Fiance has no job. Problem during interview?

[zamardii12 25]

So I am the one petitioning my fiance to come. She hasn't had a job since she went back to Europe from visiting me in the States. Will that be a problem? The story is that she was working in Germany when we started talking (she's Hungarian) and she had been working as a package handler for 2-3 years. She came out to the US originally to visit my parents, but we got really close and now we're getting married. She went back to Hungary August of 2017. I visited her October 2017 and she has not held a job since. I make enough to provide for both of us, but during the interview will they see that as an issue during the interview that she hasn't had a job since returning to Hungary? 

 

Sorry if I posted this in the wrong place.

Edited April 12, 2018 by zamardii12

[geowrian 22,336]

As long as she has a suitable sponsor for the I-864 (you), she should be fine.

Edit: I-134 (K-1, not CR-1/IR-1)

 

Many unemployed people (housewives/househusbands, students, parents, disabled, etc.) immigrate via family-based immigration just fine.

 

Edit: And this (and your profile) should be for a CR-1/IR-1 visa, not a K-1. A K-1 is for a fiance/fiancee, not a spouse.

Edited April 12, 2018 by geowrian

[zamardii12 25]

2 minutes ago, geowrian said:

As long as she has a suitable sponsor for the I-864 (you), she should be fine.

 

Many unemployed people (housewives/househusbands, students, parents, disabled, etc.) immigrate via family-based immigration just fine.

 

Edit: And this (and your profile) should be for a CR-1/IR-1 visa, not a K-1. A K-1 is for a fiance/fiancee, not a spouse.

I never said she was my spouse. She is my fiance. We already applied for the K1 last September and am still awaiting a response. 

[geowrian 22,336]

1 minute ago, zamardii12 said:

I never said she was my spouse. She is my fiance. We already applied for the K1 last September and am still awaiting a response. 

Sorry, misread something. K-1 is fine.

Edited April 12, 2018 by geowrian

[Chris Duffy 1,256]

16 hours ago, zamardii12 said:

So I am the one petitioning my fiance to come. She hasn't had a job since she went back to Europe from visiting me in the States. Will that be a problem? The story is that she was working in Germany when we started talking (she's Hungarian) and she had been working as a package handler for 2-3 years. She came out to the US originally to visit my parents, but we got really close and now we're getting married. She went back to Hungary August of 2017. I visited her October 2017 and she has not held a job since. I make enough to provide for both of us, but during the interview will they see that as an issue during the interview that she hasn't had a job since returning to Hungary? 

 

Sorry if I posted this in the wrong place.

Here having a job is not one of the requirements for filing a K1

[JFH 12,189]

At least she knows what it is like to be unemployed for months. That’s good practice for when she arrives. Those who come on K-1s having been employed all their adult lives often struggle with suddenly not being able to work and boredom and even depression can set in. 

Edited April 13, 2018 by JFH

[Paul & Mallory 1,398]

It won't be a problem.

 

My fiancé and I applied for K1 in June of last year, and he left his job at the end of 2017. His interview wasn't until February of this year, so there was an unemployment gap. It didn't effect anything. It didn't even come up at any point.

 

With K1, the main thing (when it comes to work/finances) is the petitioner, not really the beneficiary. They'll care more about you being employed, as the petitioner/sponsor, and your finances. (Or if you have a co-sponsor). Having a job at/during application as the beneficiary is kind of irrelevant anyway, I think, since they'll be leaving whatever job they do have to come here, so that job will be no form of support to them once they're living in the US.

[Orangesapples 1,954]

It doesn't really matter if she has a job or not as long as she's not involved in anything illegal. Your job is what matters. 

[KozmicBlues 592]

It wasn't a problem for us. My husband (fiance at the time) quit his job about 6 months before his visa interview - we expected it to happen sooner, but there were some unexpected delays. He quit so he could go back to his hometown and stay with his parents before moving here. I think he explained his unemployment on the DS-160 form, but he was never questioned about it and they never raised any concerns at the interview. 

Edited April 13, 2018 by KozmicBlues