USCIS has some different views on this subject.

First of all what is monetary support?

I have had plenty of sponsors ask me what is this monetary support? My answer to them is, it is sending money to your boy/girl friend in the Philippines through the use of a money remittance service such as the well known providers like.

► Western Union    ► Money Gram    ► XOOM    ► Forex

There are plenty of other money remittance services, but these are the most common ones that are used by U.S. sponsors.

Monetary support is to be treated the same way as if you were sending a gift to your loved one in the Philippines. It is another good form of providing proof of an ongoing relationship as required for K1/K3 cases and would be one of the questions asked on the I-129F Alien Fiancée Petition.

Monetary support is all a direct requirement when a sponsor is using the I-130 Family visa to petition a Spouse. USCIS wants all petitioning sponsors to provide proof of an ongoing relationship, and financial support shows that you are serious.

There are no dollar amounts required by USCIS, nor are there any requirements on how or when you provide support accept what is important is how you and your loved one presents it in your case before and during the interview.

Sponsors

Here is what you should know.

Whether you are a K1 or a K3 sponsor. If you are, or are planning on providing your loved one with financial support, you will need to prepare yourself and your loved one with these guidelines so that your case will be acceptable.

Pros

Here are the Pros about monetary support.

► Monetary support is a helpful way to provide proof of an ongoing relationship for K1/K3 petitioners in conjunction to USCIS.

 

► It is usually done within a matter of minutes or within 24 hours, and can be done at an online outlet or from the comforts of your home.

 

► In some cases, depending on whom you use? It can provide you with accumulated gift points such as free international calling.

 

 

► It is often times very helpful to your loved one and their family, especially in 3rd. world nations such as the Philippines.

 

 

► Monetary support is for most sponsors, a bit of a sacrifice in as it shows that you are serious about that person in which you are petitioning to the U.S.A.

 

 

► It is very easy for both the sponsor and the beneficiary to gather needed receipts, in the building of your case.

Sponsor & Beneficiary

These are things you should be doing.

Both Sponsor and Beneficiary should be saving all of their receipts, so that they will be able to provide plenty of good proof of an ongoing relationship for later.

The sponsor should save his receipts by keeping them all in an orderly fashion according to their date. Some time just before the Alien Spouse or Fiancée attend their Interview these receipts shall serve as proof.

The Beneficiary should save all of their pick-up receipts. Also these should be kept in an orderly fashion according to date. All of the beneficiaries receipts and the sponsors receipt will be put together just prior to the interview.

If the sponsor does online money remittances, then he will need to go to his email account to print out all of the receipts that were emailed to him. If he used a store then save those receipts.

Cons

Cons about money remittance.

In most cases if a sponsor sends his (girlfriend or Fiancée) money in the Philippines, "Note" we said girl friend, this does not include a Spouse. The monetary support you provide, could possibly backfire on you, depending on these reasons.

REASONS, WHY IT COULD BACKFIRE?

We do not want to cause any confusion with what you are doing in your relationship, but feel that it is important to shed some light about the possible things that USCIS could view when your case is presented to them.

We would like to mention also that alien fiancées who are considerably younger ranging from 30 on up do not fall into the same category as if it were a man say 60 years old and a woman 20 years old.

It's all about maturity, and USCIS takes this in to consideration. Even though most of the alien fiancées that we have known throughout the years tend to be much more mature than Western woman for their ages.

You are encouraged to give us a call to have your case reviewed on this subject, and allow us to evaluate what may need to be done in order to shore up on your proof of relationship. Not all cases are the same, so depending on many variables to your case will depend on how your case must be handled.

For further assistance, please Call us at 321-574-3779

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