<prompt> Human: Hello all, I am currently a 28 year old engineering student. I met my current girlfriend through friends while she is visiting on a visa. Ill save you the details but we want to get married and have kids. The problem is I dont show much of any income. I am a full time student but Im also a 1099 employee and make about 18k a year. My parents gift me about another 18-20k a year but as I understand it that doesnt count as income. In order to qualify to have her stay with me and get married I must show 21k income on my taxes. Obviously off paper I have this, and for their purposes of screening people they really dont need to worry about me. My parents have net worth of about 3-4 million so they will continue to gift me money my whole life. My income will significantly change when I finish school. My question is, how bad of an idea is it for me to report more income so I meet the threshold of 21k. Is there something Im not seeing that would make it a bad idea? Thank you all for your time.  <response>: As someone who has done the fiancée visa, re-post this at visajourney.com Its an excellent source of information that will help you through the whole process.Without digging too much I see two solutions:- Your parents can co-sponsor. They will be financial responsible for her while the visa process takes place .- Do work for your parents. Find something that your parents need done, and overcharge them as a contractor. Itll affect your taxes, but as long as youre doing something, its legitimate income. 