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Making money quickly and economic reasons are good...anyone who wants to work hard to make a better life should be welcomed with open arms! We used to call it the "American Dream" and "Freedom".
It's the love part that gets you into trouble...haha
"Economic" reason may not be your problem, but the American lawmakers and government consider it as a problem. The people who can immigrate to the US are the students, family members of Americans citizen, high skilled workers, travelers, ... Do you see anyone (aliens) say that he/she wants to immigrate to the US because he/she is so poor on his/her country, then his/her visa was approved? It only happened in the first period of time when the US was forming and when the British people and Europeans came here to look for a new life.
However, I agreed with you that the love part gets us in trouble. That's why we are talking here, in visajourney.com.
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What do you mean by " High Educated"???? It's because you or them got high educated doesn't mean that all the " High Educated" girls are good...We love our loved ones ofcourse but "High Educated" or not is not the main reason and It's all depends on the person's character. I'm sorry but just can't stand those who always talk about " High Educated" . Like there's one guy in this forum always talks about his wife " High Educated" in every post he made... blah blah blah and so on.
I also had the bad impression about the VN man who tries to hurt his wife by say badly about her education. I didn't have high education such as as Master degree in VN; however, everyday I went to school to improve my English skill, he (ex-husband) always cursed on my job and my education.
You didn't even get what I really meant. What I was trying to say is about people that loves to show off by talking about high educated. I don't hate people with high education. Ofcourse It's good but don't you think It's even better not to show that off? People will automatically knows whether you're high or low educated. Remember lots of high educated people acts stupid here in the States. Vietnamese people loves to show off . Sorry to say this about my own people but It's true.
You said about the others, but you posted it by quoting my word, how can I understand that you said about the others? I don't have high education in the US; an Associate Degree is nothing. In addition, I'm graduating, it means I didn't get any degree yet. I have nothing to show off, so I didn't understand why you got mad on me.
Ok, "Indietro09", whatever you say, I won't want to argue more. I don't want to make myself upset over small thing to spoil my day.
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Haha! I find this list very funny and true! Educated women who are raised by their parents right are more likely to help their men; those who are evil by nature will do evil things. I am glad I found my perfect wife (though she insists that I will cook for her).
DavidHien, you must be in your mid-30s and have experienced a lot in life. I have a lot to learn. lol.
Thank you for your good comments, tuvaty.
Sincerely, I was a little bit sad with "Indietro09" 'reaction. He mixed up between the real high educated person and the others. A real high educated person never say that he or she is a better characteristic person or higher education than the others because the more he or she studies, the more he / she feels stupid in the huge knowledge of our mankind.
In addition, the idea of making money quickly when we-the Vietnamese immigrants-just enter the USA could create the discrimination and the visa process would be more difficult because the Americans will think that the immigrants only want to come to their country for "economic" reason, not for living with their family members or their spouse.
Life is long. We live in a better society and higher education country; therefore, I think that going back to school is the best way to improve myself for my family in the future. What would my mixed race daughter will think if her mother could not guide her anything in her life or even talk by English?
Someones may say that Bill Gate never complete his degree; however, he still is very rich. He can make money because he has a great idea. If I cannot have any great idea better than making nail or cooking food, I should go to school.
When I was a child, my grandmother always encouraged me to study. She said that she wanted to go to school, but her father never wanted because he thought that the girls going to school, then would only want to write letter to their boyfriends and would be spoiled. ("Di hoc de viet thu cho trai") This thought is transferred to the modern men or parents nowadays by the way "Indietro09" said.
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Obviously you haven't been approached by those college students currently here in the States on student Visas. The higher she's educated, the more sophisticated her schemes will become.
When a really old man comes and seeks a really young girl (of course of legal marriage age), there's NOTHING that will change the outcome in the end.
OP, you're not the first one and won't be the last. So many and many and many before you already fell into this marriage trapping game. Wait til' you meet someone who knows how to play "Bua`" or "Ngai~". Search on Google if you don't know what those are.
