Denied - Co Sponsor Completly Ignored - Please Help!

[NateM 0]

Hello everyone,

I hope I am posting this in the correct section. I may post it in the main section too just in case..

Anyway, my fiancee just attended her K-1 interview at the Embassy in Bangkok. She was denied primarily because the consular officer said I don't make enough income. I lived in Thailand for nearly all of 2006, and haven't made a lot of money since returning to the US due to a blown car engine and some other factors beyond the scope of this post. But my mom was a co sponsor for me, and made well above the minimum income requirements. At the interview, the officer apparently looked at my income, and told my fiancee it wasn't enough... When my fiancee brought up the fact that my mom was a co sponsor, the officer said, "I don't care about the co sponsor. He doesn't make enough money and won't be able to support you." She said he practically shouted it at her...

She was told she has to return with my 2007 income tax return. The problem is, I didn't file one in 2007 because I made so little. Had the consular officer taken the time to look at my I-134/financial package, he would have already known this. My fiancee had so much to memorize that she apparently forgot about this fact, and walked out the door.

I am confused and upset and tempted to just walk down to the Embassy myself and ask to talk someone (I came back to Thailand for the interview), although the one in Bangkok apparently only allows the visa applicants themselves inside. I have an immigration law firm attorney, although I'm not sure if they can do much, and can't contact them until they open later.

I suppose my main question is, has anyone heard of anything like this? How can they just completely ignore a co sponsor who makes enough money and has signed a document guaranteeing the applicants financial support? Are they allowed to do this????

Scared to death,

Nate

[payxibka 10,045]

I suppose my main question is, has anyone heard of anything like this? How can they just completely ignore a co sponsor who makes enough money and has signed a document guaranteeing the applicants financial support? Are they allowed to do this????

They ignore a co-sponsor because they can... consulates are not required to allow it, and BKK is one that does not

[caro18 0]

Hello everyone,

I hope I am posting this in the correct section. I may post it in the main section too just in case..

Anyway, my fiancee just attended her K-1 interview at the Embassy in Bangkok. She was denied primarily because the consular officer said I don't make enough income. I lived in Thailand for nearly all of 2006, and haven't made a lot of money since returning to the US due to a blown car engine and some other factors beyond the scope of this post. But my mom was a co sponsor for me, and made well above the minimum income requirements. At the interview, the officer apparently looked at my income, and told my fiancee it wasn't enough... When my fiancee brought up the fact that my mom was a co sponsor, the officer said, "I don't care about the co sponsor. He doesn't make enough money and won't be able to support you." She said he practically shouted it at her...

She was told she has to return with my 2007 income tax return. The problem is, I didn't file one in 2007 because I made so little. Had the consular officer taken the time to look at my I-134/financial package, he would have already known this. My fiancee had so much to memorize that she apparently forgot about this fact, and walked out the door.

I am confused and upset and tempted to just walk down to the Embassy myself and ask to talk someone (I came back to Thailand for the interview), although the one in Bangkok apparently only allows the visa applicants themselves inside. I have an immigration law firm attorney, although I'm not sure if they can do much, and can't contact them until they open later.

I suppose my main question is, has anyone heard of anything like this? How can they just completely ignore a co sponsor who makes enough money and has signed a document guaranteeing the applicants financial support? Are they allowed to do this????

Scared to death,

Nate

Your attorney should have told you that even with a co-sponsor, you still have to fill out an I-134 yourself and submit all of the supporting documentation that it asks for - including your 2007 income tax return. Even if you hardly make any money, you are still supposed to file a tax return every year. When I was looking for an immigration attorney, I asked all of the candidates that same question, and they all said that if I didn't file a tax return, it could be a big problem while trying to get a K-1 visa.

The best thing to do is talk to your attorney to find out where you should go from here.