NEED HELP ASAP!!! INTERVIEW IN 2 WEEKS!

[dnique91 0]

i have a question about the income

interview will be held in manila us embassy

for the last 4 years i been working part time (only 3 days a week 15 hours each day ) and my gross was about $7000+

been working that part time schedule from may 2011 up until at the beginning of this year 2016

as of April 13 i got a raised and also started working full time since then, averaging 42 hours and a half a week (without including overtime which would bring my hours up to 49-52 a week )

so my gross income if you add my base pay rate and my average hours each week would bring my gross income up to $20,748 a year

which is more than enough for the fiance visa including the adjustment of status

but since i started my full time shift in april my "year to date " says $11,790.50 - i dont know if this will be a problem because the rules are my annual gross income based off how much i make a year with my currently job not at the moment of the interview ( which will be held nov 3,2016)

my question is will my past financial history ( if you look at my taxes and w2 form which is way below the mark needed during the last 3-4 years ) including my year to date hurt me and my fiance during her interview in november ?

because eventhough in the past my income was low if they see that right now i would make more than enough if i were to work a full year of this current shift will we be okay?

cause the only evidence that i have that can help me are my paystubs and letter of employment, but my tax papers and w2 which i sent to my fiance will not help at all, so im wondering if i have nothing to worry about because i heard that they care more about how much i make now and its not really important how much i made in the past, especially since my income im making now is way above

$16, 020 to my now $20.748

i make $9.50 a hour and work a average of 42 hours a week as of april 2016

the problem is that if you were to add my income up from jan until december this year it wouldnt be enough because i only started working full time in april, if they will check my year to date then it would probably say something like 12- 13000 or somewhere close to that because i havent work this shift a full year

if i were to work this a full year then it will be beyond the minimum

when it comes to my letter instead of my boss putting my annual income she only put my year to date( which she couldnt remember so she decided to guess it and put my annual gross income as 11,420, - eventhough thats wrong and she tried to put my year to date instead because my year to date is 11,790.50, i believe she was suppose to put 20,748 instead

but i sent the letter anyway with my paystubs, so hopefully the consulate will see that she made a mistake and they will use my paystubs as a way to find my gross

i always thought that as long as im able to make the minimum income requirement then it wouldn't matter how long i been working this shift as long as i had it for a few months and i had this for 6 months now

the letter she gave me stated the regular and the position part, she just made the mistake of putting my year to date income as my annual gross salary income

my fiance interview is this coming november 3, 2016

Edited October 23, 2016 by dnique91

[Lezzyme1979 38]

You need a co sponsor. You did not meet the poverty guideline.

[dnique91 0]

but the problem is that they dont allow other sponsors for the k1 in manila , only in certain conditions, in the end its in the discretion of the consular officer

because ive seen and read many stories (and know people personally) who were in the same situation and it wasnt a problem

Edited October 23, 2016 by dnique91

[NuZayetsPogodi 117]

So your problem is....

Your boss wrote a letter explaining your employment situation. She made a mistake. You just now caught it.

No, you cannot count on the consulate catching any mistake. It was your responsibility to make sure all of your documents were correct. You'd better get a corrected letter and send it right away. Maybe the consulate will be ok with your income, maybe not. You may need a co-sponsor since you've not been earning enough for that long, and you're barely making enough now.

[dnique91 0]

....Letter was already redone /scanned/and sent to my fiancé via email

Did that a few days ago, so the letter isn't a problem anymore

Again , I've been told that I can't use co sponsors for a k1 in the Philippines / only allowed in certain situations

Barely making enough ?

If the requirement for k1 in my household is - 16,020 /adjustment is 20,025 and I'm making 20,748 then it's more than enough for both processes

Some people who already went through it ( including immigration attorneys ) said I'll be fine

Some of them say I need a sponsor - which is not allowed

Some of them says maybe /maybe not it's a 50/50 chance for approval and that it's really up to the discretion of the consular officer interviewing her

I'm basically just posting this topic to get other people knowledge /help on the situation

Everything was already checked /redone / sent to my fiancé , I'm just making sure and asking questions leading up to November 3

[Lezzyme1979 38]

....Letter was already redone /scanned/and sent to my fiancé via email

Did that a few days ago, so the letter isn't a problem anymore

Again , I've been told that I can't use co sponsors for a k1 in the Philippines / only allowed in certain situations

Barely making enough ?

If the requirement for k1 in my household is - 16,020 /adjustment is 20,025 and I'm making 20,748 then it's more than enough for both processes

Some people who already went through it ( including immigration attorneys ) said I'll be fine

Some of them say I need a sponsor - which is not allowed

Some of them says maybe /maybe not it's a 50/50 chance for approval and that it's really up to the discretion of the consular officer interviewing her

I'm basically just posting this topic to get other people knowledge /help on the situation

Everything was already checked /redone / sent to my fiancé , I'm just making sure and asking questions leading up to November 3

You do need a co sponsor because for the past 3 years you didn't make the poverty guideline. The embassy will check the last 3 years income tax return, I know this because my fiancé just had an interview on sept 29th they were checking my tax forms.

Although, now you are making enough but you didn't in the past 3 years.