Of course, the young students will not fit Mike_Mac. I mean the women at middle age in VN, who get some University degrees or Master degree in Science, you will see the difference. However, if you meet a women who got a Master degree in Business, it may not a good idea.
The young VN students here in College. I saw them already in my school. They came from rich family and only want to get a husband to stay in the US.
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@Indietro09:
"What do you mean by " High Educated"???? It's because you or them got high educated doesn't mean that all the " High Educated" girls are good...We love our loved ones ofcourse but "High Educated" or not is not the main reason and It's all depends on the person's character. I'm sorry but just can't stand those who always talk about " High Educated" . Like there's one guy in this forum always talks about his wife " High Educated" in every post he made... blah blah blah and so on."
Oh! Well!! This is just an idea that a woman has higher education and always wants to learn, she can be better in her characteristic. However, it's not completely right. I will show you the advantages and disadvantages of a "mot sach" woman. ("mot sach": who is always studying and know nothing in this world)
1. Advantages:
- A woman who always sits in school to study will not know how to swear, and to "cut off" your body parts (this is just talking for fun, ok?).
- She will continue to go to school again in the USA, so you don't need to worry that she will have some chitchat with relatives in hours on phone to VN or go shopping -> saving phone cost and expenses.
- She will help your financial status when she goes to work.
- She will get the job immediately if she is an IT engineer -> you are lucky.
(I has one friend who can get a job immediately after she immigrated to the US. Her salary is around 7k/month for an IT engineer. She got Master degree in VN)
- She wants a family because she spent her life time to study already, no time to look for many boyfriends in her young age.
2. Disadvantages
- She may not want to come to the US because she has good job in VN.
- She doesn't know how to cook.( I guess that your guys like good food)
- She cannot work in a nail shop -> no income in the first period.
- You has to pay for her education in the US.
- She doesn't know how to set up a business like someones who are doing business by traveling between the US and VN.
- She may no be beautiful.
- She does not know how to make up.
It does not mean that a higher education Asian woman will make you happy, but at least you will feel easily to communicate and understand her in your life.
If you don't like an educated woman, just move on and get any girl you like. Love is blind
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I'm sorry, what you said make me recall of my ex-husband. He didn't like high educated woman. He liked good food, young and beautiful girls, and beers.
Finally, you are talking to a woman, not a man. I just want to let your men know what a woman would think about and do in her future. If you don't want to read it, please ignore. Thank you.
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Thank you, you are more honest with me than my GF. You are also correct about our ages. Everything you said rings true. To me, before coming to this site, I thought of a marriage with this woman, who told me she loved me, as something to hold carefully in my hands. This would have been my second marriage and I did not want to fail, could not. But she takes it and spits on it. As to where she got her money, I now tend to believe that she was a "gai bao" as someone here said, or worse. Lot's of little things prove it. How else would a poor woman like her acquire the nice house and money that she has? She actually has the habits of a prostitute. The other day, she told me if I did not marry her, she would marry someone else. That's is not love, it's a business proposition, a negotiating tactic. I have always treated her and her family very well, but now I remember her family looking at me with strange eyes, and now I know why. Now I understand she would always lie to me, and always hide her life and her assets, but share in mine. It would never have been a true marriage. I would be an accessory to her main purpose, and she would leave me at any time. Loving someone means you tell the truth, but a gai bao never tells the truth, and no doubt she will never tell me the truth. Her evil past has spilled over into my life now. For all I know she is worth more than I am! She cannot love me, or she would tell me the truth.
Thank you!
Let me ask you, are you still married?
Yes, I'm still married. We had a little girl. She is 2.5 years now. I'm happy with my family and never want to leave my husband. I love my little daughter; I don't want her to live without her daddy.
