OUCHIE

thanks for the respond tahoma! you are verry helpful...

my fiance doesnt have any dependents nor beneficiary... he's never been married before but he still living with his parents and a bro so all in all there are 4 members of the family... parents are already retired his brother is still single and is working as a nurse's assistant with annual income of 46k... i seen it in his ITR since we made him as a co-sponsor...my problem is my fiance was unemployed for t two years 2008 and 2009. mid 2010 that was june 2010 after our engagement he got hired and has been working untill now.. basically 2008 and 2009 so income and it shows on the itr...on 2010 itr he only got paid 26k from june up to dec...my question is is there any possibility that my application would be denied since that is only the income he got? i havent heard from the mebassy since my interview... im so scared that the 3 years itr would affect our application...thank you in advance!:)

okay idd seen the poverty guidelines and i think my fiance is belong 125%... does it means i dont have to worry about it? i havent heard any updates from the embassy since june 2...

Hi OUCHIE...

Here is how to figure out the income necessary to get a visa approval...

First, you need to determine the petitioner's "household size." The household size includes the petitioner, the beneficiary, and all of the petitioner's dependents. You also have to count any unmarried children under 21 years old...even if they don't live with the petitioner.

Next, you take a look at the chart that shows the income which is necessary for each household size. The chart is here.

That's all there is to it.

thanks for the respond tahoma! you are verry helpful...

my fiance doesnt have any dependents nor beneficiary... he's never been married before but he still living with his parents and a bro so all in all there are 4 members of the family... parents are already retired his brother is still single and is working as a nurse's assistant with annual income of 46k... i seen it in his ITR since we made him as a co-sponsor...my problem is my fiance was unemployed for t two years 2008 and 2009. mid 2010 that was june 2010 after our engagement he got hired and has been working untill now.. basically 2008 and 2009 so income and it shows on the itr...on 2010 itr he only got paid 26k from june up to dec...my question is is there any possibility that my application would be denied since that is only the income he got? i havent heard from the mebassy since my interview... im so scared that the 3 years itr would affect our application...thank you in advance!:)

^^^ The I-134 does not need to be notarized. If you are using an I-134 that has a place for notarization, then you are using an outdated form. You will need to get the updated form.

OP...Have your fiancé send you an I-134 which doesn't have mistakes in it.

Also, if your fiancé's income is above 125% of the poverty level, then he does not need to fill up the savings part of the I-134. He will qualify on his income alone.

Best wishes for a smooth and speedy visa journey!

HI TAHOMA! ITS ME AGAIN OUCHIE... DID YOU KNOW HOW MUCH THE ANNUAL INCOME SHOULD THE PETITIONER HAS IN ORDER TO GET APPROVAL OF THE PETITION?THANKS IN ADVANCE.

CONGRATIOLATIONS! I AM HAPPY FOR YOU! BEST WISHES! BTW, DID THE EMBASSY DELIVERED YOUR PASSPORT ALREADY? I HAD AN INTERVIEW ON THE SAME DAY TOO! JUNE 2..

ON MY CASE ON THE PRE-SCREENING WINDOW I WAS ASKED TO SUBMIT THE LATEST INCOME TAX RETURN OF MY FIANCEE BUT THEN I OFFERED THE THREE YEARS INCOME TAX RETURN SINCE THERE WAS A CLERICAL ERROR ON THE NAME OF MY PETITIONER BUT THE SS NUMBER AND ADDRESS WERE THE SAME. I DID THAT ON PURPOSE SO THAT THE CO WOULD HAVE AT LEAST A REFERENCES WHEN THE CONSULATE NEEDS PROOF THAT ITS THE SAME PERSON... THE PERSON ON THE PRE SCREENING WINDOW REJECTED THE LATEST ITR (2010)SINCE THERE WAS A CLERICAL ERROR. HE SAID THAT 2009 ITR WAS OKAY AND TO AVOID THE CONSUL QUESTIONING ME ABOUT THE ERROR. THE 2009 ITR WAS ONLY 5K+++ ( THEY MARKED IT INSUFFICIENT FUNDS)SINCE MY PETITONER WAS UNEMPLOYED THAT WHOLE YEAR.. SO THEN I WAS CALLED FOR ANOTHER WINDOW FOR THE FINAL INTERVIEW WITH THE CONSULAR OFFICER. THE CO WAS SO NICE AND APPROACHABLE. SHE ONLY ASKED ME FEW QUESTION ABOUT MY RELATIONSHIP TO MY PETITIONER. AT THE END OF OUR CONVERSATION SHE THEN INSTRUCTED ME TO WAIT FOR FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS AND ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS AT THE OTHER WINDOW...ON THE FINAL INSTRUCTION WINDOW I FOUND OUT THAT I NEEDED TO SUBMIT THE LATEST ITR (2010) WHICH IS ALREADY AVAILABLE WITH ME.. I TOLD THE GUY ON THAT WINDOW THAT I ALREADY THAVE IT AND THAT THE GUY ON THE PRE-SCREENING WINDOW REFUSED TO ACCEPT THE ITR BECAUSE OF THE CLERICAL ERROR. THE GUY RESPONDED THAT I NEEDED TO SUBMIT A NEW ONE WITH CORRECT SPELLING ON THE NAME OF MY PETITIONER. BUT I INSISTED THAT MAYBE THE CONSUL WOULD CONSIDER THE 2010 ITR SINCE ITS ONLY A SINGLE LETTER CLERICAL ERROR. I BEGGED THE GUY TO JUST SHOW THE ITR TO THE CO AND ASK THAT MAYBE SHE CAN CONSIDER THE ERROR. GOOD THING THE 2010 ITR HAS A 26K+++ INCOME IN 6 MONTHS WAY TOO FAR FROM 5K++++ ... AFTER FEW MINUTES OF WAITING I WAS TOLD THAT THE CONSUL WAS CONSIDERED THE ITR OKAY AND THAT I AM DONE. THE GUY ASKED ME TO DROP THE TO GO FORM AT TOGO WINDOW... SO THERE... I HOPE MY EXPERIENCE WOULD HELP YOU..

