Question about being public charge

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Hello,

I have a question about being a public charge for my case :

1) I have an French Engineer degree
2) both my wife and I work in a managing position
3) we have no job experience in the US
4) we have 2 kids
5) we have enough money to go beyond poverty level
6) our English is good enough to work
7) we don't have any opportunity to get a sponsor

Do we really have to present a notarized job contract ? It's quite hard to get one from Europe.

We would prefer to convince Consulate we will find a job quite easily and that it is better to be a public charge in France than in the US ?

Are we taking chances ?

thanks,

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This is my generic answer to the posts for Evidence of Support:
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Evidence of Support : It can be any combination of the following three :
_ Affidavit of Support : form I134 filled by a US Citizen ( USC ) or a Legal Permanent Resident ( LPR = GC holder ) http://www.uscis.gov/graphics/howdoi/affsupp.htm

_ Job offer in the US : it is better to obtain a job offer on the company's letterhead and have it notarized.

_ Own funds ( bank accounts, assets....): see poverty guidelines for an idea of the amount. ( bank statement)

For the Evidence of Support, you can provide any combination of the 3, which means you can provide one ( any one ) of the mentioned documents, two ( any two ), or the three of them.
Remember that you better be safe than sorry. Bring as much as you can.
So, the I134 alone is good. Still, it would be better if you could show your own funds.

Also, education and english skills play a role as it will help in finding a job.
The immigration officer determines your potential to become public charge. So the more proofs you provide that you won't become one, the better for you.
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In your case, my opinion is: having your own funds should be enough. With your education and professional experience, you should be able to convince that you will get a job in the US.