When I was in VN, I'm not rich, but not poor. I had a good job there and an apartment. I was lucky because I had studied a lot in my young age. That's why when I immigrated to the US, I could return to the College and have a daughter at the same time. Now, I'm graduating and looking for a job. Sincerely say, coming back to the workforce by a career working in office is not easy; however, I try my best.
If you want to have a second marriage with an Asian woman, you should look for an high educated woman. She may not treat you like a "paid girl." Other option is to look for someone in the US. It is safe and you don't have to think whether she wants you or wants the US Passport.
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@Mike_Mac: I skim over 6 pages. In general, I don't know who you are saying about because I never face your guys in real life. However, I'm a lady, so I can tell you some points here:
1. Your GF never ask you money;
2. She had huge properties and assets in Vietnam already;
3. Her daughter immigrated to US by student visa;
4. Your GF wants your to get K1 visa for her.
Do you see the future she will go further here?
I don't know whether she loves you or not; however, she is planning to move her little family to US for a better life.
It does not mean she wants money, but she wants the US Passport for her and her daughter. She had money already. If you add more, that's good. If not, you can help her to get the US Passport, then she can kick you out any time.
When you get married to her. She can immigrate to US, then she will sponsor her daughter to change to Permanent Resident status (no more student visa).
After she finished these steps, if you and she live happily, that's good. If your guy's life is not good, she will say goodbye to you.
I guess your guys' age is around 40-50 or 60 yrs. A rich woman at that age in Vietnam does not want to leave all properties and assets in VN to go with a man to live in the US just for loving.
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I also got the message from Marc's gmail to ask for money as well. Then, I got another message from other email with contrast content.
Marc Ellis told me that his gmail account was hacked. Please don't send any money as the letter required.
Marc Ellis is an attorney; he will know the way how to get out of the difficult situation if any in real life.
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Take a look at this thread over in OT http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/271159-asian-chick-takes-on-obese-lady-over-price-of-manicure/
The linked video of a report on a (Viet) nail salon in GA makes me shudder. Just reinforces a bad stereotype.
At least Anjelah Johnson's stand up bit is intended to be funny.
I feel a little bit funny with this video clip. The Americans are big, so I don't know why they produced such product (the mail chairs) which only can stand for the weight of 200lbs. It is very unprofessional producer.
I watched film "Supersize me!" and recognized that the author was correct about the point "Everything in Americans is big: big house, big car and big people...."
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Hello My VJ family,
We are getting all required documents together for my step-sons interview. Unfortunately my wife's interview was about 4 years ago and she can't remember a few things from organizinf for the interview. Here are the questions:
Can you staple sets of documents together if the document is longer than 1 page?
Yes, you can staple documents if they are longer than 1 page.
Can you highlight specific data on the documents?
Yes, you should highlight specific data you want to show.
How should the originals and copies be organized? Should they be separated with 1 set of Originals and 1 set of copies? Or should it be 1 set with the Original and copy together?
Both methods are ok.
Is a timeline required in a step-son case? If so is it limited to how many pages?
No, don't need a timeline.
However, your step son need to prove the relationship: you and your wife, your wife and son.
I think that is all for now.
Thanks in advance as your guidance is greatly appreciated.
Mike
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Dave & Hien.
My 3rd trip will be in September 2010.. Our wedding is plan for 9/26, I'm planning to obtain that marriage certificate during 2 week I'm there.. Will that be enough? or I have to come back again in 4th trip after wedding?
thanks,
The others told you how long it will take, therefore, if you want to do in one trip, you should have your wife to give some money to the authorities in So Tu Phap to arrange for your appropriate time within 2 weeks. Money may break the rules in Vietnam. I knew that to bribe them is not good at all, but you should try to make your trip efficiently.
Good luck.
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What kind of school your wife is following? Highschool? University ? Master degree? Ph.D. degree?
And what major she is now? Not all the education certificates are valid in US.
If you want to delay an interview, it is very easy. You only need to send a letter to Consulate say the reason your want to delay and how long you want to delay. Usually, they allow to delay 3 months.
