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US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionDoes the I-134 require that you attach a tax return?
I was not talking about consulates, I was talking about the I-134, and I stand corrected on one issue, and that is 'if you are self employed'. Otherwise, the I-134 does not necessarily require a tax return.

mugz

Edited by TucsonBill, 05 December 2006 - 10:59 PM.

TucsonBillMaleThailand2006-12-05 22:58:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionDoes the I-134 require that you attach a tax return?
Read the I-134 and it does not require a tax return to be attached. YES YES - I'm sending mine anyway (and a transcript from the IRS as well just in case she's asked for it) - but the instructions dont requre one.

Bill
TucsonBillMaleThailand2006-12-05 21:28:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionQuestion about forms for the interview

Hi,

The USE in Manila has this information on their website: http://manila.usemba...ov/wwwfivk1.pdf ; please see first item under important reminders.

As I understand it, duplicates as in "photocopies" are required to be brought to the interview for submission, while originals are also required to be brought, for verification or authentication.

And you do mean the supporting documents right? not the "forms" as you wrote in the title of the thread? Because the visa application forms DS 156 and DS 157 are to be submitted in duplicate, but you already know that. :)

Hope to be of help. Good luck with the forthcoming interview!
Gen


Ya, I know about the DS forms, just the supporting documentation I want to be sure about, I read another thread on this issue but it only had 6 replies and the forum seems to be a little more active tonite. Based on what I've read, I'm assuming I dont need 'two of everyting' (employer letters, bank letters, tax transcrips, home valuations if needed, tax transcrips etc). So I'm gona assume my first understanding is correct. As long as she has the originals, with her, photo copies are fine.

Bill
TucsonBillMaleThailand2006-12-05 23:48:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionQuestion about forms for the interview
I read 'somewhere' that the tax transcrips, employer letter, bank letter etc could be 'photo copied' and this qualifies as a 'dupicate' - but the applicatnt must have the originals in his or her possession in case the consolate asks to see them. Is this right? OR does duplicate mean 'duplicate originals' ? This is a little confusing, and I just want to be sure on this.

Bill
TucsonBillMaleThailand2006-12-05 23:15:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionK-1 Visa approved and received!!
Hey there fellow Tuconan! Congrats~!

How about those Wildcats? I want to see them pound UCLA this year!!!

Bill
TucsonBillMaleThailand2006-12-06 14:07:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionEl Salvador Interview Sucessful
Congrats~! Nice to see all these approvals on this side of the forum!

Edited by TucsonBill, 06 December 2006 - 02:09 PM.

TucsonBillMaleThailand2006-12-06 14:08:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionYAY! Finally got our interview date!
YAY! Finally - got our interview date, Jan 24th - that late in the month kinda sucks but at least we're on the schedule now :) We have our 'NON-legally binding ceremony set for Feb 17, and she WANTED to give 30 days advance notice to her employer, but she does not think it will be a problem that she wont be able to now... oh well!

:D

Bill
TucsonBillMaleThailand2006-12-06 10:47:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionInterview next week!
I'd tell him that the NOA2 was the real approval, and he should be happy, the interview is the easy part! Tell him rather than worrying, he should be looking forward to his new life with you in the US. Focus on the possitive! :)
TucsonBillMaleThailand2006-12-06 14:12:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionGathering 3 years of tax returns if you haven't worked for 3 years..

Hey everyone. I was wondering about gathering the necessary information after the NOA2. I have only worked for a few months (my first job ever, before that, I was working on and off at my relatives and parents places, but not for paid). Do you think this will still be okay? What should I do then if I do not have any tax returns because I have been only working for these few months. I will have a co-sponsor because I do not have enough financial income. Thanks!


If you have a co-sponsor, this should not be a problem. The tax returns are just ONE of a list of items you can present, and are not necessarily necessary in all cases. I think it's more important the co-sponsor to have the tax returns if necessary. I'd still get a letter from my employer, stating your salary, how long you've worked there, and whether your position is permanent or temporary.

Bill

Edited by TucsonBill, 06 December 2006 - 02:20 PM.

TucsonBillMaleThailand2006-12-06 14:20:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionI'm freaking out

Okay, sorry if this post is not the most coherent, but I am freaking out a bit. My fiance had his medical exam today, got his records, we were very excited that it feels like it is all coming together. Well, he called the consulate to see what the wait times were for interview appts (like I said, he was excited/anxious) .... while he was on the phone with the guy, he asked a question about his police certificate. Basically, he had a driving while impaired charge from 20 years ago when he was young and stupid :) 20 years ago!!!!!!! Anyway, the consulate guy told him, because he has a criminal charge, he has to be fingerprinted and the records sent off to Ottawa which could take up to 6 months to receive.

