New and terrified

[LoriT 16]

My fiance and I are ready for all the paperwork, time and money involved in this process. What we aren't ready for is the possibility of rejection.

We met playing a goofy game on Facebook almost two years ago. We became friends, then best friends.. then fell in love. He came to visit me for 2 weeks this month. Even before that we knew we wanted to be together forever. But now we both feel there is no option but to do whatever it takes to be together.

I'm following every rule and guideline to the letter. We are gathering all the information and our first goal is to submit the first part of the application no later than November 14th. We have pictures, emails, documents, plane tickets, movie tickets, parking ramp receipts, you name it... Just so afraid of getting that red stamp of rejection. Or worse yet, getting to the point of the interview and for some reason someone is in a bad mood that day and decides to reject us.

I have no doubts about everything on our application except for the financial part. I am self employed for the majority of my income. I also have another part-time job. In 2009 business for me was REALLY slow so my income was pretty low. In 2010 things picked up quite a bit and my income is much better. I'm hoping to be able to show copies of my 2010 tax return instead of my 2009 for my self employment. I also get $1600 a month in child support. But my ex husband and I have an agreement that instead of paying me in cash he just pays my mortgage on the house instead. So there really is no way of proving that income besides the divorce decree stating what he pays. But on the I-134 form I have to put my two kids as dependents even though I get support but have no way of proving it. I'm at the point of considering getting another job just to make sure it is well above the 125%.

We have both been in tears over the possibility of being rejected. Hoping for some positive vibes sent our way and any advice you have.

Thanks so much!!!

Lori (and Colin)

[Ryan H 3,902]

Greetings and welcome to the VJ community!

For the financial aspect, you can get a co-sponsor if you know someone who is willing and able to do so.

After you submit the I-129F, continue to gather evidence of an ongoing relationship so it will be available when it comes time for your fiance to interview at the embassy.

I won't sugarcoat anything, the wait time that you will experience and the uncertainty that comes with will not be pleasant. However, have confidence that you are doing everything right.

Sending you positive vibes, good thoughts, and best wishes!

[LoriT 16]

Thank you!!! I'm looking into the co-sponsor thing. I'm really not sure who though. My parents are retired and I'm an only child. Not sure if there are any friends who would be willing to take that on... it's a lot to ask of a friend.

[Aztec&Taino 144]

My fiance and I are ready for all the paperwork, time and money involved in this process. What we aren't ready for is the possibility of rejection.

We met playing a goofy game on Facebook almost two years ago. We became friends, then best friends.. then fell in love. He came to visit me for 2 weeks this month. Even before that we knew we wanted to be together forever. But now we both feel there is no option but to do whatever it takes to be together.

I'm following every rule and guideline to the letter. We are gathering all the information and our first goal is to submit the first part of the application no later than November 14th. We have pictures, emails, documents, plane tickets, movie tickets, parking ramp receipts, you name it... Just so afraid of getting that red stamp of rejection. Or worse yet, getting to the point of the interview and for some reason someone is in a bad mood that day and decides to reject us.

I have no doubts about everything on our application except for the financial part. I am self employed for the majority of my income. I also have another part-time job. In 2009 business for me was REALLY slow so my income was pretty low. In 2010 things picked up quite a bit and my income is much better. I'm hoping to be able to show copies of my 2010 tax return instead of my 2009 for my self employment. I also get $1600 a month in child support. But my ex husband and I have an agreement that instead of paying me in cash he just pays my mortgage on the house instead. So there really is no way of proving that income besides the divorce decree stating what he pays. But on the I-134 form I have to put my two kids as dependents even though I get support but have no way of proving it. I'm at the point of considering getting another job just to make sure it is well above the 125%.

We have both been in tears over the possibility of being rejected. Hoping for some positive vibes sent our way and any advice you have.

Thanks so much!!!

Lori (and Colin)

Hello and welcome to the long journey!

We are all afraid of being rejected. We all really have our hopes up and hope to be with our loved ones soon. So, you are in a community of people in a similar situation so it should be nice to feel understood. You may look into having a co-sponsor. Read up on it and think about some friend or family member who you could ask this favor to. A lot of people seem to file with a co-sponsor and things turn out fine.

Best wishes!

[JoannaV 174]

One idea: if you can, get your ex-husband to make a notarized statement saying he pays the mortgage in lieu of child support, and also provide a receipt or something showing he paid it one month.

You'll be fine. You obviously have plenty of evidence. I'm sure that you will be able to provide enough financials too. However, just to reassure you: if it gets to the interview and there isn't enough financial evidence, they should send you away to get more evidence rather than rejecting.

[Liltiggster 0]

It's totally up to you, but if you are planning on submitting on November 14th you might want to wait an extra few days on November 23rd the fees for the K1 Fiancee Visa are going from $455 to $340... up to you but just so you know.

Source: http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=5be73dc5cb93b210VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD&vgnextchannel=68439c7755cb9010VgnVCM10000045f3d6a1RCRD

Good Luck!

[Anh map 2,098]

London specific information regarding Public Charge Provisions (Affidavit of Support) >>> http://london.usembassy.gov/faffidavit.html

[lesleysizeland 0]

My fiance and I are ready for all the paperwork, time and money involved in this process. What we aren't ready for is the possibility of rejection.

We met playing a goofy game on Facebook almost two years ago. We became friends, then best friends.. then fell in love. He came to visit me for 2 weeks this month. Even before that we knew we wanted to be together forever. But now we both feel there is no option but to do whatever it takes to be together.

I'm following every rule and guideline to the letter. We are gathering all the information and our first goal is to submit the first part of the application no later than November 14th. We have pictures, emails, documents, plane tickets, movie tickets, parking ramp receipts, you name it... Just so afraid of getting that red stamp of rejection. Or worse yet, getting to the point of the interview and for some reason someone is in a bad mood that day and decides to reject us.

I have no doubts about everything on our application except for the financial part. I am self employed for the majority of my income. I also have another part-time job. In 2009 business for me was REALLY slow so my income was pretty low. In 2010 things picked up quite a bit and my income is much better. I'm hoping to be able to show copies of my 2010 tax return instead of my 2009 for my self employment. I also get $1600 a month in child support. But my ex husband and I have an agreement that instead of paying me in cash he just pays my mortgage on the house instead. So there really is no way of proving that income besides the divorce decree stating what he pays. But on the I-134 form I have to put my two kids as dependents even though I get support but have no way of proving it. I'm at the point of considering getting another job just to make sure it is well above the 125%.

We have both been in tears over the possibility of being rejected. Hoping for some positive vibes sent our way and any advice you have.

Thanks so much!!!

Lori (and Colin)

I do not know much about getting an extra sponsor as my fiance made above the poverty lines but in respect to the rest of what you are saying, just make sure you have all of your evidence. I was a bag of nerves from the time we started until i entered the States but trust me, looking back, it was no where near as bad as i thought. I had all the evidence and that spoke for itself so on the day of the interview i was asked two questions 1. When did we meet and 2. When did we get engaged. I knew these dates to a T so then the officer joked with me that my fiance was going to have a rough time with the memory i had. We chit chatted for a while, while he was filling out paper work and then he was like 'welcome to the States!'. Best four words ever!!

Trust me, with the help of the VJers and a bit of confidence you should be fine. Now, with regards to your husband paying the mortgage, is it an automatic payment out of his bank account as you could get print outs of his transactions, like someone else said you could get a notorized statement saying he pays the mortgage and also maybe the lawyer who sorted this all out could write a statement. No harm trying right?

Good Luck and i am hoping everything goes great for you guys!

Lesley