Sun808

Thank you!

Perfect, we'll take that plus the passport and good to go for at least those first 90 days! And we'll get to work on the AOS as soon as she gets here too and then make sure to have the relevant documents that show the AOS is in process with us on those trips too. Someday the paperwork will end, someday... I appreciate the heads up!

To anyone confused about this since it was moved from the original thread, the reason this is a concern is because when coming back from South Texas folks have to pass through an internal border checkpoint. It's the same when visiting other cities in the USA that are close to the border, there are internal border checkpoints one must pass through on the way back to the deeper interior of the USA.

My Fiancee will arrive soon and we'd like to visit my mom and dad in South Texas, we won't have an AOS because we will not have filed for it yet (we have a NOA1 but for the K1 visa application, not for an AOS), we may not have even married yet, as we have 90 days to do so and my parents want to see her. Does that mean she cannot visit my mom and dad in South Texas without risking deportation or a legal mess? Of course we'll get married as soon as possible but it's good to know ahead of time if she isn't actually free to move about the USA. Thanks for any info guys.

For the record we were just approved for the K1 Visa a few days ago, she's still 21. She's knocking out the CFO in a few days and flying to the USA in a few weeks. Our NOA1 was on December 30, 2022, today is December 13, 2023.

^^ Note that our case had no kids, no prior marriages, no other issues.

I went ahead and checked "Other" and wrote a little note about being a landlord in the blank space provided next to "Other" and we were approved with no issue. I included two years of bank statements, two years of tax transcripts, and two years of 1040's. I also included records of Xoom transfers and a signed letter totaling the Xoom transfers to my fiancee over the past few years. I did not get the bank letter that's supposed to be signed by an officer of the bank, we didn't do that. Also, this was Manila/Philippines and they didn't ask any questions at all on income or even ask to look at the I-134 or the financial documents we included, like IWander mentioned might happen. Hope that helps someone in the future.

Hey guys I'm filling out the I-134 and I'm very confused with so much of it, I'd appreciate some help. So my only income last year (2022) was from my rental properties, for a total of about $53,000 on my taxes, that's gross, as in my actual income from rents that I took home, after all expenses and before paying taxes for the year. The I-134 asks if I'm "Self-Employed" which in tax terms I'm not as I don't file a form 1099 like people that are "Self-Employed" for tax purposes do. All my rental income goes on the Schedule E, where landlords enter their rental income. But in layman's terms I'm "Self-Employed" as I don't work a 9 to 5 or get a W2. So I'm thinking on "Section 11 Employment Status" I should put "Self Employed" since in layman's terms I'm self employed and embassy employees probably will give me grief if I instead check the "Other (Explain)" box and then enter: "I'm a landlord, rents come in every month since 2013." However if I do that I'm afraid they'll for sure want a 1099 since I'm "Self Employed." But I'm not "Self Employed" by the tax definition, it's just rental income so there's no 1099 (I'm not a real estate agent or anything like that). Basically will I be shooting myself in the foot by selecting the "Self-Employed" box and then sending my 2022 tax transcript (and 2023 also if we get there in a few months) plus bank statements for all of 2022 and 2023, but no 1099? Or should I select the "Other (Explain)" box knowing that box will definitely open up a can of worms since by clicking on that box you definitely get on the embassy's "very extra special attention" list. I also definitely don't want to list my properties as assets since that will entail thousands of dollars in costs for absolutely nothing just to get them appraised, so I'm for sure not listing the properties as assets. Thanks guys, just wanting to get past this, it's so frustrating, paperwork is the absolute bane of my existence but I managed to do a solid job on the initial K1 application and got approved with no RFE on that part so I want to make sure I fill out the I-134 in a way that raises no red flags/doesn't create any extra work for the embassy folks that would cause them to cause trouble for us. Thanks guys, much appreciated.

Ok so I'm putting together the K1 Fiance Visa packet and I got a question guys and gals. My Filipina fiance is 20 years old and I'm American. I'm in the USA and my fiance is in the Philippines. We're wondering if we need to include an affidavit of consent to marry in the initial packet we send or if we wait and instead include that document in the packet my gal will take to the interview? And does anyone have any samples of an affidavit of consent to marry that we can use? Does an attorney or notary public have to verify it? We're basically not sure if we even need one, so in the Philippines if you're 18 to 22 and want to marry then your parents have to sign an affidavit of consent to marry that says they're aware that you're getting married and they give permission (or at least that they've been informed of it). But since this is a K1 Fiance Visa maybe it's not needed since we'd be marrying in America not in the Philippines? We're just not sure if we need it since it's for a marriage that won't happen until we're in the USA, and if we do need it when should we include it, in the original packet or later in the interview, and also what format should it be in and if a lawyer or notary needs to sign off on it/certify it/stamp it. Thanks guys and gals, and info is appreciated!