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Timeline update
 
Date mailed: 07/23
Date Received: 07/25
check  cashed: 08/07
NOA1 text: 08/11
NOA1 letters: 08/17
Biometrics appt. date 8/27
 
This is our third filing and finally got accepted -  we first filed in May (rejected for using outdated i-485 form), second submit filed in June and rejected due to  'cannot establish a priority date...' .

thank you!  It went through this time
 
 
Timeline update:
 
Date mailed: 07/23
Date Received: 07/25
check  cashed: 08/07
NOA1 text: 08/11
NOA1 letters: 08/17
Biometrics appt. date 8/27
 
This is our third filing and finally got accepted -  we first filed in May (rejected for using outdated i-485 form), second submit filed in June and rejected due to  'cannot establish a priority date...' .

Timeline update
 
Date mailed: 07/23
Date Received: 07/25
check  cashed: 08/07
NOA1 text: 08/11
NOA1 letters: 08/17
Biometrics appt. date 8/27
 
This is our third filing and finally got accepted -  we first filed in May (rejected for using outdated i-485 form), second submit filed in June and rejected due to  'cannot establish a priority date...' .

Timeline update
 
Date mailed: 07/23
Date Received: 07/25
check  cashed: 08/07
NOA1 text: 08/11
NOA1 letters: 08/17
Biometrics appt. date 8/27
 
This is our third filing and finally got accepted -  we first filed in May (rejected for using outdated i-485 form), second submit filed in June and rejected due to  'cannot establish a priority date...' .

yes, we had interview at U.S. consulate in Guangzhou earlier today  -  my fiancee received her k1 visa!  😃
 
the interviewing consul accepted our documents with no issue, he asked a few questions - on how we met, whether we visited each other, etc. straighforward questions, no issues.  Total length from entering consulate gate to receiving visa is an hour and half. 

yes, we had interview at U.S. consulate in Guangzhou earlier today  -  my fiancee received her k1 visa!  😃
 
the interviewing consul accepted our documents with no issue, he asked a few questions - on how we met, whether we visited each other, etc. straighforward questions, no issues.  Total length from entering consulate gate to receiving visa is an hour and half. 

Read the instructions carefully, they will cover exactly what you need to list as a “dependent”. However, if you’re paying child support, I think you will also need to list this on there somewhere as I believe the form asks for all individuals for whom rely on you for support. You have monthly payments that you’re required to make for the child, so you’re safer listing this than omitting and having them find out (which they likely will as it probably will come up during your background check).
 
With income of $100k, you should be well above the necessary thresholds and shouldn’t have any issue (assuming this is recurring income). They consider your current income not historical, so as long as your employment letter states a salary of over $100k, I don’t think there should be an issue.
 
Make sure you bring all required info. I’ve seen many people on here recently getting put in AP because they don’t provide IRS transcripts, so make sure you get those, not just your 1040.

Just looked at the form. The form states “the following persons are dependent on me for support”. Nowhere does it state that this is only for those claimed on tax returns. Based on the information you’ve provided you would need to include both your child and mother. 
 
For your child, since you’re only paying child support and they are not dependent on you 100% for support, you may want to document the terms of your child support in the “additional information” section. This way it will be clear what support you’re providing and not make it seem like you’re paying 100% support for the child. Same with your mother. If you’re not providing 100% expenses and instead just providing supplementary support you’ll want this stated for the CO to consider (otherwise they may assume you’re supporting a household of 4 rather than a household of 2 + supplementary support for 2 others).
 
 

to claim someone as a dependent they have to " They also has to live with you for more than half of the tax year and you have to provide at least half of the thier financial support."  Notice there is an AND to qualify the statement.
 
So if you claim a dependent on your taxes, then you are telling the gov't you pay for at least half (or more) of that person costs AND they live with your for more than 183 days a year.   There are formulas to determine what your tax deduction is per dependent, but it HAS TO BE AT LEAST 50%.  So you claimed 2 dependents then you are basically (for I-134) adding two people to your household.
 
If you are making $100k, its not going to be an issue.  Just calculate the number in your family correctly.

This is not accurate. The I-134 is not using the tax definition of "dependent". The question is asking "how many others depend on you for support". There is nothing in here that states that you must meet the tax definition of dependent.
 
In this case, OP is providing monthly support for 2 others. That information is relevant and should absolutely be listed on the form, as these are monthly payments that OP is making each month. The CO is interested in how much of one's income is tied up in support obligations, not about whether the person is technically listed as a dependent on taxes. If OP is paying child support and does not list this on I-134, they will likely have big issues down the road as the government WILL find out about it and it will look as if OP has misrepresented themselves on the forms.