regarding on poverty guidelines

[polanyo 0]

my income is 24,000 and i have 2 kids which by the are us citizen but stayed with my fiance in the Philippines so my dependent would be 3 so is my income good right i have no problem on the poverty guidelines or im missing something ANY ADVICE ?? THANKS

[sunandmoon 450]

your household size would be 4. you, fiance, and two children. according to the USCIS Poverty Guidelines for 2011, a household size of four requires $27,937.

http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/i-864p.pdf

[polanyo 0]

your household size would be 4. you, fiance, and two children. according to the USCIS Poverty Guidelines for 2011, a household size of four requires $27,937.

http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/i-864p.pdf

i guess my income is not enough what to do?

[Inky 1,111]

i guess my income is not enough what to do?

You need to find a co-sponsor.

[polanyo 0]

You need to find a co-sponsor.

my lawyer told me 3 dependent is fine is this true?

[Wally G! 58]

Do you earn above the poverty line for 4 in a house hold? Meaning yourself, wife and two children.

Poverty Line for hould of 4 is $27,973.

If you don't earn over this you will need a co-sponsor no if's and's or but's.

This the income guideline issued by DOHS (Department of Homeland Security)

[polanyo 0]

Do you earn above the poverty line for 4 in a house hold? Meaning yourself, wife and two children.

Poverty Line for hould of 4 is $27,973.

If you don't earn over this you will need a co-sponsor no if's and's or but's.

This the income guideline issued by DOHS (Department of Homeland Security)

us embassy accept co-sponsor ?

[Wally G! 58]

Do you earn above the poverty line for 4 in a house hold? Meaning yourself, wife and two children.

Poverty Line for hould of 4 is $27,973.

If you don't earn over this you will need a co-sponsor no if's and's or but's.

This the income guideline issued by DOHS (Department of Homeland Security)

us embassy accept co-sponsor ?

Yes they do except co-sponsors. Your co-sponsor will need to fill out form 1-864

Make sure they read through the instruction careful and thoroughly.. Make sure they understand what they are signing.

http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=b70f8875d714d010VgnVCM10000048f3d6a1RCRD&vgnextchannel=db029c7755cb9010VgnVCM10000045f3d6a1RCRD

[Ryan H 3,834]

When a K1 visa is being sought, an Embassy or Consulate has the discretion to disallow co-sponsors (this is not the case when an immigrant visa is being sought as joint sponsors are allowed by law).

The OP has indicated they are going through the K1 process; I have seen many posts here on VJ stating the Embassy in Manilla disallows co-sponsors in K visa cases (perhaps something has changed recently that I'm not aware of).

The link provided by Wally Greene is for the I-864 which is used during the Adjustment of Status process and for those who are seeking immigrant visas. It is not typically used during the K visa process, the I-134 is typically used instead.

[Hank_ 9,174]

On a K-1, I recently read a posting where the CO at the Manila embassy requested they get a co-sponor as the petitioners income was inadequate. So it seems it is sort of discretionary wth Manila.

[skiptex 225]

my lawyer told me 3 dependent is fine is this true?

the chart says HOUSEHOLD SIZE>. not Dependents..

so that would be Petitioner + 3 dependents.. = 4

[Hank_ 9,174]

the chart says HOUSEHOLD SIZE>. not Dependents..

so that would be Petitioner + 3 dependents.. = 4

[polanyo 0]

the chart says HOUSEHOLD SIZE>. not Dependents..

so that would be Petitioner + 3 dependents.. = 4

even though kids are us citizen? so my income is not

enough

[Inky 1,111]

even though kids are us citizen? so my income is not

enough

Yes even if they are US citizens they still count. No your income is not enough.

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

On a K-1, I recently read a posting where the CO at the Manila embassy requested they get a co-sponor as the petitioners income was inadequate. So it seems it is sort of discretionary wth Manila.

The CO has some discretion, and the closer the relation, the better. However, they would be joint sponsors, not co-sponsors. The joint sponsor would have to meet the income requirement on his/her own based on the joint sponsor's household size plus the immigrant.

The I-134 is not enforceable, so unless the offer is credible, the CO is not likely to accept a joint sponsor.