More K1 Visa questions

[Rob 1978 0]

Hello all. Since I got such great help with my intent to marry letter questions, I thought I would post again. Thanks in advance. 

 

I am reading online that I need to prove stable income for a K1 visa. I am currently unemployed since I work for a seasonal company, but I have already earned the required amount for the yearly income. I work this same job every year and each year I make the required amount but since I am currently collecting unemployment, will this create a problem?

 

I am considering paying to have my GF come to visit me since I saw on here that she can do so during the process. My question is, since she is from the Philippines, could she get a tourist visa to come here just to visit me or no? 

[JFH 12,189]

She will need to apply for a B-2 tourist visa to be able to visit. To be honest, with her having a fiancé here I don’t fancy her chances of getting the tourist visa, but for $160 (the cost of the application) you can find out. Don’t book any tickets until she has the visa in her hand. 

[geowrian 22,335]

Re: Income

They will want to see evidence of your current income. If you are not currently earning at the time the I-134 is presented, then your current income will be $0.

The good news: Manila rarely asks for the I-134. However, sometimes they do and you need to be prepared. Manila accepts co-sponsors on a case by case basis - usually a close family member is acceptable.

 

NOTE: After getting the K-1 visa, marrying in the US within 90 days, you will need to file for AOS. This requires an I-864, which means showing evidence of being able to support them (again) so they won't become a public charge. The I-864 is required - they will absolutely require that even if you get lucky and don't request the I-134 for the K-1 visa.

 

Re: Visiting

Visiting mid-process is allowed and many people do it. That said, a single individual with a USC fiance/fiancee and a pending I-129F from the Philippines has an extremely low likelihood of getting a tourist visa. If they had one already, that would be easier. Getting one at this point is possible but quite unusual. It's hard to show strong ties to return home when you plan to abandon those ties in the coming months.

[Rob 1978 0]

4 minutes ago, geowrian said:

Re: Income

They will want to see evidence of your current income. If you are not currently earning at the time the I-134 is presented, then your current income will be $0.

The good news: Manila rarely asks for the I-134. However, sometimes they do and you need to be prepared. Manila accepts co-sponsors on a case by case basis - usually a close family member is acceptable.

 

NOTE: After getting the K-1 visa, marrying in the US within 90 days, you will need to file for AOS. This requires an I-864, which means showing evidence of being able to support them (again) so they won't become a public charge. The I-864 is required - they will absolutely require that even if you get lucky and don't request the I-134 for the K-1 visa.[/quote]

I am currently collecting unemployment but by the time she actually gets here after being approved for the visa, I will be back at work again. It will be difficult to obtain a co-sponsor. 

4 minutes ago, geowrian said:

Re: Visiting

Visiting mid-process is allowed and many people do it. That said, a single individual with a USC fiance/fiancee and a pending I-129F from the Philippines has an extremely low likelihood of getting a tourist visa. If they had one already, that would be easier. Getting one at this point is possible but quite unusual. It's hard to show strong ties to return home when you plan to abandon those ties in the coming months.

I haven't yet filed the paperwork, I am still working on this stuff now. Should I try to see if she can get a tourist visa, then file the K1 visa during her visit? 

[geowrian 22,335]

Just now, Rob 1978 said:

I am currently collecting unemployment but by the time she actually gets here after being approved for the visa, I will be back at work again. It will be difficult to obtain a co-sponsor. 

If your current income at the time is sufficient, I would not expect an issue with Manila.

Keep in mind the I-864 for AOS...you don't want to be stuck at that point because timing didn't work out.

 

Just now, Rob 1978 said:

I haven't yet filed the paperwork, I am still working on this stuff now. Should I try to see if she can get a tourist visa, then file the K1 visa during her visit? 

That's fined to do. She applies and finds out.

[Rob 1978 0]

8 minutes ago, geowrian said:

If your current income at the time is sufficient, I would not expect an issue with Manila.

Keep in mind the I-864 for AOS...you don't want to be stuck at that point because timing didn't work out.

 

That's fined to do. She applies and finds out.

I have already earned over the required amount according to the internet, but that income is now finished until Spring. Right now I am getting unemployment income only, but since K1 visa takes so long, I will be back at work by the time it gets approved. 

 

How hard is it to get a tourist visa for her? I have heard they are notoriously difficult to get in Philippines. 

[geowrian 22,335]

9 minutes ago, Rob 1978 said:

How hard is it to get a tourist visa for her? I have heard they are notoriously difficult to get in Philippines. 

Statistically, it's somewhere around a 25% refusal rate. I forget the  most recent number but it's in that ballpark. However, that is normally skewed to those with stronger cases IMO...the reality is that being a single individual with a USC fiance/fiancee is difficult to overcome. Long before I got engaged to my filipina fiancee, she applied twice and was refused right away both times. She later invited her friends to the wedding (all single - she was working in KSA) and one was approved while all the others were refused.

 

But there is a 0% chance of getting the visa if she doesn't apply. That is always lower than spending the $160 to find out.

[Hank_ 9,173]

12 hours ago, Rob 1978 said:

Hello all. Since I got such great help with my intent to marry letter questions, I thought I would post again. Thanks in advance. 

 

I am reading online that I need to prove stable income for a K1 visa. I am currently unemployed since I work for a seasonal company, but I have already earned the required amount for the yearly income. I work this same job every year and each year I make the required amount but since I am currently collecting unemployment, will this create a problem?

 

I am considering paying to have my GF come to visit me since I saw on here that she can do so during the process. My question is, since she is from the Philippines, could she get a tourist visa to come here just to visit me or no? 

 

USEM in the Philippines requires your most recent tax return and W-2 along with a signed copy of the I-134.   That is IT !     You list your gross income on the I-134, you include a copy of your 2018 tax return and W-2 email all this to your fiancee.

 

https://www.visaconnection-philippines.com/us-embassy-usem.html

 

Don't count on getting a tourist visa for your fiancee from the Philippines, you would have been luck finding hen's teeth.

 

Philippines forum:  https://www.visajourney.com/forums/forum/129-philippines/

 

 

Edited November 30, 2019 by Hank_

[Rob 1978 0]

Man, you guys are the best. Truly. I can't seem to find my old W2's but the IRS has transcripts available with the W2 info on them. Is that good enough? They call it wage and income transcripts.

[Rob 1978 0]

Yet another question! My GF has her sister's address on her ID, but she actually lived with her parents back in province, and she is now living at her job where she is a live in babysitter. Which address should I use for her when I fill out this paperwork? I do not want to make any mistakes....