I 134 help

[Hopeful1981 3]

Hello everyone... the DS 160 is finally filled out and we are looking at the I 134... my actual w-2 stated that I made 27,000 however I got a promotion and a raise and my income letter from my employer shows I know am a full time employee at 36,000 a year... based upon my w-2 my income is not high enough.... anyone have any tips, tricks, or ideas...

[dwheels76 5,459]

14 minutes ago, Hopeful1981 said:

Hello everyone... the DS 160 is finally filled out and we are looking at the I 134... my actual w-2 stated that I made 27,000 however I got a promotion and a raise and my income letter from my employer shows I know am a full time employee at 36,000 a year... based upon my w-2 my income is not high enough.... anyone have any tips, tricks, or ideas...

We can't help without specific information. How large is your household size plus your fiance'?
 

[Hopeful1981 3]

14 minutes ago, dwheels76 said:

We can't help without specific information. How large is your household size plus your fiance'?
 

it will be a total of 5 and thank you

[Jeanne Adil 1,651]

So,  you need $29420 at the K1  level

later for AOS you will need 125%  $36775

you can submit the employee letter but depending on the country of interview,   this may or may not be accepted and they could ask for cosponsor

much may depend on when you started the new raise

you will still have to submit the most recent year of tax information / IRS transcripts are the best way and free to get if you walk into any IRS office with ID and SS card

2017 if interview before April 15th

2018 if after that date

 

it is always best to do a timeline here on your profile and let the VJ community know what country and embassy you are dealing with

[Hopeful1981 3]

17 minutes ago, adil-rafa said:

So,  you need $29420 at the K1  level

later for AOS you will need 125%  $36775

you can submit the employee letter but depending on the country of interview,   this may or may not be accepted and they could ask for cosponsor

much may depend on when you started the new raise

you will still have to submit the most recent year of tax information / IRS transcripts are the best way and free to get if you walk into any IRS office with ID and SS card

2017 if interview before April 15th

2018 if after that date

 

it is always best to do a timeline here on your profile and let the VJ community know what country and embassy you are dealing with

hello everyone...my lawyer has advised that we will prepare a joint sponsor should they need it at the time of the interview just in case....:)

[Hobidyali 267]

I believe that current income is what counts, am I wrong??  If in 2017 you made $27000 but currently you are making what you need to qualify, doesn't that qualify you? Isn't current income THE determining factor?

 

[Carpe Vinum 2,308]

9 hours ago, adil-rafa said:

So,  you need $29420 at the K1  level

later for AOS you will need 125%  $36775

you can submit the employee letter but depending on the country of interview,   this may or may not be accepted and they could ask for cosponsor

much may depend on when you started the new raise

you will still have to submit the most recent year of tax information / IRS transcripts are the best way and free to get if you walk into any IRS office with ID and SS card

2017 if interview before April 15th

2018 if after that date

 

it is always best to do a timeline here on your profile and let the VJ community know what country and embassy you are dealing with

IRS offices are not taking walk-ins without an appointment. https://www.irs.gov/help/contact-your-local-irs-office  You have to make an appointment via a phone call to walk in now. I ordered mine online and had them mailed to me. I received them in 7 days. There is supposed to be a way that you can verify your identity online and have access to the transcripts immediately. I could not get it to work and others here have also reported problems with that method.

Edited February 13, 2019 by boris64

[Jeanne Adil 1,651]

9 hours ago, boris64 said:

IRS offices are not taking walk-ins without an appointment. https://www.irs.gov/help/contact-your-local-irs-office  You have to make an appointment via a phone call to walk in now. I ordered mine online and had them mailed to me. I received them in 7 days. There is supposed to be a way that you can verify your identity online and have access to the transcripts immediately. I could not get it to work and others here have also reported problems with that method.

Glad  i live in  a small  city

I walked in and got mine

[Carpe Vinum 2,308]

2 minutes ago, adil-rafa said:

Glad  i live in  a small  city

I walked in and got mine

Not a chance in Saint Louis)))))

[Hopeful1981 3]

6 minutes ago, boris64 said:

Not a chance in Saint Louis)))))

I got mine in the mail and the joint sponsor ordered theirs now we will just wait the arrival...

[Jeanne Adil 1,651]

19 hours ago, Hobidyali said:

I believe that current income is what counts, am I wrong??  If in 2017 you made $27000 but currently you are making what you need to qualify, doesn't that qualify you? Isn't current income THE determining factor?

 

could not find it for I 134 but I 864 says this:

 

You may include evidence supporting your claim about your expected income for the current year if you believe that submitting this evidence will help you establish ability to maintain sufficient income. You are not required to submit this evidence, however, unless specifically instructed to do so by a U.S. Government official. For example, you may include a recent letter from your employer, showing your employer’s address and telephone number, and indicating your annual salary. You may also provide pay stubs showing your income for the previous six months. If your claimed income includes alimony, child support, dividend or interest income, or income from any other source, you may also include evidence of that income.

 

at first i put my "this year's income" for current  as mine  is set in concrete and NVC  made me do it over and put the last year tax return as the current

the old instructions use to actually say current year is the last year of filing

[Jenny17655 283]

On 2/12/2019 at 1:48 PM, Hopeful1981 said:

hello everyone...my lawyer has advised that we will prepare a joint sponsor should they need it at the time of the interview just in case....:)

You will almost definitely need a joint sponsor in JA