Sponsorship and disability

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My USC fiance has been getting disability now for a couple of months, we had hoped this would be temporary but due to some medical complications it now looks like this will be long term.

Is he able to use this income to sponsor me (it is over the poverty guidelines) or do we need a joint sponsor?

I have enough funds myself to get through the initial K1 interview but am worried about later. I believe we can only use my funds as back up once I am included on his tax returns and am concerned that we might miss out due to timing.

A joint sponsor would be next to impossible for us as he only has one relative who could do it and she is totally against our relationship.

[Meriem_DZ 37]

You can use disabilty as a source of Income. And if he brings in over the poverty guideline, you guys should be ok.

Good luck.

Meriem

[KarenCee 3]

My USC fiance has been getting disability now for a couple of months, we had hoped this would be temporary but due to some medical complications it now looks like this will be long term.

Is he able to use this income to sponsor me (it is over the poverty guidelines) or do we need a joint sponsor?

I have enough funds myself to get through the initial K1 interview but am worried about later. I believe we can only use my funds as back up once I am included on his tax returns and am concerned that we might miss out due to timing.

A joint sponsor would be next to impossible for us as he only has one relative who could do it and she is totally against our relationship.

Joint sponsorship doesn't have to be a family member. A friend will suffice as well. Best of luck on this journey.

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You can use disabilty as a source of Income. And if he brings in over the poverty guideline, you guys should be ok.

Good luck.

Meriem

Thank you, I'm so relieved, it's been a long journey for us already and we're just about ready to start officially.

On the positive side no one can say we are rushing into this relationship after two and a half years of talking for hours with rare face to face visits.

[Karen_L 1]

A joint sponsor would be next to impossible for us as he only has one relative who could do it and she is totally against our relationship.

The joint sponsor COULD also be a friend. It doesn't have to be a relative; so if he has any friends that would be willing to be a co-sponsor for you, that's an option too. I'm sorry about his relative being against your relationship -- I love how people love to take stances against other people's personal choices

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Joint sponsorship doesn't have to be a family member. A friend will suffice as well. Best of luck on this journey.

We did consider asking friends but were worried about putting a strain on those friendships, it looks like we don't have to worry about taking that risk, I just wish we had been able to do all this two years ago, he was making good money then, there was no IMBRA, it would have been so much easier.

The wait time has it's plus side, our relationship has been tested over and over, we work together even when everything around us is falling apart.