Affidavit of Support for K-1, USC living in Japan

[jwc72 0]

Hi everyone,

While we are waiting on the I-129F NOA2, I wanted to get a head start on preparations for the consulate steps. I am a USC living in Japan for almost 20 years, 11+ of those with my fiancé for whom I recently filed the I-129F. Our intention is to move back to the US together and get married once the K-1 visa is approved.

I believe I have to provide an I-134 affidavit of support and supporting documents for my fiancé to take to the interview at the consulate. However, as I have been in overseas for so many years now, ALL of my income and assets are here; basically nothing in the US. I also just left my job a little over 2 months ago, and am now self-employed (independent consultant).

So I am really stumped as to how to fill out the I-134 and what sorts of information I can provide as supporting evidence in my (somewhat) special circumstances. Will the consulate here accept Japanese income statements and bank account records as proof, or do I need to do something else?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated! I know this is early to be worrying about this, but given the special circumstances I want to have enough time to prepare accordingly...

[Penguin_ie 6,000]

Japanese income won;t count, you need US based income. Foreign assets sometimes count, but it depends on the embassy, many will only accept US based assets. Can you move your savings etc to a US bank account? Your other option is a US based co-sponsor.

[jwc72 0]

Interesting, thanks for the feedback...will look into it. I found on the Tokyo Embassy site that my fiance's assets can be used as long as "they are or will be available in the US", so I guess that is another way. Will look into making transfers of my assets to the US in addition.