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Alright thank you! Another question: She only works very few hours at one of her two jobs. And she is probably going to quit there really soon. So can I just drop that job and not even list it?

Hey everyone,

I have a couple questions relating to the I-864.

My wife does not meet the requirement of making money above 125% of the poverty line therefore her dad acts as co sponsor.

My question now:

1) Does she need letters of employments from the two jobs she has anyway? Or is the most recent tax return enough given that she doesn't make enough anyway?

2) Her dad meets the requirement easily. However I am confused what he has to provide as evidence. He has a signed letter of employment. Alongside is a copy of his most recent W-2 and Form 1099 enough? Or does he need even more? And I know we need a copy of his passport also!

Exactly!

Hey guys!
I have a couple questions regarding the I-134. My fiancee is a full time college student and can't sponsor me herself. However her dad is willing to co-sponsor me.
From what I've read I still have to fill out two I-134's.

My questions are:

1) My fiancee has two jobs and gets paid based on the hours she works. She has no fix salary. So what does she put for "I derive an annual income of"?
2) Question Number 10 asks for filed petitions with USCIS and it asks for the "date submitted". Is that the date of the NOA1 or when we originally mailed the K1 package?
3) Is it okay if I just put down one job since she doesn't make enough money anyway? Or do I need an attachment for the second job?

Thank you guys!

Hey guys! I have several questions related to the I-134!

1) My fiancee is a full time college student right now and only works few hours at two jobs. Her income from those isn't close to be enough to sponsor me.

However her dad will act as co-sponsor because he makes enough money for that. The question I have is do they both have to fill out the I-134? Or just her dad?
I know they both will have to fill out the I-864 later in the AOS process but I'm not sure about the I-134. The form has no option to indicate if someone is a main/co sponsor.

2) My other question is what is necessary as proof of her dad's income? Is a copy of the latest W-2 and Form 1040 enough?

Of course it's only my personal opinion, but I don't agree with this. People change. They make mistakes and then grow. What you did when you were a rebellious teenager shouldn't come back to haunt after you've become a mature and responsible adult.

Actually I completely agree with you! I meant it doesn't make a difference in the eyes of the US Government!

I completely agree that people change and that you should not suffer your entire life from mistakes you made in the past! It's how you develop as a person that counts!

Ei incumbit probatio qui dicit, non qui negat ("the burden of proof is on he who declares, not on he who denies") or to say it in another way: Innocent until proven guilty!

Answering yes to previous drug use automatically makes you inadmissible into the United States. It doesn't matter how long ago it was.

Everyone has to be aware of the consequences of admitting to previous drug use. As long as there is no proof (a positive drug test AND/OR someone admitting of [previous] drug use there is nothing you should worry about).

And no, you are not a better person just because you have never tried marijuana once in your lifetime!

Do you mean how long it's going to take until your case is at the NVC?
You can look up estimates here: http://www.visajourney.com/content/k1historical

Right now it's taking longer than usual since there is quite a backlog of applications at the NVC!

Fantastic news!! Our petition was approved last night!! )))))))
I still can't believe how fast things went! It only took 19(!) days from NOA1 to NOA2. This is crazy! Let's just hope the rest of the journey goes just as smooth.
Good luck to everyone who is still waiting on their NOA2. I'm sure we will all get approved really fast!

You should get it soon. Have you checked your case on the USCIS website to see if it was touched?

How do you know they "touch" your petition?

Just saw that my Alien Registration Number was changed yesterday!!

My timeline so far (CSC):

Files sent: 2013-11-06

NOA1: 2013-11-12

A# changed: 2013-11-18

f&forever us: Please fill out your timeline that will make the estimations more accurate!

And there already is a thread for November filers: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/463560-november-2013-filers/

It's best to be truthful when going through customs. I suggest whatever question is asked by the CBO officer, answer truthfully. If it's a yes or no question, answer with a yes or a no. Do not provide further details unless explicitly asked. There is no hard and fast rule but it's always best to have good intentions.

For example:

• If asked where you will be staying, provide the address.
• If asked with who will you be staying, provide the name.
• If asked what your relation to that person, tell them.

To quote another VJ member, "Read carefully, interpret literally, and answer truthfully & accurately."

Alright, thanks!!

So if they ask for the nature of my trip I should just respond: Visiting my fiancée?

