goldstein07

1 hour ago, az2014 said:

I-134 is not needed for a tourist visa, not sure why you are filling one out.

Thank you . . . it is not needed but I have read many places that it can be helpful if the visitor does not have great financial stability - so we are doing everything possible. Including the i-134.

Hi! I'm filling out an i-134 for my future husband's parents to come attend our wedding. However, their address is too long to fit in the space provided on the form for the address. Should I cut off the last word (which is Enclave) that doesn't fit and hope for the best, or should I put "see additional section" or and write the address there? Or is there another solution? Will the consulate care that the address is not EXACTLY the same as in the passport? I've been searching for an answer, and surprised I haven't found this question asked, because I think it would be quite common with so many more complicated Indian addresses . . . 

Thanks for your help!

6 minutes ago, Unshakable Faith said:

For example, your parents would need to meet the limit for a household size of 3 plus any dependants they have.   They must meet this amount alone (not in addition to your salary).

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My parents definitely meet the requirement for a household of size 3 (and have no dependents) and in their assets they exceed it (by several hundred thousand dollars in savings...). You recommend someone with a steady income, but is it necessary? Is it a huge risk to go with my parents' assets? 

Hi - I have a question that I couldn't seem to find a clear answer to yet, and this forum has been a lifesaver (and stress-saver) so far, so . . . my parents are willing to co-sponsor my fiance for the affidavit of support, but are retired and have no income. They have plenty of assets in savings, 401k, stocks, etc - much more than necessary to fulfill the requirements of 5X income deficit. My question is this: even though they technically have the assets to cover the requirement, would the consulate reject our application because there is no income? Should we find someone who has income, or is the cash sufficient? Thanks!

Thanks for the reply! Does this mean that simply splitting his name on the application is not an option? A few questions about your reply:

14 minutes ago, Chris and ZhiJia said:

1. If you do not want to get your India passport re-issued to display a Given Name, and Surname Split as you listed. This method can cause issues getting your SSN and Driver's License, unless you are willing to go through the process upon arrival in the US to get everything sorted

 

How complicated is the process to change his name when we enter the US? Is that something that we can do on the marriage liscense, or is it a longer process?

14 minutes ago, Chris and ZhiJia said:

2. To save hassle with your SSN, and driver's license upon arrival, it is recommended it have your government re-issue your passport prior to your application to display your name, as you wish to use it.

My fiance is positive that the embassy here (we live outside of India) will not simply change his passport name, since it is a legal doccument and it would be legally changing his name. Does anyone have experience with this?

Hi - I've been following threads and looking for information about what to do with a fiance who has no surname (family name). I'm still not sure what I should do. My Fiance is from India and has only a given name, which has two parts. Usually on official forms he splits it into a given and surname - so say his given name is Jack Daniel with no surname, he uses given name: Jack and surname: Daniel.

Can we do this for this (I-129F) application? On his passport it has only given name: Jack Daniel and surname is blank. Reading through the forum, people suggest making the given name a surname and putting FNU or N/A or none for given name. My idea seems simpler, but since I haven't read of anyone doing this I'm worried it might raise problems.

Any help or advice is appreciated!

Hi - I've been following threads and looking for information about what to do with a fiance who has no surname (family name). I'm still not sure what I should do. My Fiance is from India and has only a given name, which has two parts. Usually on official forms he splits it into a given and surname - so say his given name is Jack Daniel with no surname, he uses given name: Jack and surname: Daniel.

Can we do this for this (I-129F) application? On his passport it has only given name: Jack Daniel and surname is blank. Reading through the forum, people suggest making the given name a surname and putting FNU or N/A or none for given name. My idea seems simpler, but since I haven't read of anyone doing this I'm worried it might raise problems.

Any help or advice is appreciated!