yeah true...sobra nakakaparanoid kung approved or dennied... tanong ko lang bakit yong iba sinasabe right after the interview approved sila... sa akin walang ganun tapos nakalimutan pa kunin ang passport naiuwe ko pa sa bahay kinabukasan bumalik pa ako sa mismong consul na naginterview para itanong bakit passport ko nasa akin pa... hayun kinuha passport tapos tinawag ako sa ibang window sinabe for furthere review pa daw documents ko... hay talaga sobra nakakabaliw na..

maraming salamat ule! hehe nakakastress pala ang ganito sobra...

[b]i am still bothered about my visa application... have so many quetions in my mind.

1. the consul ask me how did i et my fiance?

my answer was through a friend and he questioned me back "is your friend living in the united states or no?" i answered yes ma'am'' then he asked me again " is your friend from school?,home or at work? i said from school which is true... then she said okay ma'am i have no further questions for you... just wait for further instruction for additional documents.

i am bothered because the consular officer didnt asked me to submit other supporting documents like my letter of intent, photos, engagement proof, remitances and etc..

how would you know that my application was okay??? i know im going crazy over my visa application...please help..

No worries...the 2GO courier service delivery fee was included in the visa fee that you already paid for at BPI.

thanks tahoma!

Yes, it seems that you were approved because the Embassy has your passport and you filled up the 2GO delivery form.

Congratz!

tahoma i hope so...

im sorry... all caps to me doesnt mean im shouting i just want to be heard and get some comments....:)yeah they got my visa but i didnt pay for the courier but they ask me to drop the courier form at togo window( togo is i think the courier service connected with the embassy)...

Your post is very difficult to read as it is all in caps, which is considered shouting.

So your passport is now at the embassy and you paid the courier fee? If so, it sounds to me like you are approved. If you haven't heard from them/ got your visa in two weeks, I'd check back.

DOES ANYONE HERE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM WITH ME?

