Please help! - Interview/Affidavit of Support Questions

[Orientalelf 50]

Hello Everyone,

I'd really appreciate any advice or experiences here, as I'm driving myself crazy researching and gathering information. 

During the interview stage of my K-1, I'd like to know what the chances are of not being approved due to "Affidavit of Support" not being satisfactory enough?

Situation
- Petitioner is a student, his part-time job does not meet the poverty line.
- Petitioner's father is applying as co-sponsor (and makes way above the 125%).
- Interview will be held at Bangkok Embassy (where I haven't heard them nit-picking about this, but I'm still concerned). 
*And please don't redirect this post to regional, the thread is relatively quiet! 

Would it be a good idea for myself (the beneficiary) to also bring evidence?
- Letter of full-time employment.
- Letter of savings in bank.
- Letter of assets (I have a house which my parents reside in). 
- Letter of parents savings.
*Are any of these applicable?

Thank you! 
 

[Kush_Omaded 29]

Hi there, similar situation here. Recent college graduate, so very new to the workforce and needing a co-sponsor. From what I've heard, even embassies that tend to be nitpicky with co-sponsors usually are a bit more understanding with college students/recent graduates, provided they have a co-sponsor. Since your petitioner's father makes a sufficient amount to support you, be sure he completes an I-134 too, and be sure he includes additional evidence such as W-2s and tax returns from the previous three years, bank statements listing the amount in his account, or a letter from his employer certifying his salary. These additional pieces of evidence will go a long way in corroborating his ability to support you, so definitely include as many as possible. Unfortunately, the consular officer doesn't always take into consideration the beneficiary's assets, unless there's a lot of them and they're readily convertible into U.S. currency. Even so, though, the burden of proof is still on the U.S. petitioner to prove that you won't become a "public charge" while you're here. So while it can't hurt to include proof of your assets in your home country, be sure the petitioner or their co-sponsor have a sufficient amount to demonstrate that, under usual circumstances, they could support you if necessary. That's going to be primarily what the C.O. is looking at. But as long as your co-sponsor can provide some of that evidence, you should be fine!

[Orientalelf 50]

12 hours ago, Kush_Omaded said:

Hi there, similar situation here. Recent college graduate, so very new to the workforce and needing a co-sponsor. From what I've heard, even embassies that tend to be nitpicky with co-sponsors usually are a bit more understanding with college students/recent graduates, provided they have a co-sponsor. Since your petitioner's father makes a sufficient amount to support you, be sure he completes an I-134 too, and be sure he includes additional evidence such as W-2s and tax returns from the previous three years, bank statements listing the amount in his account, or a letter from his employer certifying his salary. These additional pieces of evidence will go a long way in corroborating his ability to support you, so definitely include as many as possible. Unfortunately, the consular officer doesn't always take into consideration the beneficiary's assets, unless there's a lot of them and they're readily convertible into U.S. currency. Even so, though, the burden of proof is still on the U.S. petitioner to prove that you won't become a "public charge" while you're here. So while it can't hurt to include proof of your assets in your home country, be sure the petitioner or their co-sponsor have a sufficient amount to demonstrate that, under usual circumstances, they could support you if necessary. That's going to be primarily what the C.O. is looking at. But as long as your co-sponsor can provide some of that evidence, you should be fine!

Thank you so much for your reply! This made me feel a lot more CONFIDENT! I have made an active effort to research all paperwork and sufficient evidence my -soon to be- father in law needs in support of being the co-sponsor and although the officer won't count my assets I may bring a few (in case of emergency). Thank you once again, your words have calmed my woes  

[Lemonslice 4,977]

You might want to read some threads to see if cosponsors are now accepted in Bangkok.

 

https://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/620503-embassy-asking-100125/?do=findComment&comment=8419729