Willow2009

Well, we don't currently live together with my family, but will stay with them for a time once we reach the states. So 3 or 5?

I want to say 5, but perhaps other members have an input as well.

ok. so how about she write it like this? from: 09 1992 to: now n/a. ? would that work?

I would put:

from: 09/1992 to: present

I think I found my answer. I don't need my husband to sign I-864A, I can show my OWN income. I'm sharing this to everyone and people that might have the same question in the future. This is from uscis website, thanks again!...

(3) Use of Spouse’s Income. A sponsor’s spouse who qualifies as a household

member and wishes to have his or her income included as a household member

generally needs to complete a Form I-864A. However, if the spouse is not willing to

let the sponsor rely on the spouse’s income, that is acceptable. In this situation, the

sponsor needs to show his or her own income and which portion of any assets used

to qualify can be attributed to him or her.

Yes, that clears it up. Thanks for the info.

what is she just leaves that part blank and after she prints it, write "present" on it with a pen. would that be ok? or would just leaving it blank be ok? since they will see the matching address she previously wrote for her present address.

I would say writing present with a pen would work, perhaps someone else has a suggestion to this, but deffinitely don't leave anything blank. They will consider it incomplete. For other forms as well put none or n/a, but don't leave anything blank.

I would put down both of the US addresses where she actually lived, and for other forms that asks for a separate mailing address I would put your address.

I hope this helps.

THANK YOU FOR THE QUICK RESPONSE! IT DOES HELP, I JUST DIDNT WANT TO GET CAUGHT UP WITH ANYTHING, LIKE WHY WAS HER LICENSE AND COUNTY TAXES AND OTHER STUFF LIKE THAT PAID IN A COUNTY THAT SHE DIDNT LIVE (IT WAS DONE TO SAVE MONEY ON TAXES OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. HELL, SHE PAID HIGHER TAXES BY USING MY ADDRESS INSTEAD OF USING WHERE SHE ACTUALLY LIVED. AMAZING WHAT LIVING UNDER A MILE APART CAN COST YOU! LOL).

THANKS AGAIN, GREATLY APPRECIATED, NOW I CAN FINISH UP THE FORMS IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS AND SEND THEM IN!

Good luck with everything!!

If you all live together it will be 5, if not it will be 3 (dad, dad's wife and the sponsored person)

It was today that I was reading form I-485 instuctions and on pg. 10, top right corner there is a mention of remaining in the US beyond the period of authorized stay " for more than 180 days before you applied for adjustment of status".

So my understading from reading that is that one has 6 months after the visa/ i-94 expires to apply for AOS.

Perhaps put the date for the day that she fills the form out. Have that date match the date with the signature at the end of the form. I would think they'll understand the meaning of it.

Yea!!!!!!!!!!!!

Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!

I would put down both of the US addresses where she actually lived, and for other forms that asks for a separate mailing address I would put your address.

I hope this helps.

Congrats!

And good luck on the interview!!

I would write it out and try to fit it all in there. I think that would prevent confusion.

Very happy for you!!!

Yeah!!!!!!!! I am very happy for you!!!!!!!!!

I have been to the embassy in Bucharest and I must say, the officers there are very nice and understanding. So Corina will be in good hands.

GOOD LUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!

One more thing. It takes a while to go through the interview, so don't stress if you don't hear from her right away. We had a 1pm appointment as well, but it was past 4pm by the time we got out of there.

I have been to the embassy in Bucharest and I must say, the officers there are very nice and understanding. So Corina will be in good hands.

GOOD LUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The adress that I have in my Tax return is different from my new adress do you guys thinkit will cause a problem for my I 134 affidavit of support .

No, I don't. They need your most up to date address so all the letter they may send can get to you on time so you don't miss any due dates, interview dates etc. You are not required to live at the same address throughout this process.

My 2008 tax return actually showed that i made $30k last year, so that is definitly in my favor. What i am worried about is this year as i made a career change and have been working for tips for most of the year. If i start reporting my tips right now it will jump my income up but it might not be enough to cover the minimum required. When i file my taxes for this year i could make up the difference by claiming unreported tips from throughout the year. I could then submit my bank statements from this year which show enough in deposits to cover the minimun required.

1- Submit 08 tax return that shows an income of $30k

2- Submit 09 tax return that will exceed the minimum required with adjusted tip reporting, along with bank statements to show deposits that back up income.

3- Submit all of my check stubs from this point forward with all tips recorded showing an income that far exceeds the required minimum.

Does anyone have any idea if this will be enough to get approved?

If not then i dont have any other options. Thanks Guys.

It sounds like it will be enough. You are stressing too much. Relax, you will be fine. Start claiming tips and that alone will do the trick.

Given just the immigration fees you will be paying over the next 5 years , your food, energy, entertainment, insurance, driving expenses, etc.... A good rule of thumb to determine if you can afford to bring a foreign immigrant spouse into your life, is that the day she lands here in your arms, you should have approximately $10K in the bank in reserve funds to handle all your immediate and future expenses for your new bride.

If $10K seems to be an unreachable pipe dream, then you may need to further reality check your goals. Sorry, but this is the harsh and expensive reality of bringing in a foreign bride into your life and treating her right.

It would be wonderrful if all could match such an expectation but it has nothing to do with whether a visa will be approved. The OP isn't saying he's broke. He's saying his unclaimed tip income makes his actual financial condition significantly better than tax returns and pay stubs evidence. He's looking for suggestions for how to qualify as a sponsor, not how much money he should have in savings to deal with the financial requirements of being married to a foreigner. For all we know, he's flush with cash. Let's stick to the issue.

