CymruArgie
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To all,
I would say this: If you can get an affidavit of support that is the best. Supposedly with a sponsor you do not need any other thing.
Conversely if you have a job offer it might or might not work In our case a good job offer did not work because of a weird interpretation of the consular officer.
Also assets is something very very subjective, you can show loads of money but in the end all will depend on what the consular officer might think of it, i.e. if the co thinks it is not a realiable asset they might ask for affidavit in the end.
Bottom line, wheneever the consular officer has doubts about job offer or assets and the like they will ask for affidavit. Even sometimes when they accept the stuff they will just in case ask for affidavit.
That said, if you can get an affidavit of support just go for it without giving it a second thought, it is better than anything else.
The reason why they ask for an affidavit is simply to see you have someone who is willing to respond for you.
What they look at is not some sponsor who will pay your bills or feed you or such, they look specifically that you would not apply to public benefits like food stamps and such and if you do the sponsor is responsible.
However, for the peace of mind of the sponsor courts have found that i-134 is not enforceable in a court of law.
In our case it was weird, totally because we had a job offer that included housing and all utilities paid, besides salary and medical, but the consul rejected it on the basis that (according to her) we were not allowed to work until we actually receive the green card on the mail which can take weeks or months. This was totally out of the mold and absolutely not true because the moment you enter your visa is stamped with I-551 valid for one year and the stamp says specifically employment authorized. In actuality the stamp on your visa has the same value as the green card. So what this woman was saying was just offbase to say the least. But since they have the last word and there is always a no ready to hit you, it is always better not to argue with the consular officer and humbly do as they say.
Hope this helps a bit.
JC
I would say this: If you can get an affidavit of support that is the best. Supposedly with a sponsor you do not need any other thing.
Conversely if you have a job offer it might or might not work In our case a good job offer did not work because of a weird interpretation of the consular officer.
Also assets is something very very subjective, you can show loads of money but in the end all will depend on what the consular officer might think of it, i.e. if the co thinks it is not a realiable asset they might ask for affidavit in the end.
Bottom line, wheneever the consular officer has doubts about job offer or assets and the like they will ask for affidavit. Even sometimes when they accept the stuff they will just in case ask for affidavit.
That said, if you can get an affidavit of support just go for it without giving it a second thought, it is better than anything else.
The reason why they ask for an affidavit is simply to see you have someone who is willing to respond for you.
What they look at is not some sponsor who will pay your bills or feed you or such, they look specifically that you would not apply to public benefits like food stamps and such and if you do the sponsor is responsible.
However, for the peace of mind of the sponsor courts have found that i-134 is not enforceable in a court of law.
In our case it was weird, totally because we had a job offer that included housing and all utilities paid, besides salary and medical, but the consul rejected it on the basis that (according to her) we were not allowed to work until we actually receive the green card on the mail which can take weeks or months. This was totally out of the mold and absolutely not true because the moment you enter your visa is stamped with I-551 valid for one year and the stamp says specifically employment authorized. In actuality the stamp on your visa has the same value as the green card. So what this woman was saying was just offbase to say the least. But since they have the last word and there is always a no ready to hit you, it is always better not to argue with the consular officer and humbly do as they say.
Hope this helps a bit.
JC