HELP! Questions

[Edin K. 0]

Finally my K1 was approved on April 25, 2011 --- I WAS SOOO EXCITED, tried to wake up my finacee but she was sleeping like a rock. LOL

Anyway, several questions..

I live with my family, traditional for my country, We all work..

I currently make about 32,000 per year. I do not pay any rent, i have about 7,000$ in savings, and i have Life insurance for about $75,000 and 401K has about $12,000 in it..

however last year i only made $23,000 since i took a few months off to travel.

My questions are as follows.

1.) do i need to submit proof of income for the rest of the household since it is a house hold of 4 currently, and the 125% poverty level is at $27,000 So technically i missed it.

2.) do i need to put my 401K in the Affidavit of support, it asks for investments in stocks/bonds... and all of my 401K is vested in stocks/bonds.

3.) if i include the rest of the households income, do i need to make them co-sponsors, and if so how would that work...

a.) is it still the same form, and what addtional info do i need to send with it (Statements, Bank Ballance, Birth Certifacates?? any body know)>>

Please help, i want to get this going asap.

Thank you so much, THis forum is great... and so are the people. )

[max+patricia 24]

1. Your "household" is essentially how many people you are financially responsible for. Are you financially responsible for those 4 people in your family? Do you claim them on your taxes?

For example, I live with 3 other people here in my home (roommates/friends). I don't claim any of them on my taxes because they all work and provide for themselves. None of them are in my "household" because I'm not financially responsible for any of them. My household size is 1 (me) - and 2 (me and my fiancee) on the I-134.

2. Bank account info, assets, 401k, life insurance, etc - is only relevant when your income doesn't meet the requirement. You don't need to fill this out if your income is sufficient.

3. If you use anyone elses income to "co-sponsor" your fiance/e - that co-sponsor will need to fill out their own I-134, sign it, and provide their own documentation to show their income is sufficient enough to provide for THEIR own household (dependents/etc) - plus your fiance/e.

[Edin K. 0]

1. Your "household" is essentially how many people you are financially responsible for. Are you financially responsible for those 4 people in your family? Do you claim them on your taxes?

For example, I live with 3 other people here in my home (roommates/friends). I don't claim any of them on my taxes because they all work and provide for themselves. None of them are in my "household" because I'm not financially responsible for any of them. My household size is 1 (me) - and 2 (me and my fiancee) on the I-134.

2. Bank account info, assets, 401k, life insurance, etc - is only relevant when your income doesn't meet the requirement. You don't need to fill this out if your income is sufficient.

3. If you use anyone elses income to "co-sponsor" your fiance/e - that co-sponsor will need to fill out their own I-134, sign it, and provide their own documentation to show their income is sufficient enough to provide for THEIR own household (dependents/etc) - plus your fiance/e.

Ok great thank you for the prompt response.

so for

1.) no i do not claim any of them or support them directly - - i contribute a % to the the household bills.. but thats about it

2.) Based on the fact that i do not support any of them, do i need to base everything on the fact that its a house hold of 1.) and therefore my earning requirement is only $13,300

3.) I would imaging if i wrote a letter explaining that i live with my parents in a traditional manner (as all people in my country do). and that they are all employed.. making X amount of Dollars, etc... And send their proof of income as well

I would imagine that would not hurt in any way... EXtra info cant be bad.

It seamed to help me on my K1 packet.

[max+patricia 24]

If you're not financially responsible for them - don't mention them. No need to make it more complicated than it already is.

You don't need a letter stating who the people are in your household. It sounds like the only person you're financially responsible for is yourself - therefore you don't need to explain who you are in your household, do you?

Check the guidelines at http://www.uscis.gov/i-864p

For a household of 2 - the poverty level requirement is around $13,000/yr at 100% - which is only used if you are ACTIVE military. Everyone else is required to make at least 125% of that level, which is around $18,000/yr minimum. The requirement rises for each additional person you claim in your household (or the beneficiary's household if they have children coming with him/her)

Provide tax transcripts/returns, a letter of employment, and a few months of paystubs for the interview. No sweat.