Thanks!! That is exactly what my situation is. I make plenty of money. I am not worried about all of the costs associated with bringing my future wife to the states. What i need to know is if i start claiming all of my tips now(which i should already be doing), will i be able to submit them as evidence that i make enough money? Thanks for all of the responces.

Yes, you will be able to submit current paycheck stubs as evidence. And the more you have the better. It will show that it's not just a temporary cashflow but a stable income. You can blame it on Obama restoring the ecomony.

If you apply for the K1 in the next few months, they will require your 2008 tax return, which if I am correct, as of now does not meet the minimum requirements. Two solutions:

1. You start claiming all your tips and collect as many stubs as you can. Obtain a letter from your employer stating an estimate on how much you make a year (including tips ). Obtain a letter from your bank with your deposit history and current balance to show that you ARE making that money. And anything else I may not think of right now, use your logic. "What could I provide that shows that I am finacially stable?" assets, stocks etc

2. Find a co-sponsor who meets the requirements and keep all your affairs the same. Ie-save on taxes. You will have to redo this affidavit of support once you marry your fincee, in which case you will need your co-sponsor again or find a new one.

If you apply for the K1 sometime in 2010 after you filed your 2009 tax return, you also have 2 options:

1. Start claiming all you tips now, and you can estimate now whether or not by the end of this year will you have reached that minimum. Still submit that letter from employer and bank statement, it will help seal the deal. This way you are providing clean evidence without a doubt.

2. Find a co-sponsor who meets the requirement and keep all you affairs the same.

One last advice, if you do decide to apply with a co-sponsor, you have to submit affidavit and tax papers for yourself regardless, since you are the petitioner.

I hope this helps.

Good luck!

They interview my wife(USC) for an hour while i'm wating outside and they only ask me one question.

But whats worst is that they told my wife that our marriage is fraud because they were able to open facebook,friendster

And it doesnt say on status that married and they didnt see any pictures of us on it.

But ofcourse she said that the marriage is true and the IO told us to wait the decision on mail

Is there any case like these before?

The IO is allowed to say anything he or she wants to try to rattle you and try to get you to admit your marriage is a fraud, which of course you did not do. This may have nothing to do with what the officer is actually thinking. They are not required to tell you anything. You may very well be approved. There isn't much you can do until you hear from USCIS.

Here is how it went. They asked him one question. He answered. The answer was completely opposite what his "wife" said and it is something they would know if they were really husband and wife. The wife spent the next hour trying to talk her way out of it. The facebook stuff is a dodge or a ploy or a bluff.

What was the ONE question they asked. Tell us that and I will tell you exactly what happened.

Here's what happen my wife was called in first for an hour she was interviewed and she said theres like 3 IO talking to her showing her a printed pictures from our facebook, friendster profile which my wife doesnt have a picture of me and they have a picture of her ex boyfriend they said that why our civil status still shows single and they ask her how did you meet? and while shes answering they cutting her off saying this is fraud and were not going to be approved tehy even ask her to read something that if this is proven wrong her citizenship will be revoked and that even if we bring this to immigration court we wont be approved. and they called me in asked me how do i worked and i replied i said remotely and she said that was it wait for our decision for 90 days.

Can you clarify the question they asked you at the interview. I don't understand.

They approved my fiance's visa without any tax papers at all, just W2s. So if you can't get them the english ones, you may luck out and not need them at all. Have you contacted them? Any info?

Weeping Willow is my favorite tree. It is part of the very few pleasant memories of my childhood.

I added 2009 for the year of all the great changes in my life.

but if he doesnt want to go into detail that is his personal life and privacy too. anyway if she kept lying and lying, the iinconsistencies with the stories always turn up and people who lie always get caught

Surround yourself with good friends and a good inspirational book and most of all allow yourself to feel angry, dissapointed, and sad. You have the right to be!

What is it exactly you're trying to accomplish...?

My husband needs to fill out a W-4 form for our new employer( so they can with-hold the correct amount of taxes). I just want to fill out the form correctly. I am just really confused because the W-4 form requires you to fill out another form if you are a non-resident alien. This form (8233) is very confusing and I wanted to know if anyone has had to fill it out before. The first two lines inquire whom the "beneficiary owner" is and what is the "U.S tax payer identifying number is" and I dont know what these things are along with most of the rest of the form. I know this is only slightly related to the problems here at visa journey but I tried looking every where else online (and reading the 8233 instructions which is v confusing) with no luck so I was hoping someone knows about what I am going through. Hopefully you do? If not at, thanks for your help thus far!

Stop. Your husband is not yet eligible to work, this is why you do not have the information you need for the form you refer to. SOME non-residents are eligible to work. There are particular visas for this. The K-1 is not a work visa and your husband is not eligible to work until he has a green card or EAD. The question you are trying to answer is irrelevent to your husband and his current status.

I have to agree with Gary. The EAD that you receive before obtaining the Green Card expires when the K1 visa expires (90days after arriving to the US). And having a SS# does not make you eligible to work. So double check on his current status and make sure of things, because the info you provided is a little confusing, but after reading it this is what I understand of his situation.

I'm really sorry, but it sounds like nonsense and there is pretty much no logic to it.

Every couple that does not even own Facebook accounts, what happens to them, then?

That's the craziest thing I've ever heard....Facebook.. I've never even been on it ever. You should provide them with printed pics if you still get another interview.