can anyone sponsor your fiance?

[AMHISHABIBATI 0]

Hi, i am in a bind here, my mom is willing to sponsor my fiance, but because of household size she does not, meet requirements for 125% of I-864..(for household size of 6)

i have 2 questions could i just let her claim 2 of my kids, and then her household size would only be 5 and she makes 125 percent of I-864 at that number.???

or could any of his friends help sponsor him, he has friends, but they live in another state then i do.??

[GueraKristina 1]

I think your mom may be able to sponsor just 2 kids, if she can afford to. But as far as your sons friends sponsoring him, i dont think that that is feasible. The whole point in sponsoring is being able to support them in the form of money, home, food, all that. Living in a different state might make that a little bit more complicated, but thats just how i see it.

[AMHISHABIBATI 0]

I think your mom may be able to sponsor just 2 kids, if she can afford to. But as far as your sons friends sponsoring him, i dont think that that is feasible. The whole point in sponsoring is being able to support them in the form of money, home, food, all that. Living in a different state might make that a little bit more complicated, but thats just how i see it.

it is not my son, it is a friend of my fiance, who lives here in the states. He owns his own business, i believe. and yes, he has the means to provide money, home, food...etc...to him...

his friend is not married and has no children, and would only have a household size of 2..him, and my fiance

[JimVaPhuong 4,863]

I think your mom may be able to sponsor just 2 kids, if she can afford to. But as far as your sons friends sponsoring him, i dont think that that is feasible. The whole point in sponsoring is being able to support them in the form of money, home, food, all that. Living in a different state might make that a little bit more complicated, but thats just how i see it.

it is not my son, it is a friend of my fiance, who lives here in the states. He owns his own business, i believe. and yes, he has the means to provide money, home, food...etc...to him...

his friend is not married and has no children, and would only have a household size of 2..him, and my fiance

YES!!!

Any US citizen or legal permanent resident who meets the financial requirements may be a co-sponsor!

[AMHISHABIBATI 0]

I think your mom may be able to sponsor just 2 kids, if she can afford to. But as far as your sons friends sponsoring him, i dont think that that is feasible. The whole point in sponsoring is being able to support them in the form of money, home, food, all that. Living in a different state might make that a little bit more complicated, but thats just how i see it.

it is not my son, it is a friend of my fiance, who lives here in the states. He owns his own business, i believe. and yes, he has the means to provide money, home, food...etc...to him...

his friend is not married and has no children, and would only have a household size of 2..him, and my fiance

YES!!!

Any US citizen or legal permanent resident who meets the financial requirements may be a co-sponsor!

ok so if his friend is willing to sponsor him,,does his friend just fill out the I-134 form and send it in? how does that work, with him living in pennsylvania and me living here...does he send in the form to me and i send it in with the rest of the stuff?

does that mean that only a household size of 2 is needed for the I-864...(where do i fit in that equation)

i must also fill out one too? then get one from his friend?

then when i file for permanent residence, get his friend again to fill out the paperwork, for I-864 for household size of 2?

Edited June 17, 2009 by AMHISHABIBATI

[Ladylethal 12]

Please refer to my post on one of your other threads regarding guides and how the affidavits work, I think you're getting confused and confusing the VJers who are trying to assist you.

You can't split your household since what counts is how you and/or your co-sponsor filed the last tax return, which will be used as documentation for the affidavit of support.

Your friend may be a co-sponsor in place of your mother IF he meets the requirements for HIS household + your fiance. If this friend does then you fill a form (you fill one even if you don't make a dime), he fills a form, and that's it. Add the necessary documents for each sponsor and send to your fiance.

[Nik+Heather 121]

http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/I-864.pdf

Page 3, "What is a Joint Sponsor?"

Joint sponsors are US citizens (NOT part of your household) who live anywhere in the US, and they fill out a full I 864.

For the consulate, if they require an I 134, you both fill one out, and at AOS, you both fill out an I 864.

Glad you have found a more workable solution!

