just starting k1 process couple of questions

[punky13 0]

i am about to start the process to bring my filipina fiancee to the states.was going to hire an attorney til i got the $5,000 quote plus filing fees.good guides here gonna read an research an do it myself now.the U.S. embassy website is very straightfoward and step by step detailed,but still a few questions maybe someone here can help with.first.the filing fee for the petition is $340 an need i29f for both me an my fiancee is that $340 for each document or just $340 for filing and both hers and mine are included in the filing fee?second is the affidavit of support the embassy in manila requires one.the problem is i recently returned to the states after living in the philippines for 2 years.i have only been back and working 7 months an only 5 of those 7 months are on my taxes my w2 form.if i had been working a whole year i would be well over the poverty guidelines as it is on my 2013 taxws i am under them.should i get my company to write a letter saying my annual salary is xxxx amount and attach the letter to the aos.and a letter explaining the situation,would that work i just dont want any later greif coz of my tax statement for 2013

[EmN84 1]

i am about to start the process to bring my filipina fiancee to the states.was going to hire an attorney til i got the $5,000 quote plus filing fees.good guides here gonna read an research an do it myself now.the U.S. embassy website is very straightfoward and step by step detailed,but still a few questions maybe someone here can help with.first.the filing fee for the petition is $340 an need i29f for both me an my fiancee is that $340 for each document or just $340 for filing and both hers and mine are included in the filing fee?second is the affidavit of support the embassy in manila requires one.the problem is i recently returned to the states after living in the philippines for 2 years.i have only been back and working 7 months an only 5 of those 7 months are on my taxes my w2 form.if i had been working a whole year i would be well over the poverty guidelines as it is on my 2013 taxws i am under them.should i get my company to write a letter saying my annual salary is xxxx amount and attach the letter to the aos.and a letter explaining the situation,would that work i just dont want any later greif coz of my tax statement for 2013

I know the total cost of the I129f is $340, not for each of you, for the whole package. Im not sure about the affidavit of support but im sure someone else can help you with that on here. Good luck!

[ChrisFurlough 18]

HOLY #######! I'm in the wrong business! $5,000? I, like a GREAT MANY people on this site did it all myself. There is more than enough info here to allow you to do the same if you have the time to be meticulous about the paperwork. (I like to say that I checked the diameter of the dots on the I's, and the angle of the crosses on the T's). I spent about 2 weeks getting all the paperwork together, and the last 3 days before I sent it, I just combed through it, line by line, in my free time.

2ndly, yes, the letter from the company will definitely help, along with some check stubs that show your income matches what they say. In all honesty, you have a while before you NEED that info (Since right now, they're booking embassy interviews in the LATE MAY time frame).

[punky13 0]

thnx thats what i needed to know now just gonna take sum time research this site look at all the guides and get on it,cant see spending that much on a lawyer.

[Hank_ 9,174]

i am about to start the process to bring my filipina fiancee to the states.was going to hire an attorney til i got the $5,000 quote plus filing fees.good guides here gonna read an research an do it myself now.the U.S. embassy website is very straightfoward and step by step detailed,but still a few questions maybe someone here can help with.first.the filing fee for the petition is $340 an need i29f for both me an my fiancee is that $340 for each document or just $340 for filing and both hers and mine are included in the filing fee?second is the affidavit of support the embassy in manila requires one.the problem is i recently returned to the states after living in the philippines for 2 years.i have only been back and working 7 months an only 5 of those 7 months are on my taxes my w2 form.if i had been working a whole year i would be well over the poverty guidelines as it is on my 2013 taxws i am under them.should i get my company to write a letter saying my annual salary is xxxx amount and attach the letter to the aos.and a letter explaining the situation,would that work i just dont want any later greif coz of my tax statement for 2013

There is only one I-129F petition and that is for your fiancee, you are a USC and are thus don't need to get a visa to enter the USA

The fee is $340 for the I-129F.

I strongly suggest for the petition process to follow the GUIDE (look above in the blue bar for the link) here for the K-1 visa.

You will not be completing the I-134 until you reach the actual visa application, after USCIS approves the petition, so you have time to acquire more work history (and pay stubs) and in your case a letter from your employer will come in handy once you reach the visa process in Manila.