FORM DS-156k. HELP

[Alyssa&Craig 0]

On form ds-156k it says my fiancé needs evidence of financial support. Would that be the affidavit of support from me?

Which forms do I fill out and which does our co-sponsor fill out?

Thank you in advance

[Janelle2002 3,865]

I did spouse so don't know what forms you need to fill but you do need to provide three years of tax transcripts or photocopies, 6months of pay stubs.

Sometimes the tax forms says three years are optional but I have seen so many complaints because 1year was not accepted.

And any other income you may have you can include this as well, IRA, etc.

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

On form ds-156k it says my fiancé needs evidence of financial support. Would that be the affidavit of support from me?

Which forms do I fill out and which does our co-sponsor fill out?

Thank you in advance

For London, the DS-156 is not submitted with anything attached. Only the forms listed in your instructions are mailed to the embassy.

Your instructions http://london.usembassy.gov/iv_15.html

In Step Two, there is a link to the documents you bring in hand to the interview. The Affidavit of Suporrt is broughts to the interview. For a fiancé it is I-134.

This is how it is done in LONDON---

Whoever is going to sponsor does an I-134. Since you don't make enough, then you don't do anything. The person you called a co-sponsor does the form and provides proof of income. It can be anything that proves income. It doesn't even have to be a tax return. Yes, that is correct...in London people are approved with ZERO tax returns. A tax return is a very good proof, but if you provide three (for a k1) as the other poster suggested, they will probably hand back two of them. London also likes employer letters. You can have the sponsor pick two things that prove income, just so there is a backup to the first choice. Pick from--

-one tax return

-letter from employer

-recent pay stubs

-pension received statement

-social security received statement

-bank statements showing a lot of money in the bank if not much salary earned

-anything else that shows income

London would even let your fiancé self-sponsor of he has a lot of money or a source of income that will follow him to the US.

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[Alyssa&Craig 0]

As always thank you Nick...Just to clarify...only our "co-sponsor" has to do the I-134

And other than that form and whatever is attached to it, is there anything else that I have to send to my fiancé?

For London, the DS-156 is not submitted with anything attached. Only the forms listed in your instructions are mailed to the embassy.

Your instructions http://london.usembassy.gov/iv_15.html
In Step Two, there is a link to the documents you bring in hand to the interview. The Affidavit of Suporrt is broughts to the interview. For a fiancé it is I-134.

This is how it is done in LONDON---
Whoever is going to sponsor does an I-134. Since you don't make enough, then you don't do anything. The person you called a co-sponsor does the form and provides proof of income. It can be anything that proves income. It doesn't even have to be a tax return. Yes, that is correct...in London people are approved with ZERO tax returns. A tax return is a very good proof, but if you provide three (for a k1) as the other poster suggested, they will probably hand back two of them. London also likes employer letters. You can have the sponsor pick two things that prove income, just so there is a backup to the first choice. Pick from--
-one tax return
-letter from employer
-recent pay stubs
-pension received statement
-social security received statement
-bank statements showing a lot of money in the bank if not much salary earned
-anything else that shows income

London would even let your fiancé self-sponsor of he has a lot of money or a source of income that will follow him to the US.
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[Alyssa&Craig 0]

I'm looking at the ds-156K form and it says to attach birth cert. , evidence of engagement, evidence of financial support, police cert...

that is what is confusing if we are only supposed to send the forms alone

For London, the DS-156 is not submitted with anything attached. Only the forms listed in your instructions are mailed to the embassy.

Your instructions http://london.usembassy.gov/iv_15.html
In Step Two, there is a link to the documents you bring in hand to the interview. The Affidavit of Suporrt is broughts to the interview. For a fiancé it is I-134.

This is how it is done in LONDON---
Whoever is going to sponsor does an I-134. Since you don't make enough, then you don't do anything. The person you called a co-sponsor does the form and provides proof of income. It can be anything that proves income. It doesn't even have to be a tax return. Yes, that is correct...in London people are approved with ZERO tax returns. A tax return is a very good proof, but if you provide three (for a k1) as the other poster suggested, they will probably hand back two of them. London also likes employer letters. You can have the sponsor pick two things that prove income, just so there is a backup to the first choice. Pick from--
-one tax return
-letter from employer
-recent pay stubs
-pension received statement
-social security received statement
-bank statements showing a lot of money in the bank if not much salary earned
-anything else that shows income

London would even let your fiancé self-sponsor of he has a lot of money or a source of income that will follow him to the US.
-

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

I'm looking at the ds-156K form and it says to attach birth cert. , evidence of engagement, evidence of financial support, police cert...

that is what is confusing if we are only supposed to send the forms alone

I am trying to tell you that LONDON does not want you to attach any documents, evidence, or passport photos to the form, despite what the form says. Every consulate has their own way of getting to the visa. Follow your consulate rules, not general VJ talk.

This is packet 3... A one page letter http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/350185-london-2012-k1s-from-noa2-to-interview-thread/page-113#entry6424623

Notice the all caps second to last paragraph saying DO NOT MAIL DOCUMENTS .......

Yes mail forms, but not documents.

[Alyssa&Craig 0]

Right okay thank you. I was just going off of the actual forms, not Vj. I didn't see the letter my fiancé received.

I am trying to tell you that LONDON does not want you to attach any documents, evidence, or passport photos to the form, despite what the form says. Every consulate has their own way of getting to the visa. Follow your consulate rules, not general VJ talk.

This is packet 3... A one page letter http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/350185-london-2012-k1s-from-noa2-to-interview-thread/page-113#entry6424623

Notice the all caps second to last paragraph saying DO NOT MAIL DOCUMENTS .......

Yes mail forms, but not documents.

[TBoneTX 45,284]

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[Nich-Nick 3,354]

As always thank you Nick...Just to clarify...only our "co-sponsor" has to do the I-134

And other than that form and whatever is attached to it, is there anything else that I have to send to my fiancé?

I didn't see this before. Here's my list of preparation that might help http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/350185-london-2012-k1s-from-noa2-to-interview-thread/

Because it took a month to get from NOA2 out of NVC and another month has passed and he hasn't applied yet, it is very possible you may go past your NOA 2 expiration a date before the visa is issued. The letter says for the American to submit a new letter of intent that is NOTARIZED in order to revalidate an expired petition. It's another London thing. So as long as you are mailing stuff, just do another letter, get your signature notarized, and include with the I-134 stuff. Then if you are running short of time and your petition is about to expire, you have already done a letter.

Here's a short comment from an interview last week with a co-sponsor confirming only the I-134 from her mother was turned in. http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/350185-london-2012-k1s-from-noa2-to-interview-thread/?p=6520831. Many others have reported the same thing. That's the most recent one I can link you to.