Hello exeryone - well, my mother has decided NOT to be our joint sponser because it is for 10 years and because she thinks she will have to submit one for my dad as well because they file their taxes together - problem because my dad doesnt know i am married - I intend to tell him once he has had an opportunity to meet my husband in person etc.
In anycase, I have read the I864A- as I understand it, this would be like some kind of agreement between me (the sponser) and my mother (and therefore my mother would be responsible for ME and not DIRECTLY responsible for my husband). If I understand correctly it says that if I need money (for anything that may arise because of my husband) that she would be there to help support us...... Is this a correct assesment for this form?????
Do you think this would better suit the needs of my mothers concerns of being directly responsible for someone for 10 years????
By the way, starting in August I will be making suffiecient funds (according to the guidelines) to support both myself and my husband, however my last 3 years of taxes would be considered insufficient - especially the most recent as I had been living in Ecuador and making next to nothing - will the I864A do? or is it imperative that I find a co sponser?????

Thanks for all your help/comments/suggestions!

jessibicho,
No, that is not the purpose/use of the I-864A. The -A would be for someone living in your US household who is contributing toward your spouse's support. The I-864 and -A are for supporting the alien; you yourself are entitled to the means-tested benefits that your spouse is not.

If you want to wait until August to submit your I-864 and your own income will be sufficient, you can emphasize your current income at that time and explain your past few years (you are not required to have the past years be at/above poverty level, but should explain if they are below).

If you do not want to wait until August and your current income is not sufficient, you will likely need a Joint Sponsor. While your mother could do this without your father, I certainly don't recommend that. Also, if I remember you are a teacher (?) and a contract of future employment *may* be acceptable to the ConOff. However, without any other resources, I think that would be a frustrating path to follow. ie, would be hard to convince CO with no income history and only a job offer. Might depend on the strength of the contract and the willingness of the CO.




My husband and I are having I864 problems too.He is employed as a teacher but has only worked from Oct 05,prior to that he was a student,training to be a teacher. At the AOS interview on Monday this week the officer said I couldn't count him as a person who could support me as he hadn't sufficient income for the past 3 years. We need a co-sponsor. Since being told that,I have read on this website the offical press release from Nov 05 stating that future I864 forms only need include the current tax year,so I can't understand why I can't just resubmit my I864 with this year's tax only. This is a nightmare trying to get a co-sponsor.