I-134 Question

[ZackG222 4]

1 hour ago, missileman said:

You are the primary sponsor, and you must provide an affidavit of support with supporting documents.  Any joint sponsor must also do the same.........at the time of the interview, the consulate officer will consider the entire financial picture before making a determination of whether your fiance will become a public charge.   In what country will the interview take place?

 

Vietnam. Ho chi minh city

[Nitas_man 3,100]

12 minutes ago, Karim2018 said:

Thank you! My bad I think I misunderstood. I realize (now) that I-134 is not the "real thing" so to speak and that I-864 is a lot more formal and carries a lot more weight, and I agree. I thought you said (or insinuated) that some embassies just don't accept sponsors period. I-864 or not, they  just don't accept it, and if that's the case, I think it's unfair. Cheers!

No worries - good luck!

[Hank_ 9,174]

14 hours ago, Karim2018 said:

Don't mean to hijack this thread...I'm just trying to understand...Would you care to elaborate? What do you mean by "Some embassies will not accept an I-134 joint sponsor." Why would they care?! If someone is willing to sponsor the beneficially 100% why would the embassy say NO? Also why "some embassies"? If a sponsor is required for someone not making enough $$, shouldn't that apply across the board? I'm confused.

With the K-1 visa (I-134) the embassy is not required to accept a co-sponsor, so it is totally at the discretion of the CO.   

 

Which is not the same for an immigrant visa.

[Karim2018 100]

7 hours ago, Hank_ said:

With the K-1 visa (I-134) the embassy is not required to accept a co-sponsor, so it is totally at the discretion of the CO.   

 

Which is not the same for an immigrant visa.

Got it. Thanks!

[Greenbaum 12,259]

I've learned that "the man with the gold makes the rules" and so if the rules say jump then you jump if you want what they have. You may not agree with it but it's a fact that different embassy's require different instructions, documents, evidence etc. and so you must be willing to abide by what they are asking for or you will not get the visa you are after. That's reality.