Unemployed fiance visa K1 petitioner

[Carolina Dalton 62]

I am the petitioner and I don't have a job right now but I want to apply for the fiance visa right now, Or I have to wait until I get a job? I am planning to get one very soon but maybe in 1 or 2 months, And I want to send the forms and everything probably in 1 week is there a problem? They will see this as bad because I do not have a job and I put unemployed in the form where they ask for employment history?

[Landurerason 3]

First, have you received your NOA2 or are you thinking about applying for your I-129F?

 

For the I-129F, it shouldn't matter. I'm a student and I've been studying abroad; it was no problem. How much money you make is only a big issue once you go to the interview to actually receive the K1.

 

If they approve your I-129F,  you have to fill out  other forms for the interview. If you don't make enough money (I believe you have to be 125% above the poverty line), you have to get a sponsor who is willing to financially support you and your fiancé. You would then have your sponsor fill out the Affidavit of Support IN ADDITION to your own Affidavit. 

[Carolina Dalton 62]

I'm just filling the form I-129F but it employment history they ask for your job which I don't have,  so that's my question if there's a problem with not having a job at the time of sending the package with all the documents and the form.

 

But you already answer so THANK YOU.

 

What about if I decide not having a job at all, and I have 2 co sponsors my mom and my moms boyfriends for my fiance interview and my fiance adjustment of status if that's acceptable? He will get his visa, even if I am not making any money? Or I do have to work in order to bring him? 

[LabOz 915]

Who is paying for the $535 I-129F fee and the $300 medical and $250 or so Visa app fee , the Adj of status fee $1,200 after you marry. The fees for wedding, flights to bring her here?

You can apply now but as others have said by the time of interview you may need to present proof of income.

 

Steven

[Carolina Dalton 62]

1 hour ago, LabOz said:

Who is paying for the $535 I-129F fee and the $300 medical and $250 or so Visa app fee , the Adj of status fee $1,200 after you marry. The fees for wedding, flights to bring her here?

You can apply now but as others have said by the time of interview you may need to present proof of income.

 

Steven

That Wasn't A RESPONSE AT ALL AND  is to bring him MY FIANCE IS A GUY.... I have money  I can pay for that, just answer the question, DO I HAVE TO WORK ? OR JUST WITH MY 2 CO-SPONSORS OR JOINT SPONSORS, AM I JUST RIGHT?

[TransplantUSA 167]

You don't need to be rude to people who are giving you help. 

 

No, you don't have to work. 

[Carolina Dalton 62]

8 minutes ago, emylady said:

You don't need to be rude to people who are giving you help. 

 

No, you don't have to work. 

 

I am not being rude at all lol , but her response was more like questioning my finances,  of how I am going to pay for my fiancé visa and it's none of her business. 

[TransplantUSA 167]

4 minutes ago, Carolina Dalton said:

 

I am not being rude at all lol , but her response was more like questioning my finances,  of how I am going to pay for my fiancé visa and it's none of her business. 

He doesn't want to know the answers, he asked the questions as you said you don't work so wanted you to think about all the fees you have to pay. Some people have no idea about the amount of fees it takes so he was just ensuring you were fully clued up with how much it's going to cost, especially if you don't have a job. 

 

Edited October 5, 2017 by emylady
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[Little_Vixen 1,869]

2 hours ago, LabOz said:

Who is paying for the $535 I-129F fee and the $300 medical and $250 or so Visa app fee , the Adj of status fee $1,200 after you marry. The fees for wedding, flights to bring her here?

You can apply now but as others have said by the time of interview you may need to present proof of income.

 

Steven

Completely agree with you here!

 

34 minutes ago, Carolina Dalton said:

 

I am not being rude at all lol , but her response was more like questioning my finances,  of how I am going to pay for my fiancé visa and it's none of her business. 

Writing in all capitals comes across as screaming, so yes, you came across as rude. In fact, you just did it again with this reply. A 'thank you for your concern, but those fees are covered' would have looked a lot nicer.

