Does US Consulate Montreal accepts K1 Visa co-sponsors for Filipino beneficiaries?

[Iamy 4]

Hello everyone! I am hoping someone in the group could enlighten me with the confusion I am going through now. Our K1 visa application was approved April 10 and was forwarded to US Consulate Montreal since I am working here in Canada. Patiently waiting for the Packet 4 to be able to schedule medical and interview. We are having a co-sponsor but the confusion now is that though the US Consulate in Montreal accepts co-sponsors, my being a Filipino citizen beneficiary does not allow me to have a co-sponsor. Does it follow that since the US Consulate in Manila does not accept co-sponsors for K1, other US Consulates would also not accept co-sponsors for Filipino beneficiaries? Please anyone help. Thanks so much in advance for any comments.

[Ben&Zian 4,398]

You should be okay. While yes the Manila Embassy generally doesn't accept co-sponsors for K-1 visas(with some exceptions), it is about what embassy you go through not your nationality. You should be fine.

[KimchiLumpia 315]

19 minutes ago, Iamy said:

Hello everyone! I am hoping someone in the group could enlighten me with the confusion I am going through now. Our K1 visa application was approved April 10 and was forwarded to US Consulate Montreal since I am working here in Canada. Patiently waiting for the Packet 4 to be able to schedule medical and interview.

Once you have your NVC MTL#, check your CEAC status: https://ceac.state.gov/ceacstattracker/status.aspx

 

Once your CEAC status shows "Ready", you can download Packet 3 from the Canadian Embassy website here: https://ca.usembassy.gov/visas/fiancee/  

Canadian Packet 3 requests three documents to be emailed back to the Canadian Embassy.  Once received, the Canadian Embassy will reply with the Packet 4 email that has the instructions for scheduling your medical and interview.  It took roughly 12 hours from emailing the Packet 3 documents, to receiving the Packet 4 return email.

Since Packet 3 is available online, we did not wait until we received Packet 3 or Packet 4 in the regular snail mail to schedule our interview and medical.  We had no issues.

 

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We are having a co-sponsor but the confusion now is that though the US Consulate in Montreal accepts co-sponsors, my being a Filipino citizen beneficiary does not allow me to have a co-sponsor. Does it follow that since the US Consulate in Manila does not accept co-sponsors for K1, other US Consulates would also not accept co-sponsors for Filipino beneficiaries? Please anyone help. Thanks so much in advance for any comments.
I am not sure of the co-sponsorship regulations for Canadian K1 Visa filers, as we did not need a co-sponsor ourselves.
Maybe another VJ member can chime in on this.

 

Edited May 31, 2017 by KimchiLumpia

[Iamy 4]

6 minutes ago, KimchiLumpia said:

I am not sure of the co-sponsorship regulations for Canadian K1 Visa filers, as we did not need a co-sponsor ourselves.
Are you a Canadian citizen or Filipino citizen living in Canada?

 

Thanks so much for your detailed reply. I already sent my packet 3 twice but still waiting for Packet 4. I am a Filipino working in Canada.

Edited May 31, 2017 by Iamy

[KimchiLumpia 315]

4 minutes ago, Iamy said:

Thanks so much for your detailed reply. I already sent my packet 3 but 2 x but still waiting for Packet 4. I am a Filipino working in Canada.

I have read from other Canadian VJ members, that they had to re-email their packet 3 documents 2-3 times until they received their packet 4.

Did your CEAC status show "Ready" when you had emailed your Packet 3 documents?

 

[Iamy 4]

4 minutes ago, KimchiLumpia said:

I have read from other Canadian VJ members, that they had to re-email their packet 3 documents 2-3 times until they received their packet 4.

Did your CEAC status show "Ready" when you had emailed your Packet 3 documents?

 

Yes, As soon as our status showed "READY" at CEAC, I emailed our packet 3. Resent it a week after. I just got the auto-reply on both times and saw that everytime I sent the Packet, it showed updated on that date they received my email.

Edited May 31, 2017 by Iamy

[Iamy 4]

22 minutes ago, Ben&Zian said:

You should be okay. While yes the Manila Embassy generally doesn't accept co-sponsors for K-1 visas(with some exceptions), it is about what embassy you go through not your nationality. You should be fine.

Thanks so much for lifting my spirit up through this positive comment. Have a good day!