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Financial info help please....

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kent1982

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Hi
We have just submitted our visa lottery entry and I now have a few more (!) questions!

1- do we need a financial sponsor if we haven't got loads of savings?

2- if my parents sponsor us how much do they have to have available per person ?

3- how much money do we need to have per person?

Thanks ;-)
 
yassir96 said:
i was wondering the same thing too, so basically if got selected all i have to do is to present a bank statement that i have anything more than 10000 $ and i should be fine ? and is it the same in all embassies or does it vary ?
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Not quite as simple as that. If you're 65 years old and that's all you have, you'll be denied, for example.
 
SusieQQQ said:
Not quite as simple as that. If you're 65 years old and that's all you have, you'll be denied, for example.
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well i just turned 19 the other day, but my dad is the one who's gonna support me, and i'm not really sure how old he is but he's definitely in that range, so is it going to be an issue ? i'm just a bit worried about this requirement cause i don't have any connections with people in the us so the I-134 form isn't really an option ):
 
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yassir96 said:
well i just turned 19 the other day, but my dad is the one who's gonna support me, and i'm not really sure how old he is but he's definitely in that range, so is it going to be an issue ? i'm just a bit worried about this requirement cause i don't have any connections with people in the us so the I-134 form isn't really an option ):
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You missed the point, which was that there is no way someone can retire in the US on $10k.

Yeah not sure how they will look at you claiming support from a non-resident. At 19, unless you're planning on studying further, you'd certainly be expected to go find a job and support yourself.
 
SusieQQQ said:
You missed the point, which was that there is no way someone can retire in the US on $10k.

Yeah not sure how they will look at you claiming support from a non-resident. At 19, unless you're planning on studying further, you'd certainly be expected to go find a job and support yourself.
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lol i got what you were trying to say, okay so i was just trying to figure out the the minimum requirements, i'm pretty sure that my dad has more than 30,000 i don't know the exact amount but he hasn't retired yet though, i'm currently a med student and i won't graduate until a few more years, so until then my parents are the only source of income i really have. is the problem with the age of my sponsor or the fact that he's a non-resident please clarify. sorry if i'm asking dumb questions bare with me here lol
 
yassir96 said:
lol i got what you were trying to say, okay so i was just trying to figure out the the minimum requirements, i'm pretty sure that my dad has more than 30,000 i don't know the exact amount but he hasn't retired yet though, i'm currently a med student and i won't graduate until a few more years, so until then my parents are the only source of income i really have. is the problem with the age of my sponsor or the fact that he's a non-resident please clarify. sorry if i'm asking dumb questions bare with me here lol
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No, the point I was making originally was about an old person wanting to immigrate, as an example about not making blanket statements. It was not specific to your case at all as you had then not provided any info.

As for your case, yes it's a problem that your father is not resident. There therefore cannot be a formal statement of support that is meaningful to the consulate. (And $30k anyway is not going to go far to pay for medical school fees and living expenses in the US..) You're going to need to figure out how to address the public charge concerns.
 
yassir96 said:
lol i got what you were trying to say, okay so i was just trying to figure out the the minimum requirements, i'm pretty sure that my dad has more than 30,000 i don't know the exact amount but he hasn't retired yet though, i'm currently a med student and i won't graduate until a few more years, so until then my parents are the only source of income i really have. is the problem with the age of my sponsor or the fact that he's a non-resident please clarify. sorry if i'm asking dumb questions bare with me here lol
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I suggest you wait and get selected first, following which you will have plenty of time to figure out the financial aspect.
 
SusieQQQ said:
No, the point I was making originally was about an old person wanting to immigrate, as an example about not making blanket statements. It was not specific to your case at all as you had then not provided any info.

As for your case, yes it's a problem that your father is not resident. There therefore cannot be a formal statement of support that is meaningful to the consulate. (And $30k anyway is not going to go far to pay for medical school fees and living expenses in the US..) You're going to need to figure out how to address the public charge concerns.
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well thanks for replying, i'm sure we'll figure something out (:
 
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