questions about I134 in my situation

[thebrokenmando 1]

my fiance and i got our NOA2 approval on monday and are very happy, now comes the preparation for the interview including form I134. i was hoping to get some input on my situation. i currently make about $31,000 per year, i have been at my current job since june 2018 as a temp and hired as an official employee since april 2019. my job before that was below income requirements. i co own a house with my mom so no mortgage or rent (she does not live with me) i own two cars and owe less than $9k on one which is my only debt. should this income and situation be enough to meet the requirements for my fiance to get her visa without any problems? she is from phillipines which does not allow co sponsors unfortunately. any advice and insight is greatly appreciated, thanks!

[payxibka 10,045]

2 minutes ago, thebrokenmando said:

my fiance and i got our NOA2 approval on monday and are very happy, now comes the preparation for the interview including form I134. i was hoping to get some input on my situation. i currently make about $31,000 per year, i have been at my current job since june 2018 as a temp and hired as an official employee since april 2019. my job before that was below income requirements. i co own a house with my mom so no mortgage or rent (she does not live with me) i own two cars and owe less than $9k on one which is my only debt. should this income and situation be enough to meet the requirements for my fiance to get her visa without any problems? she is from phillipines which does not allow co sponsors unfortunately. any advice and insight is greatly appreciated, thanks!

Debt is not included on the form nor currently a consideration.   Your income should be sufficient.   Manila rarely requests financial evidence anyway.  Co sponsors are at the discretion of the CO

[thebrokenmando 1]

also should mention i live in PA and have no children or dependents. 

[payxibka 10,045]

Just now, thebrokenmando said:

also should mention i live in PA and have no children or dependents. 

Only makes your case stronger as your income threshold is based on a family size of 2

[Hank_ 9,174]

1 hour ago, thebrokenmando said:

my fiance and i got our NOA2 approval on monday and are very happy, now comes the preparation for the interview including form I134. i was hoping to get some input on my situation. i currently make about $31,000 per year, i have been at my current job since june 2018 as a temp and hired as an official employee since april 2019. my job before that was below income requirements. i co own a house with my mom so no mortgage or rent (she does not live with me) i own two cars and owe less than $9k on one which is my only debt. should this income and situation be enough to meet the requirements for my fiance to get her visa without any problems? she is from phillipines which does not allow co sponsors unfortunately. any advice and insight is greatly appreciated, thanks!

 

Your income must meet the 125% poverty guidelines of the I-864P for the number of people you are sponsoring (including you).   For two people you should be just fine.   (Philippines does allow a co-sponsor with the K-1 on a case by case basis.)

 

You will want to email NVC in another week or two to get your MNL#  https://www.visaconnection-philippines.com/nvc.html    Once you have the NVC letter/email forward this to your fiancee as she will need it for the medical at SLEC.

 

Here is a guide to the visa process in Manila:   https://www.visaconnection-philippines.com/us-embassy-usem.html

 

 

For questions relating to the visa process in the Philippines jump over to the Philippines forum:  https://www.visajourney.com/forums/forum/129-philippines/

[thebrokenmando 1]

thank you for your advice everyone, i feel better now. so what ive gathered is that co sponsors in the Philippines are at the discretion of the interviewer? so would it do me any harm to have my mom be a co sponsor even though i should be ok on my own, just as added security?

[payxibka 10,045]

4 minutes ago, thebrokenmando said:

thank you for your advice everyone, i feel better now. so what ive gathered is that co sponsors in the Philippines are at the discretion of the interviewer? so would it do me any harm to have my mom be a co sponsor even though i should be ok on my own, just as added security?

Nothing wrong with Having it in her back pocket 

[Hank_ 9,174]

26 minutes ago, thebrokenmando said:

thank you for your advice everyone, i feel better now. so what ive gathered is that co sponsors in the Philippines are at the discretion of the interviewer? so would it do me any harm to have my mom be a co sponsor even though i should be ok on my own, just as added security?

Yes the CO conducting the interview makes the decision.

 

How many people are you sponsoring (including yourself in the total?    Just your fiancee and yourself = 2

 

Look up the income requirement (125%) (this is gross income) as listed in the I-864P   https://www.uscis.gov/i-864p .   

 

is you gross income above the requirement?     

 

If YES .. you don't need a co-sponsor

 

if NO get your mom signed up.    

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited September 11, 2019 by Hank_

[geowrian 22,337]

16 hours ago, payxibka said:

Debt is not included on the form nor currently a consideration.   Your income should be sufficient.   Manila rarely requests financial evidence anyway.  Co sponsors are at the discretion of the CO

Just as a note (not directed at you)....debt of the beneficiary (not petitioner or sponsor) will be a consideration and need to be disclosed in about a month's time (and will apply when AOS comes around in the OP's case).

[Hank_ 9,174]

2 hours ago, geowrian said:

Just as a note (not directed at you)....debt of the beneficiary (not petitioner or sponsor) will be a consideration and need to be disclosed in about a month's time (and will apply when AOS comes around in the OP's case).

Who wants to know about the beneficiary's debt for AOS?  😕

[Letspaintcookies 2,310]

2 hours ago, Hank_ said:

Who wants to know about the beneficiary's debt for AOS?  😕

I'm interested in that too

[payxibka 10,045]

5 hours ago, geowrian said:

Just as a note (not directed at you)....debt of the beneficiary (not petitioner or sponsor) will be a consideration and need to be disclosed in about a month's time (and will apply when AOS comes around in the OP's case).

I know,  October 16.  Has anyone seen an advance copy of the new affidavit(s)?

[Hank_ 9,174]

USCIS doesn't have anything listed for the I-944  ... yet

[geowrian 22,337]

4 hours ago, Hank_ said:

Who wants to know about the beneficiary's debt for AOS?  😕

USCIS apparently. 🤷‍♂️

 

43 minutes ago, payxibka said:

I know,  October 16.  Has anyone seen an advance copy of the new affidavit(s)?

I've seen the draft I-944, but not the new I-864 yet.

 

17 minutes ago, Hank_ said:

USCIS doesn't have anything listed for the I-944  ... yet

Yup, only the draft version is posted still.

[Hank_ 9,174]

Just now, geowrian said:

USCIS apparently. 🤷‍♂️

 

I've seen the draft I-944, but not the new I-864 yet.

 

Yup, only the draft version is posted still.

 

Not sure how that will apply to the K-1 as everything I read refers to the IRS tax returns as evidence of income    .. not foreign income let alone foreign debt.   Guess we wait and see.