US Fianceé disabled; instant K-1 Visa denial?!

[Sandra G. 5,016]

Social Security Disability (SSDI) benefits is not welfare!!!!!!!!

[Penny Lane 8,159]

LOL sibi777 you know me too well! You are right, just concentrate on the I-129F and then worry about the I-130 and over forms afterwards! Thanks dude!

Yeah, you definitely need to relax. This is a long, stressful process and it's going to be a miserable one if you spend it freaking out the entire time. You'll be fine.

[Boiler 43,429]

Why not self sponsor?

[CarolAnn&Eddy 12]

I hope so lovebird85, maybe I am over-reacting and there is a difference between welfare and disability. Its not like she has no intention to go to work, she cant physically go to work lol!

There is a difference between disability and welfare. Social Security Disability is for workers that have become unable to physically or mentally work. It is a process to qualify and doctors back them with evidence. As a US citizen, we pay into the Social Security fund out of our wages. Welfare on the other hand is a government program for people that do not work and have no income so the government gives them a check if they find them eligible. You shouldn't have anything to worry about with her being on disability. Good luck!

[sheeshkabelle 153]

As others have said, SSI, Veteran's disability pension, Social security is NOT welfare.

Welfare is TANF,(temporary assistance for needy families) where the sate hands the person a check, food stamps, medicaid, rental assistance etc. It also will pay 'advanced child support' payments to single mother's. THAT is welfare.

I too live in TN and I get food stamps and CHIP medicaid for my children only because they're father doesn't contribute much to their upbringing. In order for my children to keep the CHIP that covers what my private insurance doesn't, I had to sue my ex for child support. Because he doesn't pay up regularly, they get a whole whopping $120 a month in food stamps. My case worker said to take it because my children were eligible for it, and it will not in anyway, effect my husband's immigration, because my husband is not financially responsible for children that are not biologically his.

Our I-864 was approved at NVC with absolutely no issues.

[Anh map 2,098]

THINK I AM ROYALLY SCREWED!! I was just looking at the I-134F files to see what we need to fill in after the I-29F gets approved and according to the guidelines:

Not having adequate income will not usually be a problem if you have a co-sponsor, according to experiences posted on the newsgroup, as long as the co-sponsor has adequate income/assets. Be aware that the co-sponsor must have enough income/assets for both your fiance, any fiance children that will be immigrating, and his/her own household. However, that IF the US fiance has been on welfare or other government benefits for a lifetime or has no plans to work actively, the consulate can still deny the visa based on the likelihood that the foreign fiance will become a public charge. Just having a co-sponsor may not be sufficient. An actual case has been documented wherein a fiance visa was denied because the petitioning fiance was on government benefits and would not be working, even though the US fiance had two co-sponsors.

So because my fiancee is disabled and is claiming benefits from the state of TN, we will get instantly denied?! This is really not fair and is outrageous, we even have a co-sponsor! All I wanna do is to look after her. What should I do?! Should I get my fianceé to call them and explain the situation?

I did post this on my I-129F post however, I feel that this needs to be on a seperate topic because this has nothing to do with the I-129F...

This paragraph is simply citing an actual case where it has occurred. We can't tell if it was in regard to a K1 visa or another type. As with any set of circumstance, there are no absolutes.

I can understand your concern, but you've let this rare event overwhelm you.

There's no reason to strike this from the text. Consider it the same as all the side effect warnings listed on most medicines.

[bigdog 376]

Hang in there enjoy the wild ride.

[Justine+David 218]

Luckily the UK is more accepting of co-sponsors than other countries. Do you have any money saved?

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

LOL sibi777 you know me too well! You are right, just concentrate on the I-129F and then worry about the I-130 and over forms afterwards! Thanks dude!

Just so you know, if you come to the US on a K-1 visa you and your wife will never file a I-130.

[Adile 0]

On 5/8/2012 at 8:12 PM, CarolAnn&Eddy said:

There is a difference between disability and welfare. Social Security Disability is for workers that have become unable to physically or mentally work. It is a process to qualify and doctors back them with evidence. As a US citizen, we pay into the Social Security fund out of our wages. Welfare on the other hand is a government program for people that do not work and have no income so the government gives them a check if they find them eligible. You shouldn't have anything to worry about with her being on disability. Good luck!

My fiance petetionner shes disabled she stoped working in 2016 from work in company 15 year she get income mor than 24 k every year she can be good for me to support in k1 ?

[Jenny17655 283]

https://www.uscis.gov/news/fact-sheets/public-charge-fact-sheet

 

[NigeriaorBust 4,087]

   I know of one case that was denied , where an older woman that had been on welfare for decades wanted to bring an unskilled young man here.  The consulate said that they couldn't overcome the public charge risk .   This was Lagos which tends to be hard on such things.  

[TBoneTX 43,048]

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