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Hi, I am currently planning to apply for marriage-based immigration to the US, but I have a question wrt the financial requirement. Me: applicant. Spouse: US Citizen.
I am currently on F-1 student visa. My spouse made 15K, 18K, 25K in 2013, 2014, 2015. My income was 0K (master's degree), 30K (phd), 30K (phd) in 2013, 2014, 2015. He's projected to make another 25K in 2016, and me 30K. We are married and living together and my income won't get affected by the change of my immigration status (meaning my income can be used to meet the income requirement)
We don't have any financial problems, and my degree will guarantee a job with min 100K per annum starting next May/June. His family cannot help us financially. We don't have any asset, but I do have around 50K in my saving's account under my name.
So here's the issue.
We can wait till next year to apply. By then the most recent 3 years will be 14, 15, 16. Our joint income will surpass the poverty guidelines plenty. But he doesn't want me to wait, and it would def make travel plans a lot easier if we could get it done as soon as possible.
My questions:
Is there ANYWAY for us to apply NOW? Our joint income was not sufficient in 2013 only, when I was living on savings and he had a crappy part-time job back then. Will this affect the validity of the application? Can my savings account help? How much asset do we need if the savings account is not enough (to make up for 2013 essentially).
Any advice will be tremendously appreciated! Thank you all in advance!
I am currently on F-1 student visa. My spouse made 15K, 18K, 25K in 2013, 2014, 2015. My income was 0K (master's degree), 30K (phd), 30K (phd) in 2013, 2014, 2015. He's projected to make another 25K in 2016, and me 30K. We are married and living together and my income won't get affected by the change of my immigration status (meaning my income can be used to meet the income requirement)
We don't have any financial problems, and my degree will guarantee a job with min 100K per annum starting next May/June. His family cannot help us financially. We don't have any asset, but I do have around 50K in my saving's account under my name.
So here's the issue.
We can wait till next year to apply. By then the most recent 3 years will be 14, 15, 16. Our joint income will surpass the poverty guidelines plenty. But he doesn't want me to wait, and it would def make travel plans a lot easier if we could get it done as soon as possible.
My questions:
Is there ANYWAY for us to apply NOW? Our joint income was not sufficient in 2013 only, when I was living on savings and he had a crappy part-time job back then. Will this affect the validity of the application? Can my savings account help? How much asset do we need if the savings account is not enough (to make up for 2013 essentially).
Any advice will be tremendously appreciated! Thank you all in advance!
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