Temporary work sufficient for I-134?

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Hi. This is my first time posting, but I have read this board for a long time and I appreciate all the helpful information. I am putting together a K-1 petition and I am concerned about demonstrating my ability to sponsor my fiance. Until a few months ago, I had a high-paying permanent job, but I've since moved to temporary employment. When I am on a project, I make approximately $20 - $25 / hour, at 40 hours per week. I do not have much of a problem finding projects. In other words, I can basically work as much as I want to, and I made the switch from permanent employment to temporary to give myself more flexibility. Since I'm fortunate to have a fairly high hourly rate, I can pretty much work when and as I need to. I anticipate that I'll make approximately $40,000 per year doing these temporary projects, which is well above the poverty rate for 2 people. However, I am concerned about showing the ability to sponsor given that the projects are temporary in nature. Has anyone had any luck with spotty, independent contractor or reliable but temporary employment positions, without getting a co-sponsor? If it matters, I am going through a high-fraud consulate. I don't have much in the way of assets, although I do have a 401(k) in the neighborhood of $80,000.

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Anyone with information on this topic? Thanks again!

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I-134 topics are best posted in the Consulate forum.... moving thread

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No recent independent contractor or temporary worker has tried demonstrating the ability the financially support his or her fiance or spouse?

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No recent independent contractor or temporary worker has tried demonstrating the ability the financially support his or her fiance or spouse?

Hi,

I am an independent contractor and decided it was best to secure a co sponsor due to the potentially fluctuating nature of my income. I don't know what kind of work you do, but I am a courier under contract, and although my work is regular and steady and my income sufficient, because of the high fraud nature of Casablanca, I decided to be safe and have a co sponsor. You may want to look into this, if your income is a possible red flag for you, you don't want to give Casablanca any reasons to deny you.

Sarah

Edited June 9, 2010 by squeaky580

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I'm in a similar situation, too. I've always loved the flexibility of contract work but at the time I chose that path, I never dreamed it would cause a problem in a situation in which I never knew I'd find myself. lol

That said, because I have co-sponsor options, I've decided that I'm going to make sure I have their completed info at the ready (to be filed that day at the consulate) in case they don't like my situation. Unfortunately, the system favors lower, but steady pay over (sometimes much) higher but fluctuating income, even with an earnings history of years and years to back it up.

If you have a co-sponsor option, I'd try to have it ready.

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Thank you both for the replies! Am I correct that if the consulate determines a co-sponsor IS needed, that you get a chance to arrange for one? Or would it be cause for an immediate denial? I am inclined to take my chances and see if I can get by on the high salary without them asking questions, especially since I've heard Casablanca frequently does not bother to even look at financial information. If all I'm risking is a delay of a few weeks while I send in co-sponsorship forms I'm willing to take that risk. I'm less willing to risk an outright denial, of course!

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Thank you both for the replies! Am I correct that if the consulate determines a co-sponsor IS needed, that you get a chance to arrange for one? Or would it be cause for an immediate denial? I am inclined to take my chances and see if I can get by on the high salary without them asking questions, especially since I've heard Casablanca frequently does not bother to even look at financial information. If all I'm risking is a delay of a few weeks while I send in co-sponsorship forms I'm willing to take that risk. I'm less willing to risk an outright denial, of course!

Oh honey, don't take any chances with Casablanca. While it's true they don't ask for financials at Casablanca, if they see you're a contractor (and they will, it's on your G-325a), they may give him a request for further evidence and ask you to provide the financials anyway- and there's no guarantee how long the delay will be. Please please understand the gravity of what's involved with an interview at Casablanca. It's one of the 2 or 3 most difficult consulates in the world to get any kind of visa from- don't give them any reason to question you. We all want to see some visas getting printed there

Sarah