Landy

I've been pretty quiet on VJ lately.... Just to let you all know. Lan (my fiance) has her interiew in HCMC on March 29. I've already sent her all the documents/materials needed for the interview. I know HCMC is a difficult consulate to deal with but we are pretty damn well prepared! Wish us luck and I will post a followup after the interview.

Income taxes are due April 15 (actually they are due April 17th this year). So the way I see it, if your interview at the consulate/embassy is before April 17th the 2005 tax return, while nice to have is not essential. You should have your W2 forms on hand (you should already have received those).

I'm in the same boat as you. My fiance has her interview on March 29th. I just got the last form I need to complete my taxes. I may or may not have my return done in time for her interview but at least I can give her a copy of my W2 forms (and I'll do everything I can to get my tax return done before the interview so I can fax her a copy).

You can also email the US consulate in HCMC, Vietnam and ask them if they received your I-129F package too.

Anybody know? And is this requested in Packet 3, 4? I cannot find reference to it in any of the required documents on the consulate site or elsewhere.

Thanks,

3AD

Giay chung nhan doc than. Pack 3.

I received the packet 3 and 4 recently from HCMC Consulate.

They didn't mention about the single status certification.

It seems it is not the required document. However, I still prepared one for the interview just in case

I don't see a lot of people mentioning this but in the suggested instructions for a K1 on the VJ site,

it is suggested that after the NOA2 is received, the petitioner should send a letter to the embassy

stating that he/she still intends to marry the fiance(e) and continues to support the K1 visa.

Does anybody actually do this? Is it really necessary? It certainly does not seem required (at least it is not required of the consulate on ho chi minh city, vietnam)

Nevertheless I just wanted to ping some of you to find out if you have actually done this or not.

Thanks in advance.

Just how much financial information do I need to provide the I-134?

At a minimum the following is required:

1) Copy of last year's federal tax return with copies of W2

2) Statement from my employer

3) Statement from my bank

OK fine. I am debating if I should submit the following things:

1) Copies of my last two pay stubs

2) Copies of my last month bank account statement

3) Copies of my last month savings account

4) 401K/IRA Statements

5) Taxable stock/brokerage accounts

How much information do you think should be submitted and what would be overkill?

I am reading the official I-134 directions right now and I have a question. In the instructions for Part 2, Supporting Evidence it talks about how I have to provide a letter from my employer, a letter from my bank etc etc. It then states this:

"The sponsor must submit in duplicate evidence of income and resources as appropriate"

Does this mean I need to submit TWO copies of the employer letter, TWO copies of the bank letter, etc???

I am pretty sure I know the answer to this question but I hope I am wrong.

We're in the process of filing our K1. Lan's interview is scheduled for March 29 at the consulate

in Ho Chi Minh city. In 2005 we had our engagement and wedding ceremonies in Vietnam.

The wedding ceremony was just a ceremony, not a legal wedding (ie no official documentation

was generated).

Any chance I can file "married" when I file my income taxes for 2005? You could argue that are married

even though it is not official yet. At the least she could be considered a dependent, right?

I realize this might be a stretch but I'll be kicking myself if I find out I missed out on a way to save

on my taxes (so I have to ask)!

All the best. Please let us know how it turns out.