Affidavit of Support questions

[flesh1mp 3]

I'm still a long way away from sending this to my fiance, but I have a question about it so I can be ready as soon as my NoA 2 comes about 6 months or so from now (hoping it comes in sooner haha). 

 

For a little backstory, I lived and worked in Japan from February of 2012 - March of 2017.  All of my income was foreign earned income while I lived there.  When I moved back to the United States earlier in 2017, I worked a couple part-time jobs before I started my full time teaching position at the beginning of the 2017 - 2018 school year.  Since I started working In August, my full-time salary is a little over 42,000 per year which is well over the poverty line.  I saw that I will need to provide my tax returns and my W2s from 2015-2017 when I send in my Affidavit of Support.

 

Now for my questions.  Since the equivalent of the W2 that I received while I was working in Japan is in Japanese, will this be a problem for the people who need to look at it?  I asked somewhere else online and I was told that since it was foreign earned income the US government does not count that, and I will need to get a cosponsor because of that.  Is that true?  Also, I have read in various places that the Philippines does not allow a co-sponsor for the K1 visa.  If this is the case, what can I do?  I want this process to go as smoothly as possible and not have to be denied because I was working overseas for 5 years before moving back to the US.

 

[Naes 12,205]

10 minutes ago, flesh1mp said:

I'm still a long way away from sending this to my fiance, but I have a question about it so I can be ready as soon as my NoA 2 comes about 6 months or so from now (hoping it comes in sooner haha). 

 

For a little backstory, I lived and worked in Japan from February of 2012 - March of 2017.  All of my income was foreign earned income while I lived there.  When I moved back to the United States earlier in 2017, I worked a couple part-time jobs before I started my full time teaching position at the beginning of the 2017 - 2018 school year.  Since I started working In August, my full-time salary is a little over 42,000 per year which is well over the poverty line.  I saw that I will need to provide my tax returns and my W2s from 2015-2017 when I send in my Affidavit of Support.

 

Now for my questions.  Since the equivalent of the W2 that I received while I was working in Japan is in Japanese, will this be a problem for the people who need to look at it?  I asked somewhere else online and I was told that since it was foreign earned income the US government does not count that, and I will need to get a cosponsor because of that.  Is that true?  Also, I have read in various places that the Philippines does not allow a co-sponsor for the K1 visa.  If this is the case, what can I do?  I want this process to go as smoothly as possible and not have to be denied because I was working overseas for 5 years before moving back to the US.

 

exactly foreign earned income does not count.

 

are you working in us right now?

You can use pst 3-6 years pay stubs, employment letter and explain even though they won't count the money they may count the explanation.

 

or do you have money in the bank? That can also be used.

[flesh1mp 3]

3 minutes ago, Naes said:

exactly foreign earned income does not count.

 

are you working in us right now?

You can use pst 3-6 years pay stubs, employment letter and explain even though they won't count the money they may count the explanation.

 

or do you have money in the bank? That can also be used.

 

 

I am currently employed full-time as a teacher in the US and have been since August of 2017.  My salary is currently a little over $42k/year.  I did not save my paystubs from when I was working in Japan, unfortunately.

 

When I moved back to the US, I brought my money from Japan with me.  When I first moved I had about $16k in the bank, but I had to buy a car (which I bought with cash so I wouldn't have to take out a loan) and I have had moving expenses since I moved from Michigan to Florida for this job.  So now I have about $6k in the bank.

[Naes 12,205]

8 minutes ago, flesh1mp said:

 

 

I am currently employed full-time as a teacher in the US and have been since August of 2017.  My salary is currently a little over $42k/year.  I did not save my paystubs from when I was working in Japan, unfortunately.

 

When I moved back to the US, I brought my money from Japan with me.  When I first moved I had about $16k in the bank, but I had to buy a car (which I bought with cash so I wouldn't have to take out a loan) and I have had moving expenses since I moved from Michigan to Florida for this job.  So now I have about $6k in the bank.

I think that will be enough. 

 

Dont take out a loan.

 

you have enough. Just have last 6 months pay check stubs etc with you. And get an employment letter.

 

and just in case write an explanation that you were working outside of us before that.

 

[Boiler 46,317]

You need to file taxes

 

You need to currently meet income requirements

 

I think you are conflating two seperate requirements.

[flesh1mp 3]

5 minutes ago, Boiler said:

You need to file taxes

 

You need to currently meet income requirements

 

I think you are conflating two seperate requirements.

Ok thank you.  So since my current income is in the US and above the poverty line, and I have filed taxes in all the previous years, does that mean that I should be in the clear on that?

[Boiler 46,317]

Just now, flesh1mp said:

Ok thank you.  So since my current income is in the US and above the poverty line, and I have filed taxes in all the previous years, does that mean that I should be in the clear on that?

Yup

[Chris Duffy 1,257]

US Embassy in Manila does not ask for Affidavit of Support, nor do they ask for Income Taxes.  It has been this way almost 3 years for K1 interviews.

 

Some CO have stated that it was never really ever required in the past.

 

 

[Spower82 2]

Hey Chris,

 

Thanks for you contribution to community knowledge

 

You wrote that "

US Embassy in Manila does not ask for Affidavit of Support, nor do they ask for Income Taxes.  It has been this way almost 3 years for K1 interviews.

 

Some CO have stated that it was never really ever required in the past."

 

 

Where did you read this? I can't find reference to that anywhere on the forum

[Chris Duffy 1,257]

1 hour ago, Spower82 said:

Hey Chris,

 

Thanks for you contribution to community knowledge

 

You wrote that "

US Embassy in Manila does not ask for Affidavit of Support, nor do they ask for Income Taxes.  It has been this way almost 3 years for K1 interviews.

 

Some CO have stated that it was never really ever required in the past."

 

 

Where did you read this? I can't find reference to that anywhere on the forum

Scroll down to the Regional Section in this Forum.  There will be a section "Philippines' you can go there and ask your question if needed. It deals with question directly related to Philippines only.