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Tell that to the US government. Whatever anyone else thinks, it's the government's position that matters.

Yes. The government understands that a woman is a fiancée.

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kitthekat
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Fyi, as a "modern" woman, i brought savings equalling more than my husband's annual salary with me whem i immigrated. It was more like i supported him during those 3 months I agree the OP's best opt

Merrytooth
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I think OP is female. So modern men do not expect to be supported.

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Not able to work for at least six months? Where did you get that number from? And there are plenty of married couples who can live (albeit within their means) on less than $30,000/year. The fact that

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Wow, 30,000.00 for a couple that's already a lot of money if you know how to manage it. We are only getting less than $50,000.00 a year but within 2 years since I got here we got our own house, a 2013 suv, and all the things you would wanna ask you can find it in our house and we are a member of 5 will become 6 cause my other son will soon be arriving from the Philippines. And for the fact that we need to pay our greencard here for both me and my son and petitioning my other son it really needs a lot of $$$$$.. and we still able to had a vacation for a week outside the state every summer. As long as you live the life on what you can afford and debt-free you are fine but if you live like a king spending money that you don't need you will be in trouble. Set your priority and be responsible handling your money. We started from scratch when i got here my husband is living with his parents too when we moved out the only thing we got is his bed and his computer, lol , but we're a good teamwork .

I am not bragging but I just wanna inspire the OP , go get a job where you can be able to get your fiance and when she get here maybe she can help you. I only work part time but still it counts . Don't be discourage let the situation be your guide on how to make it better. Every situation is different it depends on how you handles it. Before making a decision always ask God's blessings first and you will be fine. God bless you in your journey.

Thanks.. I'm trying to look for another job but now it is almost end of the year i don't think i can make 20k before the year ends. Should i just wait till next year? I don't know what to do....

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altonbebe   48

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Rent : 1200.00

elec : 175.00

gas (heating) : 65.00

auto gas : 150.00

auto ins : 130.00

auto repairs : 75.00

phone : 50.00

food : 800.00

That alone is $ 31,740.00 per year.

Your not going to tell me a married couple can live on $ 30,000.00 / year. There is no way.

The calculations do not include a car payment, govt mandated health care cost, cable, and any other monthly expenses I did not include.

I will leave it at that.

Please keep in mind that some dates are only known after receipt of another document.
For example, the USPS Form 3811. The stamped receiving date was not know until the original Form 3811 was received on 07/13/2013 1:30 p/m CST.

07/05/2013 3:07 p/m CST I-129F pouch tendered to United States Postal Service in Houston, TX
07/09/2013 UNKNWN USPS Form 3811 / Signiture Receipt Card / Stamped and Received at USCIS Dallas Lockbox *
07/09/2013 UNKNWN USCIS / WEB SITE / receives petition and mails notice
07/12/2013 UNKNWN I-129F Check Presented to bank for payment
07/12/2013 2:51 p/m CST Text Message Received / G-1145 / I-129F Form / VSC - Documents sent to VSC
07/12/2013 2:51 p/m CST Email Received Received / G-1145 / I-129F Form / VSC - Documents sent to VSC
07/12/2013 UNKNWN I-129F Check coverted to ACH Payment to USCIS DALLAS PAYMENT
07/13/2013 1:30 p/m CST USPS Form 3811 / Signiture Receipt (GREEN) Card received from USCIS Dallas Lockbox *
07/13/2013 4:24 p/m CST USCIS / WEB SITE / Set up user account to track case status / https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/logon.do
07/15/2013 4:24 p/m CST USCIS / WEB SITE / Indicates "ACCEPTANCE"
07/16/2013 7:30 p/m CST USCIS / WEB SITE / Log in to check site / Indicates "INITIAL REVIEW"
07/17/2013 UNKNWN I-797C, Notice of Action (NOA1) / Received in mail today. (Notice Date : 07/11/2013, VSC) (Stamp date on envelope : 07/15/13)

* Advising case has been opened.
07/18/2013 8:31 p/m CST Email Received / USCIS / Advising Alien Registration Number has been changed
07/18/2013 8:35 p/m CST Text Message Received / USCIS / Advising "My Case Status" has been updated at www.uscis.gov
07/18/2013 8:31 p/m CST Email Received / USCIS / Advising Alien Registration Number has been changed
07/18/2013 8:35 p/m CST Text Message Received / USCIS / Advising "My Case Status" has been updated at www.uscis.gov

08/07/2013 6:45 p/m CST Text Message Received / USCIS / Advising "My Case Status" has been updated at www.uscis.gov

