Another newbie question.........

[helwardman 1]

Hello again......

I have another newbie-type question which I'm sure you can help me with

My fiancee (USC) is currently a college student and works part-time. Consequently her income is not massive. What effect will this have with regard to the I-134 Affadavit of Support?

Would we need to get an Affadavit of Support filled in by someone with a reasonable income/savings? If so, would that person have to be related to my fiancee?

I have a reasonably well-paid job in England, I have good earning potential, quite a lot of combined savings and equity in my house, so I can prove that I can support myself at least intitally when I get to America.

Any advide would be welcomed.

Thanks

[RosaMystica7 0]

With the K-1, you won't be able to work right away. Unless you get temporary EAD when you arrive in the country (which, when I last heard about it, was only occasionally happening at JFK - is it still like that?) you won't be able to work before marriage. Then when you get married you'll be applying for working papers in with your AOS package, that can take time to process. So figure there will be a few months that you won't be able to work and somebody else will have to support you.

Taking that into account, if your American fiancee isn't making 125% of the poverty guidelines for a household of two (that's if there's no kids involved), yes, you'll need a co-sponsor who is making 125% of the poverty guideline for the amount of people in their household PLUS one more (you). They don't need to be related, I'm pretty sure they just need to be an American citizen with an American domicile address (if I understand it right, someone will need to confirm that). The government needs to know that you won't become a burden on the state for assistance because you can't support yourself. Yeah I know, then they should let you work when you arrive, but they're not that smart.

But something to think about... now that you know you won't be able to work for a few months after arriving... take some time to think about how you'll be supported til you're legally able to work. Is there someone other than your fiancee that would be willing to pay for your needs until you can legally work?

I'm the USC fiancee and I'm a full-time student. But now I also work 45 hours per week while taking 4 college courses. It's not fun, to say the least, but I knew it was the only option for me. My fiance needs someone to support him until he can legally work, and that burden fell all on me because there's nobody else willing to help. But let's just say that next semester... I'm only taking 1 class. I can't wait til this semester ends!

Edited November 19, 2006 by Angilla

[KarenCee 3]

If the petitioner cannot meet the income requirements then a co-sponsor will be needed. It's all in the Guides posted above.

[wjr 3]

Hello again......

I have another newbie-type question which I'm sure you can help me with

My fiancee (USC) is currently a college student and works part-time. Consequently her income is not massive. What effect will this have with regard to the I-134 Affadavit of Support?

Would we need to get an Affadavit of Support filled in by someone with a reasonable income/savings? If so, would that person have to be related to my fiancee?

I have a reasonably well-paid job in England, I have good earning potential, quite a lot of combined savings and equity in my house, so I can prove that I can support myself at least intitally when I get to America.

Any advide would be welcomed.

Thanks

The co-sponsor can also be a legal Perm Resident (LPR).

[rebeccajo 14]

The London consulate recognizes self-sponsoring. Your 'earning potential' won't count with them, but your verified assets in the bank (depending on the amount) may be enough to pass muster with them.

[helwardman 1]

Wow

Self-sponsoring sounds PERFECT for me.

Does anyone know what sort of amount of money would be required to self-sponsor?

I have around £15k (GBP) in the bank and approx. £80k (GBP) equity in my house. Would this be enough?

Also, has anyone on here gone on the self-sponsoring route from UK?

Would self sponsoring mean that I definitely wouldnt need a USC sponsor?

A lot of question,s I know

[rebeccajo 14]

Use the search function of the Embassy and Consulate forums to find threads on this topic.

I know it's been done, but I don't have any idea how much cash you need to show. I also don't know if your equity counts.....

I don't remember enough about the threads I read to advise you on this. I'm not even certain the involved parties disclosed the amount they had on hand.

I would still advise that your fiancee' complete her own I-134 in case for some mad reason the CO requests it at the interview window.

Edited November 21, 2006 by rebeccajo