articles of support

[spirittraveller]

hi. i have been on this long road of application since march 2011. I got through the I-129 F okay. Now everything is up to the consular officer at the Manila embassy. My problem ( and it is a doozie ! ) is that since 2008, I have not had a 1040 or 1099 due to the fact that i worked as a farm laborer for a business that rose out of the ashes and came to fruition because of my work there. The business had no money to pay me for 2008 and 2009. We were all poor and i lived off of a beautiful garden filled with peas,green beans, cucumbers, etc. I also had orange and pomegranite trees, and grapes. The economy of the US went bad around this time,but as the business built up, as the nursery /greenhouse became more prosperous, ,my rent and utlities were paid for and i was promised great things. The promises did not come through,however. So, I am worried to death...i sent the embassy notes from the business owner which detailed my rent,utility bills, and a truck i was given for my work in 2008 and 2009. I also sent them what tax statements I had from temporary jobs i took to survive, and my rental agreement for 2009. I am a remodeler/handyman, but primarily a plumber, and i traded so many services for food,rent, and electricity, and i have done so until the present day--in another state. Am I screwed?? I am half insane for the lack of my fiance--she is in Cavite--I do send her money for her care there since her surgery and forced detention and subsequent release. Thanks for your attention.

[immihelp]

In order to show that you have income, you need to get paid in money (not barter system), you should have paychecks, you should have filed income taxes and you should have proper papers. There is no way around it.

[spirittraveller]

shoulda, woulda, coulda

You sound the same as the faculty of the hospital who forcibly detained/confined mahal ko. If a single man shows less then about 9,000 dollars a year in wages he does not have to file. For head of household it is 12,000 ( roughly ). Not all life is black and white, and it makes me sick to know so many people apply themselves to the letter of the law rather than the spirit of the law. I was a builder in the fastest growing county of the U.S. at the time --Maricopa, Arizona, when all of a sudden I was earning 200 dollars a week and spending 200 dollars a week on fuel. Things just aren`t as clearcut as they used to be. I have worked within the tax structure since 1975, so I hardly need to learn more about that. As far as I know--the value of my rental, monies I have sent to her,and whatever else I have done to pay for my place in life--has a value,whether monetarily or spiritually--it is convertible. My personal possessions are convertible also. I understand there are people who might adhere to codes which are are unchanging and unwavering ( i call them the IRS ) . I had hoped to be encouraged by you here and not told that my situation is hopeless.

[nichole]

Unfortunately the US government needs proof on paper that your income exceeds125% of the published poverty level. $9000 a year falls short. If you have assets, those can be used to make up the difference. Spirititual value doesn't cut it for immigration purposes. 2010 income tax is what is required---only the most recent year. If you're an employee, they should have provided you with a W2. If you are a contractor, they should have provided you with a 1099 showing your 2010 earnings and you are considered self-employed and should be liable for self-employment taxes. What you send to your fiance has no bearing. Show what you earn in a year.

I had hoped to be encouraged by you here and not told that my situation is hopeless.

Would you prefer to not get an answer if it wasn't the one you had in mind? If you ask a question, people will answer it as they choose. On a forum like this it might not even be correct.