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my english is just fine. I learn english for last few years here.
my class is from non-profit orgnazation to protect women against violence. This is to help us get help in US.
Ok, i see you point about 50/50, but I think its up to judge to decide. Judge may award more if wife is abused by US Citizen and sometime use as slave. I think qualify for VAWA as well for greencard. Even if we don't get much in divorce, we can find work and make money in US. We cannot do that viet.
Hahha, you made the men here in visajourney.com scary. I'm scared too.
@ all: This is the reason why you have to come to the lawyer, a free advice on internet can help that such people make a fraud case.
@dare88: your brother should negotiate for 5 to 10k to kick his wife back to Romania and for her to sign all paperworks. A dissolution without attorney is to save money but it didn't cost too much to hire an attorney for a divorce case. The fee is not over 1k if he found out an appropriate lawyer.
His property is community property because he put it in deed and morgage under both husband and wife name. However, it doesn't mean that the court will divide the property to half and half. They will base on the income of both husband and wife to decide, and base on many other factors that I don't want to say.
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Thank You Everyone for Insights and Supports.
Peter... I agreed w/ everything you said. My I-129F had plenty of evidence (chat log, text msg, email, mail, etc) Pictures were a little weak b/c for some odd reason, we ended up submit pictures w/ same clothes. From what my fiance told me, the CO only flip thru the pictures and just look for the clothes you wore.. and they determine that you only spent 2-3 days together. Timeline was submit at the resubmission after BLUE, should've done it w/ I-129F. We did explain clearly about the engagement (even had the invitation cards) but stumble on the detail of the wedding plan after enter U.S.
The blue and White is definiely just a procedure. Like you said, decision has already been made.
My plan now is to come back on September 26 and get married like we have planned.. Try to obtain marraige certificate and file for CR-1....
Should there's anything I need to between now to 9/26? As far as NVC,USCIS, etc.
From the respond of what I understand is that the petition #1 for K-1 eventually will be expired or denied after 5-8 months after. Do I have to wait that entire time to recieve a letter saying so before file new petition where K1 or CR-1 or can I just start a new petition after our wedding?
Thanks
You should have plan before you come back to VN for wedding. The marriage certificate will need at least one more trip to get; therefore, you should have your wife check at "So Tu Phap" for the schedule to make sure that your marriage certificate can be done with a minimum cost.
You don't have to wait to receive the letter from USCIS about the K1 petition. You can start the new petition right now.
I gave this advice to you just for your willingness. However, I believe that the Consulate had their reasons to deny based on the fact. I followed up many cases on the other website. According to my experience, almost the denied cases had a short time gap for decision to get engagement.
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just wondering ...why is marc ellis on this site? and visa talk?
You don't read from beginning of this topic? I don't understand your question.
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@all: About the form and timeline, if you are fluently in English, you search carefully for your case, and your case is simple, you can do it by yourself.
You only need to train your wife to prepare documents and evidence for interview, how to do and answer in an interview, that's the most difficult step that the wife in Vietnam needs help.
If your case is complicated, hiring an attorney is the best way to save time.
If you got blue or white sheet, hiring an attorney is necessary.
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All said that the engagement is necessary, if so you need to have it.
For me, I didn't have any engagement ceremony. When I came to the interview, I didn’t pay attention on what paper they had on their table. I only cared about the voice of that young black man, who interviewed me. His voice was very low behind the glass made me difficult to understand him by English. I concentrated to hear and answer his questions. He was not happy when he asked me about my pictures of engagement ceremony and I said I didn’t have it. I gave the reason that we were both old and this was the second marriage, so we didn’t need to make any ceremony according to Vietnamese tradition, besides, my mother didn’t agree for my marriage.
I passed that interview, but it was 2 yrs ago, I don’t know what would happen now. It’s for your information.