 

30 minutes ago, emylady said:

He doesn't want to know the answers, he asked the questions as you said you don't work so wanted you to think about all the fees you have to pay. Some people have no idea about the amount of fees it takes so he was just ensuring you were fully clued up with how much it's going to cost, especially if you don't have a job. 

 

I completely agree with you on this. I've been looking into the K1 for a while now and I still come up with fee's here or there that I haven't thought of before. There's always an extra $50 here of $20 there. It doesn't look like much, but if you add it all up it really adds to the financial stress. It won't be a walk in the park even for us, and we both have full time well paying jobs.

 

 

To answer your original question. No, you do not need a job as long as you have a sponsor that is able to provide for you, your fiancé and every other person in the household. Look up that povertyline thingy. It gets higher as there's more people in the household.

Make sure you and the sponsors realize that they are 100% financially responsible for you! So if you **** up they will pay for it.

[Lemonslice 4,841]

3 hours ago, Carolina Dalton said:

 

I am not being rude at all lol , but her response was more like questioning my finances,  of how I am going to pay for my fiancé visa and it's none of her business. 

While it's none of her business, I thought it was a nice reminder of the main expenses you'll have to pay + living expenses for at least three months after his arrival. 

 

Most families do not have thousands in savings, but good for you for planning ahead and having a plan to support your spouse during his immigration process, the adjustment of status, and the following months until he is authorized to work. 

Edited October 5, 2017 by Lemonslice

[John & Rose 7,239]

7 hours ago, Carolina Dalton said:

 

I am not being rude at all lol , but her response was more like questioning my finances,  of how I am going to pay for my fiancé visa and it's none of her business. 

For good reason.  Finances are a big part of why people can be denied.  We all just want to make sure that you realize how expensive this can be.  We all want to help but we have seen people that are overwhelmed when everything starts hitting them at once.  

 

You do not need a job to file the I-129F but your income will be part of their decision process.  We just want to make you aware of that.  

 

We wish you the best.  Make sure that you have seen him in person in the last two years and you have the evidence.  Frontloading is not always a bad idea.

[Salty2305 504]

I think it's important to remember that the questions we all ask here are exactly what USCIS, the embassy, immigration officers at the airport etc. will ask. The point of this website is to try and support each other with the process and give you as much  information to prepare to avoid RFE or worse, denial.

 

If you have everything in order financially then that's great, but it's not insurmountable that the embassy and USCIS will want to know not only how you plan to handle the visa fees, application fees, flights, AOS, but also how you plan to support another person who will be unable to work in this country for a significant period of time. 

 

We are all rooting for you, try to remember that even if people tell you things you don't want to hear

[kris&me 572]

to answer the question, yes, you should wait till you have a job

this is not a judgement but embasies look at your income first, then  consider the cosponsor's

it is costly to make the trips to meet, to apply, to pay all the fees that follow

we all know as we did it or are in the process

take all the advice here as meant to help as we try to emotionally support each other and give best possible advice and sernarios of possible effects

your embassy is already a hard one so applying without the means to support (on your own) would probably result in a denial 

[f f 725]

you can apply now but you may get an rfe for a sponsor or at least by the embassy interviewyou will need to have the i134 done.

[Geo_nerd82 253]

14 hours ago, LabOz said:

Who is paying for the $535 I-129F fee and the $300 medical and $250 or so Visa app fee , the Adj of status fee $1,200 after you marry. The fees for wedding, flights to bring her here?

You can apply now but as others have said by the time of interview you may need to present proof of income.

 

Steven

 

12 hours ago, Carolina Dalton said:

 

I am not being rude at all lol , but her response was more like questioning my finances,  of how I am going to pay for my fiancé visa and it's none of her business. 

This also brings up another good point which is post-marriage life style. The OP may have all this already taken care of in some way we don't know about, but if you're unemployed, your fiancee will be unemployed until the adjustment of status, this _MIGHT_ (again, not knowing any details, just going off what I see be a marriage under a lot of financial stress and with the number one cause of divorce being money you might want to consider putting off filing at all till at least you get a job. AND, if nothing else, it'll make your case stronger when you do file since you'll have two co-sponsors and a job yourself.

Edited October 5, 2017 by Geo_nerd82