Co-Sponsors & Unemployment

[TransAtlanticLove 31]

Hi all,

 

I know this topic has been over-discussed but I couldn't find an exact answer for my question.

 

My fiance and I applied for and were approved for the K-1 Visa, our interview is later this month. I have not worked for a year in order to visit my fiance without restrictions and have been living on savings. When we applied I had a co-sponsor and best friend who we used that gave us their info. I heard we might need another co-sponsor to show more support since I'm still not working any fiance won't be able to work. I was thinking of using my sister. Both her and my best friend qualify income wise to cover myself, my fiance and themself.

 

Should we use another co-sponsor such as my sister's paperwork when we go to the interview? If so (which I'm happy to do), I wanted to know if we use the same form I-134 I believe for my sister as well which will result in two co-sponsor forms my best friend's and my sister. Basically just want to make sure I'm using the correct form for her/us and if any letter from her should be included?

 

Many thanks!

[Naes 12,205]

26 minutes ago, TransAtlanticLove said:

Hi all,

 

I know this topic has been over-discussed but I couldn't find an exact answer for my question.

 

My fiance and I applied for and were approved for the K-1 Visa, our interview is later this month. I have not worked for a year in order to visit my fiance without restrictions and have been living on savings. When we applied I had a co-sponsor and best friend who we used that gave us their info. I heard we might need another co-sponsor to show more support since I'm still not working any fiance won't be able to work. I was thinking of using my sister. Both her and my best friend qualify income wise to cover myself, my fiance and themself.

 

Should we use another co-sponsor such as my sister's paperwork when we go to the interview? If so (which I'm happy to do), I wanted to know if we use the same form I-134 I believe for my sister as well which will result in two co-sponsor forms my best friend's and my sister. Basically just want to make sure I'm using the correct form for her/us and if any letter from her should be included?

 

Many thanks!

You use the same form for the co-sponsor.

 

no letter is needed specifically.

 

however other financial evidences should be included, such as tax returns, employment letter.

[Wuozopo 4,293]

2 hours ago, TransAtlanticLove said:

My fiance and I applied for and were approved for the K-1 Visa, our interview is later this month.

You haven't been approved for a visa until you fiancé interviews. Your petition was approved.

 

2 hours ago, TransAtlanticLove said:

When we applied I had a co-sponsor and best friend who we used that gave us their info.

The first time an affidavit of support is presented is at the interview. Prepare a new one with current financial evidence.

 

2 hours ago, TransAtlanticLove said:

I heard we might need another co-sponsor to show more support since I'm still not working any fiance won't be able to work. I was thinking of using my sister. Both her and my best friend qualify income wise to cover myself, my fiance and themself.

Pick one of them. You can't have both sponsor. 

They don't have to sponsor you. Your fiancé needs a sponsor, but you don't. 

 

2 hours ago, Naes said:

Basically just want to make sure I'm using the correct form for her/us and if any letter from her should be included?

The form is I-134. Proof of income can be a 2017 tax return or a letter from her employer stating her job and her current salary. No letter from the sponsor. 

Edited March 5, 2018 by Wuozopo

[TransAtlanticLove 31]

Just now, Wuozopo said:

You haven't been approved for a visa until you fiancé interviews. Your petition was approved.

 

The first time an affidavit of support is presented is at the interview. 

 

Pick one of them. You can't have both sponsor. 

They don't have to sponsor you. Your fiancé needs a sponsor. 

 

The form is I-134. Proof of income can be a 2017 tax return or a letter from her employer stating her job and her current salary. No letter from the sponsor. 

Thank you. I just checked and when we filed we actually used 1-864 form and they didn't give us an RFE. I see now that it was meant to be the I-134 form. Also I did get word from someone else who uses VJ that their friend got denied at the interview because they didn't have two affidavits of supports (one from her fiance and one from their co-sponsor) and they're in a similar situation so I just wanted to make sure.

 

Should I re-fill out the I-134 for my original co-sponsor and send that with my fiance for the interview? Should I send in one for my sister as well? I didn't know having more than one co-sponsor could be harmful to our case.

[Naes 12,205]

5 minutes ago, TransAtlanticLove said:

Thank you. I just checked and when we filed we actually used 1-864 form and they didn't give us an RFE. I see now that it was meant to be the I-134 form. Also I did get word from someone else who uses VJ that their friend got denied at the interview because they didn't have two affidavits of supports (one from her fiance and one from their co-sponsor) and they're in a similar situation so I just wanted to make sure.

 

Should I re-fill out the I-134 for my original co-sponsor and send that with my fiance for the interview? Should I send in one for my sister as well? I didn't know having more than one co-sponsor could be harmful to our case.

You cannot have two co-sponsors in k1 cases. So you need to chose one. 

Whoever you chose will need to fill a i-134 and you as the petitioner will also fill one even if you're unemployed. 

 

And your fiancé will take these two (you the main sponsor, and the cosponsor) I-134 along with necessary financial evidence.

 

they dont send rfe for things you put there    That wasn't asked. They send rfe for additional evidence. Sending i-864 was a mistake and they took it as a mistake and most likely didn't even look at it.

Edited March 5, 2018 by Naes

[Wuozopo 4,293]

7 hours ago, TransAtlanticLove said:

Thank you. I just checked and when we filed we actually used 1-864 form and they didn't give us an RFE. I see now that it was meant to be the I-134 form. Also I did get word from someone else who uses VJ that their friend got denied at the interview because they didn't have two affidavits of supports (one from her fiance and one from their co-sponsor) and they're in a similar situation so I just wanted to make sure.

 

Should I re-fill out the I-134 for my original co-sponsor and send that with my fiance for the interview? Should I send in one for my sister as well? I didn't know having more than one co-sponsor could be harmful to our case.

 

The Petition you filed did not need an affidavit of support. It was extra junk in your application that was either thrown out or ignored. You would only get an RFE if something was missing that USCIS needed to approve your petition. 

 

You can't use both your friend and sister. It's not about being harmful, it is simply against the rules. If your fiancé took both friend and sister forms to the interview, they would hand one back. You may send an extra one for yourself as the fiancé, but London generally doesn't want one from the fiancé if they have no job. 

 

 In my opinion, a blood relative sponsor is probably more impressive, but that is not a requirement. Pick one of them to fill out an I-134 as I already said in my first reply. Fiancé interviews need I-134.

(You will need your friend or sister  again after you marry and your new spouse applies for a  greencard. After marriage, the form needed is I-864.)

 

Here are the instructions you are to follow if your fiance will interview in London. They come from the visa section of the London embassy. https://uk.usembassy.gov/visas/fiancee-2/applying-for-the-visa/

Don't follow what somebody from a different country had to do because each embassy can have different procedures.