Jamaica & Cosponsors?

[mike42979 57]

Anyone not Jamaican or not even living in Jamaica have an interview in Jamaica where a cosponsor was accepted?

My Fiancee is Filipina and lives in Cayman, She will have her interview in Jamaica, i know Manila doesnt accept cosponsors and i was hoping this isnt based on her race and that we can use a cosponsor in Jamaica even with her being Filipina?

[Anh map 2,098]

The rules for the embassy/consulate apply. If she's eligible for an interview in Jamaica then those standards apply to her.

[mike42979 57]

Can we be 100% sure does anyone have this exact circumstance, because this is what someone told me in a previous post.

Consular officers often don't apply local standards when dealing with an applicant who isn't from that country. For example, the consulate in London is known to be quite easy, but I've read cases of applicants from MENA countries getting severely grilled in London. Just because the interview isn't in Manila, don't expect they will treat her like she's Jamaican. They probably won't. 'Nuff said about that.

Edited June 6, 2011 by mike42979

[iwuvcheshert 6]

is this true? US consulate in manila doesnt allow co sponsors? cause i have known people who wer co sponsored

[bajankutie 4]

Jamiaca does accept co sponsor

[mike42979 57]

Jamiaca does accept co sponsor

even if the foreigners home country does not?

[Tim/Mav 305]

even if the foreigners home country does not?

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Posted 02 August 2008 - 01:23 PM

QUOTE (mrsladyd @ Aug 2 2008, 01:35 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Hi everyone

I have a few questions.......but you should first know that we are not applying until late January/early February '09 and please forgive me if the info is posted somewhere and I don't see it.

1. Does Jamaica accept co-sponsors? And if so, anyone have experience with it?

2. I don't see anything asking if there will be a co-sponsor on the I-129 or I-134, should the co-sponsor be filling out everything I do or just the I-134?

3. Does the co-sponsor need to be living in my household? Mine will be my mother who does not live with me and my 2 kids, but does live in the same town.

4. At what point would the I-864 be used, or how would I determine that> Will the USCIS or consulate let me know?

5. At this point the only evidence we have is photos with dates, iteineraries, receipts from Jamaica....will that be enough to establish evidence or should we work on getting him an email account now?

6. At what point does the police record and medical exam come in? And how do we get them?

THanks for any and all help.

Hey Mrs;

Good morning and welcome to VJ and this long journey you are about to travel. I am sure if you do not fulfill the requirements to sponsor your SO, you can surely use a co-sponsor and they would fill out the I-134 as well. I can for sure tell you that your co-sponsor does not have to live in the same household as you and does not have to be related to you either. They don't even have to live in the same state. I co-sponsored someone and I am not related to them nor live in the same state as the person who was petitioning or sponsoring him.

In regards to the police record, you should wait until you have at least filed to take care of this because it is only good for one year. The medical exam is done after your petition is approved and send to the Kingston embassy and they send you what is called packet #4 with the interview date and medical instructions. You won't be able to do the medical without the appointment/interview letter.

In the meantime you can have your SO find his immunization records, get his "new" long birth certificate and his non-impediment certificate from the RGD. The non-impediment cert just verifies that your SO is free to marry meaning that he is not currently married on record.

I hope this helps some and you can come back with any more questions you have and I or someone else will try to answer them.

Good luck with this process and see you in the yardie thread.

This post has been edited by clairern: 02 August 2008 - 01:24 PM

Confusing: But this member says Jamaica will accept a Co-Sponsor (Posted: 2008)

[ScottThuy 140]

-1 apples and oranges.. the poster cited saying cosponsors are allowed in Jamaica was not a K1 filer and can only say cosponsors are allowed for CR1's...

Here is the one to talk to...

Edited June 14, 2011 by ScottThuy

[sus 70]

-1 apples and oranges.. the poster cited saying cosponsors are allowed in Jamaica was not a K1 filer and can only say cosponsors are allowed for CR1's...

Here is the one to talk to...

Ummm... the post that was quoted, at the time of that post (2008) was a K1 filer - As for apples and oranges - Yes, Jamaica accepts co-sponsors, whether K1, K2, CR1,.... - The question is will the Jamaica consulate accept a co-sponsor if the native country would not? I don't think anyone can answer that particular question here, because I don't believe anyone on this site has gone through that.