US citizen working abroad while applying for K1 visa

[linwei 0]

I am a US citizen and my fiance is Indian. He is currently in India but I just started a one year contract working in China and I'd like to start applying for the fiance visa while I'm here.

My questions are:

1. On the affidavit of support I-134 should I put my residence as my US address or should I use my current address in China? (I don't want any documents mailed directly to me in China. I want them first sent to my parents' home and then I'll have my parents send them to me here in China)

2. Will there be an issue with my income coming from my job in China? I can show tax receipts from China but not from the US.

3. For the I-134 do I have to mention that my contract in China is only for year, after which I don't have a job lined up?

I will need my parent's to co-sponsor my fiance as I won't have enough saved to sponsor him on my own. I realize that my parent's can show that they have enough to support him but I want to make sure I fill out my own I-134 correctly.

Has anyone else applied for the K1 visa while not in the US? What troubles did you face by not being in the US at the time of applying?

Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated!

Regards - linwei

[Sam he Amy 0]

I did the K-1 while working and living entirely abroad in China. The only down side was that I had to depend on my parents for the mail. They just scanned and emailed to me.

In my opinion, I would recommend using your US address, or someone you trust (that won't move). Your parents sound trustworthy enough. Just make sure they have a scanner/email since that would be faster than snail mail.

Answer to question 2-

So you are being taxed in China? Then you can go to the local tax bureau in your city to get a 'wan shui zheng ming' which is your tax history statement. Another thing to think about, you should also be reporting your China sourced income when you file your taxes. That would show up on your tax transcripts from the IRS.

Answer to question 3-

I wouldn't mention an end date if it doesn't ask and I don't think it asks.

From my experience, filing the K-1 while living abroad or in the US doesn't seem to make that big of a difference. With exception that you can get a hold of the required documents (birth cert, financial statements, taxes, etc).

good luck,

Sam.

I am a US citizen and my fiance is Indian. He is currently in India but I just started a one year contract working in China and I'd like to start applying for the fiance visa while I'm here.

My questions are:

1. On the affidavit of support I-134 should I put my residence as my US address or should I use my current address in China? (I don't want any documents mailed directly to me in China. I want them first sent to my parents' home and then I'll have my parents send them to me here in China)

2. Will there be an issue with my income coming from my job in China? I can show tax receipts from China but not from the US.

3. For the I-134 do I have to mention that my contract in China is only for year, after which I don't have a job lined up?

I will need my parent's to co-sponsor my fiance as I won't have enough saved to sponsor him on my own. I realize that my parent's can show that they have enough to support him but I want to make sure I fill out my own I-134 correctly.

Has anyone else applied for the K1 visa while not in the US? What troubles did you face by not being in the US at the time of applying?

Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated!

Regards - linwei