Base on my experience with the Philippine embassy, they do accept a co sponsor. My cousin's fiancée at that time was a student and he provided a co sponsor. And the interview went smoothly, she's now in the US.

Anyway, the embassy just want to make sure that your fiancé will not be a public burden.

It's up to you if you want to take a risk in not providing a co sponsor. But base on your question, you do need one.

[SunflowerSweet 1,321]

You do need a co sponsor because for the past 3 years you didn't make the poverty guideline. The embassy will check the last 3 years income tax return, I know this because my fiancé just had an interview on sept 29th they were checking my tax forms.

Although, now you are making enough but you didn't in the past 3 years.

Base on my experience with the Philippine embassy, they do accept a co sponsor. My cousin's fiancée at that time was a student and he provided a co sponsor. And the interview went smoothly, she's now in the US.

Anyway, the embassy just want to make sure that your fiancé will not be a public burden.

It's up to you if you want to take a risk in not providing a co sponsor. But base on your question, you do need one.

Last time I checked it was your current income that counted. That she made less the for the previous 3 years should not matter as long as she has good proof that she is now making enough.

[Cathi 5,771]

You need a co sponsor. You did not meet the poverty guideline.

this is incorrect. Current income is what counts.

Disregard what people are saying about needing a joint sponsor, current income is what they go by.

[Ash.1101 1,756]

Mind you, he only makes 700$ more than the MINIMUM 125%. There is a chance it may be too close to the poverty line.

Also, in his first post he says he makes 9.50 an hour, averaging 42 hours per week.

There's two ways we know consulates do math, but it depends on the CO.

It's either one week times 52 (since there are 52 weeks in a year)

or it's one months worth of pay times 12, since there are twelve months in a year.

The second number is less than the first, in this case if the math is done one week times 52 it's 9.50 *42 = 399 , then 399 * 52 = 20748
but if he's unlucky he may get a CO who does the monthly times 12, which is 9.50 * 42 = 399, 399 * 4 = 1596, 1596 * 12 = 19152


While I'm not saying there will be a kick back, it is very very very close to the 125% poverty lines, only 700 over if you multiply his paycheck by 52. It's under if you do a months worth of paychecks and times by 12.



How many paystubs did you send? The more the better, but if you only sent over a months worth, they may just take that and times it by 12, for easier simple math purposes.

Edited October 24, 2016 by Ash.1101

[Ebunoluwa 6,136]

Did you send her the bank statements showing deposits and a bank letter listing all deposits ?

[dnique91 0]

just a quick update,

my fiance's visa has been approved as of november 7th,

we are still waiting for the 2go services to deliver it to her home

funny thing is that the consular didn't even look at the evidences ( income,pic, messages )

all he wanted to see was her passport, her own paperwork and re-looked at my petition while interviewing her

but he asked all the women before her for the income and etc , so we not complaining lmao

he asked her alot of weird questions and it felt like he wanted to give her a hard time ( question wise) on purpose to see how she answered them,

for example, he kept a serious face the whole time while asking questions like - what was your expression of him when you first received a message from your fiance , and she replied that her expression was happiness, he wouldn't take that as a answer, and kept repeating the question over and over again while even saying that if she didnt change her answer he would deny her , her visa and put it on hold, but she never changed it and kept saying happiness regardless what he threaten to do, after the interview he gave her some form about domestic abuse and etc and told her that if she passed she would receive her visa within 1-2 weeks and good luck and dont forget that she failed his 1 question ( while smiling ) and she was very nervous that she might have failed because of that one question, but i laughed and told her dont worry he was testing you to see if you would break under pressure and change your answers,

because he cannot tell you how you should feel when we first talked , only you can know that answer

but anyway, at this very moment her status says "issued" so we just here waiting to receive it so we can then schedule for the cfo so i can bring her before thanksgiving

[TBoneTX 45,659]

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[FOSSLGRL 63]

just a quick update,

my fiance's visa has been approved as of november 7th,

we are still waiting for the 2go services to deliver it to her home

funny thing is that the consular didn't even look at the evidences ( income,pic, messages )

all he wanted to see was her passport, her own paperwork and re-looked at my petition while interviewing her

but he asked all the women before her for the income and etc , so we not complaining lmao

he asked her alot of weird questions and it felt like he wanted to give her a hard time ( question wise) on purpose to see how she answered them,

for example, he kept a serious face the whole time while asking questions like - what was your expression of him when you first received a message from your fiance , and she replied that her expression was happiness, he wouldn't take that as a answer, and kept repeating the question over and over again while even saying that if she didnt change her answer he would deny her , her visa and put it on hold, but she never changed it and kept saying happiness regardless what he threaten to do, after the interview he gave her some form about domestic abuse and etc and told her that if she passed she would receive her visa within 1-2 weeks and good luck and dont forget that she failed his 1 question ( while smiling ) and she was very nervous that she might have failed because of that one question, but i laughed and told her dont worry he was testing you to see if you would break under pressure and change your answers,

because he cannot tell you how you should feel when we first talked , only you can know that answer

but anyway, at this very moment her status says "issued" so we just here waiting to receive it so we can then schedule for the cfo so i can bring her before thanksgiving

Congrats, that's wonderful!

[dnique91 0]

thank you!