How long to have a job before applying for K-1 visa

[Pheebs1201 269]

Are you a UK citizen moving to the US or opposite?(:

I am a UK citizen moving to the US

Luckily, London will allow you to have the joint sponsor (co-sponsor is same thing, different name) sponsor the beneficiary alone. My father is sponsoring my fiance. Joint sponsors need to have 100% of the poverty level, not 125%, so there's that.

The reason everyone says 125%, and not 100% is because you will need to show the 125% above poverty to adjust status once you are wed. Most people use the same co sponsors both times.

Whilst there have been some cases where 100% is accepted at London rather than 125%, this is not always the case. As a general rule it is much safer to have 125% so I am not sure this is good advice. I think the OP should be aiming to demonstrate 125%.

[baron555 934]

Once I get a job, I was wondering how long I need to have it before applying for the visa.

One day......you would need a letter from the employer stating your income and the annual amount....it's best if you can include a couple of pay summaries to show that they actually do pay you.

I know they want your job to be stable enough so you can support your fiance and yourself. I was planning on having it till the beginning of 2016 (that is if I get one asap) and then applying for the K-1 fiance visa. Is a year long enough?

More than enough.

We don't have a lot of money but if I get a full-time job and have a joint sponsor should that be enough?

Sure

My fiance (UK citizen) also has an inheritance which he receives at 25 (he's 20 this year). If we mention that along with having a joint sponsor would that help? I just don't want us to get denied for any reason.

UK residents can self-sponsor, so that helps in your case.

[LORIEandPHIL 123]

I am a UK citizen moving to the US

Whilst there have been some cases where 100% is accepted at London rather than 125%, this is not always the case. As a general rule it is much safer to have 125% so I am not sure this is good advice. I think the OP should be aiming to demonstrate 125%.

Read my post again, I did not give any advice about only needing 100%. I explained why some posts mention 125%. It is obviously more sensible to show 125% because as I explained that is what is needed to adjust after they wed.

[Pheebs1201 269]

Read my post again, I did not give any advice about only needing 100%. I explained why some posts mention 125%. It is obviously more sensible to show 125% because as I explained that is what is needed to adjust after they wed.

The other post I quoted was advising 100% and in fairness, you post was in a similar vein, there is no guarantees they'd accept 100%.

[Gary & Aubrey 23]

My apologies. I wasn't advising the use of 100% compared to 125%, I was just outlaying the information that a co-sponsor need not hold the 125% threshold. Many co-sponsors have a spouse and perhaps multiple children, and having the 125% of the poverty level can be difficult. I only meant to say that 100% could be brought as a reasonable alternative, especially with what amount the petitioner has (though it may be slight).

[Pheebs1201 269]

My apologies. I wasn't advising the use of 100% compared to 125%, I was just outlaying the information that a co-sponsor need not hold the 125% threshold. Many co-sponsors have a spouse and perhaps multiple children, and having the 125% of the poverty level can be difficult. I only meant to say that 100% could be brought as a reasonable alternative, especially with what amount the petitioner has (though it may be slight).