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  1. 1. How much $ in savings and checking (not retirement) did you/will you have when your SO arrived/arrives in the US?

    • <Zero, I'm was/am broke or in debt
      15
    • greater than 50% of my annual income
      9
    • greater than 100% of my annual income
      5
    • greater than 200% of my annual income
      6
    • I'm independently wealthy
      3
    • I have no income or money
      5

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kev_n_jena Community Regular

kev_n_jena   89

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I've read so many posts on this forum about peoeple being broke when their fiance, wife/husband, or family member are about to arrive. I'm curious about the %'s.

Kev n Jena

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VanessaTony   3,567

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I don't agree with the options. I'm not sure whether my husband had savings in the realm of your choices.. 0% to then 50% ? That's a large jump. Assuming poverty lines you're saying around $9K in savings.

My answer is he wasn't living up to his means so adding an extra person didn't increase the burden too much and his sole income is sufficient to support us. I don't know if he had that much in savings but I had around $2K

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kev_n_jena Community Regular

kev_n_jena   89

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I don't agree with the options. I'm not sure whether my husband had savings in the realm of your choices.. 0% to then 50% ? That's a large jump. Assuming poverty lines you're saying around $9K in savings.

My answer is he wasn't living up to his means so adding an extra person didn't increase the burden too much and his sole income is sufficient to support us. I don't know if he had that much in savings but I had around $2K

You're right, I should have given more choices between 0 and 50%.

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Pet Peeve for 2011 - supercilious, contemptuous, arrogant, attitudes.

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sachinky   464

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We had about about $8000 in savings when I came over.

03/27/2009: Engaged in Ithaca, New York.
08/17/2009: Wedding in Calcutta, India.
09/29/2009: I-130 NOA1
01/25/2010: I-130 NOA2
03/23/2010: Case completed.
05/12/2010: CR-1 interview at Mumbai, India.
05/20/2010: US Entry, Chicago.
03/01/2012: ROC NOA1.
03/26/2012: Biometrics completed.
12/07/2012: 10 year card production ordered.

09/25/2013: N-400 NOA1

10/16/2013: Biometrics completed

12/03/2013: Interview

12/20/2013: Oath ceremony

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Usui Takumi   1,562

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Yeah you might want redo this poll. I had about 15,000 or so. Then came the deductions lol.

- 1900 ish for visa and travel expenses.

- 5000 ish for an engagement ring.

I'm rapidly rebuilding my savings towards house deposit(s) but at one point just after AOS I was as low as 3,000. Its pretty expensive this immigration stuff.

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honey_me   7

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Probably around $7000 and it didn't drop even after we got married. We decided to have a courthouse wedding, in-laws wanted us to have a renewal of vows with them and paid for it and received a little less than 3t as gifts(cash). It's not much but I think my husband and I had a good start.

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perfect   39

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When I arrived in the US my husband-to-be was $70000 in debt, on the verge of losing his home to foreclosure and had a FICO score of 485 (mismanagement and ex-wife, although it pained me because I didn't learn the full gravity of the situation until I was actually here!!) I brought $10000 with me so that helped until I was able to work...

Now we have no credit card debt whatsoever, don't owe the IRS, have not had any late payments for anything in 7 years and have FICO's of almost 800! (no substitutde for hard work and self-discipline!)

I think one of my poll questions would be - was the US Citizen completely truthful to his/her significant other before they arrived about their financial situation/history?!!!

Been through some challenging times, but working together have come out the other side much stronger!

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OUR TIMELINE

K1 VISA & MARRIAGE - 8 MONTHS

17 February 2004 Sent I-129F petition CSC - It was APPROVED in 147 days

3 September 2004 INTERVIEW IN LONDON SUCCESSFUL VISA APPROVED! MARRIED OCTOBER 16, 2004

ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS - 5 MONTHS

4 January 2005 - Submitted applications for AOS and EAD - 12 May 2005 Conditional Permanent Residency Approved - interview in Santa Ana

4 June 2005 CPR 2-year Green Card arrives in mail

REMOVAL OF CONDITIONS - 3½ MONTHS

8 May 2007 - I-751 sent to CSC - 23 August 2007 - Approved - Card production ordered

30 August 2007 - 10 year Green Card received

K2 TIMELINE (Stayed behind in UK to finish school)

28 March 2005 - embassy interview & medical London - visa granted

01/18/06 Applications for AOS/EAD sent - 03/28/06 EAD approved

4/3/06 - RFE for AOS - requested new medical and vacc supplement

4/26/06 - approved without interview and welcome letter sent

05/02/2006 - Greencard arrives in mail

03/14/08 - Petition to Remove Conditions mailed to CSC delivered - 7/2/08 APPROVED

NATURALIZATION TIMELINE (for myself and son) 5 MONTHS

April 18, 2011 - N-400 Applications Mailed to AZ lockbox

April 21 (received April 25) NOAs

May 12 - FP Letters mailed

May 16 - Received FP appointment letters for June 8 at 11am

August 1 - Interview - approved for Oath Ceremony - OATH CEREMONY 28 SEPTEMBER

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J and S   38

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I think one of my poll questions would be - was the US Citizen completely truthful to his/her significant other before they arrived about their financial situation/history?!!!

I still have 15K on my student loans, but it'll be forgiven via a Federal Grant by the end of 2012 (I work in the Inner City Schools).

I put the first option, b/c I'll have about 5-7k by the time he gets here (depending on how many months until he gets here).

Also a great question. I've been totally honest with my fiance about my financial situation, as I've lived on my own for a long time now. He also knows about my mistakes resulting in an average credit score. lol. We don't hide anything. He knows all my "secrets."

"Let me tell you the secret that has led me to my goal. My strength lies solely in my tenacity. " ~ Louis Pasteur.

Met Online - 01/2010
Met in Person - 12/21/2010

Engaged - 12/31/2010

File - 07/26/2011

NOA1 - 08/02/2011

NOA2 - 12/22/2011 (e-mail notice)
Visa Approved - 03/13/2012

Married - 03/31/2012 <3

*Started the AOS process a bit late cuse I'm a slacker and suck

But, we've had no issues. It's coming along. Interview should

be shortly coming. Married life is great*

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Altair17   9

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Why does it matter? should be personal business of what how much money a person has.

well, getting married it a "joint" venture by default, and unless there is going to be a celebrity-like prenup both sides deserve to know all the assets and obligations of the other one.

I find it hard to have 50% of the salary in savings at the age of 25-30; most people I know consider themself doing good if they have a college degree, no loans, and a reasonably paying job when they hit 30.

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