I129F filed

[julitathomas0810 30]

I have a few questions about he I-134 and other forms . I filed back in 2009 for my now X-wife and her children later in 2010 . My x-wife is now a U.S. citizen and I no longer have to claim her on the new I-134 correct ? Her son is under the age of 18 . Does he become a U.S. citizen now that his mother is ? Her daughter is over 18 and I have to claim her still on the new I-134 ? From what I read online its 10 years or becoming a U.S. citizen that ends my support for them ? They no longer live with me anymore . I can get little information from my X these days . I tried to call to inform her that I may need to include her children on the I-134 . Getting through to her on this issue is not one of her strong points . I don't want to add people that I do not need to .

What does this do for household ? Do i need to increase that from 2 to a possible 4 now ? I am a little confused how that works . If someone can help me that would be great .

Also I recently lost my job . I have a hearing on June 26th 2013 to get it back . Our NA02 should be in July/Aug . Everything is coming into place it seems . Thank you Jesus ! Lets say the job is restored . I wouldn't be working just yet , but technically I would have a job . I would require at least a month to relocate back to New Jersey from Florida . If the NA02 should come in July would a letter from my employer be sufficient ?I know I need that anyway , but that would be my only proof of a job . I would know my rate of pay and could fill everything on the I-134 . I do not have a current tax return for 2012. I filed a federal extension ending Oct 15th 2013 . I have the e-mail which i am going to provide to them as well . This should be more then enough to fullfil the requirements of the form I would think . I do have my 2012 W2 and previous year 2009-2011 tax returns . No W2's for them . Should I look to obtain them as well ?

I noticed there are short cuts for the I-130 (CR1 now ?) Are there any such shortcuts for I-29F once it has been approved with a NA02 ?

Can we fill out all the Embassy packet forms before getting them from the U.S. Embassy in Manila ? Do they need to come from the Embassy itself ? Being able to mail them even before my fiancee recives them would save a lot of time .

[Tahoma 2,292]

I don't know whether or not you need to count your ex-wife or her children in your household size. I hope someone will chime in to answer that question. If you have to count both of her children, it will raise your household size from two to four. In that case, it would raise your income requirement from $19387 to $29437.

At your fiancée's interview, the Filipino pre-screener at the U.S. Embassy Manila will almost certainly require your fiancée to submit your 2012 federal income tax return, your 2012 W-2, and a few of your current paycheck stubs. There's also a good chance that the pre-screener will ask for your employer's letter. I don't think submitting any older tax returns will do any good because the consular officer will be looking at your current sustained income.

If your fiancée doesn't submit these bare minimum requirements, I predict that the consular officer will issue her a form 221g which will require her to submit them before a visa decision is made. Normally, you would have a one year period in which to satisfy the requirements of the 221g. If this happens, at least it would give you some much-needed time to re-start your job (or get a new job) and collect some current paycheck stubs to submit to the Embassy.

Also, if your current sustained income falls short of the requirement, you could use liquid assets to make up the difference. I believe they would require a 3:1 assets-to-income ratio. You could also try to use a joint sponsor, but that's a hit-or-miss issue for K-1ers at the U.S. Embassy Manila. It appears that the Embassy, at best, accepts K-1 joint sponsors half of the time.

About a week or two after your petition is approved by the USCIS, you can speed up the process by calling the National Visa Center (NVC) and getting your MNL case number. Once you have your MNL case number, your fiancée can pay the visa application fee at BPI and schedule an appointment for an interview. This will save you a month or more because you won't have to wait for the Embassy to send a snail mail via PhilPost telling her that she's eligible to schedule an interview and giving her instructions for preparing for her interview.

You should read the Embassy letter. Here's the link: http://photos.state.gov/libraries/manila/19452/public/Revised%20K1%20Instruction_rtf2_rtf2_001.pdf