pls help confused the poverty level

[terann 2]

Good day, me and my fiance' got confused about the poverty level. I hope you can help me understand as i am so worried after I just got his ITR and when i checked it didn't reached the 125% for 4 household..

We applied for k1/k2 visa and our interview schedule is for next month at Manila US Embassy. He is living alone in his apartment but i have two k2 and that would make it four including me?

My question is do we need to reach the 125% poverty level good for 4 households or is 100% be okay? On his itr he reached the 100% but need just a lil bit more to reach the 125%.

I am so confused if we need a joint sponsor or will it be okay? Thank you very much.

[Tahoma 2,292]

For K-1ers, most of the time the U.S. Embassy Manila will be looking for a current sustained income above 125% of the poverty guidelines for the petitioner's household size.

If your petitioner has any minor children, they must be counted as part of the household size, regardless of whether they are living with the petitioner or not.

To better your chances of approval, I would suggest that your petitioner attend your interview, and prepare a joint sponsor. However, I would guesstimate that the USEM accepts joint sponsors for K-1ers less than 50% of the time.

Or, he can get a second, part-time job in order to increase his current income.

[terann 2]

Thanks Tahoma, No the petitioner does not have any children. I, the benificiary have two children and they are on the petition. Are my kids included in the household already?

[Tahoma 2,292]

If your petitioner doesn't have any children and if he didn't claim anyone else as a dependent on his income tax return, then his household size is four: your petitioner, you, and your two children.

[Hank_ 9,174]

Good day, me and my fiance' got confused about the poverty level. I hope you can help me understand as i am so worried after I just got his ITR and when i checked it didn't reached the 125% for 4 household..

We applied for k1/k2 visa and our interview schedule is for next month at Manila US Embassy. He is living alone in his apartment but i have two k2 and that would make it four including me?

My question is do we need to reach the 125% poverty level good for 4 households or is 100% be okay? On his itr he reached the 100% but need just a lil bit more to reach the 125%.

I am so confused if we need a joint sponsor or will it be okay? Thank you very much.

For Manila you need 125% of the poverty guideline of the I-864P. For the petitioner, yourself and two children that would be a household of 4.

If you fiancé is slightly short of the 125% he can include assets (5X the shortage), such as cash in a savings account, to make up that difference. Or maybe get a relative to co-sponsor.

[terann 2]

Thank you guys. Now i am enlightened!

[Tahoma 2,292]

You're very welcome. Good luck!

[Greg&Set 3]

Hi... This is the official poverty guidelines file from USCIS website. It is in pdf format so please make sure to have a pdf reader ( ex. Adobe reader ). Here is the link:

2013 HHS Poverty Guidelines for affidavit of support:

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