Can the Petitioner pay Visa fee's, set Med and Embassy appointments?

[JAYANN & JAY 11]

Thanks for all the advise,

Fed-ex or DHL I will choose one that can deliver my financial paper safe. Thanks for the advise of what may be needed but I'm going to play on caution side and send Fed Tax-W2 with my Pension and stock market value along with other savings as I'm applying for my Fiance and her two young kids. I want no question that I can provide.

Thanks again.

Try using LBC. Sent my docs to fiance on a Monday and fiance received it Saturday. Pretty cheap too only paid about $13.

[Hank_ 9,174]

Good point.

I'm unemployed so things are not so cut and dry and I'm covering all bases.

Do you have a family member that can be a co-sponsor?

[Juliet and Steve 93]

Do you have a family member that can be a co-sponsor?

Nope. So if MNL doesn't like the fact that I'm unemployed, or doesn't like my assets then we'll go to plan B.

Plan B is find a new job which I can do in a few months and hope that they'll let me update support--if they allow that.

With 11 million unemployed and God knows how many who are under-employed I would hope that they'd take unemployment as a normal status on occasion and as a temporary thing--not permanent in my case. Since 2008 I've been unemployed three times. But looking at last year's income, or the prior two, or three, or four years average using employment income alone (ignoring unemployment benefit payments) I'm still well above the required minimum. So logic would say that they'll approve--but then Embassy logic may not coincide with my concept of logic.

We'll see.

Edited September 6, 2013 by Juliet and Steve

[Hank_ 9,174]

Nope. So if MNL doesn't like the fact that I'm unemployed, or doesn't like my assets then we'll go to plan B.

Plan B is find a new job which I can do in a few months and hope that they'll let me update support--if they allow that.

With 11 million unemployed and God knows how many who are under-employed I would hope that they'd take unemployment as a normal status on occasion and as a temporary thing--not permanent in my case. Since 2008 I've been unemployed three times. But looking at last year's income, or the prior two, or three, or four years average using employment income alone (ignoring unemployment benefit payments) I'm still well above the required minimum. So logic would say that they'll approve--but then Embassy logic may not coincide with my concept of logic.

We'll see.

Embassy does not care about what a person use to make in income, their concern is that the beneficiary does not become a public charge... being unemployed does not bide well to show she will not.

Not sure if USEM would look at unemployment payments as income.

Assets need to be 5X the shortage, but getting the embassy to accept them without any income might be a push.

One thing to consider is you can delay the interview at the embassy for up to a year from the petition approval date (call the embassy to get an extension), this would give you more time to fine a job.

Edited September 6, 2013 by Hank_

[Juliet and Steve 93]

Embassy does not care about what a person use to make in income, their concern is that the beneficiary does not become a public charge... being unemployed does not bide well to show she will not.

Not sure if USEM would look at unemployment payments as income.

Assets need to be 5X the shortage, but getting the embassy to accept them without any income might be a push.

One thing to consider is you can delay the interview at the embassy for up to a year from the petition approval date (call the embassy to get an extension), this would give you more time to fine a job.

Screw that...

oops I meant roger that Hank....hehe

[Hank_ 9,174]

... OK

Edited September 6, 2013 by Hank_

[LoveLife2 5]

A suggestion: Review the instructions for the I-134 at http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/i-134instr.pdf

At some places they talk about "bank statements," but the instructions are specific for accounts:

See where it says that for each account:

A statement by a bank officer....

....date account opened

....deposits over past year

....current balance

Such a letter/statement can be hard to get on short notice.

Also I've heard over and over BEWARE of USPS and FedEx if you're on a tight schedule. Though DHL is far, far more expensive, from what I have heard is that they are the only shipper who can get things there reliably in three working days. Better to pay $100 (2lbs) or $85 (1lb) and have it arrive, then pay much less....and have it arrive a week to late. From my experience USPS simply...in a word---sucks at reliability. Of course if you have a few weeks the less expensive USPS or FedEx makes sense.

I have the same bank for over 13 years and they provided the documentation the I-134 required in a nice format.

As far as USPS international shipping with guarantee??? We have been down that road with my Fiance and the kids Christmas gifts sent in early November. Package was said to be scanned and located in Zamboanga in 6 days which is what I paid for but Zamboanga kept saying its not there. for almost two months I persisted to find how this is just missing whaen it was scanned at Zamboanga. I had insisted USPS keep calling Manila who kept saying its in Zamboanga who kept saying it's not there. After sending emails to Manila Philpost and asking how the tracking could be wrong or off as all packages have a bar code and someone has it. I Then called Manila Philpost multiple times and stated the same. The box with Christmas gift mysteriously was found a few days later and mt Fiance was able to pick up one day after Christmas, We were extremely fortunate but I will never go USPS again as even my cards and letters never arrive. DHL will be worth the money! Thanks for the advice.

[LoveLife2 5]

Try using LBC. Sent my docs to fiance on a Monday and fiance received it Saturday. Pretty cheap too only paid about $13.

I've never used LBC. Thanks for the advice and I will look into their services.

Thanks!!!