Is there anything we can do to expedite this? Also, is this charge anything that would get the visa denied?

Oh god I feel sick now. No sleep tonight.


Well, noone else has replied - the only thing I can think of is that if I'd have ever had 'any' criminal charge, I think that, in lieu of all the immigration laws, I'd have been so paranoid I'd have asked this question alot earlier. Not much you can do now except wait, and continue with the process. I know I asked my fiance, when discussing the police report, if she'd EVER had any problems at all with the police. Did you ask? Did you know about this before and just 'assume' that it was so old that it wouldn't matter or something?

It just seems to me, that this is the kind of information the process is DESIGNED to uncover, and knowing that, you should have, (at least one of you), already been prepared for this to happen.

Bill


Yes, I knew about the charge. My fiance was upfront about it from the beginning. However, I didn't mention this the last post (like I said, was not thinking coherently), but we HAD contacted a representative at the national call center to ask about this because we WERE concerned about the charge and how it might affect the process. We were told to follow the packet 3 checklist and get the court records .... NOTHING was said about him needing fingerprints. By the info. we were given, we thought that it would be okay if we had court records to show how long ago the charge was and the type.

I have posted this before and I will say again, I wish I had found this site earlier .... it seems during this process, I have received conflicting information from different sources (not just this example). Yes, maybe I should have been more paranoid and not trusted the information I had received, but I guess I was naive and, at the time, trusted the info. I was given. Argh!!!


Well, I dont know about Canada, but I had to be fingerprinted recently for one of the professional licenses I hold, as I have had to do in the past, and it doesn't take 6 months. I just go down to the police station, they do it on the spot, and I submit my fingerprints to the proper authority who forwards it to the FBI, they run them through the database and I get my new license. The entire process takes about 2 weeks. Again, I dont know about Canada. Maybe they have to to manually compare fingerprints or have really slow compuers up there... (Just kidding!) :P

I hope all goes well, and that it doesnt take 6 months.

Bill
TucsonBillMaleThailand2006-12-07 10:18:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionI'm freaking out

Okay, sorry if this post is not the most coherent, but I am freaking out a bit. My fiance had his medical exam today, got his records, we were very excited that it feels like it is all coming together. Well, he called the consulate to see what the wait times were for interview appts (like I said, he was excited/anxious) .... while he was on the phone with the guy, he asked a question about his police certificate. Basically, he had a driving while impaired charge from 20 years ago when he was young and stupid :) 20 years ago!!!!!!! Anyway, the consulate guy told him, because he has a criminal charge, he has to be fingerprinted and the records sent off to Ottawa which could take up to 6 months to receive.

Is there anything we can do to expedite this? Also, is this charge anything that would get the visa denied?

Oh god I feel sick now. No sleep tonight.


Well, noone else has replied - the only thing I can think of is that if I'd have ever had 'any' criminal charge, I think that, in lieu of all the immigration laws, I'd have been so paranoid I'd have asked this question alot earlier. Not much you can do now except wait, and continue with the process. I know I asked my fiance, when discussing the police report, if she'd EVER had any problems at all with the police. Did you ask? Did you know about this before and just 'assume' that it was so old that it wouldn't matter or something?

It just seems to me, that this is the kind of information the process is DESIGNED to uncover, and knowing that, you should have, (at least one of you), already been prepared for this to happen.

Bill
TucsonBillMaleThailand2006-12-06 21:53:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussionhow does this look?
As far as I can tell, as long as you have:

K1 visa application and supporing required documents
Affidavit of support and supporting required documents
Proof of continuing relationship and intent to marry
Meical exam paperwork
Police Report etc - everything on the checklist - divorce decrees, fiances birth certificate with traslations if necessary

Sounds good to me! Just read through all your instructoins again verey carefully, including the checklist, and make sure you have everything IN DUPLICATE - ie make photo copies of original documents and be ready to show the originals if they ask to see them.

Good Luck!

Bill
TucsonBillMaleThailand2006-12-08 12:32:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussioni-134 quick q?
As I read the guidelines, the assets would 'seem' to be sufficient.

