Does fiance visiting beneficiary affect affidavit of support?

[NikLR 13,227]

Also this isnt how we calculate income.  Its $ per hour x hours per week x 52= yearly income.  

Its possible he had lots of paid leave and perhaps lives in an inexpensive state. 

[debbiedoo 2,339]

2 minutes ago, NikLR said:

Also this isnt how we calculate income.  Its $ per hour x hours per week x 52= yearly income.  

Its possible he had lots of paid leave and perhaps lives in an inexpensive state. 

i have a very low cost of living and couldnt support myself and my son on that.

 

its an unlivable wage.

[Umka36 781]

OP have a lot of liquid assets?

Edited November 19, 2018 by Umka36

[NikLR 13,227]

7 minutes ago, debbiedoo said:

i have a very low cost of living and couldnt support myself and my son on that.

 

its an unlivable wage.

Well with a few roommates you could.  I know people who support themselves on similar and I live in a high cost of living place.

It's a pretty typical wage for someone who's young.  They're generally not making $20-$50 per hour.  

 

Fact is when i moved to the USA I took a MASSIVE  pay cut for similar work.  At the time in Canada I made $13/hr plus bonuses.  Supported myself fully with part time custody of my kid. Moved here and it was $8.25... plus it costs more to live.  Ive managed to move myself up but I'll never make similar to my hubs down here which is annoying.

Anyhow off topic../end rant. 

[Umka36 781]

30 minutes ago, NikLR said:

Well with a few roommates you could.  I know people who support themselves on similar and I live in a high cost of living place.

It's a pretty typical wage for someone who's young.  They're generally not making $20-$50 per hour.  

 

Fact is when i moved to the USA I took a MASSIVE  pay cut for similar work.  At the time in Canada I made $13/hr plus bonuses.  Supported myself fully with part time custody of my kid. Moved here and it was $8.25... plus it costs more to live.  Ive managed to move myself up but I'll never make similar to my hubs down here which is annoying.

Anyhow off topic../end rant. 

It's off topic from what the OP is asking, but my local McDonald is hiring and paying $15/hour now. Funny over 20 years ago when I worked there while in HS I made under $4/hr.

 

OP, current income matters. You can always use assets to offset the low income.

[Miss Accountant 6]

Hi OP,

 

Yes, it will affect your I-134, but it doesn't have to ruin it. As someone said earlier, it's the current income that matters most. So if your tax return ends up being very low, you can put a note to explain that it's because you took a few months off (just add a page to explain, I had to explain that my income in the previous year was low due to me being a student, but I had since graduated and was making more). Then you include copies of recent paystubs and a letter from your employer confirming your pay rate, and maybe the normal number of hours that you typically work. If you have any savings I would recommend including copies of recent bank statements as well. 

 

In response to your question about switching to the CR-1 visa, saying that you chose that visa over the K-1 because it has better "benefits" is absolutely a reasonable response to give the officer. All US citizens who are marrying a foreigner have the choice of which visa they want to use. Some choose the K-1 because they want their fiance to arrive in the US a few months faster and they want to have their legal wedding in the US, and some choose the CR-1 because it's overall cheaper and you have more rights upon entry to the US. Everyone chooses what works for them. 

[Ryan H 3,812]

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