I-134 for K1 visa from Pakistan *(unemployed)

[nadia&sameer 12]

Hi,

We are new to this site and have a question regarding the I-134. I just lost my job of 13 years so currently have no income other than $840/month in unemployment. My question is do I have to be working to sponsor my fiancé or is $70k in the bank and a house with equity of approximately $180k enough to sponsor? If I cannot find a job soon I would like to spend a few months with my fiancé before going back to work if possible. I have heard that the Consulate in Islamabad, Pakistan will not accept the house as equity. Does anyone know if I am showing enough to not need a job right away? I will definitely be working by the time the I-864 so I am not worried about that part, just the I-134.

Thanks in advance for your responses.

[Grace & Irfan 6]

Hi,

We are new to this site and have a question regarding the I-134. I just lost my job of 13 years so currently have no income other than $840/month in unemployment. My question is do I have to be working to sponsor my fiancé or is $70k in the bank and a house with equity of approximately $180k enough to sponsor? If I cannot find a job soon I would like to spend a few months with my fiancé before going back to work if possible. I have heard that the Consulate in Islamabad, Pakistan will not accept the house as equity. Does anyone know if I am showing enough to not need a job right away? I will definitely be working by the time the I-864 so I am not worried about that part, just the I-134.

Thanks in advance for your responses.

I had a similar situation. I was not working because I was attending school ,however, I had enough assets to sponsor my fiance including my bank account and home which I own free and clear. The embassy in Islamabad would not accept this at all. They point blank told my fiance in the interview that if I did not get a job they would mark us as public charge. I tried to fight it using my congresssman but nothing helped . Finally I found a job (under 100% of the poverty line) yet they accepted it and said that we now meet financial requirements . The only thing which satisfied them was 3 months of paystubs .

[nadia&sameer 12]

I had a similar situation. I was not working because I was attending school ,however, I had enough assets to sponsor my fiance including my bank account and home which I own free and clear. The embassy in Islamabad would not accept this at all. They point blank told my fiance in the interview that if I did not get a job they would mark us as public charge. I tried to fight it using my congresssman but nothing helped . Finally I found a job (under 100% of the poverty line) yet they accepted it and said that we now meet financial requirements . The only thing which satisfied them was 3 months of paystubs .

Thanks for the response although it's not what I wanted to hear. Do you mind me asking what % of cash you had in the bank? I was hoping since I had enough cash to cover the requirement for the I-864 it would also be enough for the I-134. I have heard many say they won't use the house as it would put you in a hardship if you sold it even though that is not necessarily true and with the market in my area it would be very easy to sell it in a few months.

[Grace & Irfan 6]

Thanks for the response although it's not what I wanted to hear. Do you mind me asking what % of cash you had in the bank? I was hoping since I had enough cash to cover the requirement for the I-864 it would also be enough for the I-134. I have heard many say they won't use the house as it would put you in a hardship if you sold it even though that is not necessarily true and with the market in my area it would be very easy to sell it in a few months.

They didnt care what amount of cash I had - they said if I did not get a job - they would mark me public charge and they were not lying. One month after the interview we received a paper from the embassy stating we were public charge. They did not remove this decision until after they received three months of paystubs . They would not consider my bank account , my student income, my home , or my child support !

[nadia&sameer 12]

They didnt care what amount of cash I had - they said if I did not get a job - they would mark me public charge and they were not lying. One month after the interview we received a paper from the embassy stating we were public charge. They did not remove this decision until after they received three months of paystubs . They would not consider my bank account , my student income, my home , or my child support !

wow! That is ridiculous for a 3 month visa. The fact that there's enough money to qualify for the 864 should be more than enough. Thanks for the info. I guess I'll get a job and forget about spending some time with my fiancé.