Has the co-sponsor taken 'family leave' or quit thier job, or are they self employed? I took family leave once, (to help care for my mom who was dieing), which Congress passed a law on, and if I remember right, if thats the case, your co-sponsor would still be employed and should still be able to get a letter form the employer regarding present position, salary etc.

I'd submit past tax returns and explain the situation.

Not enough infomation to really offer further suggestions unless you want to explain a little more in detail.

Bill

Edited by TucsonBill, 08 December 2006 - 12:15 PM.

TucsonBillMaleThailand2006-12-08 12:11:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussionhelp!
Well I guess I could be wrong about the above, depending on the consulate. Hopefully someone else will tell you what the Philippines requires.
TucsonBillMaleThailand2006-12-08 16:26:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussionhelp!
IE:

The certification format should include the certifier's name, signature, address, and date of certification. A suggested format is:

Certification by Translator

I typed name , certify that I am fluent (conversant) in the English and languages, and that the above/attached document is an accurate translation of the document attached entitled .

Signature
Date Typed Name
Address
TucsonBillMaleThailand2006-12-08 12:02:00
US Embassy and Consulate Discussionhelp!
If the old translation shows a different reference number on it, I'd go the extra mile and get the new one translated too. It might look fishy having a 'translation' that does not match the document being translated, or that has a date on it that preceeds the actual document you will use. I'd go the extra mile and get the new one translated.

As I understand it, anyone who is bi-lingual in French and English could translate it for you, simply by attesting that they are competant to do it and signing it in the proper manner as described. That should not take two weeks.

Bill

Edited by TucsonBill, 08 December 2006 - 11:58 AM.

TucsonBillMaleThailand2006-12-08 11:56:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionPlease help
The only think I am thinking is that it 'migt' cause a delay, have you tried contacting the Embassy and asking them for guidance? I'd try that, and if that didn't work I'd contact the NVC and see what they say.

Bill
TucsonBillMaleThailand2006-12-08 23:06:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionGetting a Social Security Number In Advance

When my fiance comes through JFK if they do not stamp him for the EAD does that mean that he can't get a SS #?


SSA policies and procedures state that fiancé visa holders are eligible to receive an SSN upon producing evidence of age, identity and a valid, unexpired U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Form I-94, Arrival-Departure Record, which contains the appropriate certification from DHS that entry to the United States has been permitted with a fiancé visa classification.

It doesn't say anything about requiring EAD - and I think I read they stopped doing that at the POE. As I understand the EAD, it's really no good for obtaining permanent employment, becuse it's only good for 90 days - but I've read other posts were people have gotten jobs and continued working beyond the 90 days so I'm not really sure.

We're planning on just waiting for AOS before Pao tries to get any kind of job.

Bill
TucsonBillMaleThailand2006-12-08 23:47:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionGetting a Social Security Number In Advance
I tried following your recomendation regarding the Immigration News forum, but it appears that forum is moderated now and new topics must be approved first.

Bill

Bill,

It was very much of interest. It was not entirely clear that you'd 'switched gears' with that post so some people failed to keep up with you.

Thanks for that item, maybe post it as a new thread in the Immigration News forum?

Yodrak

Um - maybe I was not clear - I am agreeing with what Yodrak and others said, I just thought it might be of interest to those reading this thread that a review of the current proceedures is planned in 2007.

Bill


TucsonBillMaleThailand2006-12-08 17:43:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionGetting a Social Security Number In Advance
Um - maybe I was not clear - I am agreeing with what Yodrak and others said, I just thought it might be of interest to those reading this thread that a review of the current proceedures is planned in 2007.

Bill

Edited by TucsonBill, 08 December 2006 - 04:08 PM.

TucsonBillMaleThailand2006-12-08 16:08:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionGetting a Social Security Number In Advance
Ok, I found this on the Social Security Administration website, regarding thier agenda for 2007:

Assigning Social Security Numbers to Fiancé Visa Nonimmigrants

Objective

To (1) evaluate SSA’s compliance in assigning SSNs to fiancé visa nonimmigrants and (2) determine whether vulnerabilities exist in this process that may allow noncitizen fiance’s whose immigration status has expired to remain in the United States and improperly use their SSNs.

Background

U.S. citizens who are engaged to a foreign national may petition the State Department for a fiancé classification. The marriage must take place within 90 days of the fiancé entering the United States. If the marriage does not take place within 90 days, the State Department requires that the fiancé leave the United States.

