ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS NEEDED BEFORE VISA STAMP

[shoshweetygaff 0]

Ok we had the interview. The crazy thing the girl at the desk went through our file and pulled out explanations and other documents related to the Affidavit of Support. She gave them to him and told him, we dont need these for the interview.

Then he goes to the interview and the man says, well based on 2005, your wife does not qualify as a sponsor (I have only been at my job since May 2005 so my income tax reflected only this 1/2 year amount) for my income). However, I had documents indicating my income and verifying my employment for 2006 and that if you total the two together I more than qualify as a sponsor. Plus I had included my assets, which include my clear title of my vehicle. These were all in the papers the girl pulled out and said, you dont need in the interview.

Thus, the officer then marked on the paper stating you need a co sponsor to receive visa.

Ok, so I talked with them, and they said this is what the officer wants, you have to do this. I said ok, so I got my mom to be co sponsor, but the question is should I send directly to the embassy?

They said send by TNT to the embassy in Cairo. But I dont have TNT here in Texas??? So should I send to my husband and then have him send by TNT? It seems like extra expense. I can't get anyone there to

tell me cos their offices are closed. I want to send this Saturday if possible to get it there a.s.a.p.

Also, I'm wondering if this will throw us in to another loop of A.P. ? And will he have to go back again to have another appointment after they receive this?

Help! If you can tell me any information, instead of responding just on here, can you please send to my email address at fina_sev@yahoo.com I would greatly appreciate it.

Thanks for all your help everyone...we are so close~!

[simple_male 1]

Ok we had the interview. The crazy thing the girl at the desk went through our file and pulled out explanations and other documents related to the Affidavit of Support. She gave them to him and told him, we dont need these for the interview.

Then he goes to the interview and the man says, well based on 2005, your wife does not qualify as a sponsor (I have only been at my job since May 2005 so my income tax reflected only this 1/2 year amount) for my income). However, I had documents indicating my income and verifying my employment for 2006 and that if you total the two together I more than qualify as a sponsor. Plus I had included my assets, which include my clear title of my vehicle. These were all in the papers the girl pulled out and said, you dont need in the interview.

Thus, the officer then marked on the paper stating you need a co sponsor to receive visa.

Ok, so I talked with them, and they said this is what the officer wants, you have to do this. I said ok, so I got my mom to be co sponsor, but the question is should I send directly to the embassy?

They said send by TNT to the embassy in Cairo. But I dont have TNT here in Texas??? So should I send to my husband and then have him send by TNT? It seems like extra expense. I can't get anyone there to

tell me cos their offices are closed. I want to send this Saturday if possible to get it there a.s.a.p.

Also, I'm wondering if this will throw us in to another loop of A.P. ? And will he have to go back again to have another appointment after they receive this?

Help! If you can tell me any information, instead of responding just on here, can you please send to my email address at fina_sev@yahoo.com I would greatly appreciate it.

Thanks for all your help everyone...we are so close~!

Sorry to hear about what happened. First of all, please do not panic. Did the Embassy give any blue form to your husband where they are asking for the Co-sponsor? You can email the US Embassy about the co sponsor procedure. You just need a co-sponsor. I am not sure, if your husband needs to submit the co-sponsor info to the Embassy or how it can be done. Please contact them Embassy and I am sure, they will reply you.

[aussiewench 9]

Sorry to hear that but good news that you were able to get a co-sponsor. The submission of a co-sponsors I-864 will have no bearing on whether or not you are thrown into AP. IF that occured it would be seperate to.

[Yodrak 7]

shoshweetygaff,

Who is the "them" who you talked with, who told you what the officer wants?

When your husband was still talking with the officer, or when you were talking with 'them', did he or you point out that your current income is quite adequate and has been for over a year now, that you have the documents to submit demonstrating that, and that the girl at the desk had declined those documents?

I've heard of many cases where the clerical person taking in the material has not accepted relevant documents, and where re-submitting the documents directly to the interviewing officer at the appropriate time saved the day.

Yodrak

Ok we had the interview. The crazy thing the girl at the desk went through our file and pulled out explanations and other documents related to the Affidavit of Support. She gave them to him and told him, we dont need these for the interview.

Then he goes to the interview and the man says, well based on 2005, your wife does not qualify as a sponsor (I have only been at my job since May 2005 so my income tax reflected only this 1/2 year amount) for my income). However, I had documents indicating my income and verifying my employment for 2006 and that if you total the two together I more than qualify as a sponsor. Plus I had included my assets, which include my clear title of my vehicle. These were all in the papers the girl pulled out and said, you dont need in the interview.

Thus, the officer then marked on the paper stating you need a co sponsor to receive visa.

Ok, so I talked with them, and they said this is what the officer wants, you have to do this. I said ok, so I got my mom to be co sponsor, but the question is should I send directly to the embassy?

They said send by TNT to the embassy in Cairo. But I dont have TNT here in Texas??? So should I send to my husband and then have him send by TNT? It seems like extra expense. I can't get anyone there to

tell me cos their offices are closed. I want to send this Saturday if possible to get it there a.s.a.p.

