US Immigration from Ethiopia

Hi All,

I have searched the forums and found partial answers to my question. Apologies if it has been answered in full before, I've waited a long time for the interview and want to make sure everything is perfect.

I suspect I am fine but here we go. I make a decent amount over the poverty line. Only issue is I was working abroad for half of 2019 so my tax return is only 17k (roughly $100 less than the poverty line) from 2019 (I got employed in America in August of 2019). I have all sorts of confirmation of my salary now (employment verification, pay stubs, etc) but I worry a picky CO could take one look at my 2019 tax return, see 17k and deny us. I understand the I-134 is only for confirmation of the salary now but my 2019 tax return isn't ideal.

Should I look to family member to co-sponsor or am I fine? I plan on attaching an explanation to the 2019 tax return along with my work visa to Uganda.

Hello All,

I am elated to find this forum. I have an upcoming K-1 visa interview a month away in Ethiopia and my fianc visited me while I was working in Uganda. She has an entry stamp but no exit stamp. Will this be an issue as they check her passport?

I tried contacting the Ugandan Embassy and they haven't gotten back to me.

Visa statistics are out for November. Our embassy, Addis Ababa, issued 1,600 B1/B2s in the month of November but ZERO K1s, CR1s, etc. It's just super frustrating because when I ask them about visa processing they say it is limited due to covid. So.... people applying for business visas can't carry covid but fiances can? They've also made a statement to resume student visas soon, but no news on K1s. It is so sad how money talks, but not the families of Americans....

Just had to get it off my chest to those who understand the struggle.