Visa Interview Disaster!

[Nik+Heather 121]

On ours, for question 11, my wife checked "Intend" and under the explanation, wrote "I intend to marry him and hold property in common as husband and wife."

I think the reason the question seems strange to engaged and married ears is that the I-134 is a general purpose affidavit of support form, used for many other types of visas, most of which do not involve romantic entanglement between the sponsor and the beneficiary.

An all encompassing answer like this is sufficient for London. Ours said something very like this (maybe just like the example forms) I like HeatDeath's wife's wording better.

[pushbrk 12,883]

Okay Push - advice needed - the link above takes you to their site that states the following:

An applicant for K-1 or K-3 visa may generally satisfy the requirement of the law by the presentation of documentary evidence establishing that:

1. the applicant has, or will have in the U.S. personal funds sufficient to provide support for the applicant and dependent family members, if any, or sufficient to provide support until suitable employment is located;
   
2. the applicant has arranged employment in the U.S. that will provide an adequate income for the applicant and dependent family members;
   
3. relatives or friends in the U.S. will assure the applicant's support; or
   
4. a combination of the above circumstances
   

So - does this mean, if he is self-employed in the U.K., and will continue to receive an income in the U.S. from his U.K. based business, that this could, in theory, satisfy their requirements? He intends to tell them that he'll continue to have an income and in fact, will be starting a new business while he is here.

Thanks!

Yes, it does mean that but if the USC petitioner qualifies, it's going to be much simpler to simply provide the I-134 and supporting documents.

[Libertarian 0]

the problem here is the interpretation that you did what is required. You did what you interpreted to be the "minimum required" The consulate and the CO doing the interview has wide latitude and ultimately he/she has to be satisfied. It is rare for someone to get a visa without last year's tax return and attachments (were all the attachments and w-2s etc., there?) even though it indicates in the instructions that such is optional unless you are self employed. If the instructions say to provide "At least two of the follwing" and list FOUR items, then I would provide them with 6 items, all four they request plus two more I dream up.

The problem in this process is if anyone makes a mistake, it is YOUR problem. Sad to say, but true. We were told in wiriting by the consulate our son did not need a pilice certificate from Russia because he was "only a student there" but this just didn't seem to square with what I read. I called the consulate and talekd to a supervisor several weeks before his interview. Yess siree! He neede a Russian police certificate and I could have waved that email under their nose all day and they would say "Sorry, our mistake...come back with the police certificate and we will give you the visa" It is the applicants responsibility to make sure he has everything right. Sites like these help a lot. There are hundreds of members here that have gone through London and can give you every detail.

Good luck

(PS London, for some reason wants the sponsor to check "will support" the fiancee on the affidavit of support, even though every other consulate in the world seems satisfied with "NA" for a K-1 visa) Check out the UK forum for specific details

This is excellent information...