Financial requirements and suitable spouse visa

[Surrey19 6]

Hello everyone 

 

if my spouse was a student and just graduated and she stated working 2 month ago .she used to earn 7 k a year as she was studying and working part time .now she is currently work its and earn around 25 k annual .

 

she didnot file tax before and she is 21 years old .what can be done in this case .if she deposit 10 k or more in the bank ,will it be ok for CR1 visa or any other suitable visa that applies to our case .

 

thanks 

[JeanneAdil 6,514]

Studying ?    is this a high school degree or college?  as we can work while in high school

 

makes a difference as college gives her prospect of higher future earnings

and i would line up a joint sponsor to be on the safe side

 

please create your timeline and ID the country 

i only know it is Pakistan as i looked at past post but this is so important

some embassies do not allow (and some look down on) joint sponsors

[Lucky2Lucky 2,526]

Please add the country to your profile. Not all embassies allow joint sponsors.

[NikLR 13,227]

All embassies allow joint sponsors on immigrant visas as the I-864 is legally binding.  That doesn't mean they will approve the joint sponsor chosen, but they must allow for them.  Not all embassies or consulates allow co-sponsors as the I-134 is not legally binding. 

[Surrey19 6]

She actually have graduated from college and she just start working full time from 2 month .will they make an issue .

 Btw can I apply from france if I have temporary 1 year permit there 

 

Joint sponsor you mean they consider my bank account as a spouse 

 

thanks 

 

Edited September 2, 2020 by Surrey19

[Surrey19 6]

Is there a specific requirements that the sponsor need to be working before for a certain amount of time it they only care about the current salary 

[JeanneAdil 6,514]

1 hour ago, Surrey19 said:

She actually have graduated from college and she just start working full time from 2 month .will they make an issue .

 Btw can I apply from france if I have temporary 1 year permit there 

Joint sponsor you mean they consider my bank account as a spouse 

 

thanks get 

 

No ,  not yours,  the joint sponsor would be another USC 

her job is not yet considered stable / long term 

much will depend on the CO and if the job is in a related field to her college degree or if she just took a job to have one

you say "can i apply from France?"   you do not apply,  the USC has to do all the work at this point

and if you have not applied yet,  the spouse visa will take over a year and she should have established , by then,  that her job is stable 

she will have added you to her 2020 tax returns as married helping your case

If you only have a 1 year worker permit ,  you will more than likely back home for interview so, before leaving France ,  get a criminal report from there as that is needed for the NVC stage (original taken to interview)

there is a lot to know and since Part I ,  the application and document for proof ,  are the things the USC needs to know,  it would be helpful if she was on here and found out all the information 

[Surrey19 6]

2 hours ago, JeanneAdil said:

No ,  not yours,  the joint sponsor would be another USC 

her job is not yet considered stable / long term 

much will depend on the CO and if the job is in a related field to her college degree or if she just took a job to have one

you say "can i apply from France?"   you do not apply,  the USC has to do all the work at this point

and if you have not applied yet,  the spouse visa will take over a year and she should have established , by then,  that her job is stable 

she will have added you to her 2020 tax returns as married helping your case

If you only have a 1 year worker permit ,  you will more than likely back home for interview so, before leaving France ,  get a criminal report from there as that is needed for the NVC stage (original taken to interview)

there is a lot to know and since Part I ,  the application and document for proof ,  are the things the USC needs to know,  it would be helpful if she was on here and found out all the information 

Thanks for the info .i thought during the I 30 they will ask me at which consulate I want the interview later on 

 

actually I am not worried about the interview as it will take atleast 10 month and we can show a lot of evidences and it will prove that her job is stable .I am just worried that the I 30 for the CR1 visa get rejected from the I30 stage due to financial requirements or lack of much evidences due to her religious family background .

[JeanneAdil 6,514]

2 minutes ago, Surrey19 said:

Thanks for the info .i thought during the I 30 they will ask me at which consulate I want the interview later on 

 

actually I am not worried about the interview as it will take atleast 10 month and we can show a lot of evidences and it will prove that her job is stable .I am just worried that the I 30 for the CR1 visa get rejected from the I30 stage due to financial requirements or lack of much evidences due to her religious family background .