Also, I'm wondering if this will throw us in to another loop of A.P. ? And will he have to go back again to have another appointment after they receive this?

Help! If you can tell me any information, instead of responding just on here, can you please send to my email address at fina_sev@yahoo.com I would greatly appreciate it.

Thanks for all your help everyone...we are so close~!

Edited July 28, 2006 by Yodrak

[sipoftea 0]

My hubby and I had this problem in London, and eventually sent the information for a co-sponsor even though we pointed out many times our income more than met the guideline requirements. We sent the documents to a friend in the UK who sent it via the courier the embassy uses. We didn't want to have to go through the extra expense, but decided it was justified it if got us the visa! Sorry about the hassle. By the way, he didn't have to go back for another interview, they just stamped the visa and sent it about two and a half weeks later! He's just coming home to the US next week! Hope you get everything sorted.

Nikki

shoshweetygaff,

Who is the "them" who you talked with, who told you what the officer wants?

When your husband was still talking with the officer, or when you were talking with 'them', did he or you point out that your current income is quite adequate and has been for over a year now, that you have the documents to submit demonstrating that, and that the girl at the desk had declined those documents?

I've heard of many cases where the clerical person taking in the material has not accepted relevant documents, and where re-submitting the documents directly to the interviewing officer at the appropriate time saved the day.

Yodrak

Ok we had the interview. The crazy thing the girl at the desk went through our file and pulled out explanations and other documents related to the Affidavit of Support. She gave them to him and told him, we dont need these for the interview.

Then he goes to the interview and the man says, well based on 2005, your wife does not qualify as a sponsor (I have only been at my job since May 2005 so my income tax reflected only this 1/2 year amount) for my income). However, I had documents indicating my income and verifying my employment for 2006 and that if you total the two together I more than qualify as a sponsor. Plus I had included my assets, which include my clear title of my vehicle. These were all in the papers the girl pulled out and said, you dont need in the interview.

Thus, the officer then marked on the paper stating you need a co sponsor to receive visa.

Ok, so I talked with them, and they said this is what the officer wants, you have to do this. I said ok, so I got my mom to be co sponsor, but the question is should I send directly to the embassy?

They said send by TNT to the embassy in Cairo. But I dont have TNT here in Texas??? So should I send to my husband and then have him send by TNT? It seems like extra expense. I can't get anyone there to

tell me cos their offices are closed. I want to send this Saturday if possible to get it there a.s.a.p.

Also, I'm wondering if this will throw us in to another loop of A.P. ? And will he have to go back again to have another appointment after they receive this?

Help! If you can tell me any information, instead of responding just on here, can you please send to my email address at fina_sev@yahoo.com I would greatly appreciate it.

Thanks for all your help everyone...we are so close~!

[KingMedusa 0]

My hubby and I had this problem in London, and eventually sent the information for a co-sponsor even though we pointed out many times our income more than met the guideline requirements. We sent the documents to a friend in the UK who sent it via the courier the embassy uses. We didn't want to have to go through the extra expense, but decided it was justified it if got us the visa! Sorry about the hassle. By the way, he didn't have to go back for another interview, they just stamped the visa and sent it about two and a half weeks later! He's just coming home to the US next week! Hope you get everything sorted.

Nikki

shoshweetygaff,

Who is the "them" who you talked with, who told you what the officer wants?

When your husband was still talking with the officer, or when you were talking with 'them', did he or you point out that your current income is quite adequate and has been for over a year now, that you have the documents to submit demonstrating that, and that the girl at the desk had declined those documents?

I've heard of many cases where the clerical person taking in the material has not accepted relevant documents, and where re-submitting the documents directly to the interviewing officer at the appropriate time saved the day.

Yodrak

Ok we had the interview. The crazy thing the girl at the desk went through our file and pulled out explanations and other documents related to the Affidavit of Support. She gave them to him and told him, we dont need these for the interview.

Then he goes to the interview and the man says, well based on 2005, your wife does not qualify as a sponsor (I have only been at my job since May 2005 so my income tax reflected only this 1/2 year amount) for my income). However, I had documents indicating my income and verifying my employment for 2006 and that if you total the two together I more than qualify as a sponsor. Plus I had included my assets, which include my clear title of my vehicle. These were all in the papers the girl pulled out and said, you dont need in the interview.

Thus, the officer then marked on the paper stating you need a co sponsor to receive visa.

Ok, so I talked with them, and they said this is what the officer wants, you have to do this. I said ok, so I got my mom to be co sponsor, but the question is should I send directly to the embassy?

They said send by TNT to the embassy in Cairo. But I dont have TNT here in Texas??? So should I send to my husband and then have him send by TNT? It seems like extra expense. I can't get anyone there to

tell me cos their offices are closed. I want to send this Saturday if possible to get it there a.s.a.p.

Also, I'm wondering if this will throw us in to another loop of A.P. ? And will he have to go back again to have another appointment after they receive this?

Help! If you can tell me any information, instead of responding just on here, can you please send to my email address at fina_sev@yahoo.com I would greatly appreciate it.

Thanks for all your help everyone...we are so close~!

