Heysofia

Anyone that his mother did not claim on her taxes last year is not included in the household count, even if they live together. So her household count is herself, her spouse, any dependents she claimed on her taxes last year, plus you.

And yes, for the spouse, it is 3 times, and for a joint sponsor it would be 5 times, since the person they would be sponsoring is not their spouse or child. You got it right now.

Thankyouuuu, made my life so much easier now with that answer haha

Sorry for confusing people To be clear I'm the Beneficiary, my Fiance is the USC Petitioner and his mother is our Co-Sponsor. My fiance doesn't have a job at the moment so he's wholly dependant, his dad has some money coming in and his sister has a job, but lives at home. Thats why I was wondering if she was "partially dependant" if it made any difference, like if she would be counted in the household size and stuff But it's cool, I'll ask my fiance when he wakes to ask his mother if she lists his sister on her tax returns

And ohhhhhh, so if we had an income shortfall of $3000 to meet the household size for 5 people, if me and my fiance use my assets(Cash I will have), then we would only need $9000(3x), but if we were to use my fiance mothers(co-sponsor), then we would need $15,000(5x)? Have I got that right?

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Ok so when filling out the I-134 for the income stuff, they ask for your household size, ours will be:

Mom - Co-Sponsor

Dad - wholly dependant(partially dependant at the moment, MAY become wholly so putting this here)

Daughter(fiance sister) - partially dependant

Fiance - wholly dependant

So if my sister-in-law-to be is only partially dependant, does she not get counted in the poverty line size? Like so when I'm there it will be a 5 person household, but if she is ticked as partially(On Question 8) do they only count the household as 4 people(mom,dad,him & me)?

Also on the I-864 it says that for assets, it needs to be 5x they amount or 3x the amount if spouse of a USC. So since my fiance and I will be married when we file the I-864(AOS process when I move there after K-1), would we need only 3X the amount of assets? Or 5x still? That bit confuses me haha

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oh, well I meant more of that you have to prove that the USC whos supporting you is a USC, so I thought best way to do that would be by birth certificate.

Ok so we want to show proof of ownership of the car and house to use as assets. But do we need originals of these or copies? Just because my future mother-in-law isnt so keen on sending over house titles and stuff, so will copies do?

Also at the interview, does the embassy need the birth certificate of the USC? and if they do does it need to be original or can that be a copy?

Alright cool, thanks Yea we had employer letters, pay stubs, extra evidence etc, it's just since I understand this stuff a bit more(since I've travelled a lot) I figured I'd take the reins on the visa stuff, but awesome I'll tell them to just get the IRS tax return transcripts so then we don't have to worry about the other stuff

So all they need to get for my interview is the W-2 tax returns?

My fiance's mother is co-sponsoring us, and I know you need pay stubs etc, but you also need tax returns. So I was wondering which tax returns etc and where they could find them online to get copies sent to them/re-issued.

Ok so I know when you need the I-134 support thing that you do tax returns as part of it, but see in Australia we have only one type of tax return and I'm getting confused about what I need to tell my fiance and his mother what they need when I keep hearing all these w-2s, 1099s and schedule C stuff. What are all of these different forms and which ones do you need for the affidavit of support? Can you like explain each type? Also where can you get copies of these(from like official government websites, file for them to send you another copy)?

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Oh yea I know, but when I go into the police station do I just go "Hi, I would like a police check please?" or do I have to ask for something specific?

You should scan up ALL of your passport, front to back in colour copies and send to them. Also see if you have any receipts from the places you visited. Like for example, me and my fiance went to the Portland Zoo, so we had a photo together there out the front of it, labelled on the back who was in the photo, location and what date, then paper-clipped to the front of the photo 2 copies of the admission tickets we got from the zoo. We then were also at the Santa Monica Pier in LA, so we had a photo there, labelled it on the back and then paper-clipped to the front a receipt from a gift store at the pier.

Your meant to label each photo you have. So say like on the back "John Smith and Mary Smith at The White House, Washington D.C. 23-09-2012" etc.

If you have any bank statements from your cards showing you were there that could also be proof. Maybe a letter or two from people who were with you on the trip to back up and confirm that you meet.

Boarding passes from your plane flights. I also included with mine photocopies of the tags that they stick to your luggage to check you through to your destination.

Flight itineries aren't going to be much proof because you can book a flight and just not board the flight, so a full colour copy of every page in your passport and also photcopies of the boarding passes would be good. Emails are good to include too, BUT they are secondary evidence, and that's not what they're asking for from your RFE.

Hopefully more VJ'ers will have some more suggestions

ALSO, please update your timeline to say California or Vermont Service Center, not Texas as this makes the data on the timeline feature irrelevant

Ahhhhh, ok cool Good to know. Any answers to the police check question though?

Thanks for all the help everyone! If I got the police check done now how long is it valid for? I'm expected to get my NOA2 around late november, I know it's not certain but its an estimate, so would it be too early to get it done now? Also when I go to the police station and ask for a police check, do I have to ask for a specific one?

congratulations!

