am having my employer write up a new "letter of employment" that stats i make over $22K a year and I am full time. I have all my paystubs from the past year along with my past tax returns. because of the economy my income has dropped drastically. last year i made around $25K and now I haven't even made it to $19K. i have my paystubs up till about august and one from a week i worked in october.

will they look and see i haven't been working and deny us? since my last year's tax return states i made plenty and my employer wrote a letter stating i make $22K a year, will we be okay?

thanks,

michael

Yes, you need a cosponsor since the 134 should be dated close to the interview date.

[pushbrk 12,877]

i work in construction and i also live in nevada. seeing how nevada is one of the highest in unemployment my work has slowed down to a crawl. i originally filled out the I-134 about 5 months ago when work was going well and i had a steady income. i had planned for our interview to be in september. well it is in december and i haven't worked for the last 3 months.

my question is, are we going to get denied because of the lack of income i have? i am having my employer write up a new "letter of employment" that stats i make over $22K a year and I am full time. I have all my paystubs from the past year along with my past tax returns. because of the economy my income has dropped drastically. last year i made around $25K and now I haven't even made it to $19K. i have my paystubs up till about august and one from a week i worked in october.

will they look and see i haven't been working and deny us? since my last year's tax return states i made plenty and my employer wrote a letter stating i make $22K a year, will we be okay?

thanks,

michael

"I am employed as or engaged in the business of" and "I derive an annual income of:" are the statements you must complete as accurately as possible. Construction workers often state an average of their past three years' earnings. An employer letter should be absolutely factual. If you are paid hourly, they can state your hourly pay, that you are a permanent (not temporary) employee and can state actual income for any period they wish including your average for any period. Accurate is critical in these matters as you are signing under penalty of perjury.

[MichaelANDVelvet 2]

i had them put down what i made year to date last year. i also had them put my hourly wage and that i am a full time employee as i have been the past 5 years.

[MochiKamo 93]

Michael, I would strongly recommend that you edit your post to take out the specific details regarding your name, employer,etc.

[MichaelANDVelvet 2]

Michael, I would strongly recommend that you edit your post to take out the specific details regarding your name, employer,etc.

good call, but how do you edit a post.

thank you.

[MochiKamo 93]

good call, but how do you edit a post.

thank you.

There seems to be only a window of time that edits are allowed. A moderator can probably help you out.

[MichaelANDVelvet 2]

well that's lame, how do i get a hold of a moderator?

[VanessaTony 3,567]

** moved from "K1 Process & Procedures" to "US Embassy & Consulate" as this is regarding the I-134 which is a Consulate issue **

[Brad and Vika 129]

The letter from your employer would not state that you are attaching paystubs and tax returns. Those aren't employer responsibilities.

Employer letter should address (as you've shown above) position, current status, rate, term of employment.

Posts containing and quoting personal data removed. OP notified.

[MichaelANDVelvet 2]

thank you for removing that. anyways, should i then put the averaged three year annual income on the I-134 or should i put last years or this years annual income?

[MichaelANDVelvet 2]

should i put the average of the last 3 years of income on the I-134 also?

[VanessaTony 3,567]

should i put the average of the last 3 years of income on the I-134 also?

only the most recent tax year is relevant. OR your current income as supported by a letter from employer and pay stubs.

[MichaelANDVelvet 2]

well i was told earlier to average the last three years of income for putting on the letter from the employer. my employer has already written up the letter so i hope that will be okay. i can put last years income on the i-134, is that okay?

[VanessaTony 3,567]

well i was told earlier to average the last three years of income for putting on the letter from the employer. my employer has already written up the letter so i hope that will be okay. i can put last years income on the i-134, is that okay?

I don't know what you mean by you were told earlier to average it... if you're referring to this post:

"I am employed as or engaged in the business of" and "I derive an annual income of:" are the statements you must complete as accurately as possible. Construction workers often state an average of their past three years' earnings. An employer letter should be absolutely factual. If you are paid hourly, they can state your hourly pay, that you are a permanent (not temporary) employee and can state actual income for any period they wish including your average for any period. Accurate is critical in these matters as you are signing under penalty of perjury.

He mentions that constructions workers tend to average three years of their income (I suppose he means as a group as a way of comparing each others income to one another), not that you SHOULD for this. He actually goes on to mention ANNUAL income and how it needs to be factual etc...

How is the letter from your employer worded? The reason an average of three years isn't good enough is because your income in 2007 could have been $50,000, income in 08, $30,000 and income in 09, $10,000. Averaged out over three years that comes to $30K a year, but only the most RECENT income matters and from my example, $10K doesn't meet the income requirements for the most recent year.

My husband worked a permanent shift job. His letter from employer stated his hourly wage, his minimum number of hours per week (his contract states a minimum but he can work more), how long he'd been working there and his position title. Based on the hourly wage and minimum hours he met the requirements. Do you have a minimum number of hours you HAVE to work each week as part of your contract? Do those hours times your hourly wage meet 125% of the income requirements for your household size?

What does your work letter say? Then we can tell you if it's good enough (you can edit out the income if you like as long as it's over the requirements for your household size we don't need to know ).

Edited December 1, 2010 by Vanessa&Tony