SSA policies and procedures state that fiancé visa holders are eligible to receive an SSN upon producing evidence of age, identity and a valid, unexpired U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Form I-94, Arrival-Departure Record, which contains the appropriate certification from DHS that entry to the United States has been permitted with a fiancé visa classification. SSA assigns about 14,000 original SSNs annually to individuals who have fiancé visas. SSA field office personnel have expressed concern that the Agency assigns SSNs to fiancé visa holders whose legal duration of stay in the United States may only be 90 days. An SSN card makes it easier for individuals who do not marry to remain in the United States.

Bill
TucsonBillMaleThailand2006-12-08 15:31:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionGetting a Social Security Number In Advance
If I remember right, I read it in a pamphlet while I was at the local USCIS office here in Tucson with some questions, (very early on in this process). If I remember right, the application could be submitted at the same time as the K-1 visa application and the Consulate would play some role in seeing that the aplication was processed if the visa was approved - or 'something like that' - I just remember reading the brochure that there was a way to combine this with the process.

Bill
TucsonBillMaleThailand2006-12-08 12:48:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionGetting a Social Security Number In Advance
I read somewhere that my fiance can apply for a Social Security number before she even comes to the US. Any comments?
TucsonBillMaleThailand2006-12-08 12:35:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionInterview Date finally!!
Congrats~!

I wonder if I can get OUR date changed.... hrm...

Bill
TucsonBillMaleThailand2006-12-08 15:45:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionVISA APPROVED AND ISSUED
Congrats~! Just remember your journey is not over yet, still alot to do when your fiance gets to the US and VJ will still be here!

Bill
TucsonBillMaleThailand2006-12-06 14:14:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionSuccessful interview
Congrats~! I'm getting kinda anxious myself, I wish Jan 24th would hurry up and get here already!

Bill
TucsonBillMaleThailand2006-12-08 23:03:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionQuestions About Electronic Filing of DS-156...
Thailand recently, (as of Nov 1), started requiring that the DS-156 be completed online, and pritned out with a bar code. There have been alot of quesitons about this form on the SAWASDEE2 thread in the "Fiance Visa Genral Discussion Forum", as no one yet has reported back how the interviews have gone with this new form. Have other places been requireing this? If anyone knows, I have some questions:

1. On question 16 my fiance has no fax or pager number, but the blank will not accept anything but numerical entries, but it also says every question must be answered (in the instructions we received) or to put "NOT APPLICABLE" and not to put "N/A" - seems rather picky!

2. In relation to the above, my fiances address has a "/" character in it, but the space provided for the address will not accept the "/" character, (illegal character on the electonic form) - so we had to write the address number like "12 slash 34 Main Street" (so maybe thats why they say to write 'NOT APPLICABLE and not to write N/A' for questions that don't apply).


My over all question is, how damn picky are they really going to be at the interview if you have written information on the form that you could not enter over the computer.

Additionally, I'd like to know of you make a mistake, can you re-do the form. When you save it and print it it gets bar coded, so I think if you tried to re-do it it might mess up the process...

Anyone know the answer to any of these questions?

Bill

Edited by TucsonBill, 17 December 2006 - 01:16 AM.

TucsonBillMaleThailand2006-12-17 01:12:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionFinally
Mr Anderson....

Is it over?

Agent Smith


hehe :)

Congrats~!

Bill

Attached Files


TucsonBillMaleThailand2006-12-08 15:40:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionNOA2 -- is it supposed to say goes to NVC..mine doesn't

Hi: I just received my NOA2 snail mail. in the body it says the petition has been approved and forwarded to the "listed consulate." I am a bit unclear. I thought it was to go to the NVC. Thus, my question, has everyone else's said the same thing but really it goes to the NVC??? Or has everyone else's said in the body of their NOA2 that it goes to the NVC?

Please let me know...thanks!!!


My NOA2 was sent to NVC.


I'm just going by previous posters experiences:

http://www.visajourn...mp;#entry325938

Bill
TucsonBillMaleThailand2006-12-16 22:37:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionNOA2 -- is it supposed to say goes to NVC..mine doesn't

It is on it's way to the consulate "Through" the NVC.

Give it about 2 weeks and contact NVC for the Department of State case number and status.



My NOA2 clearly says it was sent to the NVC, if you were granted expedited handling, yours may go directly to the consulate and bypass the NVC.

Bill
TucsonBillMaleThailand2006-12-16 21:36:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionVisa Denied

I think its a damn shame that congress wants to grant citizenship to the millions of illegal immgrants that are here now



There is nothing in the current proposal for immigration reform that "grants citizenship" to undocumented immigrants. There is discussion about providing a path to legalization (and therefore an option for citizenship down the road) for undocumented immigrants who meet certain requirements.

