Supporting evidence needed at London embassy

[benboucher 8]

Hi

I've seen some posts suggesting that the London embassy K-1 interview is more lenient than most when it comes to supporting evidence, so wanted to check if our evidence would be enough in people's experience?

My fiancee has just started studying so as of today is zero income but has 4 years' worth of tax returns and W forms up to 2015, we're planning to use bank statements to show cash holdings and the same to show savings. Would they expect to see the full bank letter including date opened, total deposits etc? Or is a year's statement and latest balance enough?

Also did you need the sponsor's birth certificate for the London interview? Have seen conflicting notes on this

Thanks in advance

Ben

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

Latest financial statements documenting assets should be sufficient. No letter from bank. If income tax return doesn't show that she previously worked and had income, then not much use and not required. She doesn't earn anymore so an old tax return is kinda superfluous really.

Nothing from the USC sponsor at your interview except her I-134 and proof of income or assets. No birth certificate, no NOA2, no proof of engagement or relationship or photos. It's all about you now and your documents they list.

[benboucher 8]

Latest financial statements documenting assets should be sufficient. No letter from bank. If income tax return doesn't show that she previously worked and had income, then not much use and not required. She doesn't earn anymore so an old tax return is kinda superfluous really.

Nothing from the USC sponsor at your interview except her I-134 and proof of income or assets. No birth certificate, no NOA2, no proof of engagement or relationship or photos. It's all about you now and your documents they list.

Thanks Nich-Nick, you're an absolute lifesaver with this stuff! She worked up until this month so has tax returns for the last 4 years (based in the UK but shows earnings) including 2015. Do you know how strict they are with IRS transcripts? I'm sensing not very, but she gave me her 4 from the TurboTax website, they have all the correct codes (1040, W1 etc) but not sure if they would need to be certified like other documents?

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

First off, London does NOT require any tax return at all with an I-134.

Secondly, she is no longer earning the money shown on the tax return so it doesn't count.

So I question why you even want one tax return, much less four when they don't count. Your job is to show assets since she is now unemployed.

To help you understand tax info in general

1) Tax return and tax transcript are two different things.

2) Tax return would be a printout from TurboTax for example, or a tax preparer which has a 1040, and perhaps Schedule A, B, C, D or other Forms with numbers--whatever was required for her particular situation. If it says "Worksheet" at the top, it's extra junk TurboTax created. To keep you from making up a fake TurboTax return, you include the wage statement from the employer W2 that sorta backs up the wages claimed on the tax return.

3) Tax transcript comes free from the IRS. It is good all by itself so no need to figure out if you included all the forms and schedules or the W2.

4) Nothing requires certification or notary.

5) Photocopies of tax documents or W2s or bank statements are okay.

Edited August 22, 2016 by Nich-Nick

[benboucher 8]

First off, London does NOT require any tax return at all with an I-134.

Secondly, she is no longer earning the money shown on the tax return so it doesn't count.

So I question why you even want one tax return, much less four when they don't count. Your job is to show assets since she is now unemployed.

To help you understand tax info in general

1) Tax return and tax transcript are two different things.

2) Tax return would be a printout from TurboTax for example, or a tax preparer which has a 1040, and perhaps Schedule A, B, C, D or other Forms with numbers--whatever was required for her particular situation. If it says "Worksheet" at the top, it's extra junk TurboTax created. To keep you from making up a fake TurboTax return, you include the wage statement from the employer W2 that sorta backs up the wages claimed on the tax return.

3) Tax transcript comes free from the IRS. It is good all by itself so no need to figure out if you included all the forms and schedules or the W2.

4) Nothing requires certification or notary.

5) Photocopies of tax documents or W2s or bank statements are okay.

That's very clear thank you. I notice you don't mention bringing the i-864 to the London interview but it says this on what to bring to the interview:

• Evidence of Support (Affidavit of Support): Form I-864, a contractual affidavit of support, must be submitted for immediate relative and family-based applicants and employment-based applicants when a relative is the petitioner or has ownership interest in the petitioner’s business. Evidence submitted with the I-864 must be less than 12 months old;

I guess that's giving certain conditions under which an i-864 would be necessary but I (and most others on here) wouldn't meet?

[yuna628 9,716]

London will only want an I-134 not the I-864. The I-864 (which is the financial support form included in the AOS packet you'd send to the USCIS) will be come AOS time, which you will need to file after marriage.

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

That's very clear thank you. I notice you don't mention bringing the i-864 to the London interview but it says this on what to bring to the interview:

• Evidence of Support (Affidavit of Support): Form I-864, a contractual affidavit of support, must be submitted for immediate relative and family-based applicants and employment-based applicants when a relative is the petitioner or has ownership interest in the petitioners business. Evidence submitted with the I-864 must be less than 12 months old;

I guess that's giving certain conditions under which an i-864 would be necessary but I (and most others on here) wouldn't meet?

People interview for spouse visas or sponsor their parents or children for immigrant visas. Those use I-864. Totally different than a fiancé. Use I-134.

Once you are a spouse, your AOS will require an I-864.

[benboucher 8]

People interview for spouse visas or sponsor their parents or children for immigrant visas. Those use I-864. Totally different than a fiancé. Use I-134.

Once you are a spouse, your AOS will require an I-864.

Great thank you