08/07/2013 6:47 p/m CST Text Message Received / USCIS / Advising "My Case Status" has been updated at www.uscis.gov

08/07/2013 7:00 p/m CST Text Message Received / USCIS / Advising "My Case Status" has been updated at www.uscis.gov

08/09/2013 6:30 p/m CST Email Received / USCIS / Case has been transfered from VSC

08/09/2013 UNKNWN I-797C, Notice of Action (NOAT) / Rcv'd in mail (Notice Date : 08/06/2013, VSC) (Stamp date on envelope : 08/07/2013)**

** Advising that the case has been transfered from VSC to TSC

08/09/2013 7:30 p/m CST USCIS / WEB STIE / Logged in to check site / Indicatted "INITIAL REVIEW

08/26/2013 8:45 p/m CST Email Recieved / USCIS / On 08/26/13, we mailed you a notice that we have approved this I129F PETITION FOR FIANCE(E).

08/26/2013 8:47 p/m CST Text Message Received / USCIS / Advising "My Case Status" has been updated at www.uscis.gov

08/26/2013 8:48 p/m CST USCIS / WEB STIE / Logged in to check site / Indicatted "POST DECISION ACTIVITY"

08/27/2013 7:15 a/m CST Text Message Received / USCIS / Advising "My Case Status" has been updated at www.uscis.gov

08/27/2013 7:15 a/m CST Email Received / USCIS / On August 27, 2013, we shipped this approved or re-affirmed case to the Department of State for visa processing.

08/29/2013 UNKNWN I-797C, Notice of Action (NOA2) / Rcv'd in mail. (Notice Date : 08/26/2013) (Stamp date on env. : 08/27/18) / Advising i-129F has been APPROVED.

09/05/2013 UNKNWN Phone Call to NVC / Petition received and MNL Number issued

09/06/2013 15:58 EST Documents shipped out via DHL AWB 8774193982 ( http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/302190-dhl-tracking-from-nvc-to-us-embassy/ ) EXCELLANT

09/09/2013 10:45 MNL Documents rcvd at Embassy signed for L Bernardion

Summary : Date mailed : 07/05; Docs rcv'd USCIS : 07/09; NOA1 issued : 07/11; NOA2 issued : 08/26, NOA2 rcv'd in mail : 08/29; NVC Rcv'd : 09/05/; MNL Emby rcv'd docs : 09/09

Total Number of Days : 67 days (Mailing date of I-129F at U.S. Post Office to Receipt of documents in Manila Embassy)

Projected Dates (Not Actual Dates) : Based on research on VJ Website, other members statements, and documents going to VSC Service Center
07/18/13 : Based on timeline data, your I129f may be adjudicated between December 11, 2013 and December 24, 2013

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Rent : 1200.00

elec : 175.00

gas (heating) : 65.00

auto gas : 150.00

auto ins : 130.00

auto repairs : 75.00

phone : 50.00

food : 800.00

That alone is $ 31,740.00 per year.

Your not going to tell me a married couple can live on $ 30,000.00 / year. There is no way.

The calculations do not include a car payment, govt mandated health care cost, cable, and any other monthly expenses I did not include.

I will leave it at that.

Very location specific sir, your figures are more than double what I pay here in Montana, you're not comparing apples for apples. I have family earning about $15k and make do with that. :dancing:

Also, major point to make, this thread has majorly derailed.... :ot2:

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My name is Gray and I'm originally from Perth, Western Australia, my wife Bry is from Montana.
We met in June 2010, got engaged in November 2010, and married in January 2012!
We are now living together in Montana.

Timeline:
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07/04/2015: Applicable for Naturalization

For my full K-1/AOS/AP/EA/ROC process see my timeline here: http://goo.gl/AyNVBd
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Rent : 1200.00

elec : 175.00

gas (heating) : 65.00

auto gas : 150.00

auto ins : 130.00

auto repairs : 75.00

phone : 50.00

food : 800.00

That alone is $ 31,740.00 per year.

Your not going to tell me a married couple can live on $ 30,000.00 / year. There is no way.

The calculations do not include a car payment, govt mandated health care cost, cable, and any other monthly expenses I did not include.

I will leave it at that.

Different areas of the country? Have different costs of living. And the government considers it possible to live on approximately $19,600 - something tells me they're the experts on this one. Is that going to be comfortable? Probably not for most people. Is it possible? Yes. Ask just about any grad student couple ever.

For the record, food costs are apparenlty 20% higher in Philadelphia than the Houston-area. And yet we spend half of what you do on groceries. We also pay less for rent, electricity, don't have to pay heating because it's included in our lower rent, and we don't have car-associated costs. So as a matter of fact, I am perfectly comfortable saying a married couple can live on less than $30,000 a year.

