Singapore K1 filers (2017-18)

[ourjourney_pc 118]

12 hours ago, tiggermuffin said:

Thank you for this! Yes I went back to the US embassy this morning and they helped me resealed my package on the spot! Kudos to them for being so efficient. As long as the rip does not allow you to take out or tamper with the papers, you dont have to surrender it to them for investigation.

Hi there.. I've read you consulate review, and you write that you submitted i134 with latest tax return.... Which is? 2018 tax return? Is this the many pages tax return? Or just the 1040? In short i want to ask what exactly your supporting documents for your i135

 

Thanks in advance... 

[tiggermuffin 41]

1 hour ago, ourjourney_pc said:

Hi there.. I've read you consulate review, and you write that you submitted i134 with latest tax return.... Which is? 2018 tax return? Is this the many pages tax return? Or just the 1040? In short i want to ask what exactly your supporting documents for your i135

 

Thanks in advance... 

Yes! I gave the tax return the one which has many pages, about 80 i think.. i printed tax returns from last 3 years (2015-2017) but they only requested for the latest one which is 2017. I also printed my fiances bank statement, payslips and letter of employment but they didnt take those paperwork from me, only the tax return.

 

I believe the latest one should be 2017 as 2018 will only be out in around April, Hope this helps!

Edited March 5, 2019 by tiggermuffin

[AL-MJD 144]

14 hours ago, tiggermuffin said:

Thank you for this! Yes I went back to the US embassy this morning and they helped me resealed my package on the spot! Kudos to them for being so efficient. As long as the rip does not allow you to take out or tamper with the papers, you dont have to surrender it to them for investigation.

This info is really good for future Singapore US Embassy interviewees. Much appreciated!

[ourjourney_pc 118]

8 hours ago, tiggermuffin said:

Yes! I gave the tax return the one which has many pages, about 80 i think.. i printed tax returns from last 3 years (2015-2017) but they only requested for the latest one which is 2017. I also printed my fiances bank statement, payslips and letter of employment but they didnt take those paperwork from me, only the tax return.

 

I believe the latest one should be 2017 as 2018 will only be out in around April, Hope this helps!

thank you for the response

i have my fiance tax return for 2018..

anyone here who had their interview and submitted 2018 tax return ??😩

[AL-MJD 144]

On 3/5/2019 at 6:59 PM, ourjourney_pc said:

thank you for the response

i have my fiance tax return for 2018..

anyone here who had their interview and submitted 2018 tax return ??😩

If it helps, my interview was mid-April 2018, and i submitted 2016 income tax. all good for me. honestly, they asked for 2017 income tax because i had the 2017 W2. but it was all good, i told them, i don't have it, they said that's fine then.

Edited March 8, 2019 by AL-MJD

[ourjourney_pc 118]

2 hours ago, AL-MJD said:

If it helps, my interview was mid-April 2018, and i submitted 2016 income tax. all good for me. honestly, they asked for 2017 income tax because i had the 2017 W2. but it was all good, i told them, i don't have it, they said that's fine then.

thank you for this info...

i only have the 2018 thats why, and im wondering if i need to push him to get the previous years, which he is trying to obtain

[AL-MJD 144]

15 hours ago, ourjourney_pc said:

thank you for this info...

i only have the 2018 thats why, and im wondering if i need to push him to get the previous years, which he is trying to obtain

that's going to depend on your financial situation. if the petitioner is 100% above the poverty line, you really just need one year's income tax. 

 

but if for example, your petitioner is self-employed and his yearly income could possibly be wonky, and some years are much less uncomfortable than others, then 3 years of income tax is what they will ask for.

 

if you have that letter that states how much was deposited into the petitioner's bank account within the last 12 months and that the petitioner's job is stable, youre good to go with your 2018 income tax.

 

they just want to make sure that you will not be a liability in US and eat up America citizen's food stamps and other financial aid.

 

i brought along 2015 income tax and W2, i told my interviewing officer about it, he said that's unnecessary, he'll just take the 2016 W2 and income tax.

[ourjourney_pc 118]

2 hours ago, AL-MJD said:

that's going to depend on your financial situation. if the petitioner is 100% above the poverty line, you really just need one year's income tax. 

 

but if for example, your petitioner is self-employed and his yearly income could possibly be wonky, and some years are much less uncomfortable than others, then 3 years of income tax is what they will ask for.

 

if you have that letter that states how much was deposited into the petitioner's bank account within the laist 12 months and that the petitioner's job is stable, youre good to go with your 2018 income tax.

 

they just want to make sure that you will not be a liability in US and eat up America citizen's food stamps and other financial aid.

 

i brought along 2015 income tax and W2, i told my interviewing officer about it, he said that's unnecessary, he'll just take the 2016 W2 and income tax.