Edited June 17, 2009 by Nik+Heather

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

Hi, i am in a bind here, my mom is willing to sponsor my fiance, but because of household size she does not, meet requirements for 125% of I-864..(for household size of 6)

i have 2 questions could i just let her claim 2 of my kids, and then her household size would only be 5 and she makes 125 percent of I-864 at that number.???

or could any of his friends help sponsor him, he has friends, but they live in another state then i do.??

You cannot arbitrarily pick family size. If your mother claimed the children on last year's tax return she has to claim them on the I-134 UNLESS there is a very good reason not to, such as they have since turned 18 years old and moved out on their own. She cannot just say "Oh, well someone else claims them now" ESPECIALLY if that "someone else" is party to this petition, ESPECIALLY if that person doesn't qulaify anyway so it makes no difference to them, and ESPECIALLY if it then puts th co-sponsor over the limit and ESPECIALLY if the beneficiary is from a high-fraud country, such as yours. Believe me, they will spot this in a second and it could cause problems of fraud. You may as well pour gasoline on your application and light a match.

Yes, any legal permanent resident or citizen can be a so-sponsor.

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

I think your mom may be able to sponsor just 2 kids, if she can afford to. But as far as your sons friends sponsoring him, i dont think that that is feasible. The whole point in sponsoring is being able to support them in the form of money, home, food, all that. Living in a different state might make that a little bit more complicated, but thats just how i see it.

it is not my son, it is a friend of my fiance, who lives here in the states. He owns his own business, i believe. and yes, he has the means to provide money, home, food...etc...to him...

his friend is not married and has no children, and would only have a household size of 2..him, and my fiance

YES!!!

Any US citizen or legal permanent resident who meets the financial requirements may be a co-sponsor!

ok so if his friend is willing to sponsor him,,does his friend just fill out the I-134 form and send it in? how does that work, with him living in pennsylvania and me living here...does he send in the form to me and i send it in with the rest of the stuff?

does that mean that only a household size of 2 is needed for the I-864...(where do i fit in that equation)

i must also fill out one too? then get one from his friend?

then when i file for permanent residence, get his friend again to fill out the paperwork, for I-864 for household size of 2?

Yes, you and his friend fill them out and get them to your fiance, however that works best for you. He presents both at the interview

[AMHISHABIBATI 0]

Please refer to my post on one of your other threads regarding guides and how the affidavits work, I think you're getting confused and confusing the VJers who are trying to assist you.

You can't split your household since what counts is how you and/or your co-sponsor filed the last tax return, which will be used as documentation for the affidavit of support.

Your friend may be a co-sponsor in place of your mother IF he meets the requirements for HIS household + your fiance. If this friend does then you fill a form (you fill one even if you don't make a dime), he fills a form, and that's it. Add the necessary documents for each sponsor and send to your fiance.

yes, this whole thing is very confusing..thanks, alot, i have some hope now...he has an unmarried friend, with no kids. who owns his own business..so i am much pleased to be past this stress of sponsoring..ughhhhhh

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

Please refer to my post on one of your other threads regarding guides and how the affidavits work, I think you're getting confused and confusing the VJers who are trying to assist you.

You can't split your household since what counts is how you and/or your co-sponsor filed the last tax return, which will be used as documentation for the affidavit of support.

Your friend may be a co-sponsor in place of your mother IF he meets the requirements for HIS household + your fiance. If this friend does then you fill a form (you fill one even if you don't make a dime), he fills a form, and that's it. Add the necessary documents for each sponsor and send to your fiance.

yes, this whole thing is very confusing..thanks, alot, i have some hope now...he has an unmarried friend, with no kids. who owns his own business..so i am much pleased to be past this stress of sponsoring..ughhhhhh

Not to be a buzzkill or anything, and maybe it makes no difference, but if he owns his own business, remember they go by total gross PERSONAL income. Many times people with their own business take large (legitimate) deductions from the business as expenses which reduces their personal income (and taxes) and can result in what looks like a "low income", particulalry if they take a deduction for business use of a home or depreciation of business property. The consulate will look at his total personal income, line 22 of the personal 1040 tax return. Income of the BUSINESS does not count in qualifying a sponsor.

Also, for self employed people, 3 years tax returns are sometimes a good idea and this is a case where the bank letter stating personal account deposits for the past year can be very useful.