Help me please, how can i be with my fiancee?

[mjgf77 0]

can it be he does not know he is being garnished? His income has always been low, his ssdi income that is. I know it is not on me to support us, but they can see it is a mutual effort. and they can see it is real love, and therefor see people are with each other for the right reasons. How they want to do that is on their own. There are also many people who just marry a rich american man and they can stay.

[Rebecca Jo 1,962]

can it be he does not know he is being garnished? His income has always been low, his ssdi income that is. I know it is not on me to support us, but they can see it is a mutual effort. and they can see it is real love, and therefor see people are with each other for the right reasons. How they want to do that is on their own. There are also many people who just marry a rich american man and they can stay.

He knows.

[Ash.1101 1,756]

Without being rude, once again that is consulate specific as to whether or not an immigrant can 'self sponsor'. It is not uncommon for conoffs adjudicating in first world countries to be far less rigid about the I134 than they are in - say - the Philippines.

We don't get a lot of evidence for the consulate in the OP's country. But it's not like people are begging to get out of there to come to the US.

With some savings held mutually by her and her fiance, they would probably stand a good chance of passing the financials.

Mines from personal experience with Canada, I wasn't even taking consideration of the Asian countries but my own personal experience with the financial side of things. I've already done the "Well 99% of the time there's no issue" only to be in the 1% myself. From researching about the past year of K1's that have gone through Canada, a person was refused and asked for a cosponsor the day before me, then me the next day, and then another person the next day. One person even got through where her fiance made 5000 less than the requirement. It's a hit or miss and I personally wouldn't tell anyone so close to the line everything will be just fine.

As I said with the financials, when my fiance was asked "how are you going to support yourself before you get your work permit" he was not allowed to show his 13000 USD that he has available to him. It wasn't taken into consideration, and it was the response to "if financial times are hard, how are you going to get by".

It's not just consulate specific, but consulate officer specific, and just because it barely happens don't mean she should plan for a smooth ride when if her fiance makes 10$ less a month, they won't meet the requirements in the future any more, as he currently is about 10,000 under the requirements currently.

Edited November 15, 2015 by Ash.1101

[aaron2020 11,651]

1) Well it is still better then to pay university tuition

2 ) she can find a part time job on the campus

3) why she should tell at the embassy about her American fiance? Thousands of students who came over here got married and no problems.

The point is that she wants to be with him so it is a good option. Just don't need to mention her fiance during interview. That's it.

1. True. Universities cost more than community colleges.

2. What does she do for money the first year when she already stated that she does not work and have no assets? Part time work is not going to cover $5000 of tuition and living expenses.

3. She has to disclose her ties to the US if asked. That's the law.

4. You never addressed how being an international student solves her I-864 problem.

Edited November 15, 2015 by aaron2020

[tonyb919 107]

If your being garnished you know your being garnished, if his SSDI is being offset (garnished) then he has a considerable arrears amount in child support owed.

Usually but not in all cases SSDI goes hand in hand with medicaid.

[Ash.1101 1,756]

If your being garnished you know your being garnished, if his SSDI is being offset (garnished) then he has a considerable arrears amount in child support owed.

Usually but not in all cases SSDI goes hand in hand with medicaid.

This is correct. MOST times if you meet the requirements for SSDI you also meet the requirements for medicaid. You can decline it if you choose too, but if the ONLY money he's receiving is SSDI then he is most likely also on food stamps and medicaid, as again, he makes only 10$ more than a person who works full time for minimum wage and they DEF can get federal and state aid.

I heavily doubt he can afford to pay for his own insurance when he only has 1170$ to work with a month. Rent and insurance alone most likely would leave him with no food.

Edited November 15, 2015 by Ash.1101

[aaron2020 11,651]

19 may have nothing to do with it.

I have known people who are still paying child support for children that are in their 30's.

If your fiance owes a sum of back support substantial enough to get his SSDI garnished..........well it's hard to tell how old his daughter will be before the back support drops off.

19 has everything to do with it.

The main issue is not child support. The main issue is the I-864.

When the daughter turns 19, dad will no longer need to count her for the I-864 since he would no longer have a legal obligation to pay child support going forward.

If dad owes back child support, then he owes money. It doesn't mean he has to count his daughter as a household member for the I-864. He no longer has to keep paying current child support because she is 19. He no longer have to count her. He just have to pay money that he owes.

His gross income of $20000 would be enough for a household of 2.

[mjgf77 0]

okay, what if he is garnished? is our option to find a sponsor no an option anymore to qualify? i can tell y that important mail like jis yearly annual income never comes in his mail. all important mail is not deliverd or taken, he only gets commercial mail and newspapers, can his ex have him garnished without him knowing?

[tonyb919 107]

okay, what if he is garnished? is our option to find a sponsor no an option anymore to qualify? i can tell y that important mail like jis yearly annual income never comes in his mail. all important mail is not deliverd or taken, he only gets commercial mail and newspapers, can his ex have him garnished without him knowing?