Thank you... Yeah he is 100% and way over the poverty level... . Right now, i have 2018 tax return, w2, employment letter and paystub.. 

Maybe i should get the bank statement.. Hmm... 

Edited March 8, 2019 by ourjourney_pc

[AL-MJD 144]

22 hours ago, ourjourney_pc said:

Thank you... Yeah he is 100% and way over the poverty level... . Right now, i have 2018 tax return, w2, employment letter and paystub.. 

Maybe i should get the bank statement.. Hmm... 

I... believe the bank statement is a requirement of the affidavit of support. Somewhere in the instructions... it says letter from bank stating current balance and amount deposited within the last year... but yes, you are good with the tax return docs. Just 2018 is sufficient.

 

Others, if anyone can share their experience and if they got approved without the statement from the bank?

[ourjourney_pc 118]

1 hour ago, AL-MJD said:

I... believe the bank statement is a requirement of the affidavit of support. Somewhere in the instructions... it says letter from bank stating current balance and amount deposited within the last year... but yes, you are good with the tax return docs. Just 2018 is sufficient.

 

Others, if anyone can share their experience and if they got approved without the statement from the bank?

But they didnt get or look at your fiance bank statement am i right? 

 

Yeah its in i134 instructions but its no. 1 which i believe is option 1...no. 2 is employment cert and no. 3 is for self employed which is the taxes infos. 

 

Im also kind of a bit confused with the instructions and the norm... Like these are the requirements specially mentioned but co are still requesting tax return infos even those are not self employed.. Having said that, i know that co has their right to ask additional requirements not mentioned in packet 3..

[AL-MJD 144]

45 minutes ago, ourjourney_pc said:

But they didnt get or look at your fiance bank statement am i right? 

 

Yeah its in i134 instructions but its no. 1 which i believe is option 1...no. 2 is employment cert and no. 3 is for self employed which is the taxes infos. 

 

Im also kind of a bit confused with the instructions and the norm... Like these are the requirements specially mentioned but co are still requesting tax return infos even those are not self employed.. Having said that, i know that co has their right to ask additional requirements not mentioned in packet 3..

they do. but i've always assumed they wanted anything that you can give from the list. like i get that they said income tax doc if self-employed. at the time that i went for interview, i read it in such a way that they wanted everything unless you don't have it or it doesn't apply to you. but i'm true-blue Singaporean, and super kiasu, so i brought like everrrryyyythingggggg too. #shrugs

[s11 14]

Hi guys, I am a little confused about the fees payment for the K1 visa.

 

K3 packet confirmation doc says:

"You will not be scheduled for an appointment until you return the checklist, this form, payment receipt and the DS160 confirmation page to us."

 

How do I pay for the K1 visa? Can I directly go to the SingPost and tell them the amount I need to pay and that it's for the K1 visa and that's it? 

[ourjourney_pc 118]

5 hours ago, s11 said:

Hi guys, I am a little confused about the fees payment for the K1 visa.

 

K3 packet confirmation doc says:

"You will not be scheduled for an appointment until you return the checklist, this form, payment receipt and the DS160 confirmation page to us."

 

How do I pay for the K1 visa? Can I directly go to the SingPost and tell them the amount I need to pay and that it's for the K1 visa and that's it? 

http://www.ustraveldocs.com/sg/sg-niv-paymentinfo.asp#FeePaymentOptions

 

Hi click this link... Scroll all the way down.. You will see 4 link payment 

Deposit slips.. Choose the $265 mrv.. Another pop up link.. Print that one.. And go to singpost and pay it.. Equivalent to 371sgd...

 

And btw its called packet 3 not k3 packet 

Edited March 10, 2019 by ourjourney_pc

[s11 14]

13 hours ago, ourjourney_pc said:

http://www.ustraveldocs.com/sg/sg-niv-paymentinfo.asp#FeePaymentOptions

 

Hi click this link... Scroll all the way down.. You will see 4 link payment 

Deposit slips.. Choose the $265 mrv.. Another pop up link.. Print that one.. And go to singpost and pay it.. Equivalent to 371sgd...

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Thanks a lot! My application has been received by US embassy in SG (just checked :D). So can I pay now or shall I wait for the Packet 3 to arrive?

 

 

13 hours ago, ourjourney_pc said:

And btw its called packet 3 not k3 packet

oh sorry, that's my bad. I wanted to write K1 P3.

 

[ourjourney_pc 118]

1 hour ago, s11 said:

Thanks a lot! My application has been received by US embassy in SG (just checked :D). So can I pay now or shall I wait for the Packet 3 to arrive?

 

 

oh sorry, that's my bad. I wanted to write K1 P3.

 

you can pay now or wait for the packet 3, its up to you, it doesnt matter, the receipt has 1 year validity,

but i waited for the packet 3 before i paid.. and make sure to keep the receipt (sounds dumb, but no harm on reminding)

 

goodluck