Unique question about Co Sponsorship.

[lcfreshful 8]

To make it short and sweet. What were to happen if you were to use a Co sponsor out of worry of your imcome not being accepted (i.e. you only have 2 tax return pieces of information with less than 125%, and a current annual in come which does shoot higher than 125% reassured with three check stubs and employer letter verifying it.)

But in truth, the Official actually deems your income acceptable. Would they interrupt the interview due to me using a co sponsor when they realize that perhaps I didn't need one?

[ZoeUK1989 35]

If your income is higher than the 125% now then that should be enough.

I had the following from my Fiance to take to the interview

1 x tax return (which showed when she filed the taxes she earned nowhere near enough)

6 x pays stubs (weekly not monthly)

1 x letter from employer confirming when she started, hours contracted and salary (hourly not annually)

3 x bank statements showing deposits

apparently this is country specific (or so i have read on other posts) its down to the embassy your fiance is interviewing at.

Mine was at London and was approved and have just received my visa by mail today

I think previous income is not an issue and a co sponsor is not required if you earn above that 125% although it only has to be 100% of the poverty guideline for the K1. They like 125% as this is what is required for the AOS

[ZoeUK1989 35]

What country is your Fiance from?

[lcfreshful 8]

What country is your Fiance from?

Greece

[ZoeUK1989 35]

Great. What I said as far as I am aware still stands. If you're earning over that 125% now with the correct proof you wouldn't need a co sponsor anyway.

[Ash.1101 1,755]

They will also take in consideration how new the job is. If you only have 3 pay stubs because you've only worked for a month and a half at this job, they can look down at that, but some consulates don't care much.


But yes, it is consulate specific and sometimes CO specific.

Depending on how picky the CO is they can look at:

How new the job is
How often jobs are jumped (they can see this with Tax Return/W2 or transcript) aka work stability
How close is the current income to the line
Living situation and how finances will play into that
Why was the tax return much lower than current (They may ask this to confirm you are infact making more and not making up documents to look that way)



Having a cosponsor prepared never really hurts, it's more insurance for the government that your fiance isn't going to become a burden which is a plus for them. There's plenty of people here who came prepared with a cosponsor, and the CO just turned down the paperwork and gave it back because they made enough and didn't need a cosponsor.

[lcfreshful 8]

Thank you both for the good answers!

So it's okay to have a Co Sponsor /just in case/. I just wanted to make sure of things.

Also, my job isn't exactly new. I was waiting till 2017 to file the petition so I can get my 2016 tax info, then send off the three most recent check stubs from there.

I was aiming to use my current annual income because I know my gross earnings from 2016 add up to be 113% of the poverty line; however, I've obtained two raises which would put my CAI above their requirement in 2017.

I just figured having a co sponsor would just be added buffering to make a decent case. Last thing I need is to have my Greek Goddess turned down over money issues.

Thanks again!

[lcfreshful 8]

If your income is higher than the 125% now then that should be enough.

I had the following from my Fiance to take to the interview

1 x tax return (which showed when she filed the taxes she earned nowhere near enough)

6 x pays stubs (weekly not monthly)

1 x letter from employer confirming when she started, hours contracted and salary (hourly not annually)

3 x bank statements showing deposits

apparently this is country specific (or so i have read on other posts) its down to the embassy your fiance is interviewing at.

Mine was at London and was approved and have just received my visa by mail today

I think previous income is not an issue and a co sponsor is not required if you earn above that 125% although it only has to be 100% of the poverty guideline for the K1. They like 125% as this is what is required for the AOS

Does Bi- weekly work too?