You have a long way to go and she will be able to show income in about a year (not right away)

embassy for interview is not your decision / it will be where you are living at the time

none the less ,  you will need criminal reports from both France and Pakistan / you said only a 1 year work permit in France so you should be back to Pakistan by interview as you have not even applied yet

and the 1st 2 stages do not care about religion

the embassy will have questions regarding that making sure you and her family are ok with any differences of religion.  the interview and how it goes is up to you / you must sincerely be ok with this issue and especially your family (mother)

[Surrey19 6]

Oh I see actually we are both in same religions but her father don’t accept any relation or dates outside marriage so we have chats and we will have pic from weeding and family reporting 

 

We have no issue with criminal records and we can get a lot of evidence from now till the interview but the I 130 require us to send send proof of financial stability so we need it next month .I think she can get a joint consigner so I can send it with her income for the I 130 application .

 

i think this should be enough for the I 130.if I send her 15 k on her account it will help for the interview after 10 month or more 

[JeanneAdil 6,514]

you asked "can i apply from France?"

if you have not applied yet ,  you do not need the financial information until the case goes to NVC /that would be a long way off

Has she applied for the CR1? 

Have you gotten the NOA2? 

is case going to NVC?

a completed timeline would help a lot to avoid these questions

 

[Surrey19 6]

7 minutes ago, JeanneAdil said:

you asked "can i apply from France?"

if you have not applied yet ,  you do not need the financial information until the case goes to NVC /that would be a long way off

Has she applied for the CR1? 

Have you gotten the NOA2? 

is case going to NVC?

a completed timeline would help a lot to avoid these questions

 

Oh great then we only need evidence at that I 130 stage we don’t need financial proof until the case goes to NVC .that good to hear so we should be ok 

[carmel34 3,635]

7 hours ago, Surrey19 said:

if she deposit 10 k or more in the bank ,will it be ok for CR1 visa

You're getting ahead of yourself a little bit.  Based on your post a few days ago, I suggest following these steps if you want to increase your chances of success with a CR-1 spousal visa:

 

1.  Get married, anywhere in the world.  Your spouse, the US citizen, starts the process by completing an I-130 petition on your behalf.  Read the guide here on VJ, also on the USCIS website where all of the forms are with detailed instructions.  Your spouse needs to do the research as she will be filing the petition and submitting all the documents for this first step.

 

2.  Save all documents showing that you spent time together, all the visits, original airline boarding passes, copies of both of your passports with stamps showing that you were in the same country on the same dates, hotel receipts, photos of the two of you together, with family, etc.

 

3.  Your USC spouse should NOT file the I-130 petition right after you get married, after your first and only visit to see each other.  Make other visits, trips, spend as much time together as you can, and document everything as in #2 above.

 

4.  Talk with your future spouse and see if she can add you to her health insurance, life insurance, credit card accounts, etc. to show as much financial co-mingling as you can immediately following your marriage.  All she will need is a marriage certificate, your name and date of birth, to do these things.

 

5.  After multiple visits to be together, showing weeks or months of real, in-person time with her, she should then file the I-130 petition and I-130A, with required civil documents and all the evidence you will have collected by that time, together with the petition, to show that your relationship is bona fide.  Coming from Pakistan, your case will be given a high degree of scrutiny, so DO NOT file the petition after getting married on the first visit to meet each other.  Another option is to submit evidence of additional visits and time spent together at the NVC stage, or take the evidence to the visa interview.  I recommend doing all of the above in your case, because you are getting married on the first visit, and you are from Pakistan, two red flags that you will need evidence of more visits to overcome.

 

6.  The multiple visits will take time, at least a few months or even a year.

 

7.  Once filed, the I-130 petition may take 6-10 months to be adjudicated.  In that time, she can increase her earnings and show more financial stability, gather recent pay stubs, employment letter, last three years of IRS tax returns, etc.  The evidence of her income will not be needed until the NVC stage of the process, maybe up to a year after filing the I-130 petition, when she has to complete an I-864.  If, at that point, her current income is insufficient, she should seek out a qualified co-sponsor.