It's not being judgemental - it is experience. I got married first at the age of 25 and can tell you now that I was way too immature to figure out what person I should really be looking for. Now maybe that's just me, but will simply tell you that people getting married at the age of 18 have no clue what they're doing.

No offence, but you have no right to judge people at a young age on what we do and say we're clueless. For my age actually I'm very mature, whilst most 18 year olds want to party and "YAY DRUNNKKK", I'd rather not because I know that's stupid. At my workplace I'm even assistant manager, and when my manager leaves on long breaks I manage. Maybe at 25 you were still not mature enough and married the wrong person, doesn't mean other people will. FYI, many couples these days get married in their early 20's and have long and happy marriages. My mother married at 23 and was married to my dad for 13years and my mother always states it would of been forever if it wasn't for their divorce(divorced for personal reasons). All my grandparents married young too and are all still together now as well. Not to mention nearly everyone I know got married in their early 20's.

So you can't judge because of age, I matured during my teenage years and even now most people who know me state that I'm very mature for my age. So don't judge 18 year olds.

Thanks a lot, heyray

Ohhhhhh I see, thanks

I would send it in just incase, better to be over-prepared than not sending it in and worrying that it wasn't good enough Just make sure you have 2 copies, 1 to put in with the I-129F and 1 to keep for yourself.

Just wondering that when I get my NOA2, are there any fees required at the embassy/consulate stage? Like do I have to pay a fee to get the visa in my passport, etc. I know the next fees are the medical and police check, AOS, but is there any fees for when you have you interview or to get anything done in embassy?

From embassy website: "K visa applicants pay an application fee like any other nonimmigrant visa applicant. The current application fee for the K visa is USD $240.00. (The AUD equivalent is $240.00).

This fee can is payable online by Credit Card or payable to Australia Post in cash or EFTPOS. Please refer to http://www.ustraveld...paymentinfo.asp for further information on payment options. Bring the receipt for this payment to your interview."

Is this the application Fee that you pay to file the petition to start the K-1 Process?(If so that was done when we filed the I-129f...) Or is this a completely new fee that you have to pay when you turn up for your visa interview?

*not embassy specific question, just asking if a new fee*

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Because a K1 visa is for people who are SINGLE. The moment you get married, you stop being single; therefore your wife will have to file a petition for an spousal visa and drop the K1. If you lie to the consulate, and keep playing it as if you hadn't gotten married, you'll be committing visa fraud.

By the wayt, K3 visas are obsolete and they get processes as CR1.

^^^^^^ What Celeste said. If you want you could book the wedding for May, she can go to the USA to get married on the day then leave again and file the CR1-Spousal Visa. Only issue you would have is that the Custom Officer(CO) at the airport may find the situation too suspicious and deny her entry.

But yeaaaaa...no, K-1 visa is for single people PLANNING to get married. You cannot marry and then file a K-1, you will get denied and told to file a CR1 visa.

It could be approved(K-1) by then but it depends on a number of factors that occur/could occur along the way. Not to mention processing times at the two visa centers can change at any time. Vermont is processing quite slow at the moment, but it could pick up suddenly and then California slow down and you could be stuck in that queue(if your application went to cali that is[depends where you live where it goes]). Not to mention if you got an RFE then that could put the process off for another month or so. Many things could happen.

Also if your fiancee is from a high-risk country then the processing might be a bit slower at her embassy when it gets to the point after the NOA2.

Do NOT make any plans for a wedding date, it can't be guaranteed at all that you will be approved by then. The USCIS doesn't recommend you do this until after you have your visa in hand. If I was you and you wanted a wedding at some point mid next year, I would be filing your K-1 in the next week or so and hope for a quick processing. You might not get approved by May but it could be close to it at least

From Canberra website: "K visa applicants pay an application fee like any other nonimmigrant visa applicant. The current application fee for the K visa is USD $240.00. (The AUD equivalent is $240.00).

This fee can is payable online by Credit Card or payable to Australia Post in cash or EFTPOS. Please refer to http://www.ustraveldocs.com/au/au-niv-paymentinfo.asp for further information on payment options. Bring the receipt for this payment to your interview."

Is this the application Fee that you pay to file the petition to start the K-1 Process?(If so that was done when we filed the I-129f...) Or is this a completely new few that you have to pay when you turn up for your visa interview?

Just wondering that when I get my NOA2, are there any fees required at the Sydney consulate stage? Like do I have to pay a fee to get the visa in my passport, etc. I know the next fees are the medical and police check, AOS, but is there any fees for when you have you interview or to get anything done in Sydney? If so, can you pay there by card/cash, or is it cheques?

Also when you have your medical are there lots of appointments available when you ring or should you ring wayyy in advance? Im in QLD. Also do you need to turn up to it with a vaccination record from your GP, and does your GP have on record ALL vaccinations in your life, ones that you got in high school and stuff? Because I got some vaccines in school but I'm not sure is the government automatically puts that data onto your doctors records or whatever. And if anyone can give me a list of all the vaccines you have to have completed for the medical, like which ones the US government requires you to have done to approve the medical would be good to know And do you pay the medical by card when you get to it?

Sorry for all the questions, I just like to be thorough with things like this

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