I-134 for K1 Nigeria, do I need a sponsor??

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Does it appear on your income taxes? How many children do you have? That changes the amount needed. I am no expert but from what I have heard, you may need to delay filing until you have more of a record of income. I have even heard that people who made a good income in 2015 but on a temporary contract abroad don't qualify, because that non-continuing employment counts as "zero". (That might be the case for me as I was gone all of last year, and paid no US income tax because my salary was earned abroad and I spent no time in the US; luckily I have enough savings to qualify through savings alone, and will have about seven months of 2016 salary to show by the time of interview.)

I would have a hard time finding a joint sponsor as well (no one in my family is wealthy, but even if they were, why would they agree to be financially responsible for a foreigner? y'all have some generous families) so I understand your concerns. Congratulations on finishing nursing school. I'm a nurse, also. I hope you have a job lined up! They can be difficult to find, although it's getting a bit easier.

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Does it appear on your income taxes? How many children do you have? That changes the amount needed. I am no expert but from what I have heard, you may need to delay filing until you have more of a record of income. I have even heard that people who made a good income in 2015 but on a temporary contract abroad don't qualify, because that non-continuing employment counts as "zero". (That might be the case for me as I was gone all of last year, and paid no US income tax because my salary was earned abroad and I spent no time in the US; luckily I have enough savings to qualify through savings alone, and will have about seven months of 2016 salary to show by the time of interview.)

I would have a hard time finding a joint sponsor as well (no one in my family is wealthy, but even if they were, why would they agree to be financially responsible for a foreigner? y'all have some generous families) so I understand your concerns. Congratulations on finishing nursing school. I'm a nurse, also. I hope you have a job lined up! They can be difficult to find, although it's getting a bit easier.

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I have 3 kids and I do have my 1040 ready and I know the poverty guidelines. I'm just very short if ypu look on my 1040. But I recieve child support and have also been living off student loans while working a little through nursing school. I'm just not sure if they look at all that as income. I also filed a month and half ago already, so I'm praying I can find a co sponsor. I just thought it'd be easier to find one but so far no luck:( I do have a nursing job lined up but will likely not start until middle of summer so that's not soon enough. I would even pay someone to co sponsor me because I can't wait another year to do this again. I graduate in a week and a half. Thanks for your response!