Evidence of Income for Embassy Interview

[motoperpetuo 3]

My wife and I are currently living in Honduras. I work at a US military installation here. We recently received her appointment for her embassy interview but because we had planned on staying here for a few more years, we had the embassy postpone it indefinitely. As luck would have it, about a week after postponing the interview I was told that my job will be ending next month, so since there aren't any other realistic employment possibilities here I need to return to the US.

My wife is in the process of rescheduling her embassy interview, and we should have a new date this week. My company is talking about moving me to another position in Florida, but I have not received a formal offer yet. If I were to get proof of employment from my company right now does anyone know if that would be sufficient for evidence of income for my wife's interview? I also have well over 100k equity in a property I own in the US. Should I maybe have her bring evidence of that? What about maybe having my parents sign an affidavit of support? Whether or not my company really offers me the job in Florida, I should be employed soon. We just need evidence of income for her interview which will probably be pretty soon, possibly sooner than I have a formal offer.

[pushbrk 13,260]

If you have a formal offer letter from your CURRENT employer indicating the amount of income that will continue from the same source once you are in the US, that is sufficient income evidence for an updated affidavit of support.

[Chalanero21 28]

On 5/21/2018 at 9:22 PM, motoperpetuo said:

My wife and I are currently living in Honduras. I work at a US military installation here. We recently received her appointment for her embassy interview but because we had planned on staying here for a few more years, we had the embassy postpone it indefinitely. As luck would have it, about a week after postponing the interview I was told that my job will be ending next month, so since there aren't any other realistic employment possibilities here I need to return to the US.

My wife is in the process of rescheduling her embassy interview, and we should have a new date this week. My company is talking about moving me to another position in Florida, but I have not received a formal offer yet. If I were to get proof of employment from my company right now does anyone know if that would be sufficient for evidence of income for my wife's interview? I also have well over 100k equity in a property I own in the US. Should I maybe have her bring evidence of that? What about maybe having my parents sign an affidavit of support? Whether or not my company really offers me the job in Florida, I should be employed soon. We just need evidence of income for her interview which will probably be pretty soon, possibly sooner than I have a formal offer.

You have a couple of options there and it depends on when your interview is schedule if you are staying with the same company and you are just transferring you are ok with letter or pay-stubs, if you become unemployed at time of interview that is different now you could get a letter in the last week of your job and present as long is less than 3 months old, I would not recommend that as embassy could check with your employer. Your 100k equity only gives you a 10% 10k burst to income it helps but it is not enough it self. If you get another job right before interview that is ok so you could get a new letter and present it at time of interview. To be on the safe side you can always have a co sponsor pack ready under your sleeve at time of interview. So if you stay with same company as long letter is not older than 3 months or pay stubs of last 3-6 months should be fine.

Dont forget other new documentation like birth certifcate in form of copia de folio, new police certificate if is 6 months older, and any other doc that needs update. just fyi

[pushbrk 13,260]

1 hour ago, Chalanero21 said:

 Your 100k equity only gives you a 10% 10k burst to income it helps but it is not enough it self.

100k in liquid assets replaces $33,333.33 of income for the spouse of a US Citizen.  However, if this equity is in the primary residence, it really does nothing.  This is because liquidating the primary residence to support your spouse would do "undue harm" to the petitioner/sponsor.

 

A-Students of the I-864 instructions know this already.  

Edited May 24, 2018 by pushbrk

[Chalanero21 28]

On 5/24/2018 at 1:40 AM, pushbrk said:

100k in liquid assets replaces $33,333.33 of income for the spouse of a US Citizen.  However, if this equity is in the primary residence, it really does nothing.  This is because liquidating the primary residence to support your spouse would do "undue harm" to the petitioner/sponsor.

 

A-Students of the I-864 instructions know this already.  

Thank you for the correction. Glad that there is more people watching. 

[IloveDanang 38]

On 5/24/2018 at 12:40 AM, pushbrk said:

100k in liquid assets replaces $33,333.33 of income for the spouse of a US Citizen.  However, if this equity is in the primary residence, it really does nothing.  This is because liquidating the primary residence to support your spouse would do "undue harm" to the petitioner/sponsor.

 

A-Students of the I-864 instructions know this already.  

 

I was listening to a visa coach(Fred wahl) video on youtube and he said that home equity can be used as assets.  He also said that investment properties can not be used as assets since they are not liquid.  

 

[pushbrk 13,260]

On 5/27/2018 at 10:51 PM, IloveDanang said:

 

I was listening to a visa coach(Fred wahl) video on youtube and he said that home equity can be used as assets.  He also said that investment properties can not be used as assets since they are not liquid.  

 

I don't know or know of the man, but he has it backwards.  Both CAN be used, and investment properties are considered liquid while the primary residence is "not so much" as it will unduly harm the sponsor to liquidate it.