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I believe your correct about the I-864. The I-864, Tax transcripts, Bank account, and emploment letter will be needed later on down the line, but should it be submitted with the I-130?I think the Marriage Certificate and a copy of her Green Card will be evidence of our marriage. The instructions for the I-130 regarding Stepson says nothing else about proving our marriage. Every step we have taken is in their system, AOS and Removal of Conditions.
I will include Tax Transcript and bank account statements for proof of income.
What affidavit are you refering to?
I appreciate your help.
Thanks,
Mike
It is lack of affidavit form, your tax transcript from IRS, joined account statement and other papers to prove your marriage status, and her greencard (copy).You must prove two relationship: your marriage status and mother-son relationship.
My guess is she's talking about the I-864 affidavit of support.
The I-864, and emploment letter will be needed later on down the line.
But Tax transcripts, Bank account, house morgage with your name and her name should it be submitted with the I-130, the copy ones is enough.
I thought the same as you did that all the financial papers is for later but the problem is not the financial requirements. They need those for your husband and wife relationship, they want to know that you are living together.
We sent all the I-864, emploment letter and tax transcript but they didn't accept, they gave my son the green sheet, they required us more about the bank account statement, and everything about property to prove that we are husband and wife. Therefore, you should send them first to prevent that requirement in the last minutes.
It sounds unreasonable because we have our names on the tax transcript in the last year, and the marriage license.
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Hello all! My name is Long and I, like many of you, have fallen for a special lady that resides in VN. Her name is Diem and I can't wait to spend the rest of my life with her! I was preparing to submit the I-129F for the K-1 Fiance Visa, but after finding this forum and realizing that many cases are often delayed, I'm considering visiting VN at least one more time before filing the K-1. Any thoughts, comments or suggestions will be greatly appreciated!
I was introduced to Diem by her sister Thi and we began talking over the phone in Nov 2008.
TET 2009 - I decided to go to VN to meet Diem..Thi and her boyfriend John joined me in VN. I am Vietnamese and speak English and Vietnamese fluently..Diem has been studying English, but we currently communicate exclusively in Vietnamese. I proposed to Diem while in VN and we ended up having a small (50 people) engagement party before I returned to US.
July 2009 - Spent 7 weeks with Diem traveling Vietnam and introduced her to a few of my family members still living in Vietnam.
Weaknesses
- Calling card used from Nov 2008 to TET did not have retrievable call records
- Did not retain any hotel receipts while on first trip
- Currently unemployed, but have some promising prospects and should be employed very soon
- Had engagement party on first visit to Vietnam
- Was introduced by her sister
Strengths
- Income is stable over past few years despite current unemployment
- Have call records on Skype, SavingCall Calling Card and Yahoo Messenger
- took many pictures while in VN
- Have all hotel receipts for 2nd trip in July 2009
My questions are:
Do any weaknesses stand out and are a cause for concern?
Are my 2 visits to VN sufficient for K-1 Visa?
Are there any other steps that should be taken prior to filing for K-1 Visa?
I'm very anxious to get the paperwork submitted, but I just hope to be able to avoid the dreaded Additional Processing.
Thank you in advance for reading my story!
Long
You arranged the weakness on the wrong order, I re-arrange according to important level:
1- Was introduced by her sister.
2- Had engagement party on first visit to Vietnam
3- Currently unemployed, but have some promising prospects and should be employed very soon
Those three issues are enough for you to get blue or white sheet on the first time of interview. Your evidence will not be believed due to those reasons.
You should ask for help from lawyer for your case from beginning.
Disagree. The first two are things that neither he nor a lawyer can change. The third one HAS to be changed or he cannot get a visa approved. The key is in preparing this case from the beginning, starting with the filing of the petition. If his case is well-prepared and credible and he addresses those two red flags properly, he may get blue-slipped or AP'd but he will prevail.
He can change the first and the second a little bit. If he has advice from lawyer, he would have idea how to do. That's why I said he should ask for help from lawyer, may be he just needs one to two hours to have general ideas to make his case better. He can ask the lowyer how to change the first and the second ones.
