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Working outside the US! - I-134 Affidavit of Support and/or Joint Sponsor

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Japan2USA2020   0

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Hello everyone! I seem to be in a bit of a unique situation about the I-134 we are preparing for the interview.

 

I am currently working in Japan, which is my Fiancée's country, so I haven't had any income go to my US bank account in close to a year. I am not sure how I should reflect this on the I-134.

  • Should I use my Japan bank information, or still use my US bank account information and try to have her explain the situation in the interview? 
  • Also my current job is contract based, and renews every 3 months, so I wonder if that may be a point against me as well? 
  • If I can prove I have a certain amount of cash/investments in the US would that be enough to 'pass' the I-134 check on it's own? - do we know a rough number?


Should I get a joint sponsor in this case? If so then my obvious choice would be my parents, but they are retired - is a steady monthly income required to 'pass'? 

 

Thank you in advance to anyone that may have advice!

Boiler Grand Master

Boiler   45,853

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My first thought is why are you going the K1 route.

 

If your job will continue in the US you can use income otherwise a joint sponsor or savings.

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flicks1998   1,044

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13 hours ago, Japan2USA2020 said:

K1 made the most sense to us at the time of filing, if we could do it again we might have chosen differently, but it's what we've got to work with for now. 

 

Any idea how much savings / assets is considered enough to be the sole sponsor, if I wouldn't have a monthly income?

 

Thanks!

Id been living outside of the US for decades when I submitted the K1 papers in 2019.  If I remember correctly, the forms were asking for US based accounts/assets.  I only put my bank account details for the US as well as copies of retirement and brokerage account info.  Since this was in 2019,  I also submitted my tax filings for the Philippines and Singapore as well as my US tax transcripts for 2018 (since they all tied into each other).  Plus, I included recent pay stubs for the PI and Singapore.  I did not include any foreign bank accounts, foreign retirement accounts, or any foreign assets such as condos, etc.  I only put strictly US based assets and only included my current overseas income as I had to file US taxes every year anyway.

 

If you read the instructions of the I-134, there may be a designation on how much savings/assets can be considered.

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