i-134 Sponsorship

[Voni 0]

My friend wants to sponsor his friend to visit the United States of America, but is unsure about whether or not his taxes may have an effect on whether or not his Affidavit of Support form I-134 is approved or not. Does your taxes even play a role in whether or not your Affidavit of Support form I-134 is approved? I'm curious and am trying to maybe ease my friend off of overanalyzing this. 

[Hypnos 6,578]

Tourist visas do not work in that way.

 

The alien would need to apply and be approved or rejected on their own merits; anyone in the US is not involved in the process.

[Voni 0]

2 minutes ago, Hypnos said:

Tourist visas do not work in that way.

 

The alien would need to apply and be approved or rejected on their own merits; anyone in the US is not involved in the process.

So, when my friend sponsors his friend to visit and sends all the correct paperwork. The only thing stopping my friend from being able to have his friend visit is his friend (the foreigner)?

[Hypnos 6,578]

Again, it doesn't work like that. There is no "sponsoring" for tourist visas. The applicant applies through his nearest US post and is approved or denied on his own merits.

[doggieandsam 765]

what hypnos above is trying to say is that, there is no "sponsorship" for a tourist visa. there is nothing your USC friend can do to "sponsor" his friend (the foreigner). in order for the foreigner to obtain a tourist visa, he/she will need to apply on their own merits - them having a USC friend cannot guarantee or help them get a visa.

[SusieQQQ 11,587]

12 minutes ago, Voni said:

So, when my friend sponsors his friend to visit and sends all the correct paperwork. The only thing stopping my friend from being able to have his friend visit is his friend (the foreigner)?

As above, sponsorship means nothing.  Officially:

Note: Visa applicants must qualify on the basis of the applicant's residence and ties abroad, rather than assurances from U.S. family and friends. A letter of invitation or Affidavit of Support is not needed to apply for a nonimmigrant tourist visa. If you do choose to bring a letter of invitation or Affidavit of Support to your interview, please remember that it is not one of the factors that we use in determining whether to issue or deny a nonimmigrant tourist visa.

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/tourism-visit/visitor.html

 

[Voni 0]

1 hour ago, Hypnos said:

Again, it doesn't work like that. There is no "sponsoring" for tourist visas. The applicant applies through his nearest US post and is approved or denied on his own merits.

I see, I was confused because my friend's friend (alien) had said that when he went to Consulate he was told that as it stands he would be denied an Visa and that he should just have my friend sponsor him.

Edited January 15, 2018 by Voni

[Hypnos 6,578]

They may have meant 'sponsor for an immigrant visa'. 

[Voni 0]

3 minutes ago, Hypnos said:

They may have meant 'sponsor for an immigrant visa'. 

I see, so there is no way to sponsor for an nonimmigrant visa? If not then I guess my friend doesn't need to fill out the Affidavit of Support form I-134.

[Hypnos 6,578]

Not for a tourist visa, no. 

[Unlockable 7,315]

11 minutes ago, Voni said:

I see, so there is no way to sponsor for an nonimmigrant visa? If not then I guess my friend doesn't need to fill out the Affidavit of Support form I-134.

No.

Your friend can "sponsor" in a sense of providing them with tickets or a place to stay IF they get a visa. But an affidavit of support is not legal binding for a nonimmigrant visa. There is no real sponsorship for visitor visas.

 

Same way you don't need someone in Paris to provide the French government with their income and  tax returns so you can visit the Eiffel tower.

 

Edited January 15, 2018 by NuestraUnion

[Voni 0]

2 minutes ago, NuestraUnion said:

No.

Your friend can "sponsor" in a sense of providing them with tickets or a place to stay IF they get a visa. But an affidavit of support is not legal binding for a nonimmigrant visa. There is no real sponsorship for visitor visas.

 

Same way you don't need someone in Paris to provide the French government with their income and  tax returns so you can visit the Eiffel tower.

 

Thanks, I appreciate the help from you and everyone else. I'm sure this will clear up my friend's overanalyzing and some of the confusion.

[SusieQQQ 11,587]

1 hour ago, Voni said:

I see, I was confused because my friend's friend (alien) had said that when he went to Consulate he was told that as it stands he would be denied an Visa and that he should just have my friend sponsor him.

What do you mean, “went to the consulate”? Did he have a visa interview? People can’t usualky just visit a consulate to ask questions.

[Voni 0]

6 hours ago, SusieQQQ said:

What do you mean, “went to the consulate”? Did he have a visa interview? People can’t usualky just visit a consulate to ask questions.

He drove to the US Embassy and talked to someone there. That's what I was told, anyways. I do not know the full details. 

[TNJ17 1,329]

Your friend’s foreign friend needs to show the embassy at the time of his tourist visa interview that he can support himself during his visit in the US. Your US citizen friend can’t do anything for his friend as there is no such thing as sponsoring a tourist visa like others have said. Also, just to add salt to the wound, if your USC pays for his friend’s tickets, and places to stay and whatnot that may well end in denial because the embassy will see that the foreigner applying has no means to support himself is at risk of immigrating on a tourist visa. He’s gonna need to show he has strong ties to his home country (current job, taxes, bank statements, properties in his name, investments, etc), which I may say might be safe to assume he doesn’t because he can’t support himself. It may be a long shot for him to get a tourist visa unfortunately.