The third, he can change completly.
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I have been researching the process of bringing my Step-Son to live with his mother and I and I hope I can get some guidance from those who have gone trhu the process.
I will be submitting:
Cover Letter
I-130 Apllication
Fee for I-130
Copy of my Birth Certificate (photo copy?)
Copy of Step-Son's Birth Certificate w/ copy of translation (is photo copies ok or originals?)
Copy of our Marriage Certificate (photo copy?)
Copy of Quit Claim w/ translation (photo copies?)
Copy of my previous marriage Divorce Decree (photo copy?)
Copy of my wife's previous marriage Divorce Decree w/ translation (photo copies ok?)
Is this all that is needed to be submitted?
What happens after we submit?
Do we need to gather any other evidence or fill out any other forms before his interview?
If someone could please explain the process (paperwork/interview) it would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Mike
It is lack of affidavit form, your tax transcript from IRS, joined account statement and other papers to prove your marriage status, and her greencard (copy).
You must prove two relationship: your marriage status and mother-son relationship.
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Hello all! My name is Long and I, like many of you, have fallen for a special lady that resides in VN. Her name is Diem and I can't wait to spend the rest of my life with her! I was preparing to submit the I-129F for the K-1 Fiance Visa, but after finding this forum and realizing that many cases are often delayed, I'm considering visiting VN at least one more time before filing the K-1. Any thoughts, comments or suggestions will be greatly appreciated!
I was introduced to Diem by her sister Thi and we began talking over the phone in Nov 2008.
TET 2009 - I decided to go to VN to meet Diem..Thi and her boyfriend John joined me in VN. I am Vietnamese and speak English and Vietnamese fluently..Diem has been studying English, but we currently communicate exclusively in Vietnamese. I proposed to Diem while in VN and we ended up having a small (50 people) engagement party before I returned to US.
July 2009 - Spent 7 weeks with Diem traveling Vietnam and introduced her to a few of my family members still living in Vietnam.
Weaknesses
- Calling card used from Nov 2008 to TET did not have retrievable call records
- Did not retain any hotel receipts while on first trip
- Currently unemployed, but have some promising prospects and should be employed very soon
- Had engagement party on first visit to Vietnam
- Was introduced by her sister
Strengths
- Income is stable over past few years despite current unemployment
- Have call records on Skype, SavingCall Calling Card and Yahoo Messenger
- took many pictures while in VN
- Have all hotel receipts for 2nd trip in July 2009
My questions are:
Do any weaknesses stand out and are a cause for concern?
Are my 2 visits to VN sufficient for K-1 Visa?
Are there any other steps that should be taken prior to filing for K-1 Visa?
I'm very anxious to get the paperwork submitted, but I just hope to be able to avoid the dreaded Additional Processing.
Thank you in advance for reading my story!
Long
You arranged the weakness on the wrong order, I re-arrange according to important level:
1- Was introduced by her sister.
2- Had engagement party on first visit to Vietnam
3- Currently unemployed, but have some promising prospects and should be employed very soon
Those three issues are enough for you to get blue or white sheet on the first time of interview. Your evidence will not be believed due to those reasons.
You should ask for help from lawyer for your case from beginning.
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They will have to send the mail to your wife because she need to have medical exam before interview. T
The package she need to fulfill before interview is package 4.
About interview, you can tell her to read on these links, which was reported by the previous cases: http://www.k1tous.com/interview.htm
If your case is fiance visa, go to fiance part. If your case is marriage, go to marriage ones.
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I asked the Consulate what their policy on using co-sponsors is. This is their response:Technically, there are no provisions under the law for a "joint sponsor" for the I-134, but there is no prohibition either, which is why our policy is to accept joint sponsors under certain circumstances. Since the joint sponsor who submits an I-134 has no legal obligation to fulfill the terms of the affidavit, the officer CAN take into consideration the credibility of that affidavit of support. So, a petitioner for the K-1/K-3 case can find a joint-sponsor if his/her income is insufficient, and our consular officer will make a determination on his/her particular case.
