CO-Sponsors for K1

[ChoKevin 0]

Hello everyone. I have a couple of financial questions regarding the K1 requirements.

1) I am now on SSI/SSDI - Social Security Disabilty and I fall approx. $3,000.00 below the 125% Poverty Guideline Requirement. Last years Tax return will not help me as it is pretty much a joke. I "was" in the Mortgage and Housing industry and when it crashed so did I, but enough whining. Does anyone know if there are any provisions for the disabled to get arounf the 125% Poverty Guideline, such as having a certain amount of cash in the bank?

2) I know about the co-sponsor program. My question is, how many co-sponsors can you have? Are you limited to just one?

Any and all help, answers, or direction to am area that can help will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Kevin

[Hell0W0rld 10]

you can have only one..

[YuAndDan 153]

Limited to just one co-sponsor, the co-sponsor needs to make above the povertyline. What the consulate is doing is picking either the primary sponsor or the co-sponsor, which ever makes enough to support the intending immigrant.

Moving this to consulate/embassy forum. Sponsor/Co-sponsor (I-134) is not required when filing I-129F, it is required at the interview.

[pushbrk 12,877]

you can have only one..

Right and with Manila, they sometimes don't accept co-sponsors for K1 visas. Usually they will if it is a close family member.

[MikeA 0]

Hello everyone. I have a couple of financial questions regarding the K1 requirements.

1) I am now on SSI/SSDI - Social Security Disabilty and I fall approx. $3,000.00 below the 125% Poverty Guideline Requirement. Last years Tax return will not help me as it is pretty much a joke. I "was" in the Mortgage and Housing industry and when it crashed so did I, but enough whining. Does anyone know if there are any provisions for the disabled to get arounf the 125% Poverty Guideline, such as having a certain amount of cash in the bank?

2) I know about the co-sponsor program. My question is, how many co-sponsors can you have? Are you limited to just one?

Any and all help, answers, or direction to am area that can help will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Kevin

I will post an e-mail I received from the Embassy in Manila, so this is from the horses mouth. I hope it helps. I wish you the very best.

Reference: Fiancé(e) Visa Information

Date: April 24, 2009

Dear Mr. Mike

This is in reply to your inquiry of April 24, 2009, regarding your visa concerns.

Petitioners in fiancé(e) (K1) nonimmigrant visa cases are generally expected to provide the adequacy of their own financial resources to ensure that an alien, after admission into the United States, will not become primarily dependent on the US Government for subsistence. While our immigration law does not disallow joint sponsorships for K nonimmigrant visa applicants, the mere submission of an I-134 Affidavit of Support from joint sponsors is not sufficient to establish that the alien is not likely to become a public charge. Accordingly, we make a thorough evaluation of other factors, such as the sponsor’s motives in submitting the Form I-134, the sponsor’s relationship to the applicant or petitioner, the length of time the sponsor and applicant have known each other, etc. An I-134 Affidavit of Support submitted by a casual friend or distant relative who has little or no personal knowledge of the applicant has limited value. Unlike the I-864 filed by joint sponsors in immigrant visa cases, the I-134 is not legally binding and imposes no legal obligation on the joint sponsor to make good on his or her promises. Please be assured that we look at the totality of circumstances in assessing the credibility of joint sponsorships.

For information about financial sponsorship guidelines, you may visit the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) website at http://www.uscis.gov.

Information regarding fiancé(e) and immigrant visa petitions may be found at our website at http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/ty...types_1315.html or http://manila.usembassy.gov/wwwh3204.html.

Please direct future fiancé(e) and immigrant visa inquiries to this web link: http://manila.usembassy.gov/wwwh3230.html.

We hope this information is helpful to you.

[Ed+Cindy 1]

Based on the email posted above, I would encourage you to find a job before the interview.

125% of poverty is not a lot of money and just about any job should pay more.

In reality, how can you actually expect to support a spouse without that type of income. Sorry if this doesn't sound nice.

[Anh map 2,098]

Thanks Mike for a great piece of current information for all going through Manila, not to mention other consulates.