CO sponsor bailed on me right before I was going DCF

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I was utterly shocked when they told me. I have been here in this country with my wife for more than a year now, and we need to get back home. No one in my family nor her family agreed with the marriage, therefore I do not have any support from any family.

I left my job and everything on a dime from the United States to come and be with my wife. I can not leave her and go back to the U.S. and get a job and apply from there, her family will not accept her back because she got married to me, and I cannot allow her to live alone in this country because of the dangers associated with it.

I don't know what I can do now, my co-sponsor was my only help and now I'm left on the sidewalk.

Are there ANY exceptions with the I-864? Proof of previous employment when I was not in Armenia? Anyone who I can visit at the embassy? Both my wife and I have absolutely no support from anyone and I am soon going to run out of money.

Thank you in advance.

[Penguin_ie 5,993]

Sorry your plans fell through; unfortunately, there are no exceptions, you must fulfill the terms of the I-864. Some- few!- embassies will accept a firm job offer in the USA, so you could ask your local consulate about that. Can you ask any other friends to co-sponsor? Any assets you could use? If not, and you really want to move back, your only option is to leave her for a while; if Armenia is unsafe, she may be able to move to a different country with easier/ no visa requirements for Armenian citizens.

[Christi85 86]

Sorry your plans fell through; unfortunately, there are no exceptions, you must fulfill the terms of the I-864. Some- few!- embassies will accept a firm job offer in the USA, so you could ask your local consulate about that. Can you ask any other friends to co-sponsor? Any assets you could use? If not, and you really want to move back, your only option is to leave her for a while; if Armenia is unsafe, she may be able to move to a different country with easier/ no visa requirements for Armenian citizens.

Totally agree.

I wouldn't give up hope yet though - try to talk to other friends of yours or even members of your extended families and see if they'd be willing to co-sponsor.

If that falls through, then yes, you would have to go back to the States and find a job that would allow you to sponsor your wife. I understand this can be an emotionally hard decision, as well as a lenghty process, as the visa itself will probably take 8-9 months or more to be approved, and I'm not counting in the extra time that you'll need to find a job.

The good news is that your wife can still visit you as a tourist throughout the procedure, though she'll have to convince Immigration at the POE that she's not intending to immigrate (which they'd surely suspect if she visits too often). I'd estimate this whole procedure (from the time you move back and find a job till the time her visa is finally approved) can take anything between 10-12 months at best and 1 1/2 year

I'm very sorry to read about your situation and I do think you should try harder to find a co-sponsor before you definitely opt for the difficult route. Good luck!!

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Ditto to penguin and christi.

Your visa journey can be hard for the time being, but never lose your hope.

I really wish a good luck.

[Christi85 86]

Also, re what Penguin said about a firm job offer from the US: do ask your Consulate, as it could be an alternative.

I know the London Consulate (where we'll be doing DCF) DOES accept that as proof of income, but they require to see a formal signed contract and nothing less than that in order to accept it.

So perhaps if you tried to secure employment in the US while still being in Armenia? I know this will be much harder than if you were in the US, but you can try. Perhaps approach your last employer in the US and ask if there's any chance they'd take you back? Or try to find something through your network of friends in the US? As long as it exceeds the poverty limit by a few thousand $$$ to be on the safe side(and provided that your Consulate is willing to accept this) it can even be something less than what you would normally take - you can always look for something better when you are back there.