And I won't have to / shouldn't mention the K1 unless they explicitly mention it / require evidence / binding ties?

I have good news as well!! My fiancee told me she finally received the text!! ))
I have two questions though:

1) She got the text today but if I look up the case status on the USCIS website it says "On November 12, 2013, we received this I129F PETITION FOR FIANCE(E), and mailed you a notice describing how we will process your case."

So is November 12 or today the NOA1 date?

2) Our case number starts with WAC that means it's the California Service Center right?

My fiancée sent the papers on November 6th and we haven't heard anything so far (we did include a g1145). Is that normal?! The package tracking showed that it was picked up Monday after 5pm.

If you are asked by the CBP officer who you are visiting, you are going to have to say fiancee (she is no longer your girlfriend if you have submitted your petition for a fiancee visa!).

Only answer the questions you are asked but never lie. Your last visit was before you were officially fiance and fiancee.

Make sure you take evidence of your ties to your home country - check this list here - http://www.visajourn...content/k1visit.

Last year, I visited my fiance for 89 days from July to October and then went back for 90 days from 1 December. I was asked who I was visiting and said 'fiance'. I had all the proof of my ties but was not asked for it. The only thing I have ever been asked for was for my trip this April when they asked to see my return ticket.

Okay so I have to tell them that I'm staying/visiting my fiancée if they ask further? Or do I have to say that right from the start. Yes we are engaged, but saying "visiting friends" includes that since we aren't married yet or am I wrong?

And I'm just scared because I really don't have many binding ties right now. I live with my parents and don't have a job right now (I'm attending college until April though).

I'm gonna visit my girlfriend in December for 2 whole months. We are currently in the K-1 process (NOA1) and as many other I am afraid I might be denied entry.
What if I simply say "I'm visiting friends"? I was an exchange student in 2010 and this is also how I met my girlfriend. And if I say that I am not lying since I'm not only gonna visit her but also other people (including my host family) from back then. If they ask me where I stay I'm obviously gonna say that I have a girlfriend and that we have applied for a K1 visa.
Do you guys think this is a safe thing to do? I mean I'm not lying just not giving them more information then necessary...

Edit: I visited her before this year in August for 3 weeks and said exactly that without any problem (we haven't filed for the k1 back then though). However since this is the second time this year and this time for much longer I'm afraid they will cause trouble.

Not necessarily. The bigger issue would be the fact that he is staying for 4(!) months. That's a pretty long time. It won't be easy to convince them that the marriage just happened spontaneously if he is there for that amount of time..

How are you guys living together for 4 months? Does your boyfriend have an approved B2 visa? And yes the chance that you guys might run into trouble is very high. If you spent time together for 4 months it will be VERY hard to convince USCIS that you guys had no intentions of getting married.
Apart from that I don't believe it either. Don't cheat the system. It will bite you. Just spent some time together and if you guys feel like you want to get married apply for a K-1 and follow through with the process...

Okay thank you! Would just sending in copies of both work as well? I'm just asking because we are pretty much done and she has a lot of stuff to do this week so if we could save time that'd be great.
If you guys think it could be a problem though we're gonna have to figure it out the hard way I guess.

Well the problem is she has TWO(!) birth certificates. They both state the same place and date and as I mentioned in the initial post one is really large and just has a front page and nothing on the back. The other one has a front and back. We just don't know which one we should sent...

Well yeah I am aware of that! And what do you mean with applying for a US passport? We haven't even filed for anything yet. Just to clear things up she is the USC and I'm the beneficiary (I am German, therefore no USC)

So just send in copies of both birth certificates of her inside my k1-package?

Hey everyone! My fiancée and I are in the final stepts of finishing our K1 package and so far everything is going well (thanks to this website!! ).

However one thing that throws me off is that she told me yesterday that she has TWO birth certificates? She was born in the US and both her parents were born and raised in the USA so she has no direct immigration background.

She said one is longer but only has stuff on the front and the other has stuff on the front AND back. And apparently one says "Department of Health" on top. Does anybody know which one to use? Or can we just send in copies of both and it wouldn't cause USCIS to get confused?

Don't do it unless you want to wait even longer. As candian_wife said you would have to cancel you application and go through the whole CR1-process which can take a very long time.
So my advise would be to just wait as hard as it is!

Hey HaoPhong,

thank you so much for your answer! That just relieved me a lot! Have a fantastic day! )