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Depends on the income of your co-sponsor. Provide more info and you'll get more advice.

Oh ok so mine will come in the mail since I didn't send off this form. Thanks.

Yep.

Good news is that you can enter your receipt number (when you get it) on the USCIS website and setup text/email alerts for status updates.

call the embassy/consulate i hear u gotta push them too!..

Consulate doesn't have any say/control over it until NVC has processed it

Until NVC receives and puts it in their system, all you have is a CIS number. Consulates use NVC numbers, in our case, CRS (Caracas).

If you sent form G-1145 (electronic notification) you should receive some notice when it's entered into the USCIS system. Some people do, some people don't.

We didn't include G-1145 in our petition. Ours NOA1 date was 2 days after we sent I-129F, although we didn't receive it until the next week.

Give it time.

You wait for yet another eternity at yet another government facility. We're pushing 3 weeks without even being received at NVC, but others get in and out in less than a week. It's all a waiting game.

i know they are 100% but i had doubts about the tax return and which part they look at.

thank you,its so close,and its going so smooth,i cant believe its happening,thats why i double check,im looking for mistakes and missed paperwork

Do you have a copy of his military W-2? His total income for the year will be listed on it (if he was in the military all of last year).

Also, remember importance is based on current income. He could have made $1/yr last year and now be employed making $50,000/yr. When filling out form I-134 (for the interview) and form I-864 (for AOS) it asks for your response to "I derive an annual income of ______" and "My current individual annual income is _______" - which is not the same thing as income earned last year (unless you are self-employed).

BTW, yes, the income requirement on form I-864 (AOS) is 100% the poverty level for active military, just as it is for form I-134. Take a deep breath, you should be fine.

http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/i-864instr.pdf

ive got ocd because of it

Hope you saw my last post - total income is line 22 on 1040 (AGI is 38), and line 15 on 1040A (AGI is 22).

Posting on VJ while at work = madness

thanks

Oops, spoke too soon. For some reason thought you were looking for your AGI.

Go by your gross income (total income) - line 22 on 1040.

is it stated as earned income in the tax returns?im trying to find it and im failing epicly

Line 38 of 1040 or line 22 of 1040A

For U.S. Postal Service:

USCIS

P.O. Box 660151

Dallas, TX 75266

For Express mail and courier deliveries:

USCIS

Attn: I-129F

2501 South State Highway 121 Business

Suite 400

Lewisville, TX 75067

http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextchannel=fe529c7755cb9010VgnVCM10000045f3d6a1RCRD&vgnextoid=1872aca797e63110VgnVCM1000004718190aRCRD

Vermont has been pushing 6 months between NOA1 and NOA2 - plus whatever time between NVC and consulate - quite a change from 2008.

Good luck to you!

I had a co-sponsor, but now he changed his mind

what is the best way to prove that I am making enough income? is the " Verification of Employment" good enough? or something else?

One piece of evidence will not be sufficient.

You should plan on having a letter of employment + paystubs (a few months, showing steady income) + tax returns/transcripts.

Sorry to hear your co-sponsor bailed... if you have a few months before your interview, you can probably still pull it off. Don't give up.

what if i get another job now, and on my fiance's interview, if he can provide my verifications from both of my employers proving that I am making enough this year?

Proof of CURRENT income is most crucial. If you get another job and make good $ - and can PROVE it - that SHOULD be acceptable.

Keep in mind though, your consulate is generally considered to be pretty tough. You need to be VERY prepared.

For K1 Visa

Is $19200 enough to support my fiance? total 3 people including my daughter.

Nope.

But if they co-sponsor then they would just send their paperwork along with mine correct? They would not send it separately or anything would they? Thanks for all the help you've been given me! I'm almost done with the I-129F packet!!!

You don't send the I-134 with the I-129F petition - you take that information with you to the interview

Our case wasn't on the USCIS website for about a month. We had one "touch" around the time it first appeared online. Then nothing for 3 months.

On April 18, I got a text and email to my Blackberry saying our petition was approved on April 14 (the week before - nice "update")

On April 19, I got the hardcopy in the mail.

Some people never receive notification of their petition on the USCIS website - even months after they had their case approved by USCIS, forwarded to NVC, interviewed at the consulate, etc. It seems pretty hit or miss.

Are you entering your CIS number correctly? You're including the EAC/WAC + receipt number, right?

So, I called today, just because I had to (you know because it is in my nature to do this that I know will still not provide results) , eventhough I knew they would not have the file yet and they gave me a different answer than they gave you....go figure

The man I spoke with said this could take 4-6 weeks, however as we were a K-1 that all K-1s are expedited, so that basically, once USCIS finally gets the file over to NVC that it usually only sits there a few days before going to the embassy. LOL I should call back again and see what answer I get now.

