Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Affidavit of Support	Children under 18 are ussualy dependents. Children in collage are somtimes still considered dependents. Depending how taxes are filed, if he has a wife she may or may not be counted as a dependent. Filed as a married couple yes, filed seperatly I dont think so. Here are the 2007 guidlines. http://aspe.hhs.gov/...07poverty.shtml The table is not labled, but the first column is the number of people being supported. The first column is the poverty guildline if you live in the 48 contiguous states. 3rd column is alaska, and the 4th is hawaii. Your sponsor has to make or have assets for 125% of the numbers on that table. For two people in the lower 48 states the poverty guildline is $13,690. Your fiancee would have to make $17112.5 per year to satifiy the guidline. If your fiancee's father supported you and your fiancee, and he didnt have any dependents (wife or children) you would take the number for 3 people, and multiply it by 125%.	Dan J	Male	Indonesia	2007-03-06 15:27:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Affidavit of Support	i know we just got NOA1 and i shouldnt really worry about that right now, but i do worry a little about the affidavit of support! my fiance matt was in the air force untill december 2006, now that hes out hes not earning any money yet! hes looking for a job in the next weeks and he also wants to start studying sometime soon. do you think he can still sponsor me? or can his dad co-sponsor? i dont know how this works, but im kinda afraid of not getting the affidavit of support! can someone help me out? If he gets a job by the time he needs to fill out the affidavit that meets the requirements, he should be able to sponsor. Otherwise he can use his dad or another friend or relative to co-sponsor. Your co-sponser will have to meet a higher level of income than your fiancee would. Because your co-sponser, would have to include him/herself, any dependents (which may be 0 if they are not married or have kids), your fiancee and you. If your fiancee is the sponsor, than he would just have to meet the requirements to sponsor himself and you. This is assuming the two of you dont have any kids/dependents.	Dan J	Male	Indonesia	2007-03-06 15:05:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Affidavit of Support	What you need to require for the affidavit depends on your consulate and what you are using as your support (assets, current employment, etc). According to the form. You can include a letter from your employer if your currently employed. You can include last 3 years of tax returns if your self-employed or account statements if you are using your assets as support. Consulates may require addtional documentation. If your currently not making enough to meet the guildlines or are just above the limit, finding a co-sponsor would probably be a better choice even if you dont have to rely on them as a sponsor. Its better to just get a co-sponsor than it is getting your visa delayed or denied.	Dan J	Male	Indonesia	2007-03-06 15:00:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Visa Granted!!!	Congrats for both of you.	Dan J	Male	Indonesia	2007-03-06 10:21:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Preparing for packet 3	To those of you who are farther along in the proces... What did you do to prepare for Packet 3 ahead of time? I am waiting on my NOA1 now, and I want to have things ready when they ask for it so things move quickly! I am already working on my Affidavit of Support, and Fede (the alien) is going to start getting the police clearance. What else should I get going on ?? THanks!! US Citizen (I started this AFTER I got NOA2) - Prepared I-134 and notarized for use at Interview - Got letter from employer for use at Interview - Got my Birth certificate for use at Interview - Got my most recent Tax return & W-2, made copies for use at Interview - Completed DS-156, DS-156K, DS-157, FS-257a and mailed to Fiancee for use at Interview Beneficiary (Fiancee started this after NOA2) - Made 6 additional Passport photos for Medical (1), DS-156 (2) and for the Interview (2) - Started getting Police reports together As an ongoing effort, we always knew that eventually we would need to have our evidence of Proof of Ongoing relationship for the Interview - Letters, photos, phone bills, additional visits (travel & hotel receipts). Maybe the Consulate will look at it, maybe not. We'd rather just be ready. Don't forget to translate the birth ceritificate into english. Pick one of the translators that are listed by the US embassy there	Dan J	Male	Indonesia	2007-03-10 17:11:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Interview	Go get the pink !	Dan J	Male	Indonesia	2007-03-10 22:19:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Medical in Jakarta Indonesia	Ugh I hate syringe	Dan J	Male	Indonesia	2007-03-15 12:31:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	VISA	Congrats and safe trip	Dan J	Male	Indonesia	2007-03-15 19:36:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Affidavit of Support Statement	Hello. Im a bit stuck. I wasnt required to file taxes for the last 3 years because i simply dont make much money. Does anyone have a sample statement, or advice on how and what to write in order to explain. THANK YOU!!!! Generally tax returns are really needed if your self employed. But you do have to show that your making more than 125% of poverty guidlines or have about $50,000 (more if your sponsoring more than just one person) in savings and assets. I think you can have a combination of both too. You can show that with a letter from your employer or with statements from your accounts to show your assets. I dont think property would be considered as its not very liquid.	