Hi,

My first post here after much lurking so let me start by thanking everyone that has contributed to these forums. Searching here has answered many of my previous questions...until now.

Today we received out NOA2 (one of the lucky Vermont January Filers) and I am now looking at getting together the Docs required for interview. Everything seems cool except the I-134. My US Fiancee is currenly spending 4 months in the UK. She quit her job last December so she could come to Britain and use her time here to create a portfolio for when she returns to the US in June to start doing contract Graphical Design work. In summary she is currently unemployed and in limbo between future working for herself and having worked for a company in the recent past. She alone has sufficient savings to cover 5x the 2008 guidelines for a 2 person household and I will have $30,000 savings available to show but I am reading a lot of articles which put emphasis on Income. There isn't really anyone obvious who might co-sponsor us.

Has anyone been in this position before and can they advise how the London embassy will view this situation? In what has so far been a very sucessful application I can see this being the only real problem. It is likely that my interview will be before she is due to return to the US....whould it help if she attended with me to explain things? I understand that it is a possibility for her to come with me.

Looking beyond the K1 we will have to do this again for AOS. I doubt by then she will have earnt a great deal and obviously I can't work so the same problem will arise at AOS application...although I am a skilled IT worked who will probably be in well paid employment come the time of the AOS interview.

Thanks in advance.

Rich

I remember seeing the word "indefinitely" somewhere (probably on this board) as relating to the I-134.

The USC has to show that he/she can indefinitely support the partner. So that means that you need some kind of income stream or at least a good outlook for a future stream (i.e. you are setting up a business).

Savings alone will only so long and then what? If you had $5 million then I wouldn't worry, but 30k won't last too long.

This is just my opinion and from what I've read on the subject, so you should consult somebody who knows the law.

Well she will be starting to work for herself on her return but while we expect things to go very well there are no guarantees.

What if she were to find employment again. Would they look dimly upon a job which she had only been in for a few months?

...and don't forget she has 5x the 2008 Poverty guidelines in savings too.

It's London. You should be fine.

Hi,

Thanks for the reply. Obviously form your timeline you have experience of London. Why is London different from anywhere else? Can you explain your answer. I'm sure you understand that we both want everything to be as smooth as possible. If we can be in and out as quick as you were it would be awesome.

Because London has a history of permitting 'self-sponsorship'.

Read up about the consulate. There's loads of info on this site and others, including britishexpats.com.

The only thing I am not clear on....you say you 'will' have $30000 in savings. After what?