You raised a lot of issues but in short, get the co-sponsor as fast as you can and mail it to your husband who in turn should mail it to the Embassy by the TNT courier service. That's exactly what the Embassy is looking for. Do not panic. You're almost done. Good Luck!

[Rebecca and Tim 0]

Ok we had the interview. The crazy thing the girl at the desk went through our file and pulled out explanations and other documents related to the Affidavit of Support. She gave them to him and told him, we dont need these for the interview.

Then he goes to the interview and the man says, well based on 2005, your wife does not qualify as a sponsor (I have only been at my job since May 2005 so my income tax reflected only this 1/2 year amount) for my income). However, I had documents indicating my income and verifying my employment for 2006 and that if you total the two together I more than qualify as a sponsor. Plus I had included my assets, which include my clear title of my vehicle. These were all in the papers the girl pulled out and said, you dont need in the interview.

Thus, the officer then marked on the paper stating you need a co sponsor to receive visa.

Hi, I'm curious: what do London consider to be qualifying income? I read that so long as you make 120% of the poverty line (which in Philly is $9,000/single person, unbelievably) you're OK. I'm on a PhD fellowship and had an AGI of around $15,000 in 2005. In practice I make more than this through self-employment but have claimed it all as legitimate business expenses, as I started a piano studio this year and had to buy a piano etc, so it's invisible on my tax return. Am I likely to need a co-sponsor based on your experience in London?

Thanks - please send this info as private message if you don't want to post it!

Tim

[shoshweetygaff 0]

Thanks everyone for your comments and encouragement. I have not been online to reply since this. I did the papers for the cosponsor and sent Fed Exp to Egypt to my husband. He should get on Saturday and send TNT to the embassy.

I did try to talk to the Embassy about my income. They dont want to listen and said just do what is asked on the paper and the visa will be issued.

So let's see if that's for real?

I just could not believe this girl at the desk pulling out critical documents (she really makes me mad). I just hope that after they get this, they dont come back and say ok now we need something else? Surely they can't do that?

Hope for us and Pray for us! I need my husband here before the kids starts school, now it looks like we have to wait til maybe September? No one ever does anything fast. So even if they get my documents on Monday next week, for sure they are not doing anything with them for a about a week or more? Oh well....

Im trying to learn to be patient.

[aussiewench 9]

Hi, I'm curious: what do London consider to be qualifying income? I read that so long as you make 120% of the poverty line (which in Philly is $9,000/single person, unbelievably) you're OK. I'm on a PhD fellowship and had an AGI of around $15,000 in 2005. In practice I make more than this through self-employment but have claimed it all as legitimate business expenses, as I started a piano studio this year and had to buy a piano etc, so it's invisible on my tax return. Am I likely to need a co-sponsor based on your experience in London?

Thanks - please send this info as private message if you don't want to post it!

Tim

It is 125% of the poverty guidelines regardless of which consulate for the I-864. For a household of 2 (you & your immigrating spouse) you need to show $16,500. See the chart and further I-864 information HERE including the new rulings.

[simple_male 1]

Yes, just send out the Co Sponsor and your visa will be issued. I don't think they will ask for any more documents. They would have asked for other documents already. Only thing they can ask for is anything related to I-864. But I hope, that won't be needed.

About the girl who told some silly stuff: These local people are employed by the US Embassy to help the consular section. Mainly, they call people to hand their paper out and to give them return receipt dates, etc. These people are not knowledgeable about the whole immigration process and their comments do prove that, if you talk with them. Some of them pretend they are powerful and influential, but actually, they don't have any role on decision making. So don't worry, what the lady said. I went to the Embassy with mom during her interview and I found it out first hand.

[Rebecca and Tim 0]

Hi, I'm curious: what do London consider to be qualifying income?

It is 125% of the poverty guidelines regardless of which consulate for the I-864. For a household of 2 (you & your immigrating spouse) you need to show $16,500. See the chart and further I-864 information HERE including the new rulings.

Thanks, so my next question is, will my letter from school promising a stipend of $18,000 during the coming year take precedence over the 2005 tax return? Much appreciated (I've bookmarked your I-864 reference).

[shoshweetygaff 0]

Ok just so everyone knows the status now. Interview was July 26th. Asking for co sponsor. Got documents and fed expd to Egypt for hubby to send TNT to the Embassy. TNT confirms receipt on August 6th. However, when we call the Embassy they are not updated in the system. We call every other day to check if anything new or if they even have reviewed the papers. The last time I talked to someone on Sunday morning, she said they probably have it and do it in order of received date. And that sometime in the next few weeks someone will review the papers and let us know if they have more papers needed or additional administrative issues. ???

OMG its crazy. So maybe in September 6 to 20th? We might know if they need something else?

Well, we are just crazy and trying to keep the anger, frustration down, but it is so difficult. Both of us are wondering what's gonna happen? Our future is in the air. And they hold it in their decisions.

I HATE THIS. I'm about ready to sell everything, quit my job and just move to Egypt. I mean why not? We are probably gonna get nuked by Iran anyway?

Just kidding on this...but im desperate.