mayaandcorey

My fiance did the I-134.. We didn't need 125 % of poverty level for that, and we used his school money. Some of which is means based, which won't work for the I-864. At the embassy they said he'd have to find something better for the AOS.

I would never ever sue the uncle. Nor would I ever put him in a situation where the government would demand his money because of me. The problem is he doesn't want to talk about it anymore, he doesn't seem at all interested in trying to convince his wife, and the contact is all between him and my fiance. I've met him a few times but I definitely don't know him well enough to push it at all, I can't even get in touch with him.

Thank you so much for your replies!

Okay, so it's the sponsor + the immigrant in the household. That makes sense.

MIL makes $12,000 and I'm pretty sure she doesn't have enough assets - $6k short, multiplied by 5 = $30k. The idea was for the uncle to transfer the extra $6k ($500 a month) as if she were working for him, and then she'd make enough. He'd let her keep whatever she needed to pay in tax. I'm not sure how we'd be able to prove that anyway though since it'd be starting from now. The other suggestion was having the $18k in our bank account at one point, but I suppose they'd probably be wary of that.

I personally agree with what Vanessa&Tony and Nik+Heather say about the aunt, but they share their money so IF he'd have to give me money it'd affect her too, so he can't just make that decision on his own. He would have had the papers signed in the blink of an eye; if only everyone were like him!

So if we don't know what to do about the I-864, should we still get married ASAP? Obviously we'll get married before the expiry of the I-94, but we were planning to wait as long as possible because of the I-864 situation. Maybe we might as well go ahead and get married?

Hi,

I arrived in the US a month ago now and we're more than ready to finally get married, but we haven't been able to figure out what to do with the I-864 yet. We would really appreciate any help you guys can give us. I have searched the forums, but am still at a loss, so please bear with me.

My MIL is willing to be the joint sponsor, but we're not sure her wages are enough. She is the only person in her household, but would I and my fiance be counted too? The poverty guidelines don't mention smaller households than 2 people, so I don't know what the poverty guidelines are for 1 person. We don't live together and she doesn't claim any dependents on her tax returns.

I'm really sorry if I'm asking a stupid question.

If she can't joint sponsor we need to figure out another way. My fiance doesn't have anywhere near enough, and I have less (I wish I could just start working at once). What if my fiance's uncle deposited enough money every month for MIL to break the 125 % of poverty lines? (His uncle is well off and was willing to joint sponsor, but his wife refuses.) Or, what if we just had 18 000 in our bank account at some point?

We're getting soooo frustrated by this whole thing. Ever since we started the K-1 process it's just been one problem after another. Now that I'm finally here it seems again like it'll all have been for nothing - the money, time and feelings invested... and I'll have to go back home because we can't prove that we have enough money? It's not as if we won't be fine. I'll be working full time as soon as the government will let me. But they prohibit me from working while asking for proof of financial fluency?!

(Sorry about the mini rant, I just really needed to get that off my chest.)

Again, thankful for any advice.

And just in case anyone searches for this in the future, I just want to say that it was correct - no police certificate needed when you've lived abroad for less than twelve months. Phew

Well, nevermind, it seems it's only necessary if you live in another country for more than twelve months. But I'm calling the U.S. embassy today to confirm.

Hi all,

this is my first post here I'm Maya, and my fiancé Corey is the petitioner. I have obtained all the documents needed for the interview, and have my medical scheduled. Finally it feels like we're actually getting somewhere! We first applied in March and I just recently received the package from the embassy. Things are looking pretty good.

But there's one thing that's really starting to worry me. I've lived in Japan for ten months (studying abroad - that's how we met, btw). Do I really need to get police records from Japan? They'd be empty, anyway. To get that I'd have to spend about $150 on the train ride to the Japanese embassy, give them my passport, and then wait for 1-2 months. Is there any chance that the U.S. embassy would not demand that? Or do I really have to wait to schedule the interview until I've obtained it? Could I perhaps send it to them later? Or would it actually be better to just ? What's gonna happen if I turn up at the interview without it? Does anyone have any clue?

I'd be most grateful for any advice.

/Maya & Corey