Loss of supporting documents

[Aileen and Steve 4]

She meant the US Embassy in Manilla. They don't accept co-sponsors with the I-134, but you may be able to have someone besides the petitioner sponsor your fiance.

Now you have confused me. I'm the petitioner and I have someone who will co-sponsor my fiancée. The US Embassy in Manila won't accept the co-sponsor? Something doesn't sound right.

[VanessaTony 3,567]

Now you have confused me. I'm the petitioner and I have someone who will co-sponsor my fiancée. The US Embassy in Manila won't accept the co-sponsor? Something doesn't sound right.

The US Embassy in Manilla usually won't accept co-sponsors for fiance/e visas unless the petitioner is a student (sometimes do but it's rare) but there isn't actually anything that says students are okay, that's just based on prior experiences. You won't know whether they'll accept a co-sponsor until you try and by that stage you'll have a rather large delay while you get second and third jobs to up your income.

Here are some links:

- http://www.myfilipinavisa.com/faq.htm (see qn 2)

- http://www.manilavisa.com/resources/ways-to-prove-petitioner%E2%80%99s-financial-capability/ (4th paragraph)

- http://www.fianceevisas.net/k1-faq.htm (see qn 2)

- http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/303348-k1-co-sponsor-in-manila-advise-pls/page__view__findpost__p__4582905

- http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/284548-using-a-co-sponsor-on-k1-visa-in-philippines/

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

Now you have confused me. I'm the petitioner and I have someone who will co-sponsor my fiancée. The US Embassy in Manila won't accept the co-sponsor? Something doesn't sound right.

There is no provision for co-sponsors with the I-134. Each sponsor must have sufficient income to meet the income requirements.

[sunandmoon 450]

this is from an email a member received from the Embassy...

Reference: Fiancé(e) Visa Information

Date: April 24, 2009

This is in reply to your inquiry of April 24, 2009, regarding your visa concerns.

Petitioners in fiancé(e) (K1) nonimmigrant visa cases are generally expected to provide the adequacy of their own financial resources to ensure that an alien, after admission into the United States, will not become primarily dependent on the US Government for subsistence. While our immigration law does not disallow joint sponsorships for K nonimmigrant visa applicants, the mere submission of an I-134 Affidavit of Support from joint sponsors is not sufficient to establish that the alien is not likely to become a public charge. Accordingly, we make a thorough evaluation of other factors, such as the sponsor's motives in submitting the Form I-134, the sponsor's relationship to the applicant or petitioner, the length of time the sponsor and applicant have known each other, etc. An I-134 Affidavit of Support submitted by a casual friend or distant relative who has little or no personal knowledge of the applicant has limited value. Unlike the I-864 filed by joint sponsors in immigrant visa cases, the I-134 is not legally binding and imposes no legal obligation on the joint sponsor to make good on his or her promises. Please be assured that we look at the totality of circumstances in assessing the credibility of joint sponsorships.