K1/K3 co sponsors USEM

[Dakine 26]

Recent response to an email from USEM regarding exceptance of co sponsors for K3 visas.

This is in reply to your inquiry regarding co-sponsorships in K3

nonimmigrant visa cases.

Petitioners in K nonimmigrant visa cases are generally expected to

establish the adequacy of their own financial resources to ensure that

an alien, after admission into the United States, will not become

primarily dependent on the U.S. Government for subsistence. While our

immigration law does not disallow using a joint sponsor when the

petitioner cannot meet the minimum income requirement, co-sponsorships

in nonimmigrant visa cases are not legally bound to address the

financial needs of the applicant. The simple submission of Form I-134

by a co-sponsor is, therefore, not always sufficiently credible to

overcome the public charge provisions of Section 212(a)(4) of the INA.

In assessing the credibility of co-sponsorships, we look at the totality

of circumstances.

For information about financial sponsorship guidelines, you may visit

the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) website at

http://www.uscis.gov.

Immigrant Visa Correspondence Unit

Consular Section

U.S. Embassy, Manila

1201 Roxas Boulevard

Manila, Philippines

Telephone: (632) 528-6300

Fax: (632) 338-4129

[sunandmoon 450]

Recent response to an email from USEM regarding exceptance of co sponsors for K3 visas.

This is in reply to your inquiry regarding co-sponsorships in K3

nonimmigrant visa cases.

Petitioners in K nonimmigrant visa cases are generally expected to

establish the adequacy of their own financial resources to ensure that

an alien, after admission into the United States, will not become

primarily dependent on the U.S. Government for subsistence. While our

immigration law does not disallow using a joint sponsor when the

petitioner cannot meet the minimum income requirement, co-sponsorships

in nonimmigrant visa cases are not legally bound to address the

financial needs of the applicant. The simple submission of Form I-134

by a co-sponsor is, therefore, not always sufficiently credible to

overcome the public charge provisions of Section 212(a)(4) of the INA.

In assessing the credibility of co-sponsorships, we look at the totality

of circumstances.

For information about financial sponsorship guidelines, you may visit

the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) website at

http://www.uscis.gov.

Immigrant Visa Correspondence Unit

Consular Section

U.S. Embassy, Manila

1201 Roxas Boulevard

Manila, Philippines

Telephone: (632) 528-6300

Fax: (632) 338-4129

good post my guess is a co-sponsor might more likely be accepted if it is an immediate relative.

[RandyandRina 2]

Immediate Relative meaning parents or siblings only???

In assessing the credibility of co-sponsorships, we look at the totality

of circumstances.

this is seem to be a general statement. It seems to me that they can deny someone a visa when they think its not enough and no longer based from the 125% poverty guidelines. I'm sorry but it does not seem to connect to my brain cells