Affidavit of support, I need help please. Very important!

[Sumeja 0]

I'm getting ready to fill out the affidavit of support for the k1 visa.

I don't make enough, so I'm using my mother as the sponsor.

I'm confused because my parents file for their taxes together, and they make enough to cover the support. But my mother doesn't make enough alone.

Would I have to use how much she makes independently or can I use how much she and my dad make together?

There's 4 of us in the household and when my fiancé comes there's going to be 5.

The 125% requirement for 5 people is $35,512. On my parents joint tax return, they make $43,533. But my mom does not make that much alone, so I'm very worried that will be an issue.

The thing is, both my parents get a significant amount of tips from their job, but of course that's not accounted for on their tax return.

Also, to my understanding, they have to show their assets only if they don't make the 125% requirement. My parents have a savings of $24,500 in their bank account as of right now.

My question is, is their joint tax return income of $43,533 enough to support my fiancé if I'm using only my mother as the sponsor? Or does my mother have to show how much she made individually? Because she doesn't make enough for a household of 5 individually meaning that I would have to file for joint sponsor.

This is stressing me out SO MUCH. I love my fiancé more than anything and I'd do anything to have him here. I need to make sure I have the affidavit of support done correctly so they don't deny his visa because of this.

[chaoticlogic 27]

As far as I know, you cannot combine the income of co-sponsors for the affidavit of support. Even if your mother files jointly with your father, then I believe she would still individually need to meet the requirements.

My mom is our co-sponsor, and she files taxes jointly with my dad, but she makes enough money on her own to be a co-sponsor (which is reflected in the 1040 and W2)

Let other people chime in on this, but I'm pretty sure you have to have one co-sponsor that makes enough and can't combine the income of two people.

Edited August 19, 2015 by chaoticlogic

[Mamed 18]

There's 4 of us in the household and when my fiancé comes there's going to be 5. The 125% requirement for 5 people is $35,512

As long as I know the household means fiance and fiancee (which is two) and the 125% for two is somewhere around 24K

[chaoticlogic 27]

Again, as far as I know, there can only be one co-sponsor per beneficiary. This would mean that your mother would have to make enough without including your father's income. I am not positive, but this is what I have read.

[Ash.1101 1,755]

There's 4 of us in the household and when my fiancé comes there's going to be 5. The 125% requirement for 5 people is $35,512

As long as I know the household means fiance and fiancee (which is two) and the 125% for two is somewhere around 24K

For two it's only 19912$ for 125%. http://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/files/form/i-864p.pdf

And yes, you can not combine incomes. The mothers individual income would have to cover any people she's financially responsible for and the fiance. If she claims anything as a dependant for tax purposes, those people are considered dependants, or if they're under the age of 18.

Edited August 21, 2015 by Ash.1101

[KayDeeCee 4,891]

There's 4 of us in the household and when my fiancé comes there's going to be 5. The 125% requirement for 5 people is $35,512

As long as I know the household means fiance and fiancee (which is two) and the 125% for two is somewhere around 24K

One parent would only need enough for their own household plus the foreign fiance(e). You only would only need enough for a household of 2, you and your fiance(e), unless you have minor children or claim someone else on your taxes.

Everyone you live with is not necessarily in your household count.

How to count household size >

Your household size includes yourself and the following individuals, no matter where they live: any spouse, any dependent children under the age of 21, any other dependents listed on your most recent Federal income tax return, all persons being sponsored in this affidavit of support, and any immigrants previously sponsored with a Form I-864 or Form I-864 EZ

Do your parents claim you and/or someone else as dependents on their taxes? If not, then you are not counted in their household size.

The I-134 is not designed for combining incomes. It is not unheard of for parents to co-sponsor a K-1 by providing an I-864 and I-864A though. Contact your consulate and ask if this would be a possibilty.

[Sumeja 0]

Thank you for all your helpful responses!