Dan J	Male	Indonesia	2007-03-04 14:18:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Paris Embassy Interview Today	congrats	Dan J	Male	Indonesia	2007-03-21 17:51:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	OLD ARREST - PROBLEM?	You could probably have answered no in this case and have been fine. But if you are going to answer yes, provide all the details of the case. Show them that it has been resloved. If this is the only issue on you dont have much at all to worry about.	Dan J	Male	Indonesia	2007-03-24 16:16:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Children Visas	1. Nope, but could attain citizenship if one of the parents is a USC. 2. No idea, you would have to talk to a lawyer about that.	Dan J	Male	Indonesia	2007-03-24 16:28:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Interview Date is changed from 26th April to 29th March	Great!. Go go go get everything done	Dan J	Male	Indonesia	2007-03-22 06:42:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Albania: We have our interview!!!!	I started this process in October 2006 and we have our interview date April 12, 2007, so if you dot all your i's, cross all your t's, be persistent, pray, cry and swear, you will eventually get there. Now, I can worry about something else, like complications at the interview........ Thanks to you ALL for all of your help and valuable advice here. I spend hours and hours and hours just reading, studying and comparing stories. I KNOW we'd still be waiting for a date if I hadn't really done my research here and taken advantage of this valuable resource!!!!! DON'T EVER GIVE UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! P.S.--I have attached the pdf. of the Packet 3 instructions from the U.S. Embassy in Tirana. Just want to make it available to the other desperate fiances'. True! it helps a lot! Congrats and good luck on the interview	Dan J	Male	Indonesia	2007-03-23 19:24:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	NOA2 today	Congrats El ! No more daydreaming about NOA2	Dan J	Male	Indonesia	2007-03-27 23:09:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Need your opinions please... ... ...	Not doing anything is considered abandonment and your petition will be canceled. You would have to start over. The I-129F approval is only valid for 4 months. It can be extended by the embassy, but usually they only do this if it takes extra time to schedule an interview. I would talk to the consulate to see what you can do about stretching the time out a bit, but you could also consider just starting over when your past this situation.	Dan J	Male	Indonesia	2007-03-19 01:47:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	what should i do	If you buy on some travel websites you have the option of buying travel insurance, its not too expensive, and then you won't lost the money of the ticket. Careful about the travel insurance. Most of the time it does not cover if YOU cancel the trip but only if the airline cancels or changes your flight plans. It sometimes covers a death or family emergency. Read the fine print and talk personally to a Customer Service agent. Most travel insurance does NOT cover if YOU cancel the trip. Just FYI. Ken Better safe and informed then sorry down the road. This is true, read the fine print. Its only trip cancellation in usually only covered in specific events.	Dan J	Male	Indonesia	2007-03-18 21:50:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	what should i do	If you can get the tickets on flexible fare rules, then yes go for it. But ussualy deals are pretty limited and can only be used for when they are purchased. Fare classes are ussualy designated by a letter code. This is seperate from the cabin class. Edited by Dan + Gemvita, 18 March 2007 - 08:13 PM.	Dan J	Male	Indonesia	2007-03-18 20:12:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	apprroveddddd!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!	Congrats !	Dan J	Male	Indonesia	2007-03-28 11:25:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Visa Approved	Congrats	Dan J	Male	Indonesia	2007-03-28 11:08:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	London interview and visa was "suspended"	Gratz	Dan J	Male	Indonesia	2007-03-31 04:27:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	London interview and visa was "suspended"	It pretty much means you wait. You can try to get a congress person involved, but they may not do anything right away, only if it takes a couple months or more. If the slip given by the CO has request for additional information, you may want to make that available right away. But otherwise, all you can do is wait. This is not unusual, visas go into AR/AP if there is either a question of fraud or outstanding processing on the visa. Sometimes its accompanied by a request for additional information. This can take week, months or in some cases years to complete. All you can do is wait and call them every week or so.	Dan J	Male	Indonesia	2007-03-31 03:07:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	so worried	It's annoying when you answered everything honestly but to only get visa pending in the end. It's very depressing. I think you could call the embassy once and a while to check if they're done with AR and if possible to get info what in the world was the AR for in your case.	Dan J	Male	Indonesia	2007-04-01 04:29:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	VISA APPROVED	Congrats for the approval	Dan J	Male	Indonesia	2007-04-02 05:54:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	We got the Visa!!!!!!	congrats	Dan J	Male	Indonesia	2007-03-15 19:37:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Beneficiary Debt	A sponsors debt might be an issue, but the beneficiaries should not unless they are sponsoring themselves. However I would recommend paying it off or making arrangements to pay it off before leaving the country.	Dan J	Male	Indonesia	2007-04-04 21:12:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	Visa Approved!!!	That's a wonderful news. Congrats to both of you	Dan J	Male	Indonesia	2007-04-05 01:23:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	More Evidence for K1 Visa Interview in Jakarta	Oh Amir, I don't know what to suggest but here's a hope for everything goes smooth and well for Tity and you. My prayers for both of you. -Vita-	Dan J	Male	Indonesia	2007-04-10 01:59:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussion	VISA on Hand from the KYIV Embassy	congrats	Dan J	Male	Indonesia	2007-03-20 22:38:00
Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)	Brazilian illegal in US wants to wed US citizen	I am just amazed how someone here is illegal and ends up obtaining a SSN and Driver's License I wondered who the rightful person of the SSN feels being victimized this way? ITIN is not the same as an SSN. ITIN is available to non-residents.	Dan J	Male	Indonesia	2007-07-20 23:44:00
Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)	DUI Arrest	When my fiance was working in the States, he was arrested for DUI. He pleaded guilty, & received deferred adjudication, which I understand is different than a conviction. I was reading in a Fiance Visa book I bought that "if you've been convicted of a crime involving alcohol, even if the crime doesn't make you inadmissable, that USCIS can argue that it is a sign that you have a mental or physical disorder associated with harmful behavior and therefore inadmissable on health rather than criminal grounds". Our application is filed, so I'm guessing only time will tell, but I am wondering if anyone out there has experience with a similar situation or any info that will hopefully ease my mind. Thanks guys & Good Luck! You do have to disclose it, but you one event shouldn't make your fiance inadmissible.	Dan J	Male	Indonesia	2007-07-27 17:18:00
Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)	Arrested, but never charged....	QUOTE (maxident213 @ Sep 24 2007, 11:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I should clarify something here: at this point, she is still my just my girlfriend, we are not engaged and have just been discussing marriage. Prior to this, I was trying to find a US-based business to sponsor me for a work visa, so that I may move to the USA and support myself while getting to know her better. This seemed like a more sensible option, rather than rushing into marriage. However, after a year and a half of trying to find an interested business, with zero results, we have been more seriously discussing the marriage thing. We have not started the K1 proceedings, and now that I've learned that my admission may have cost me three years, we may never get to. I can't honestly expect her to wait that long for me, especially for such a stupid, stupid reason. I guess what I'm really wondering now is, how likely is it that what I said to the border guards will be documented and brought up during the K1 proceedings? I'm so scared now that I think I know that answer already. I can't wait three years. I just can't, it will be the death of this relationship. She has been anti-drug her whole life and has just barely tolerated this aspect of my life up till now - telling her my stupidity has now cost us three years is going to be the nail in the coffin. I'm sorry to be venting all of this here & now but I am really freaking out about this - I have had no run-ins with the law in the last eight of my twenty-seven years, thinking I would be okay if & when we decided to get married, and now I learn that because I answered one question honestly at a border crossing, that I've just wrecked my relationship. I feel so frigging stupid right now. And there is no chance at all of her coming to Canada - she just won't. All of our hopes & aspirations have revolved around setting up a life in the USA. We discussed her coming to Canada after I gave up hope on the work visa angle, and she's just not into it. I can't believe what I've done here. This is the worst day ever. Again, sorry for venting, please, if anyone can help, I need it bad. Well in that case good luck.	Dan J	Male	Indonesia	2007-09-24 23:20:00
Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)	Arrested, but never charged....	QUOTE (maxident213 @ Sep 24 2007, 10:20 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Thank you all very much for the quick replies. I am currently searching through a lot of threads here trying to learn what I can. Since the last border crossing I have really been evaluating a lot of things about my life and I think my pot-smoking days are over. I think I may have actually been "scared straight!" I don't want to jeopardize my chances of being with my girlfriend, nothing is more important to me now than that. I am really worried though, I think I might've really shot myself in the foot. One of the questions I was asked at the border was "when is the last time you smoked marijuana?" My honest answer was "around August 26 or 27." I am well aware that all proceedings at border crossings are likely recorded and documented in some way or another. Now, in the course of searching through the threads on this board, I learn that admitting you have used any illegal drug in the past three years equals an automatic denial of visa. I'm heartbroken. I'm sure the answers I gave to their questions are noted somewhere, by someone. I think I've totally screwed myself. I'm sure if & when my K1 proceedings begin, they will be denied. I feel so stupid right now. Thank you all for helping me. Any additional info or advice is appreciated, whether here or in PM. Max I would suggest in your case to have your fiancee move to Canada. And in a few years, once your past 3 years after the last time you smoked pot, you can look at getting a spousal visa to the US. If your wife lives in Canada with you, you will be able to file for CR-1/IR-1 with DCF, which is faster than K-1 in most cases. Plus you will have a greed card on arrival.	Dan J	Male	Indonesia	2007-09-24 22:25:00
Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)	Arrested, but never charged....	You may find have your fiancee immigrate to Canada the easiest way out of this situation. At a minimum this is going to make your immigration to the US very difficult. You may be faced with a ban with immigrating to the US.	Dan J	Male	Indonesia	2007-09-24 22:17:00
Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)	Overstay & immigrant visa	QUOTE (Boiler @ Dec 18 2007, 08:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (E R @ Dec 18 2007, 05:24 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (emt103c @ Dec 18 2007, 10:55 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I agree, she'll just need to make sure she's still valid...how long has she been away? She's been away for 2 and a half years. So if we are going back to US, the consulate said she needs an immigrant visa. It should not be an issue, I take it that she took no steps to maintain her residency? Did she renounce her GC status, has she filed takes and to when? If you don't maintain residency in the US, PR status will expire. She will need a K-3 or CR-1/IR-1 visa to get back. The previous overstay should not be an issue.	Dan J	Male	Indonesia	2007-12-20 22:13:00
Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)	Already Been Here 5 Years; How To Get a GC?	QUOTE (Domino21 @ Jul 1 2008, 04:24 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (ellla @ Jul 1 2008, 02:21 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Did he enter without inspection? If he was inspected but overstayed he is eligible for AOS, if not see the post above. He entered with a fake visa. /._. Find a lawyer to discuss your options. Its likely he could face a permanent ban from entering the country, for misrepresenting himself with a fake visa. Some types of bans can be overcome with a wavier, others cannot.	Dan J	Male	Indonesia	2008-07-01 16:34:00
Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)	HELP FOR FRIEND - BABY THEN -DEPORTATION	Goood Day, I have a friend her child's dad who is from Guatemala was deported back about May 2009. He entered the USA through Mexico in 2004 and was an undocumented immigrant which made him Illegal. He Was deported after a round up was done no criminal charges againts him. My Friend, she still loves him and says they talk just about every day. They were living together for 2 years up on till the time he was deported and was 1 months pregnant. Is it possible that he can get back to the USA on a K1 Visa? OR should they Marry would he be able to get back to the USA? i know that immigration may consider that he Entered the US without proper inpection and when he was deported he signed a form that he will be banned from the USA for the net 10 years. Please help me help my Friend She's Going Crazy... She have thoughts of going to Guatemala to live with him but did not want to be there for a life. Is it doable? Yes, but not really easy. She needs to look into I-601 wavier.	Dan J	Male	Indonesia	2010-08-22 12:51:00
Waivers (I-601 and I-212) and Administrative Processes (221g)	Visa Waiver Program !!!! IMPOSED 10 YR BAN ??	Found out today by a paper faxed to me from the ICE department!! This is what it states... Someone Help with Clarification!! Cause i am about to just have my head spin!!! Dear, ( Aliens full name) You have been found to be inadmissible to the United State under the provision of section 212(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act or deportable under the provisions of section 237 of the Act as a Visa Waiver Pilot Program Violator. In accordance with the provisions of the section 212 (a)(9) of the Act, you are prohibited from entering, attempting to enter, or being in the United States (XXX) for a period of 10 years from the date of your departure from the United States as a CONSEQUENCE of your having been ordered removed in proceedings under any section of the Act other than section 235(b)(1)or 240, or of your having been ordered excluded under section 236 of the Act in proceedings commenced prior to April 1,1997. This is on form number I-296 (8/1/07) Notice to Alien Ordered Removed/ Departure Verification I am just beside myself... Due to I have talked to the USCIS, they say a BAN is only imposed After a overstay of 180 days ( he's only been here by the time he Departs Aug 30th 110 days) This is after talking to US Senators office of Carl Levin whos office is actively involved with Department of Homeland security his entire career. They state that is not how they understand the law to be. That as long as he is under 180 days NO BAN. He has DONE NOTHING!!! WHY? Your husband is not receiving a ban for overstay. He is receiving a ban for deportation. If he had left without being deported, he would not have received a ban.	Dan J	Male	Indonesia	2010-08-25 13:06:00
United Kingdom	UK regional forum	I wouldn't mind to celebrate Interloper Day. It's the day where we could interlope on any forums here on VJ. Sporadically . Lisa, your sig rocks lol -Gemvita	Dan J	Male	Indonesia	2007-05-21 23:17:00
United Kingdom	Interview Today	Pregnant.... uh does that mean she would have to file for K2 ?	Dan J	Male	Indonesia	2007-02-26 15:30:00