Questions about my financial doucments

[CatLittles 0]

Hello! We are preparing for our interview and getting all the paperwork together. I see that they need my tax return, copies of my bank statements and a letter from my employer.  I have a few questions about this...

 

A) my tax return: it says "original signed copy" does this mean I cannot email him copies of my tax return? 

 

B) bank statements, I make enough money for the requirements as shown in my tax returns and my deposits throughout the year, but I don't have that much money in my actual bank account, will this effect us getting approved? Do I need to send bank statements and my return or is it an either or situation? 

 

C) letter from my employer; I'm technically self employed but I do have a boss. I am a barber and I could just get a letter from the owner of the shop I work at. What is it supposed to say?

 

Thank you so much for all the help! 

[Allie D 39]

23 minutes ago, CatLittles said:

A) my tax return: it says "original signed copy" does this mean I cannot email him copies of my tax return? 

 

 

Which form are you filling out? Who are you emailing? If you are preparing the I-864 and you are the US citizen petitioner, you don't need to provide bank statements.

 

(A) For taxes, on which form does it say "original signed copy"? If you are the US citizen, should be OK to prove a the tax transcript from IRS or an "original certified" (i.e. notarized) copy, if not just a copy of your returns. My husband, who is the US citizen petitioner, sent USCIS a photocopy of his tax returns (not the transcript) for the most recent year. We filed electronically, so there's no "original signed copy", i.e. with a wet signature. We will be bringing his tax transcript to our interview. Besides, if you mailed in your taxes, the "original signed" copy is with IRS. 

 

(C) As for the letter from your boss, it should include:

• Your wages/salary per hour
• Average weekly hours
• How long you have been with your barbershop (Not strictly necessary but helpful for demonstrating job stability)

Edited May 13, 2017 by Allie D

[Allie D 39]

If you are preparing for the K-1 interview and not the adjustment of status interview, this Visa Journey thread might be helpful:

 

My previous post pertained to the I-864 form prepared by the petitioner.

Edited May 13, 2017 by Allie D

[CatLittles 0]

6 hours ago, Allie D said:

 

Which form are you filling out? Who are you emailing? If you are preparing the I-864 and you are the US citizen petitioner, you don't need to provide bank statements.

 

I am not sure what form I am supposed to fill out as I have not received instructions from Moscow. I looked on the U.S. Embassy website for Moscow and it said I needed these things so maybe I can just fill out the I-864? I was going to email all of this to my fiance and have him print it out.

 

Thank you so much for the help!

Edited May 14, 2017 by CatLittles

[Allie D 39]

5 minutes ago, CatLittles said:

I am not sure what form I am supposed to fill out as I have not received instructions from Moscow. I looked on the U.S. Embassy website for Moscow and it said I needed these things so maybe I can just fill out the I-864? I was going to email all of this to my fiance and have him print it out.

 

Thank you so much for the help!

Ok, so are you the US citizen petitioner? Have you read through the official USCIS guide for the K-1 process? That should give you a sense of what forms and documents you need.

https://www.uscis.gov/family/k-1-process-step-step

 

Visa Journey also has guides on navigating the K-1 visa process:

http://www.visajourney.com/content/k1guide

http://www.visajourney.com/content/k1flow

http://www.visajourney.com/content/k1tips

 

If you aren't married yet, you don't need to fill out I-864. That's for when you've gotten married inside the USA and the spouse is adjusting status.