This is completely unrelated to incompetence or errors made at the consulate level.


Opinions vary.

Where I'm from, legal vs illegal immigration is a hot topic. Granted, my 'visa journey' has been pretty smooth dispite all the problems I had with the "USCIS disinformation line", but I've seen enough people here get screwed by unexplained, unnecessary dealys along the way to know that the process for those seeking to immigrate legally could be improved considerably.

What happened to the OP is like getting pulled over by a cop for speeding when you are driving 25 mph in a 25 mph zone. The cop doesn't deny you were only doing 25, but gives you the ticket anyway. A moment later, someone else comes charging down the road at 70mph and and the cop just smiles and waves...

Bill
TucsonBillMaleThailand2006-12-16 23:54:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionVisa Denied
Try calling the NVC and see what they say. It appears that the consulate did not follow the law on this matter.

I think its a damn shame that congress wants to grant citizenship to the millions of illegal immgrants that are here now, (more comming every day), but when one tries to follow the rules, and do it legally, they wind up getting turned away because some idiot at the consulate does not know what the law even is.

Bill :ranting: :protest:
TucsonBillMaleThailand2006-12-16 21:42:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionVisa Denied
I'm wondering of the consulate even asked for tax returns... This could be a case where giving them too much information, and information they did not ask for, caused this problem. I think I would protest this decision, I found this QUOTE:

"Do the same income requirements apply to all immigrant visa applicants even if they use the I-134?

No. The 125 percent minimum income requirement, the need for the most recent year's tax return and other requirements only apply when an I-864 is needed. Applicants using the I-134 will need to show that their sponsor's income is 100 percent of federal poverty guidelines as required under Section 212(a)(4) of the INA" END QUOTE

http://travel.state..../info_1328.html

I think I might rush off an email to the Embassy, or try to speak to a supervisor -or something- call a congressman?

Bill

Edited by TucsonBill, 16 December 2006 - 09:21 PM.

TucsonBillMaleThailand2006-12-16 21:20:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionI-134 & Pay stubs?

If London requires the I-134 , I would assume they will send you an I-134 in your packet 3.

If I understand the requirements properly, the pay stubs should indicate your ability to maintain your income at its current level and tax records and/or an employer letter indicate your past history of employment. Combined, those items give an accurate indication of past and present work patterns and in that hopefully allow them to gauge your stability as a sponsor. My thinking on it says that, say you had a job that provided sufficient income to sponsor an immigrant in 2006, your tax records would indicate that as would an employment letter. Now lets say you lost that job on Jan 1 2007, obviously you wouldn't have the ability to qualify as a sponsor, but that information wouldn't be indicated on your tax return/transcript. That's where current pay stubs as well as an employment letter provide a clear indication of the circumstances.
I don't think the instructions CLEARLY indicate a cut and dry requirement of what's required as evidence but I would imagine pay stubs reflecting a couple months of steady income would be beneficial.

:)


Ok, I went and looked and found this:

"An applicant for a fiancé(e), Kii or V visa is not required to file an affidavit of support, form I-864 at the time he or she applies for the visa."

http://www.usembassy...faffidavit.html

That is the page I read on the UK, and it does go on to talk about the I-134 as being an 'option', depending on the circumstances.

I'm also getitng this thread confused with another thread in the "Foreign Embassy" discussion. In that thread, I did make it clear that pay-stubs may be beneficial as you say, I just dont believe in automatically giving them information that they dont ask for. Nothing I received from in my Thailand packet said tax returns were requred either. I have given Pao my tax returns and my pay stubs, so that if they request them at the interview, she can provide them

Another poster in that same forum, had his fiance's visa denied based on tax returns he provided, and its questionalbe whether or not the tax returns were even required. Thats a case where perhaps providing evidence the embassy did not ask for, wound up leading to a denial.

Bill

Edited by TucsonBill, 17 December 2006 - 05:19 PM.

TucsonBillMaleThailand2006-12-17 17:17:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionI-134 & Pay stubs?

Generally speaking, so far as I can tell, people seeking to bring immgrants from poorer, (3rd world), countries are required to provide the affidavit.


Bill

Man the folks in Canada are gonna be pissed when they find out they didn't get the memo that they have been reclassified as a " poorer, (3rd world), " country.