How about asking him if he is being garnished?, how bout asking him if he is on medicaid?

These are things you should know before exploring the other options of a co sponsor

you seem to be in the dark on many important issues surrounding your fiance.

They wife did not have him garnished. The state or treasury department enforces a court order that he fell behind on.

[Transborderwife 4,666]

can it be he does not know he is being garnished? His income has always been low, his ssdi income that is. I know it is not on me to support us, but they can see it is a mutual effort. and they can see it is real love, and therefor see people are with each other for the right reasons. How they want to do that is on their own. There are also many people who just marry a rich american man and they can stay.

In regards to mutual efforts they don't care

[aaron2020 11,651]

okay, what if he is garnished? is our option to find a sponsor no an option anymore to qualify? i can tell y that important mail like jis yearly annual income never comes in his mail. all important mail is not deliverd or taken, he only gets commercial mail and newspapers, can his ex have him garnished without him knowing?

Does not matter if it's garnished. Does not matter if it's garnished before or after. Gross is gross. His gross income is what he makes before taxes and expenses.

Once the child support ends at age 19, she is no longer counted in his household for the I-864.

Garnishment and back child support does not change his gross income.

He would know if he owes back child support. Even if he did, it doesn't change what I've told you. Once she turns 19, he doesn't have to count her in his household, and he will make enough based on the current I-864 numbers to meet the 125% poverty line based on 2015 numbers.

[Ash.1101 1,756]

Does not matter if it's garnished. Does not matter if it's garnished before or after. Gross is gross. His gross income is what he makes before taxes and expenses.

Once the child support ends at age 19, she is no longer counted in his household for the I-864.

Garnishment and back child support does not change his gross income.

He would know if he owes back child support. Even if he did, it doesn't change what I've told you. Once she turns 19, he doesn't have to count her in his household, and he will make enough based on the current I-864 numbers to meet the 125% poverty line based on 2015 numbers.

Agree'd, and right now he only makes 128$ over the 125% poverty line for THIS year if he only had to support a 2 person household instead of 3.. If the poverty line goes up in the next 3 years, and his disability does not, he may not make enough in three years. The poverty line is updated once a year, you'll want to see what he makes in 2018 as that is when his household will be only 2 instead of three.

[aaron2020 11,651]

Agree'd, and right now he only makes 128$ over the 125% poverty line for THIS year if he only had to support a 2 person household instead of 3.. If the poverty line goes up in the next 3 years, and his disability does not, he may not make enough in three years. The poverty line is updated once a year, you'll want to see what he makes in 2018 as that is when his household will be only 2 instead of three.

Hallelujah. You got it. This is what I have been trying to get at except someone keeps thinking 19 was not important.

Since inflation is running at zero, the Social Security's cost of living allowance (cola) was also zero.

As long as the fiancé's sole source of income is from SS, he will meet the 125% poverty level because his cola must be increased in step with inflation and indirectly the poverty line.

Edited November 15, 2015 by aaron2020

[Rebecca Jo 1,962]

Mines from personal experience with Canada, I wasn't even taking consideration of the Asian countries but my own personal experience with the financial side of things. I've already done the "Well 99% of the time there's no issue" only to be in the 1% myself. From researching about the past year of K1's that have gone through Canada, a person was refused and asked for a cosponsor the day before me, then me the next day, and then another person the next day. One person even got through where her fiance made 5000 less than the requirement. It's a hit or miss and I personally wouldn't tell anyone so close to the line everything will be just fine.

As I said with the financials, when my fiance was asked "how are you going to support yourself before you get your work permit" he was not allowed to show his 13000 USD that he has available to him. It wasn't taken into consideration, and it was the response to "if financial times are hard, how are you going to get by".

It's not just consulate specific, but consulate officer specific, and just because it barely happens don't mean she should plan for a smooth ride when if her fiance makes 10$ less a month, they won't meet the requirements in the future any more, as he currently is about 10,000 under the requirements currently.

If this is happening in Canada, then the I134 was just an excuse.

If your being garnished you know your being garnished, if his SSDI is being offset (garnished) then he has a considerable arrears amount in child support owed.

Usually but not in all cases SSDI goes hand in hand with medicaid.

SSDI recipients draw their Medicare. Not Medicaid.

[Rebecca Jo 1,962]

This is correct. MOST times if you meet the requirements for SSDI you also meet the requirements for medicaid. You can decline it if you choose too, but if the ONLY money he's receiving is SSDI then he is most likely also on food stamps and medicaid, as again, he makes only 10$ more than a person who works full time for minimum wage and they DEF can get federal and state aid.

I heavily doubt he can afford to pay for his own insurance when he only has 1170$ to work with a month. Rent and insurance alone most likely would leave him with no food.

That's not accurate at all.

SSDI is not a means tested benefit. SSDI can be quite a nice sum each month as it is dependent on the person's wages (or the wages of a parent).

SSDI doesn't automatically mean someone is on food stamps or other benefits. And their insurance would be Medicare, for which the premiums would have been deducted before a deposit is made to their bank account.