2012 Financial Eligibility Requirement

[jtb 0]

Hi All,

Please help to verify that the following is correct which means it only needs 100% over poverty level to apply for the K1 fiancee visa...Since I remembered when we applied for our visa, 125% over poverty level was required.

Can anyone help to confirm the following is truth?

"The sponsor’s annual income based on the number of dependents his combined household will have, should be at least 100% (fiancee) or 125%(married) of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) poverty guideline for his state. As of January 2012, for residents in the continental US, the Financial Eligibility Thresholds are as follows.

K1 Fiancee Visa: Required Annual Income

$15,130, if 2 Persons in Household

$19,090, if 3 Persons in Household

$23,050, if 4 Persons in Household

For each Additional person add $3,960

CR1 Spousal Visa or Green Card: Required Annual Income

$18,913, if 2 Persons in Household

$23,863, if 3 Persons in Household

$28,813, if 4 Persons in Household

For each Additional person add $4,950

The Financial eligibilty thresholds are lower for active military, and higher for residents of Alaska or Hawaii."

[NigeriaorBust 4,087]

Many consulates will hold you to 125% for the K1 also because as soon as you come to the US and marry you have to file AOS and that does require the 125% level be met and it is doubtfull most peoples incomes change much in a few months.

[Fight for Love 98]

100% if your in the military.

125% for all others.

here a website how the USCIS calculate it.(sample)

http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/86991.pdf

[KayDeeCee 4,902]

Hi All,

Please help to verify that the following is correct which means it only needs 100% over poverty level to apply for the K1 fiancee visa...Since I remembered when we applied for our visa, 125% over poverty level was required.

Can anyone help to confirm the following is truth?

"The sponsor’s annual income based on the number of dependents his combined household will have, should be at least 100% (fiancee) or 125%(married) of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) poverty guideline for his state. As of January 2012, for residents in the continental US, the Financial Eligibility Thresholds are as follows.

K1 Fiancee Visa: Required Annual Income

$15,130, if 2 Persons in Household

$19,090, if 3 Persons in Household

$23,050, if 4 Persons in Household

For each Additional person add $3,960

CR1 Spousal Visa or Green Card: Required Annual Income

$18,913, if 2 Persons in Household

$23,863, if 3 Persons in Household

$28,813, if 4 Persons in Household

For each Additional person add $4,950

The Financial eligibilty thresholds are lower for active military, and higher for residents of Alaska or Hawaii."

Most consulates go by the instructions and guidelines for the I-864 that will be used for adjusting status after you are married, even when using the I-134. It requires 125% of the poverty level, so that is what they like to see for a K-1 as well: http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/i-864p.pdf