Affidavit of support when I'm not the financial sponsor?

[tayae 10]

My fiancé and I are young and have been in university together in the UK for 3 years. As such, I'm not employed and haven't been working in USA at all. I have plenty of US family that make decent money and would be willing to sponsor him, do they complete the I-134 for us to take to the interview, or is there a different process for that situation?

[Alabamak1 688]

I-134 for a k-1 visa. they usually ask for the last 3 years of returns from sponsor and co-sponsor

[tayae 10]

15 minutes ago, Alabamak1 said:

I-134 for a k-1 visa. they usually ask for the last 3 years of returns from sponsor and co-sponsor

So would I be the sponsor and my family member with money would be the co-sponsor? Would we both have to complete I-134? And what do I do if I literally don't have any returns due to being a minor and then moving to the UK for my adult life so far?

[Alabamak1 688]

1 minute ago, tayae said:

So would I be the sponsor and my family member with money would be the co-sponsor? Would we both have to complete I-134? And what do I do if I literally don't have any returns due to being a minor and then moving to the UK for my adult life so far?

you are right, the petitioner is the sponsor and the person with the money is the co-sponsor.

yes, two I-134 forms

you only need to provide from income earned as an adult. All USC are required to file a return for income earned anywhere in the world. There are these treaties with certain countries, but that i am not familiar with. Maybe the UK is one of those. You will need to find out if filing for US returns is not required because you don't have income in the US. 

[JFH 12,190]

All USCs living overseas must file a federal tax return each year, unless they earn below $4050 for that year. It's unlikely that you will have to pay any tax, but you must still file if you are above $4050 in any given year. The U.K. has a tax treaty with the USA to prevent being double-taxed but the obligation to file remains. 

 

 

[Wuozopo 4,293]

1 hour ago, tayae said:

My fiancé and I are young and have been in university together in the UK for 3 years. As such, I'm not employed and haven't been working in USA at all. I have plenty of US family that make decent money and would be willing to sponsor him, do they complete the I-134 for us to take to the interview, or is there a different process for that situation?

Yes your relative completes an I -134. London typically accepts the one I-134 from the one with income. It doesn't have to be the fiancé. They will not need a tax return from you, but you will need one when you do the I-864 for adjustment of status. As explained above, you likely don't owe, but you do file if you had  income while at Uni exceeding the filing threshold for a single person. 

 

Your relative can prove income for the I-134 with their 2017 tax return, a tax transcript being easier than photocopy of the full return+W2. They will not need three years.  Or they can get an employer letter stating their job and salary. 

 

This is London K1 specific information.