Co Sponsor

[Hi Im GOIY 0]

I have heard through the grapevine that if you co-sponsor someone, the government can require you to put aside a sum of money, making you incapable of accessing it, in the assumption that there might be some kind of emergency involving the people you're co-sponsoring...... Is that true? If my dad co-sponsor's me, will the gov't make him put aside a decent percentage of his money in order to do so? If so, that's going to make it so he won't do it and will make my situation much more unpredictable... Thanks for the feedback!

[Old Dominion 26]

I have heard through the grapevine that if you co-sponsor someone, the government can require you to put aside a sum of money, making you incapable of accessing it, in the assumption that there might be some kind of emergency involving the people you're co-sponsoring...... Is that true? If my dad co-sponsor's me, will the gov't make him put aside a decent percentage of his money in order to do so? If so, that's going to make it so he won't do it and will make my situation much more unpredictable... Thanks for the feedback!

I have arranged co-sponsors for several K-1 applicants. Based on this experience, I can truthfully say that the government will not touch your father's assets or bank account. When your fiancee arrives, and after you begin the process of adjusting her status, your father's co-sponsorship obligation ends. At that point, however, you will need to find a co-sponsor again. Again, if your father is willing, the government will not touch his assets but if at some point within 10 years, she must apply for public assistance, your father will be obligated to provide (if you can't)

[pushbrk 12,910]

I have heard through the grapevine that if you co-sponsor someone, the government can require you to put aside a sum of money, making you incapable of accessing it, in the assumption that there might be some kind of emergency involving the people you're co-sponsoring...... Is that true? If my dad co-sponsor's me, will the gov't make him put aside a decent percentage of his money in order to do so? If so, that's going to make it so he won't do it and will make my situation much more unpredictable... Thanks for the feedback!

You're referring to a "bond". It's technically possible but I've never heard of a bond being required for a family based visa.

[sunzetgirl 0]

I have heard through the grapevine that if you co-sponsor someone, the government can require you to put aside a sum of money, making you incapable of accessing it, in the assumption that there might be some kind of emergency involving the people you're co-sponsoring...... Is that true? If my dad co-sponsor's me, will the gov't make him put aside a decent percentage of his money in order to do so? If so, that's going to make it so he won't do it and will make my situation much more unpredictable... Thanks for the feedback!

If you are going for K1 and the interview will take place at the US Embassy Manila, prepare for the worst. USEM has a history of denying co-sponsorships for K1 and K2 visas. And I know a lot of K1 applicants here in visajourney who were told by the consul that they don't accept cosponsorships. There are those who are lucky enough to be granted the visa of course even if they had a co-sponsor. I am on K1 also, and I have prepared a co-sponsor package for my interview, until I learned that USEM is pretty tight with this thing. my fiance lost his job a few months back, luckily he was able to get a job before my interview and we were able to secure an employment certificate.

However on my interview date, the only documents they asked from me for the affidavit of support are the I-134 and the 2007 Income Tax Return, which showed that my fiance made way over the 125% of the poverty level on 2007. so everything went well. Try to search keyword co sponsors us manila embassy for more of this topic.