Same deal here. Our NOA2 was 4/14 and I've been calling every day. Always the same "15 business days" until today... 4-6 weeks

It's not. That's the timeframe NVC has. We got our NOA2 on April 14 and still nada.

Our "15 business day" waiting period is up on Thursday, we'll see if we get anything by then. Hang in there!

Another quick questions! Sorrrry..

Could my co-sponser be one of my parents?

If I have a co-sponser, do they fill out the I-134 (Affidavit of Support) or is there something special we must do?

You still have to fill out your own I-134 since you are the primary sponsor. If your mom or dad agrees to be the co-sponsor, they will fill out their own I-134 and submit their own documentation to the information they provide (tax transcripts, letter of employment, paystubs, etc)

Exactly. I'm from Canada, a VWP country. However, I may still, and have in the past, have to prove that I am coming back to my own country. Right after we got engaged, in Canada, Will and I drove to California from BC and I took letters from my employers stating that they expected my return. While coming from a VWP country is definitely easier, it still is not a guarantee. And while you may not be asked for any ties, it is definitely a possibility, especially if in a relationship with a USC. They can and will deny you entry if they believe your intent is to stay. It doesn't matter what country you're from.

My fiancee is from a non-VWP country and has had a B-2 multi-entry visa for 20+ years. She said the only time she's EVER been grilled at POE was this most recent entry - and all because she said the word "fiance"

Better to be prepared, than to not!

under the VWP, there is no requirement for significant ties. It is assumed they wish to stay in their home country. there is NO VISA needed from the consulate. Study the VWP, it is much much more looser then you know. there are 36 countries under the VWP. Just a passport is all you need to come visit America. the driver's license, the apartment lease, the bills being together. There is no common law marriage in Italy. It would be better for them to marry there and an I-130 then try for a K-1. However, a K-1 would also be a slam dunk as well, since they have lived together. they just get a couple of affidavits from friends, lawyers, and get a notarized letter from the embassy there.

Entering under VWP isn't a guarantee of anything. The issue of presenting significant ties comes from POE. When asked who you're here to see and the answer is "my fiancee" or "my spouse" - be prepared to explain. It doesn't matter where you're from.

wow.. did you even look at things??? Italy is a VWP country. Y'all can come and go as you please. Your significant other can come and go all the time. filing for a k-1 or for an i-130 does not matter. You can still visit the US an go back and forth. However, if you marry in the US, you need to remain until AP is given. Marrying in italy may not be a problem. but would not recommend until a K1 is filed and approved. the nice part is your finace can come and stay here while waiting. Your fiance does not have to wait in Italy. You just need to be careful on the entry and exits times allowed so as not to get in trouble with your fiance stay in the US going over the limits.

Yes, the foreign SO can visit under VWP, but it doesn't address getting married - which seems to be the OP's intention. Marrying and staying after entering under VWP can be considered visa fraud and is not recommended.

If the priority is getting back to the US to be with family (totally understandable) - then yes, petitioning for your fiancee (K-1) is probably the best way to go about it - and yes, your SO can come visit during the process as long as he can demonstrate significant ties to his home country.

By the way passport stamps in the EU does not mean much because you only get a stamp for your POE into the EU and then nobody stamps your passport in any EU country.

True, unless your POE is the EU country the beneficiary is from.

Oooh... good thinking with the Italian residency permit. I'll definitely add that to the bunch. Unfortunately, I handed over my passport YESTERDAY to the US consulate to get renewed!! I won't get the new one for another two weeks and now panic is setting in because I didn't ask if I'll get the old one back!!!!!!!!!! I have so many stamps in that sucker I had nearly run out of space! It would have been excellent solid proof. I'll call the consulate on Monday.

Should I also include a copy my fiancé's passport? He hasn't travelled outside of Italy for over two years. Our last and only trip to the US was in 2008!!

Probably not a bad idea if you can use those stamps to place the two of you together in whatever country. My fiancee and I used copies of stamps from her passport showing entry/exit into the US and Aruba that put the two of us there at the same time.

IIRC, the DCF route is for IR-1/CR-1, not K-1, but someone can certainly correct me if I'm wrong.

Don't count on pictures for proof of meeting. Pictures can be faked, edited, manipulated, etc.

Any documentation that has your name (or both of your names) will help - your drivers licenses showing the same address, a copy of an apartment lease, etc.

You should also include copies of passport pages showing stamps for entry/exit into the beneficiary's country. Also, if you had an Italian visa, make a copy of it. Whatever shows you were in the same country as your SO is what they're looking for.