Co-sponsorship during the interview with the consulate

[Tahoma 2,292]

This thread is two years old.

Jake hung in there and never gave up hope. He and Larissa got their visa and now have been married for more than a year and a half.

[maning 36]

This thread is two years old.

Jake hung in there and never gave up hope. He and Larissa got their visa and now have been married for more than a year and a half.

That is awesome! I first read the OP's post assuming this was a new thread, then I reached the last page and you pointing out that he in fact got their K1 visa approved and are now married in the USA.

It gives people hope who are in the same situation as the OP.

[CMAGR8DX 0]

Well said... Jim .... hang in there! don't lose hope my friend.

QUOTE (The_Sage1 @ Nov 11 2009, 08:21 PM) Sometimes people don't know how exactly how hard it is to go through this. To be in love with someone that you can't regularly see in person and have no certainty that she'll ever get here. I'm always getting discouraged by things like this. I work full time and get paid 9 dollars and hour and I can't even find a higher paying job where I live. If I could, I'd be on that right now. I only make a little over 14,000 a year after taxes; I just calculated that one. I know that my cousin got married to a Filipino man, she just graduated at high school and still lived with her parents...and they still accepted their co-sponsorship. Hmm.

Wait! Before you said you made $13K per year. Now you're saying you make $14K AFTER TAXES. It's not your "take home" pay that matters here. It's your gross income. Presumably, someone making 125% of the poverty level, with a filing status of "married, filing jointly", would pay little if any actual income taxes. They realize your tax liability is going to go down after you're married. Maybe you are closer than you think. What is your gross income?

As far as your other comments, trust me - everyone here knows how hard it is to go through this. I don't have the financial "red flags" that you've got, but I have other red flags that me and my fiancee have to overcome, in addition to having to deal with one of the toughest consulates in the world. I make a comfortable living, but that isn't going to make any difference to the consulate. They don't generally suspect the petitioner of visa fraud - they suspect the beneficiary.

This process will try your patience, and you have to be willing to accept that it might take a lot longer than you would like. In my case, we could get shot down at the interview, or they may ask for additional evidence. After submitting the additional evidence, we may get shot down or put in AP. After the AP, we may get shot down and have the petition sent back to USCIS. The reality is that this very well could take years to successfully complete. But, as I was explaining to my fiancee this morning (she's very nervous about the interview) the US government can only delay us - they cannot stop us. We will succeed eventually. I told her she should go into the interview with the attitude that she's just there to drop off some documents, answer some questions, and pick up her blue slip. If she can think like that then she'll be a lot less nervous about failing, since a blue slip would not really be a failure. Even a white denial slip would not be a failure, since it wouldn't stop us from proceeding - it would just add more time to the process.

In your case, a denial would mean either waiting until your income situation improves and filing again, or getting married and going with a CR1. As long as you're reasonably careful and don't make any serious mistakes, they can't stop you from eventually getting your SO to the US. They can only delay you. Just be patient, and be prepared to respond to whatever happens.

[JimVaPhuong 4,863]

Well said... Jim .... hang in there! don't lose hope my friend.

Wow. This really IS an old thread! At the time I wrote that post I was getting ready to go to Vietnam for my fiancee's K1 visa interview. She was approved, and has been here since December of 2009, and we've been happily married for nearly two years.

[jedgrl 0]

Hi guys!

We're currently preparing the supporting documents for my interview at the USEM in Manila in December.

We are planning to have his dad co-sponsor us just as a back-up since my fiance is self-employed.

Is there anybody here from Manila who has actually experienced submitting a co-sponsor and getting approved?

I've read tons of threads related to co-sponsorship and self-employed petitioners but I haven't actually seen a post from someone who's been there, done that.

I'm sure any actual experience would shed some light to us who are confused and worried at this point.

Thanks!

[Tahoma 2,292]

Hi guys!

We're currently preparing the supporting documents for my interview at the USEM in Manila in December.

We are planning to have his dad co-sponsor us just as a back-up since my fiance is self-employed.

Is there anybody here from Manila who has actually experienced submitting a co-sponsor and getting approved?

I've read tons of threads related to co-sponsorship and self-employed petitioners but I haven't actually seen a post from someone who's been there, done that.

I'm sure any actual experience would shed some light to us who are confused and worried at this point.

Thanks!

There have been many reports by VJ K-1ers who successfully used a cosponsor in Manila. Also, a friend of mine successfully used a cosponsor in Manila.

If your fiancé's current sustained income is flirting with 125% of the poverty level for his household size, it's my opinion that you are more likely to be approved if your fiancé attends the interview with you. I also believe that you should submit an I-864 from the cosponsor as well as the cosponsor's I-134. The cosponsor should be a close relative of your fiancé.