Please PLEASE Help take my Stress AWAY!!

[Ready to do it 101]

I misspoke. Correction... it doesn't even matter if you have $70k in savings. Your assets are irrelevant.

Whoa.... step back a moment. This is irrelevant... unless those assets are $70,000+. It's not a matter of you being fully independent. It is strictly a contract between the US government and the petitioner that is valid for 40 quarters (at least 10 years). It doesn't matter how much money YOU make or if YOU feel you are independent. If your petitioner does not make 125% over the poverty level then he needs a co-sponsor who does... who is also on the hook for 10+ years (40 quarters of you working and making over 125% of the poverty level). If the sponsor or co-sponsor do not make over 125% of the poverty level, you won't get a visa. The sponsor and co-sponsor are also both on the hook for at least 10 years (unless you get your citizenship sooner).

[Boiler 43,634]

The K1 could be self sponsored, not the AOS

[Manda_Uk 2]

Guidance on the link provided by anh map above outlines:

An applicant for K-1 or K-3 visa may generally satisfy the requirement of the law by the presentation of documentary evidence establishing that

1. the applicant has, or will have in the U.S. personal funds sufficient to provide support for the applicant and dependent family members, if any, or sufficient to provide support until suitable employment is located.

That implies that you basically need to prove you will have enough income to cover you whilst you cannot work (for first 3 months). If you are lucky enough to have your AOS interview 6 months after you are living together you are allowed to count your income in the US towards the I-864. That however cannot be absolutely guaranteed since you don't know when your interview will be exactly.

Also the US Embassy London is not like other consulates and they do offer a self-sponsorship option. I have read reports from a few years ago of people getting through the K-1 visa with a few thousand pounds savings. On another forum someone had written to the US embassy London asking if they could self-sponsor and if so what an acceptable amount would be. The reply they got was: 'anything upwards from £1000 should be sufficient'. Now a couple things to bear in mind this was a few years ago and things could have changes by now and also the I-864 which comes after you are married during AOS has tougher requirements so you will need to co-sponsor for that however for the K-1 visa the requirements are a lot less stringent.

Try not to worry to much and have another word with the family member interested in sponsoring you. If asking family is too difficult do you have any friends you could ask as it doesn't have to be a family member? Good luck!

[Ashlyn&Grevin 0]

Deep slow breaths... For the interview you still need an I-134 to at least have on hand (even if they give it back to you it is better to have it and not need it then to need it and not have it) and all the supporting evidence to go along with it. And still carry the I-134 provided by your father. But do keep in mind that the I-864 is a legally binding document that someone who is a US resident/citizen will need to fill out. But for now you have 3 weeks to prep for your interview so good luck!!!

[Danielb4643 0]

Hello and thank you to everyone.

So, to my interview I will take

I-134 from my Fiancee in US (will be VERY thin on pages!)

I-134 from my Fiancees Father (will be VERY thick on pages!)

A record of my 7K Premium Bond savings

Along with everything else needed shall we say that for the interview this will be sufficient . . ?!

Thank you all so much for your help!!