I WAS INTERVIEWED JUNE 2 2O11 JUST YESTERDAY BUT I HAVE NO IDEA WHETHER MY VISA APPLICATION WAS DENIED OR APPROVED? ON THE INITIAL SCREENING/INTERVIEW THE FILIPINO REPRESENTATIVE ASKED ME THE LATEST INCOME TAX RETURM OF MY FIANCEE . I HANDED HIM OUT THE THREE YEARS ITR FROM 2008 T0 2010 SO HE WOULD HAVE AT LEAST A REFERENCE TO JUSTIFY THAT THE ITR'S ARE FROM THE SAME PERSON(MY PETITIONER) SINCE THE 2010 ITR HAS A SINGLE LETTER CLERICAL ERROR ON THE NAME OF MY PETITIONER BUT THE SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER AND ADRESS IS THE SAME. AND ALSO GAVE HIM THE ITR'S OF THE CO-SPONSOR( MY FIANCEE'S BROTHER. AFTER GIVING THOSE DOCUMENTS HE ASKED ME SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW AND WHEN DID I MET MY FIANCEE SO I ANSWERED HIM HONESTLY ALL HIS QUESTIONS. FOR FINAL INSTRUCTION HE SAID THAT 2010 ITR(INCOME TAX RETURN) IS NOT ACCEPTED INSTEAD HE SUGGESTED THAT 2009 WOULD BE OKAY AND ACCEPTED SO THE CONSUL WOULD NOT QUESTION ME ABOUT THE CLERICAL ERROR SO ISAID YES ITS UP TO YOU.... WENT BACK TO WAITING AREA AND WAITED FOR MY FINAL INTERVIEW WITH THE CONSULAR OFFICER...THE CONSULAR OFFICER ONLY ASKED 2 QUESTIONS... WHEN DID YOU MET YOUR FIANCE? AND HOW DID YOU MET YOUR FIANCEE? DID YOU KNOW THE NATURE OF WORK OF YOUR FIANCEE... I ANSWERED HER WITH SMILE AND CONFIDENT. AFTER A FEW SECONDS THE CONSULAR OFFICER JUST TOLD ME THAT " OKAY WAIT FOR FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS FOR ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS AT WINDOW 73. FOR ABOUT 15 TO 20 MINUTES I HEARD MY NUMBER WAS BEING CALLED AT WINDOW 73... THE REPRESENTATIVE ON WINDOW 73 SAID THAT I NEEDED TO SUBMIT THE 2010 ITR OF MY PETITIONER. RIGHT THEN I TOLD THE GUY THAT I ALREADY HAD THE 2010 ITR OF MY FIANCEE SUBMITTED AT THE INITIAL SCREENING AND INTERVIEW BUT THE GUY THERE REFUSED TO ACCEPT IT BECAUSE OF THE CLERICAL ERROR THEN TRIED TO ASKED HIM THAT MAYBE HE CAN CONSIDER THE 2010ITR AS VALID DOCUMENT SINCE THE SS NUMBER AND ADDRESS IS THE SAME HE SAID NO MA'AM YOU NEED TO PROVIDE A NEW ONE WITH CORRECT NAME ON IT... SO THEN I ASKED THE GUY THAT WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE FOR ME OR THAT HE WOULD LET ME TO TALK AGAIN TO THE CONSULAR OFFICER WHO DID MY FINAL INTERVIEW SINCE SHE DIDNT SEE THAT DOCUMENT DURING MY INTERVIEW? THE REPRESENTATIVE ANSWERED BACK NO MA'AM WITHOUT LOOKING AT ME..(KINDA RUDE TO ME BUT IGNORED IT SINCE I AM ASKING HIM A FAVOR) IN SHORT I WAS BUGGING HIM TO JUST SHOW TO THE CONSULAR OFFICER THE ITR MAYBE SHE WOULD CONSIDER IT WHICH HE DID OUT... AFTER A ANOTHER 20 MINUTES I WAS CALLED AGAIN AT THE SAME WINDOW (WINDOW 73) THE GUY TOLD ME THAT " YOU'RE OKAY MA'AM" AND GAVE ME BACK MY CONFIRMATION SHEET AND THE QUE NUMBER... BUT STILL DONT HAVE IDEA IF IM APPROVED OR DENIED SO I ASKED HIM IS THERE ANY DOCUMENTS THAT I NEEDED TO SUBMIT SIR? HE ANSWERED BACK NONE MA'AM AND ASKED ME TO DROP MY 2GO FORM TO TOGO WINDOW AND WAIT FOR THE DELIVERY OF THE PASSPORT"...SO I DID AND LEFT THE EMBASSY AND NOT REALIZING THAT MY PASSPORT AND 2X2 PHOTOS IS STILL WITH UNTIL I GOT HOME AND CHECKED THE FOLDER... HOW COME HE TOLD ME THAT ILL JUST HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE PASSPORT DELIVERY???

THE FOLLOWING DAY I WENT BACK TO THE EMBASSY AND AS SOON AS I GOT THERE I WENT STRAIGHT TO THE WINDOW OF THE CONSULAR OFFICER WHO DID MY FINAL INTERVIEWEW. I TOLD HER MY CONCERNS AND SHE WAS SO NICE TO ENTERTAIN ME. SHE EVEN SAID" OH I SAID OKAY THIS DOCUMENT ALREADY. I TOLD THE LADY (THE ONE WHO SENT BY WINDOW 73 TO ASKED THE CONSULAR OFFICER) YESTERDAY OKAY ILL ACCEPT IT"AND THEN SHE ASKED MY PASSPORT AND PHOTOS AND ASKED THE FILIPINO GUY AT HIS BACK TO FIND MY DOCUMENTS AND INSTRUCTED ME TO WAIT FOR FURTHER INSTRUCTION... AFTER A FEW MINUTES A FILIPINA REPRESENTATIVE CALLED MY NAME AT WINDOW 60 AND SAID THAT " OKAY MA'AM WE ALREADY HAVE ALL YOUR DOCUMENTS INCLUDING YOUR PASSPORT AND 2X2 PHOTOS. THE CONSULAR OFFICER WILL REVIEW YOUR DOCUMENTS WE WILL JUST CALL YOU IF WE NEED ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS OR YOUR VISA WILL BE DELIVERED AT YOUR ADRESS GIVEN IF IT IS APPROVED OR NOT ANYWAYS WE HAVE YOUR CONTACT NUMBER WE WILL JUST CALL YOU... YOU CAN NOW GO HOME MA'AM...

DOES ANYONE HERE HAVE AN IDEA WHATS GOING ON WTH MY APPLICATION? IM CONFUSED AND BOTHERED... WHILE IN THE EMBASSY I SAW SOMEONE WHO IS ALSO K1 SMILING AND TELLING THE GIRL BESIDE HER THAT SHE IS APPROVED RIGHT AFTER HER FINAL INTERVIEW...