As a matter of fact, if you make over $30,000? You earn more than 53% of Americans.

Forty-five percent of American households earn less than $30,000 combined. (That's approximately 70 million people, FWIW.)

Forty percent of all workers in 2012 earned less than $20,000. Half of all people working earned less than $27,000.

I suspect you will find many people are capable of being married and earning less than $30,000/year.

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The cost of living in your area is much higher than mine.

For example,

My 1700-square-foot house's escrow: $778/month (mortgage + property tax + school tax)

Average electricity bill: $75/month

Average gas (heating+ cooking + laundry) bill: $75/month. [i live very close to Canada, so that I spend a lot of money on heating.]

Rent : 1200.00

elec : 175.00

gas (heating) : 65.00

auto gas : 150.00

auto ins : 130.00

auto repairs : 75.00

phone : 50.00

food : 800.00

That alone is $ 31,740.00 per year.

Your not going to tell me a married couple can live on $ 30,000.00 / year. There is no way.

The calculations do not include a car payment, govt mandated health care cost, cable, and any other monthly expenses I did not include.

I will leave it at that.

02-21-2014 I-129F packet was sent to USCIS P.O. Box 660151 Dallas, TX 75266 via USPS Priority Express.

02-28-2014 USCIS NOA #1 (text and email) received.

03-03-2014 Alien Registration Number was changed.

08-08-2014 USCIS NOA #2 (found out on 08-11-2014 on USCIS website, no text nor email confirmation) [162 days]

08-18-2014 USCIS shipped the approved case to National Visa Center (NVC) for visa processing. (found out on 08-19-2014 on USCIS website)

08-25-2014 I called NVC 30+ times and finally got through. The staff there told me that my K1 petition hadn't arrived NVC.

08-??-2014 NVC assigned a case number.

08-29-2014 I called NVC 30+ times again and found out NVC sent the petition to Guangzhou Consulate on this day.

08-29-2014 "IMMIGRANT VISA APPLICATION" status was "In Transit" on https://ceac.state.gov/ceacstattracker/status.aspx

09-02-2014 "IMMIGRANT VISA APPLICATION" status became "Ready".

09-05-2014 "IMMIGRANT VISA APPLICATION" status became "Administrative Processing".

09-11-2014 Packet 3 and NVC letter were received.

09-12-2014 "IMMIGRANT VISA APPLICATION" status was updated.

09-13-2014 Mailed the response of Packet 3 to Guangzhou Consulate.

09-16-2014 Beneficiary applied for her birth certificate, marital-status certificate and police certificate at a city-level

notarial service center (Gongzhengchu). She also paid $265 visa fee at a CITIC Bank.

09-17-2014 "IMMIGRANT VISA APPLICATION" status was updated. I took the risk and scheduled an interview on 10/15/2014 via ustraveldoc.com before receiving Packet 4.

09-18-2014 "IMMIGRANT VISA APPLICATION" status was updated and Packet 4 was received via email 7 hours later in "Spam" folder.

09-20-2014 Medical Exam

09-24-2014 "IMMIGRANT VISA APPLICATION" status was updated.

09-25-2014 Beneficiary received her birth certificate, marital-status certificate, police certificate and the results from the medical exam.

10-08-2014 "IMMIGRANT VISA APPLICATION" status was updated.

10-14-2014 "IMMIGRANT VISA APPLICATION" status was updated.

10-15-2014 "IMMIGRANT VISA APPLICATION" status was updated.

10-15-2014 Interviewed and approved. "IMMIGRANT VISA APPLICATION" status was updated. Case Creation Date : 15-Oct-2014. Status Updated Date:15-Oct-2014

10-16-2014 Status Updated Date:16-Oct-2014. "IMMIGRANT VISA APPLICATION" became "Issued".

10-24-2014 Fiancee picked up K-1 Visa and passport at the CITIC Bank.
11-13-2014 US entry
11-20-2014 Applied for a marriage license.

12-01-2014 Received a marriage certificate.
12-05-2014 Applied for SSN.

12-15-2014 Received SS Card by mail
12-17-2014 Applied for a non-driver's ID
01-03-2015 Received the non-driver's ID by mail
02-03-2015 Mailed I-485, I-131, I-765, I-864 and G-325A to Chicago Lockbox.
03-06-2015 Attended the biometric appointment at Buffalo
03-27-2015 Passed written test and received Learner's Permit

04/13/2015 EAD and AP were approved
10/14/2015 AOS Interview (very simple 5-minute interview) and approved

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