please just reassure me

[Becky&Steven 1]

I'm getting ready to send my I-129f package, but in the meantime, I'm planning out everything my fiance will need for his interview.

I'm really ####### with numbers, so while I think I have this figured out, I just need someone who knows to tell me 'yeah, you're good to go' or 'ooooh no, you better get some help'.

I live with my parents still, but I pay rent to them, and they do not claim me as dependent on their tax returns. once my fiance gets here, he'll move in with us, get a job, and then we'll move out. according to the stuff I've read, when accounting for household size you only count any spouse, any dependent under 21, any dependents listed on my last tax return, all persons being sponsored on this AOS, or any immigrant dependents previously sponsored.

so, I take that as needing to claim my fiance and myself. I don't need to bother claiming my parents. a household size of 2 is 18,212 for the 125% marker. on my 2009 tax return I made 25,000 (previous years I made slighly more, but due to the economy, hours were cut )

so, am I good to go? my parents offered to co-sponsor, but I don't want to have them be responsible for my husband should (god forbid) something happen to our marriage.

thanks! <3

[payxibka 10,044]

I'm getting ready to send my I-129f package, but in the meantime, I'm planning out everything my fiance will need for his interview.

I'm really ####### with numbers, so while I think I have this figured out, I just need someone who knows to tell me 'yeah, you're good to go' or 'ooooh no, you better get some help'.

I live with my parents still, but I pay rent to them, and they do not claim me as dependent on their tax returns. once my fiance gets here, he'll move in with us, get a job, and then we'll move out. according to the stuff I've read, when accounting for household size you only count any spouse, any dependent under 21, any dependents listed on my last tax return, all persons being sponsored on this AOS, or any immigrant dependents previously sponsored.

so, I take that as needing to claim my fiance and myself. I don't need to bother claiming my parents. a household size of 2 is 18,212 for the 125% marker. on my 2009 tax return I made 25,000 (previous years I made slighly more, but due to the economy, hours were cut )

so, am I good to go? my parents offered to co-sponsor, but I don't want to have them be responsible for my husband should (god forbid) something happen to our marriage.

thanks! <3

If I did the math correctly, last I checked 170% of above the poverty line does in fact exceed 125%

Edited June 20, 2010 by payxibka

[Becky&Steven 1]

I know I made above 125%... I'm just making sure I'm not like, cutting it too close, or missing something that someone else might spot. I really want to get this right the first time

[payxibka 10,044]

I know I made above 125%... I'm just making sure I'm not like, cutting it too close, or missing something that someone else might spot. I really want to get this right the first time

Each consulate makes their own decision.... but one would think if 125% was not some sort of threshold, they would say so... Maybe if you are $12 over the threshold they might raise an eyebrow.... If you are worried, then have him take one from the parents as well and simply hold it in his back pocket.

I-134 questions are best posted in the consulate forum (as each consulate makes their own decision). Moving from K-1 to Consulate forum

Edited June 20, 2010 by payxibka

[Becky&Steven 1]

ty very much for the suggestion.

[Audy_Rob 26]

ty very much for the suggestion.

Another thing, since he will be interviewing in London, make sure you check the "I intend" box as the London Embassy requires that. Then on the Lines below the check box, right something general such as "to provide full fianancial support for this beneficiary before and after marriage."

London will issue a 221(g) at the interview with any other answer such as: "I do not intend" or not checking either of the two boxes.

Good luck.

[twowls 217]

I know I made above 125%... I'm just making sure I'm not like, cutting it too close, or missing something that someone else might spot. I really want to get this right the first time

You're fine, but remember that the sponsorship contract for the consulate interview stage is not a long term binding one, so if you want to have a joint sponsor packet for your own peace of mind, you can do so without feeling the pressure of asking too much from your parents.

As for anecdotal reassurance, I got a joint sponsor for the I-134 because I didn't think I made enough. I only had five months of records for work on my own affidavit, and extrapolated out from those months an annual income hovering right around 18,500. I only had one tax return, pay stubs showing wildly fluctuating amounts, and a letter of employment. They accepted my own affidavit without blinking and didn't want to see my joint sponsor packet at all. I was shocked and very happy.

I don't share my experience to encourage people to play it close to the edge; just saying that for me was a lot more painless than I feared.

[DTunda 0]

I'd say get a joint sponsor, just in case. They may or may not ask you for one, but have one ready to show them if that gives you more peace of mind.

My fiance made 47 000 in 2007, 51 000 in 2008 and about 30 000 in 2009 because he got injured on the job and couldn't work fulltime. Now in 2010 he's back to working full time and will likely earn over 50 000 again, but that doesn't matter. The CO here in Oslo still asked that we get a joint sponsor before the visa can be approved.

So if you're in doubt, its better to have more info than too little, as it was in my case. Good luck.

[Justine+David 218]

You should be fine with what you have; the London embassy keeps with the bare minimum unlike other consulates.

You should be fine with what you have; the London embassy keeps with the bare minimum unlike other consulates.

[pushbrk 12,113]

As an employee, you would state your current income on the I-134, not your 2009 tax return total income, unless they are the same. Otherwise, you appear to be on the right track.

[Becky&Steven 1]

I don't make salary, I'm full time hourly wage... so I figured it would be kinda hard to say: "this" is how much I'm going to make for the year. I figured I would send my fiance a bunch of the most recent paystubs, 3 years worth of tax return transcripts, a letter of employment (I figure working at the same company for 13 steady years lends me some credibility), and like payxibka suggested - join sponsor paperwork to keep in his back pocket should doubts be raised

wow, there were a lot of "I figure"s in there :-P

[pushbrk 12,113]

I don't make salary, I'm full time hourly wage... so I figured it would be kinda hard to say: "this" is how much I'm going to make for the year. I figured I would send my fiance a bunch of the most recent paystubs, 3 years worth of tax return transcripts, a letter of employment (I figure working at the same company for 13 steady years lends me some credibility), and like payxibka suggested - join sponsor paperwork to keep in his back pocket should doubts be raised

wow, there were a lot of "I figure"s in there :-P

Full time hourly would state current income as their gross hourly wage times 2080. It is not a prediction of how much you'll make anymore than somebody on a salary is predicting their income. You state your current income. You might make more with overtime but it is what it is. Salaried folks might get a bonus too but they state their salary.