Co-sponsoring a K-1 applicant

[dionesiamn 0]

Our daughter ( a U.S. citizen) is currently a 4th year student in Canada. Her fiance is a Canadian citizen, also attending the same university and they have lived together for three years while going to school. When they graduate they want to move to the U.S., find housing and jobs and get married here. They are wokring on the K-1 visa process.

Her student permit did not allow her to work so consequently she can not show income for the last three years and her assets are not enough to meet requirements for support.

My husband and I, (both U.S. citizens by birth) have agreed to co-sponsor him. But I have questions about sponsorship.

1. The I-134 questions don't really pertain to us since she is completing the petition and the questions don't seem to be relevant to co-sponsoring. Is this the correct form for us to use too? Do we just answer the questions that do pertain to us (although there aren't many) and leave the rest as N/A?

2. From some other forum Q&As it seems that only one of us (not us, as a married couple) can actually sponsor him. Is this correct? Although I would think this is a common occurrence, the form only allows for one signature.

3. Either of our earned incomes, separately, meet the income requirements, but our assets and tax forms are all joint. If only one of us can sponsor him, then what do we submit regarding tax returns and asset verifications?

Has anyone else had these circumstances where your married parents served as co-sponsors?

I appreciate any help. The forms don't seem to lend themselves to co-sponsorship and I couldn't find a lot in the forums about it. I've read several books on immigration as well, and they all seem to want to "skirt" the issue too. Thanks in advance.

Edited January 5, 2007 by dionesiamn

[dionesiamn 0]

Hmm, is no one else using a co-sponsor? It seems like this would be common enough, espcially for students. Can anyone help? Thanks.

[Yodrak 7]

dionesiamn,

You or your husband will be sponsoring your daughter's fiance for his visa. Your daughter will not be sponsoring him - as you have recognized, she does not qualify.

Yodrak

Our daughter ( a U.S. citizen) is currently a 4th year student in Canada. Her fiance is a Canadian citizen, also attending the same university and they have lived together for three years while going to school. When they graduate they want to move to the U.S., find housing and jobs and get married here. They are wokring on the K-1 visa process.

Her student permit did not allow her to work so consequently she can not show income for the last three years and her assets are not enough to meet requirements for support.

My husband and I, (both U.S. citizens by birth) have agreed to co-sponsor him. But I have questions about sponsorship.

1. The I-134 questions don't really pertain to us since she is completing the petition and the questions don't seem to be relevant to co-sponsoring. Is this the correct form for us to use too? Do we just answer the questions that do pertain to us (although there aren't many) and leave the rest as N/A?

2. From some other forum Q&As it seems that only one of us (not us, as a married couple) can actually sponsor him. Is this correct? Although I would think this is a common occurrence, the form only allows for one signature.

3. Either of our earned incomes, separately, meet the income requirements, but our assets and tax forms are all joint. If only one of us can sponsor him, then what do we submit regarding tax returns and asset verifications?

Has anyone else had these circumstances where your married parents served as co-sponsors?

I appreciate any help. The forms don't seem to lend themselves to co-sponsorship and I couldn't find a lot in the forums about it. I've read several books on immigration as well, and they all seem to want to "skirt" the issue too. Thanks in advance.

[dionesiamn 0]

Well from everything I've read, my duaghter needs to complete the I-134 since she is the one submitting the petition. In view of the fact that she doesn't have income (as she will state on the I-134) then my co-sponsorship comes into play. But I haven't read anywhere where she wouldn't have to complete the I-134.

Has this been the experience of anyone out there?

[Yodrak 7]

dionesiamn,

She may be asked to submit financial information, since she is the petitioner, but for the K visas there is no requirement that the petitioner be the sponsor. (And if the the visa applicant has sufficient financial resources of their own then no sponsor at all is necessary.)

The anecdotal evidence is limited, since most people seem to believe that the petitioner must submit sponsorship information and so they do it as a matter of course. An interesting experiment for your future son-in-law to try would be for both your daughter and you to provide sponsorship information to him, but for him to submit only your information unless and until her information is asked for.

I've seen no anecdotal evidence from Canada, but I have seen reports from the US consulate in London that the petitioner's information is not requested when this is done.

Yodrak

Well from everything I've read, my duaghter needs to complete the I-134 since she is the one submitting the petition. In view of the fact that she doesn't have income (as she will state on the I-134) then my co-sponsorship comes into play. But I haven't read anywhere where she wouldn't have to complete the I-134.

Has this been the experience of anyone out there?

