Joint sponsor

[saran 0]

we were refused on the grounds that the income of our petitioner was not enough and they said we need a co-sponsor.

we were given the purple slip which says,

please send us an original sigend and notarized affidavit o support from a qualifying joint-sponsor, along with all supporting documents from the most recent tax years:

1.copies of official IRS tax transcripts/returns

2.copies of w-2 forms showingh how much income the joint sponsor earned from its employes

3.current job letter

my questions are

1.whats the meaning of a joint sponsor?

2.can people who are not relatives also be joint sponsors?

3.is it compulsory for the sponsor to pay the tax of the most recent year.i mean the people who are going to be the co-sponsor us have not paid the taxes for te year 2008.is it a requirement that they have to pay the taxes for the last year if they want to support us.

the underlined line (from the most recent tax years) whats the meaning of this line.i didnt get it i m not good at english.

[saran 0]

the question 1 should be changed to 'who is the qualifying joint sponsor?'

[Cuchita 1]

Joint sponsor: Someone, (can or can't be relative) who meets/exceeds the poverty guidelines depending on how many people he/she is supporting right now plus the intended immigrant. That person has to sign and notarize the affidavit and provide the docs you mentioned, and yes they want the 2008 taxes. Cause they gave me an interview date so far that they said they want to see the 2008 taxes. Most people have done their taxes already so good luck!.

[saran 0]

what if the people who are intending to immigrate have not paid their taxes yet.