LOL - I was going to add "(like Canadians)" right after where I said ," poorer, (3rd world), " country but I didn't hit the edit key in time after I thought of it :P

Actually, I think the correct term is 'high risk' countries. I honestly don't know why they requre it for Canada, except that its so close to the US border I'd suppose we get more illegal immigrants from Canada than the UK.

Bill

Edited by TucsonBill, 17 December 2006 - 12:38 AM.

TucsonBillMaleThailand2006-12-17 00:34:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionI-134 & Pay stubs?

Where does it say to submit "proof of current emloyment and earnings" ?


London, for example, does ask for at least two of the following, to "substantiate the information regarding income and resources" (which sounds similar to what you asked, at least to me). It's important to remember that what is requested varies from embassy to embassy.

* notarized copies of his or her latest federal income tax return;

* a statement from his or her employer showing salary and the length and permanency of employment;

* a statement from an officer of a bank regarding his or her account, the date the account was opened and the present balance;

* any other evidence adequate to establish financial ability to carry out his or her undertaking toward the applicant for what might be an indefinite period of time.

I'd say pay stubs fall into that last category, even if they aren't specifically asked for. Some embassies and consulates may not take even a glance at them, others may specifically request it, some may just take it into context with the employer letter-- I'm not sure if the OP's consulate's website may say that pay stubs are required or not.
I'm personally going to cover all bases and send all of the above, because I feel my bank statement is weak (Thanks for nothing, National City), because the income has changed from last years taxes (about the same amount but part of the income we have is non taxable, and thats covering what we lost), and because the employment situation is a bit hard to understand without having at least 10 sheets of paper that document the exact situation. No guarantee they'll accept any of it or even ask for any of it, but it's better to have it available on the chance they do ask.

As for how many pay stubs I'm sending, technically, it's going to be around 12-15, but as mentioned, my case is a little more detailed than others, and all paychecks are bundled together in groups of 3 and 4 which correlates with the Workmans Comp paychecks that go alongside it.


The topic of this thread specifically refers to the I-134, not other requirements that the particular consulate may or may not have on thier particular instrucion page.

I dont even believe the UK requires an affidavit of support, thus, they have established thier own rules. Generally speaking, so far as I can tell, people seeking to bring immgrants from poorer, (3rd world), countries are required to provide the affidavit.


Bill

Edited by TucsonBill, 17 December 2006 - 12:09 AM.

TucsonBillMaleThailand2006-12-17 00:05:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionI-134 & Pay stubs?

Not sure it asks for pay stubs in writing, but it says to submitt proof of current employment and earnings, and a pay stub is one of the best ways to prove how much you're making, and that you're currently employed.


Where does it say to submit "proof of current emloyment and earnings" ?

What it does specifically ask for is:

"A statement of your employer on business stationary, showing
1. date and nature of employment
2. salary paid
3. whether the position is temporary or permanent"

As noted above, they probably won't even look at your check stubs because its not what they're asking for. I believe its more important to have the letter from your employer than to have the check stubs, as the stubs don't give them all the information they are requesting.

Personally, I would not offer up anything they don't request. (Although it's probably not a bad idea to have them just in case they ask.)

Bill
TucsonBillMaleThailand2006-12-16 19:04:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionI-134 & Pay stubs?
Where does the I-134 ask for pay stubs?

Bill
TucsonBillMaleThailand2006-12-16 11:41:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionQuestion 11 on I-134

Ok Alex. I can always leave it blank since I'm going on the interview and fill it in there if need be.



Its not uncle Sam I am worried about.


So... who is it you're worried about?

Bill
TucsonBillMaleThailand2006-12-19 18:59:00
US Embassy and Consulate DiscussionQuestion 11 on I-134

Question about I134. I will fill this form out, hopefully, by mid jan. My income for 2006 will be around 90K.
In my case would this be all I would have to indicate on the affadavit? I could leave my savings, 401s and all that off the record?
And then what sort of back up would I need? Just my W2?
I have no real estate, just money buried and I would rather leave that undisclosed at this point.

Thanks.


Read the instructions, the only back up you need is the letter from your employer. Many have suggested taking pay stubs and tax returns, but I dont see that requested anywhere in any of the instructions we received. I'm sending them anyway just in case they're asked for, but I'm not going to have her volunteer them.

In regards to the other, hehe, if its buried in 401k's and bank savings, you can bet Uncle Sam already knows about it anyway :P

Bill
TucsonBillMaleThailand2006-12-18 21:30:00