[nfs 0]

I did an I-134 form myself and, since my income is a little low, I also have a co-sponsor who filled out that form too. I'm looking at the form right now and really don't see which questions you're referring to as not being relevant. My co-sponsor filled out the whole form and question 11 was the only tricky one. Which questions were you referring to?

Also my co-sponsor is married and his wife is employed too, but he filled out the form as himself. Most of the supporting financial documents, including tax returns, were joint, but I don't think that's a problem.

Our daughter ( a U.S. citizen) is currently a 4th year student in Canada. Her fiance is a Canadian citizen, also attending the same university and they have lived together for three years while going to school. When they graduate they want to move to the U.S., find housing and jobs and get married here. They are wokring on the K-1 visa process.

Her student permit did not allow her to work so consequently she can not show income for the last three years and her assets are not enough to meet requirements for support.

My husband and I, (both U.S. citizens by birth) have agreed to co-sponsor him. But I have questions about sponsorship.

1. The I-134 questions don't really pertain to us since she is completing the petition and the questions don't seem to be relevant to co-sponsoring. Is this the correct form for us to use too? Do we just answer the questions that do pertain to us (although there aren't many) and leave the rest as N/A?

2. From some other forum Q&As it seems that only one of us (not us, as a married couple) can actually sponsor him. Is this correct? Although I would think this is a common occurrence, the form only allows for one signature.

3. Either of our earned incomes, separately, meet the income requirements, but our assets and tax forms are all joint. If only one of us can sponsor him, then what do we submit regarding tax returns and asset verifications?

Has anyone else had these circumstances where your married parents served as co-sponsors?

I appreciate any help. The forms don't seem to lend themselves to co-sponsorship and I couldn't find a lot in the forums about it. I've read several books on immigration as well, and they all seem to want to "skirt" the issue too. Thanks in advance.

[dionesiamn 0]

Well for example it asks for "relationship" to sponsor. I don't have a relationship to her finace until such time as they marry which will be after this form is submitted. Do I write down - "none" or "future son-in-law"? Thanks.

[Yodrak 7]

dionesiamn,

Yes, you do have a relationship with your daughter's fiance, and you've got the right idea about what that relationship is.

Yodrak

Well for example it asks for "relationship" to sponsor. I don't have a relationship to her finace until such time as they marry which will be after this form is submitted. Do I write down - "none" or "future son-in-law"? Thanks.

[dionesiamn 0]

Thank you. You've all been very helpful. This is new territory for us and I would hate to do anything that was incorrect and delay the process for them.

[Caladan 19]

Hiya,

My parents are helping to sponsor my fiancé, too, and we're going through Canada.

Basically, there isn't a separate 'co-sponsoring' form. If you want to sponsor your daughter's fiancé, you just 'sponsor' him by completing the I-134 (and collecting the supporting information.)

My dad put 'Daughter's Fiancé' in the blank for 'Relationship', and 'No' for the question that asks if he'd filed a petition on behalf of my fiancé. (He didn't fill out the I-129F, I did.)

My parents file their taxes jointly, but my dad is the primary breadwinner. For the I-134 we're using their joint tax return (shows the income from his business) and his 1099. I just have his signature on the I-134.

[Yodrak 7]

Caladan,

I'm sure they'll understand, but do note that the question asks for the visa applicant's relationship to the sponsor, not the sponsor's relationship to the visa applicant.

Yodrak

Hiya,

My parents are helping to sponsor my fiancé, too, and we're going through Canada.

....

My dad put 'Daughter's Fiancé' in the blank for 'Relationship', .....

[Caladan 19]

I think I'm right on this one, Yodrak. 'Daughter's fiancé' and 'future son-in-law' are synonyms. In this context, they should be substitutable.

"What is the Future Mr. Caladan's relationship to you?"

"He is my daughter's fiancé."

"He is my future son-in-law."

Two terms in a non-reflexive relationship.

If I were saying 'future father-in-law', you'd have a point. But I don't have the relationship backwards here.

If I get denied over this, I'll buy you a beer.

[Yodrak 7]

Caladan,

It's a safe bet!

Yodrak

I think I'm right on this one, Yodrak. 'Daughter's fiancé' and 'future son-in-law' are synonyms. In this context, they should be substitutable.

"What is the Future Mr. Caladan's relationship to you?"

"He is my daughter's fiancé."

"He is my future son-in-law."

Two terms in a non-reflexive relationship.

If I were saying 'future father-in-law', you'd have a point. But I don't have the relationship backwards here.

If I get denied over this, I'll buy you a beer.

[Ladylethal 12]

My father-in-law put none, and it was never a problem.