This subject hit me bloody hard. I had only made 9 grand the year prior to my wife's interview, I had my parent's co-sponsor. The reason I made so little was that I had moved to Viet Nam with her, I didn't work most the year. I have a lot of friends in Saigon; One, American friend, who taught English was dating one of the CO's. I told him of my problem when a service in HCM told me that I had no chance with a co-sponsor. He set up a double date with the CO, him and my wife and I. We had dinner somewhere. Anyways, she told me, very directly, that she had stacks, stacks of denied applications on her desk which had co-sponsors. She told me, only under very, very odd considerations would they accept one and that my fiancee and I were not one of those cases. Also, my cousin's old law partner Steve Brault just happened to be the Chief CO in HCM at the time. I emailed him asking him about my situation, he told me the same thing. I found a way around it, and my wife passed just fine. Let me know if you need advise. Message me. Good Luck!
I still remember what your wife told me about her interview
. She is a smart girl, that's why she could pass her interview with your low income. 
A long time I didn't see you on this forum. Best regards to both of you.
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I've been thinking about why I'm in AP so I've started thinking about what could have red flagged my case...
Linda & Dung
1. Short engagement after meeting...Met Early December, Engaged Late March, Married Mid May...
2. My parents didnt come back for my wedding - the CO asked about this in the interview...
3. List of SO relatives in US - He had this ready and available - Listed on the blue AP slip...
4. Proof of Bona Fide Relationship - had letters, emails, phone logs, pictures, affidavits - Listed on the AP slip...
5. I live with a guy who's my brother's bestfriend since childhood - the CO questioned me when I visited in Sept 2009
6. I've taken off a total of 4 months in the last 2 years for vacation - the CO asked about my job when I visted in Sept 2009
I think it would help others if anyone in AP could list their "potential" red flags too...
In another post Jerome & Binh listed theirs as:
1. Previous Marriage/Ex-wife in prison for a serious crime - questioned during interview
2. Time line, which Binh did have - listed on the blue AP slip
3. Proof of her relatives in America, this she did not have - listed on the blue AP slip
4. Filed for a visa 2 years before I filed for this petition and I put in a waiver and was deemed eligible to proceed
5. We talked more on Yahoo than on the phone
Linda, I think that your reason of "talking on Yahoo more than on the phone" is not correct.
We knew each other by website and only email conversation within 2 years, I didn't have phone records for the first time we contact each other and I still got pink.
The main reason is your time to get engagement, that is too short from the first meeting to the engagement decision time.
Don't think the engagement was too short as mine was about 3 months after we first started to chat. The marriage was pretty short though thereafter but have seen others here who had a short one also and got a pink.
Three months are short but not too short, and if she can prove your relationship by other points, she will be ok. I mean short time is one of the reasons, not the only one reason.
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The most important thing is you can make CO to believe on your relationship or not by your petition file. The relatives are not important if your relationship is not introduced by them.
I have one uncle living in California, I told them so. Then, they asked me how we met? Did my uncle introduced him to me?
That is the point, if I said YES and if the truth is YES, I may face problem. But it is lucky that my uncle lives in CA while my husband lives in WA and they never know each other.
Therefore, I think you don't need to mention about relatives in your file. They will ask her if they want, and if she say NO, it will be ok in this point.
Personal issues re my Viet Nam girlfriend
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I understand what you said. I will do Bankruptcy this Fall quarter. It will be more emotional stuff that I has to set it out of my mind. I think that I'm done with the Family topic in this forum. People in here don't know me because I didn't talk much like Anh Map; therefore, I won't mind what they say more.
If you want to need more advice about your girlfriend, this forum is a correct place to say.
Good Luck all your guys with your wife's visa journey. If anyone need help from Washington State for the visa process through Marc Ellis, I could assist you.