 

8.  An unusual one-time deposit of $10,000 or any large amount into her bank account will look suspicious and could be questioned as to its source.  Others have tried this by borrowing money, and found it did not work.  As the intending immigrant, your assets can be listed on the I-864 if they are really your assets.

 

9.  Be patient and through, this process is long and frustrating.  There can be a long period of "Administrative Processing" (6 months to a year or more) because it is very difficult for US immigration to verify the criminal backgrounds of Pakistani applicants for US visas.  If you don't rush things and follow the above steps, your chances of approval will increase significantly.

 

Good luck!

Edited September 2, 2020 by carmel34

[Cathi 5,757]

Please fill in your timeline!!

[Surrey19 6]

3 hours ago, carmel34 said:

You're getting ahead of yourself a little bit.  Based on your post a few days ago, I suggest following these steps if you want to increase your chances of success with a CR-1 spousal visa:

 

1.  Get married, anywhere in the world.  Your spouse, the US citizen, starts the process by completing an I-130 petition on your behalf.  Read the guide here on VJ, also on the USCIS website where all of the forms are with detailed instructions.  Your spouse needs to do the research as she will be filing the petition and submitting all the documents for this first step.

 

2.  Save all documents showing that you spent time together, all the visits, original airline boarding passes, copies of both of your passports with stamps showing that you were in the same country on the same dates, hotel receipts, photos of the two of you together, with family, etc.

 

3.  Your USC spouse should NOT file the I-130 petition right after you get married, after your first and only visit to see each other.  Make other visits, trips, spend as much time together as you can, and document everything as in #2 above.

 

4.  Talk with your future spouse and see if she can add you to her health insurance, life insurance, credit card accounts, etc. to show as much financial co-mingling as you can immediately following your marriage.  All she will need is a marriage certificate, your name and date of birth, to do these things.

 

5.  After multiple visits to be together, showing weeks or months of real, in-person time with her, she should then file the I-130 petition and I-130A, with required civil documents and all the evidence you will have collected by that time, together with the petition, to show that your relationship is bona fide.  Coming from Pakistan, your case will be given a high degree of scrutiny, so DO NOT file the petition after getting married on the first visit to meet each other.  Another option is to submit evidence of additional visits and time spent together at the NVC stage, or take the evidence to the visa interview.  I recommend doing all of the above in your case, because you are getting married on the first visit, and you are from Pakistan, two red flags that you will need evidence of more visits to overcome.

 

6.  The multiple visits will take time, at least a few months or even a year.

 

7.  Once filed, the I-130 petition may take 6-10 months to be adjudicated.  In that time, she can increase her earnings and show more financial stability, gather recent pay stubs, employment letter, last three years of IRS tax returns, etc.  The evidence of her income will not be needed until the NVC stage of the process, maybe up to a year after filing the I-130 petition, when she has to complete an I-864.  If, at that point, her current income is insufficient, she should seek out a qualified co-sponsor.

 

8.  An unusual one-time deposit of $10,000 or any large amount into her bank account will look suspicious and could be questioned as to its source.  Others have tried this by borrowing money, and found it did not work.  As the intending immigrant, your assets can be listed on the I-864 if they are really your assets.

 

9.  Be patient and through, this process is long and frustrating.  There can be a long period of "Administrative Processing" (6 months to a year or more) because it is very difficult for US immigration to verify the criminal backgrounds of Pakistani applicants for US visas.  If you don't rush things and follow the above steps, your chances of approval will increase significantly.

 

Good luck!

Thanks a lot for all this details .It will help a lot 

 

I just have one concern ,can I use my cash assets in my bank for I 864 knowing that I the sponsored immigrant’s. Like if I have 30 k in my bank will they count it enough 

 

I thought that my cash in the bank nor my assets can be considered as I’m the one who will immigrate .

 

Thanks again