Nervous! Starting This Process + Questions

[oscarandlena 0]

Okay, so this is something that my fiance and I have been dreading having to do, since it seems sooo difficult to have be a success. I guess I'm just looking for some support here and for everyone to tell me everything's going to be okay! This is the situation! My fiance and I have both been students our whole adult lives, and our parents have allowed us to live with them during our courses of study. We are still going on to pursue bigger degrees so we had planned to do that and get married in 2015. Well, life threw us a curveball, and his father, who is a very strict man who is unforgiving, mean, etc., decided he doesn't want my fiance living in his house anymore. I am from the United States and my fiance is from Australia. We had planned that I visit there before we get married and he moves here. Well, now, my fiance is stuck having to fend for himself when he was NOT prepared for this at all. Literally this came out of nowhere. His father's mind is set and there's no talking him out of it. So what we're going to try to do is apply for this and get him here as soon as possible. He doesn't have much money, and I've never had to work since I have been studying and living with my parents. He doesn't have enough money to spend on living expenses right now and I will be taking a full time job doing whatever I can to support him. This has been a terrible, terrible couple of days, and I have medically diagnosed anxiety and depression already. The only real option is to get him here and have us get married so we can live here with my parents and he can put his degree to good use.

So, this leads me to a few questions.

Do I need to have the minimum salary requirement if I live with my parents and they bring in $80,000 a year?

If I have a job, which I hopefully will, do I have to list my parents as part of the household which will raise the amount I need to earn a year, or do they only count us two since my parents have their own income?

Will living with my parents really affect anything?

Those questions taken care of, I have one more. What are the chances of us getting the visa petition approved? This is our first try. It's a rather desperate situation. He is my best friend and the love of my life. We are going through so much and we NEED to be together. I am just so afraid this will all blow up and the only hope we are clinging to is that we will be approved and be together fairly soon.

After you are married on the fiance visa, is it even a guarantee he will have a green card?

I know so many questions, but I've only eaten once in the past 36 hours and I've slept none this past night. It's been a very stressful few days, especially since he's been all but kicked out from his house. I just need some answers, and hopefully comfort. We are both at our wit's end. -Lena

[Dan from MI 23]

Do I need to have the minimum salary requirement if I live with my parents and they bring in $80,000 a year?

You will need co-sponsors for sure if you have no Jobs and little money

If I have a job, which I hopefully will, do I have to list my parents as part of the household which will raise the amount I need to earn a year, or do they only count us two since my parents have their own income? It depends how much Money you bring in... if it is still below the poverty rate... yes, you need co-sponors.

Will living with my parents really affect anything?

no

Those questions taken care of, I have one more. What are the chances of us getting the visa petition approved? This is our first try. It's a rather desperate situation. He is my best friend and the love of my life. We are going through so much and we NEED to be together. I am just so afraid this will all blow up and the only hope we are clinging to is that we will be approved and be together fairly soon.

Nobody will give you that answer because it is up to the consultate. The more prepared you are, the better your chance. You are already in better boat because you lived together and it is Austrália which is low fraud country. You will find on this site of all the documents you need to bring forward to the government. More people get denied for not being prepared.

After you are married on the fiance visa, is it even a guarantee he will have a green card? If he get approval for fiance visa and came to USA and married within 90 days... he should get his green card- nothing is 100% guarantee but especially if he get approval....that is already 99% guarantee and the next two steps make it 99.99% guarantee.

I know so many questions, but I've only eaten once in the past 36 hours and I've slept none this past night. It's been a very stressful few days, especially since he's been all but kicked out from his house. I just need some answers, and hopefully comfort. We are both at our wit's end. -Lena

I am very sorry that both of you got a rude awaken. You are already doing better since you asked these questions... it shows that you are trying to do your research.

[canadian_wife 1,831]

the above poster was correct.

Have you met in person yet? You skipped this in your introduction but it is a requirement that you have met face to face (sorry, Skype doesn't count) within the last two years.

it sounds like you'll need a cosponsor, have you broached this with your parents yet? It is a bit of a responsibility so make sure you give them lots of time to research and make a decision. You don't need any more curve balls.

Lastly, Australia is a low fraud country so don't worry about the visa issuance if you have the money and meet the requirements.

good luck

[oscarandlena 0]

We have met, yes. He lived with me for three months. Sorry I didn't cover that. Thank you for all of your answers! It was very sudden that he got told to leave... He is the best man me or my family or really anyone who's met him knows. It really was a huge rude awakening. We already have been struggling to get everything in order for us to get married and this has been another whole fiasco that was totally unexpected.