Help with I-134

[Jacquelyn_R 0]

Hello, my name is Jackie. My fiancé Jack and I are planning to begin our process of obtaining a K-1 Visa, but we have a few concerns. We were hoping for a possibility that someone on this site had been through a similar situation to us or know of someone who has.

Jack and I are both 20, going on 21. I'm a U.S. citizen and he's a U.K. citizen. We met online and have been together since we were 16 years old. We have had multiple visits back and forth, including his 90 day visa-waiver visit and a 6-month semester in the UK I participated in. We're very much in love with each other and we're ready to get married, despite our age. As most of you probably know, long distance relationships suck (for lack of a better word) and we're ready for the opportunity to stay together without having to be separated again.

We're both hard workers, we're educated, neither of us have any criminal record, and we have more than enough evidence of our relationship. However, our main concern is financial proof... Neither of us come from a wealthy family, and I'm a full-time university student. In April of 2014, I will be graduating and earning a 4-year degree and I will be able to get a full time career then. Jack has a diploma and work experience in Information Technology and was planning on continuing a career in that here in the States. Because I'm a university student though, I don't have a full-time job. However, I don't have any loans and no debt. Every portion of my schooling, housing, food, and everything I've needed to survive in university for the past 4 years has been provided by the Bill Gates Millenium Scholarship. I know that if we lack an income, we can make up for it by having a certain amount (5x or 3x?) over the 125% poverty line, but we definitely don't have that much in savings...

My question is, has anyone else ever been in a situation like this or does anyone know of someone who has been? We're ready to get married and be together for good now and it's upsetting to think that we might have to wait even longer solely because I don't yet have a full-time job figured out and come from a family that lives a bit below the poverty level. Is there any way to communicate some of these concerns to anyone? Forgive me for not knowing much, but I figured this would be a great place to ask.

Thanks to everyone for their help in advance, if there are any things I can clarify, please don't hesitate to let me know.

[baron555 934]

My question is, has anyone else ever been in a situation like this or does anyone know of someone who has been? We're ready to get married and be together for good now and it's upsetting to think that we might have to wait even longer solely because I don't yet have a full-time job figured out and come from a family that lives a bit below the poverty level. Is there any way to communicate some of these concerns to anyone? Forgive me for not knowing much, but I figured this would be a great place to ask.

The minimum poverty levels are quite low and if you can not even meet them, how will you both live? They are for your best interests and telling your story will not make them go away. Unless you get a cosponsor, yes you will have to wait until you make more income.

You could drop out of school and get a full time job and then later go bac, or go to ngiht school.. Many options.

[Jacquelyn_R 0]

Yeah, I figured that's what the case would be. I'm not going to drop out of school since it's my last year of undergraduate schooling, but we'll try asking my parents if they potentially have the income to help out with a co-sponsor. I just wasn't sure if anyone else had been in a similar situation, but I suppose if the worst case scenario comes down to it, we can wait another year or two... Thanks for your help though, I really appreciate it.

[LmmL 46]

This is my suggestion.

Finish your school, april 2014 is 8 more months, you can do it. Then, have a full time job for a year and file for the K1 Visa

If you want to file K1 Visa now then find a co-sponsor