Affidavit of Support General Questions

[nathalieg 1]

Hello All

I have been losing some sleep over some questions I have been asking myself regarding the

affidavit of support for the K1 Visa, so I thought I should seek advice, any would be greatly

appreciated. I am beginning the process of the K1 with my fiance who lives in Greece, he is 21

years old and I am 20 years old in my second year of university in Los Angeles as a full time student.

I am looking for part time employment at the moment, and wanted to ask if I will need to find an eligible

cosigner for him or if I can be able to fill out the affidavit of support without a cosigner. I

have never filed for taxes and want to know if you need to have proof of having filed your taxes in order

to show that you are able to support your fiance. Any guidance would help as I am new to this site and

as you all know it is mentally and emotionally draining to be without your significant other for such a lengthy

period of time. As you all are probably aware, there is an economic crisis in Greece so it has been difficult for

him to find employment, though he has been working on and off. However thankfully even with the economic crisis he

was able to visit me. I am concerned about whether I will need a cosigner for him, because I am not

so sure that my family is in the position to provide financial help for him, so I am trying to find

every way that I can to be able to do this on my own

I would like to also give a bit of background on our relationship just for you to get to know me and my situation

in beginning the process for the K1:

I first came into contact with my fiance nearly two years ago rather unexpectedly. We began speaking all because

of Vin Diesel interestingly enough! My now fiance, requested me on the social networking site Facebook after seeing that I

was a fan of Vin Diesel's face book page. He had told me he was living in Greece and what it was like there and I explained

to him what my life was like here, and after that everything was history. We began speaking more and more frequently

sending each other letters and talking on the phone for about a year. About 5 months ago he came to Los Angeles from Greece to spend time

together for my birthday. After meeting we were convinced we were in love and decided we wanted to marry and spend the rest

of our lives together, and that is how the K1 visa has now come into our lives. I hope that I can keep you updated and in a

few months provide you with a success story. I am very much in love with him and any length of time is worth having the person

your heart has been searching for in your arms at last.

I would like to thank everyone in advance for your generosity, please send us some good vibes and keep us in your prayers!

-Nathalie & Nikolaos

Edited January 23, 2011 by nathalieg

[Maida&Edin 0]

You have to meet the poverty guidelines for you and your fiance, since you didnt file taxes then you would have to get a CO-Sponser to help you meet those guiddelines.....there are no exceptions that im aware of

[faust-yusov 103]

For the K-1 visa there is no strictly stipulated level of income required to sponsor your foreign fiance.

However, accepted wisdom holds that most consular officers will be looking for the same degree of security mandated for the subsequent AOS process. This is proof of an income at 125% of the poverty level for the size of your household (inc. your fiance), as outlined here: http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/I-864p.pdf

Proof is necessary and your last 3 years of tax return copies/transcripts will be a part of that. If these do not exist or cannot be provided, you will need to find someone else to sponsor your fiance who can fulfill the requirements.

At this stage you cannot co-sponsor, although you will have to supply an I-134 regardless. Combining multiple incomes (co-sponsorship) is permitted for the I-864.

[payxibka 10,045]

moving thread to:

US Embassy and Consulate Discussion

This is the place to post your experiences or questions related to this last step before moving to the US. Topics relating to I-134's, packets sent from consulate and medical & police certificates should be posted here.