adjudicator89

Dental Assistant 1200 a month??? Hmm, that doesn't seem right not even for a part time job. A friend of mine is a Dental Assistant and she earns 1230 bi-weekly which is 2460 a moth. Milan

jeffreyhy

M,

I was thinking the same thing, it seemed kind of low. Thanks for providing some relevant information.

Not that it will do the OP any good if the income he told us is accurate, whatever the reason. :-(

Regards, JEff

ian-mstm

I wonder if that's net wages or gross wages? I can see $1200 being low for gross wages, but for net wages it may not be - depending on what deductions are being taken out. Just a thought.

Ian

jeffreyhy

I,

Yes, a good thought.

Regards, JEff

PepsiChic

i just want to add that at my K1 interview I was approved my visa but was not allowed to have it till i sent in a new I-134 as my fiance's income was not enough. The conoff interviewing me actually printed out a copy of the I-864 poverty guidelines, highlighted the amount it said i needed and gave it to me to take home.

So although they may not suppose to go by the poverty guidelines exactly...sometimes they do.

as for a list of things you'll want to take for the I-134 here is what i gave them

2 copies of detail page of passport
I-134 Form completed and signed by USC
Bank Letter
Latest 3 Tax Return Transcripts
Letter from Employment (stating date work started, position, salery etc) and signed by manager
Proof of Assets

Nutmegger

But there is a difference between a dental assistant and a dental technician -- perhaps your friend is a trained technician who works on teeth, as opposed to the assistant who hands the correct instrument to the dentist, but doesn't have the training to actually work on teeth.

SecretGarden

And there might even be a third consideration.....a dental hygienist which does the actual cleaning of teeth independent of the dentist. I would think that might earn even more money. ?

~SG

Nutmegger

I was thinking of hygienist when I used the term technician (and I am sure you are correct that they are the best paid)-- but you are right, there might be three tiers! Technician might be something different from the hygienist I actually was thinking of, a person who works on dentures, etc.

chrisroach

yeah shes just a dental assistent (she hads tools, cleans up afterwards etc) and has only recently qualified. She works around 35 hours a week at $13 an hour. So 1200 a month is about right.

I think im going to have her mum, or her dad do an I-134 also!

jeffreyhy

Sounds like just short of $2,000 per month to me. Except that at 35 hours per week she may not be considered a full-time employee with benefits such as paid holidays and vacations, so $2,000 per month may be somewhere between $20,000 and $21,000 per year.

How accurate is that "around 35 hours per week" figure? $1,200 a month would be 'around' 21-1/2 hours per week at $13 per hour.

Back to Ian's thought - are your talking gross pay or net 'take-home' pay after taxes.

Regards, JEff

ian-mstm

It's funny... as I get older, I find my skill at arithmetic not quite what it used to be. That said, when I multiply 35 * $13 * 52 (weeks/yr) / 12 months... then I get ~$1970 a month... not $1200 - and $1970/mo yields well above the $18,212/yr currently required for an I-864.

Ian

jeffreyhy

I have the same problem. Maybe that's why you and I get the same answer

Regards, JEff

scrubbedexpat099

Perhaps the 2 degrees did not include any mathematical aspects,

London Consulate allows you to self sponsor so he should be OK on his own.

jeffreyhy

He won't likely be OK with savings of only 5,000 pounds.

And if he does get past the consulate he still has to meet the I-864 requirement for adjustment of status.

Regards, JEff

scrubbedexpat099

1. Should be OK for K1

2. I 864 is another issue..