Anyone used/using a co-sponsor?

[riss 12]

Jay-Kay, thanks so much for going and doing a search on my behalf! I've been searching and searching myself but I hadn't come across that one. Dave&Shannon said they'd be happy to answer questions from anyone who wanted to know more so I sent them a PM to find out what happened after they were told to use a family member instead of a friend to co-sponsor. From their timeline it doesn't seem that they had to do a second interview.

Do you know what happens if they don't like something, e.g. if they aren't happy with the I-134s from my fiancé and co-sponsor? Would I be asked to go away and come up with something better at a later date? Or could they deny the whole application and make us start from scratch?

[KayDeeCee 4,896]

Jay-Kay, thanks so much for going and doing a search on my behalf! I've been searching and searching myself but I hadn't come across that one. Dave&Shannon said they'd be happy to answer questions from anyone who wanted to know more so I sent them a PM to find out what happened after they were told to use a family member instead of a friend to co-sponsor. From their timeline it doesn't seem that they had to do a second interview.

Do you know what happens if they don't like something, e.g. if they aren't happy with the I-134s from my fiancé and co-sponsor? Would I be asked to go away and come up with something better at a later date? Or could they deny the whole application and make us start from scratch?

They would most likely tell you to provide the documents for a co-sponsor they deem to be acceptable, such as a family member, as they did with the other couple. They would approve and issue the visa after you give them the documents they ask for.

Edited June 28, 2012 by Jay-Kay

[riss 12]

Thanks again, Jay-Kay. I actually got a response from Dave too. It helped being able to get a bit more of an idea how the process works. Apparently they were able to just get the new sponsor's I-134 by email and forward that to the consulate, and then they were fine. Makes it all sound a bit more reasonable than I had been imagining it could be.