Affidavit Of Support Co-Sponsor For K-1 Visa

[Charles&Keri 0]

I have filed a petition for my fiancé on a K-1 Fiancé Visa and it was approved. My fiancé' has his interview on May 20, 2011. I have already sent him a whole notebook of information to take with him, including a bank statement, letter and 12 months of deposits, but after reading a comment left by someone just today, I have a few questions and if anyone can help me, it would be greatly appreciated. My fiancé is in Nigeria. I am in the States. Currently I am not employed and have filed for disability due to an injury. My mom who is also disabled, but has no bills, rent, etc. to pay every month out of her disability check, she took the responsibility to be my fiancé’s co-sponsor. The twelve-month bank statement proves that makes enough to provide for all of us, so I thought that would work out great, but now I am hearing that for a K-1 Fiancé Visa, they will NOT accept a co-sponsor. Does anyone know that to be true? Also, if she makes enough, as long as she can provide, does it really matter where the “income” comes from, since it doesn’t come from an actual employer? I mean I am sure there are other disabled people in this world that need love just as much as anyone else, why can’t I have my fiancé just because I am disabled? I am really scared this is going to be difficult #1 for my fiancé to prove and #2 for Immigration to accept, since it is my mom and not me, when he is MY fiancé and not hers. Does anyone have any thoughts or facts on this issue? Please help, ASAP, so I will know how to prepare him. God bless you!

[Aztec&Taino 144]

I have filed a petition for my fiancé on a K-1 Fiancé Visa and it was approved. My fiancé' has his interview on May 20, 2011. I have already sent him a whole notebook of information to take with him, including a bank statement, letter and 12 months of deposits, but after reading a comment left by someone just today, I have a few questions and if anyone can help me, it would be greatly appreciated. My fiancé is in Nigeria. I am in the States. Currently I am not employed and have filed for disability due to an injury. My mom who is also disabled, but has no bills, rent, etc. to pay every month out of her disability check, she took the responsibility to be my fiancé’s co-sponsor. The twelve-month bank statement proves that makes enough to provide for all of us, so I thought that would work out great, but now I am hearing that for a K-1 Fiancé Visa, they will NOT accept a co-sponsor. Does anyone know that to be true? Also, if she makes enough, as long as she can provide, does it really matter where the “income” comes from, since it doesn’t come from an actual employer? I mean I am sure there are other disabled people in this world that need love just as much as anyone else, why can’t I have my fiancé just because I am disabled? I am really scared this is going to be difficult #1 for my fiancé to prove and #2 for Immigration to accept, since it is my mom and not me, when he is MY fiancé and not hers. Does anyone have any thoughts or facts on this issue? Please help, ASAP, so I will know how to prepare him. God bless you!

Hello,

The decision whether to accept a co-sponsor is very much consulate specific. My advice would be to click on "Portals" at the top of the page in order to find posts and members with Nigerian beneficiaries, specifically. You could ask members who have gone through the process but are still active whether co-sponsors are permitted (accepted) at Lagos, Nigeria. It is also a matter of the sustainability of the income -can it be proved that the disability income is likely to continue? Unfortunately, as far as USCIS is concerned, love is irrelevant, but the issue is about having a guarantee that the immigrant will not impose a financial burden on the US government.

Best wishes!

[tru_loves_journey 117]

I searched here and Nigeria does accept co sponsor's but that co sponsor must have enough income to meet poverty guidelines, Good Luck

[tru_loves_journey 117]

http://www.uscis.gov/i-864p check this site for poverty guidelines

[JimVaPhuong 4,864]

Aztec is correct. The issue is whether there's a risk the intending immigrant will become a public charge. Disabled persons are not singled out in any way. Every sponsor with a low or borderline income poses an equal risk that they will not be able to perform as a financial backstop, and prevent the intending immigrant from becoming a burden on the taxpayers. There is no separate threshold for disabled persons to meet, nor anywhere on the affidavit of support where you're required to indicate that you're disabled, so there's no way the requirement is biased against disabled persons. If there's a valid claim for bias then it's that the requirement is unfairly biased against poor people, which is certainly true. The response by the taxpayers, and the US government on their behalf, is that there are already plenty of poor people in the US who need help from the government to survive, and it's not in the best interests of the taxpayers to import more of them.

With this last point in mind, the consular officer will also take into account the potential earning ability of the intending immigrant. In fact, they're required to evaluate this before they consider the affidavit of support. When a sponsor is barely qualified to submit a sufficient affidavit of support then the consular officer is going to give preference to an intending immigrant who is young, healthy, educated, and experienced. On the other hand, a barely qualified sponsor combined with an intending immigrant who is elderly and disabled is almost sure to be denied.

Generally speaking, a consular officer is not overly concerned about where the support money comes from, except that there are a few points about this they are required to consider. First, is the income likely to continue at the current level or above for the foreseeable future? Second, is the sponsor's income already classified as a means tested benefit? On this second point, disability income from SSDI would generally be considered qualifying income for an affidavit of support, while income from SSI would not.

[Charles&Keri 0]

Hello,

The decision whether to accept a co-sponsor is very much consulate specific. My advice would be to click on "Portals" at the top of the page in order to find posts and members with Nigerian beneficiaries, specifically. You could ask members who have gone through the process but are still active whether co-sponsors are permitted (accepted) at Lagos, Nigeria. It is also a matter of the sustainability of the income -can it be proved that the disability income is likely to continue? Unfortunately, as far as USCIS is concerned, love is irrelevant, but the issue is about having a guarantee that the immigrant will not impose a financial burden on the US government.

Best wishes!

Thankyou!

[Charles&Keri 0]

Thank you everyone for assistance and replies, it is greatly appreciated and understand. I know ultimately it is up to God, because we are trusting in Him, but you all have helped me so much. Now can can go and give my fiance' some instruction and insight before his interview. Wish us luck and thankyou again!

[Boiler 47,533]

A Disability check would be enough for 3?

[Charles&Keri 0]

A Disability check would be enough for 3?

Um, yes, when you don't have any bills to pay, car notes or rent/morgage to pay.

[Boiler 47,533]

Um, yes, when you don't have any bills to pay, car notes or rent/morgage to pay.

None of that has anything to do with the AoS.

[akanchawa 1]

I do not know the answer to your question but goodluck with this phase. I hope it works out for you both.