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Re: unsure?!
Originally posted by Jenney & Mark
Originally posted by Pulaski
If a K1 visa is a fiancé (?) visa then you do know that you have to get married within 6 months of arriving, don't you?
This is NOT correct. Once you get the K1 visa, you have 6 months to enter the United States using that visa. Once you ARRIVE the United States, you have 90 DAYS to get married.
Originally posted by Pulaski
Your fiancée will also need an income of at least the poverty level for two adults to "sponsor" your visa application.
This is kinda-sorta right. The USC needs to have an income which is at least 125% (not 100%) of the US government's poverty level guidelines, which vary according to the size of the family unit. Assuming your "family unit" will consist of only you and your fiancée, that means -- as your sponsor -- she has to earn at least $14,925 per year.
She may also use assets (bonds, stocks, etc.) to meet the $14,925 minimum. However, the rules regarding using assets are slightly different than only using income to meet the 125%; other people know more than I do about that.
If she doesn't earn/have that much, then a co-sponsor is needed. The co-sponsor has to be a USC and also earn/have a certain minimum. The co-sponsor DOES NOT have to be related to the USC.
(The good news is, the US goverment only cares how much money your fiancée HAS, not how much she OWES -- so even if she owes $10,000 in student loans or credit card debt, as long as she can somehow meet the 125% minimum, you're ok. Weird, isn't it?)
Anyway, just wanted to clear up those misconceptions; hopefully I haven't just added to your confusion!! lol
~ Jenney
Originally posted by Pulaski
If a K1 visa is a fiancé (?) visa then you do know that you have to get married within 6 months of arriving, don't you?
This is NOT correct. Once you get the K1 visa, you have 6 months to enter the United States using that visa. Once you ARRIVE the United States, you have 90 DAYS to get married.
Originally posted by Pulaski
Your fiancée will also need an income of at least the poverty level for two adults to "sponsor" your visa application.
This is kinda-sorta right. The USC needs to have an income which is at least 125% (not 100%) of the US government's poverty level guidelines, which vary according to the size of the family unit. Assuming your "family unit" will consist of only you and your fiancée, that means -- as your sponsor -- she has to earn at least $14,925 per year.
She may also use assets (bonds, stocks, etc.) to meet the $14,925 minimum. However, the rules regarding using assets are slightly different than only using income to meet the 125%; other people know more than I do about that.
If she doesn't earn/have that much, then a co-sponsor is needed. The co-sponsor has to be a USC and also earn/have a certain minimum. The co-sponsor DOES NOT have to be related to the USC.
(The good news is, the US goverment only cares how much money your fiancée HAS, not how much she OWES -- so even if she owes $10,000 in student loans or credit card debt, as long as she can somehow meet the 125% minimum, you're ok. Weird, isn't it?)
Anyway, just wanted to clear up those misconceptions; hopefully I haven't just added to your confusion!! lol
~ Jenney