Don't have a joint sponsor! Help!

[Menaxoxo 1]

Hey, I'm from Thailand and I've recently just got married to a US citizen. He doesn't make enough to meet the required minimum income. We've been asking the people that we know to help us but no one would be our joint sponsor.

Is there any other way to do this, like file for an appeal or something? Would an attorney help? Please help! We're desperate and my visa (B-2) is expiring in less than 2 months. Should I file to extend my stay with the USCIS? 'Cuz we will need more time to keep looking for a joint sponsor. I don't know anyone here and he doesn't have any close friends... We just want to be together

Thanks!

[KarenCee 3]

I seriously doubt an attorney will help you...not sure what you mean by that. Do these people you ask about joint sponsorship understand what it means? Just a suggestion...maybe explaining it to them might help them feel better about it. I'm afraid that if you can't get a sponsor then your AOS will be denied. As to extending your visa, I'm not sure about that. Hopefully someone else will come along that will have that answer for you.

Hope things work out.

[Minya's wife 24]

Hey, I'm from Thailand and I've recently just got married to a US citizen. He doesn't make enough to meet the required minimum income. We've been asking the people that we know to help us but no one would be our joint sponsor.

Is there any other way to do this, like file for an appeal or something? Would an attorney help? Please help! We're desperate and my visa (B-2) is expiring in less than 2 months. Should I file to extend my stay with the USCIS? 'Cuz we will need more time to keep looking for a joint sponsor. I don't know anyone here and he doesn't have any close friends... We just want to be together

Thanks!

Your husband will need to secure another job giving him more income to qualify for sponsorship. Though not the most advisable course, you can put off filing AOS until you are ready...you will not be able to work, or travel outside the US, but your 'overstay' as long as you entered legally (which if you came on a B-2, you're OK) is forgiven once AOS is approved.

There is no way to appeal...and the I-864 is the affidavit of support guaranteeing to the US government that you the 'immigrant' will not become a public charge. If you do, the I-864 gives the government the right to sue the person who signed the form to recoup their monetary loss.

[visacheck 3]

why dont you ask your spouse's relatives to help you and be your co-sponsor? you need to have a valid reason to request for an extension and it takes about two months processing time. Also, request for extension is $300 with no guarantees. i would rather use the money for the AOS application instead of asking for an extension. overstay is not an issue when your application is approved.

[Dakine 26]

Hey, I'm from Thailand and I've recently just got married to a US citizen. He doesn't make enough to meet the required minimum income. We've been asking the people that we know to help us but no one would be our joint sponsor.

Is there any other way to do this, like file for an appeal or something? Would an attorney help? Please help! We're desperate and my visa (B-2) is expiring in less than 2 months. Should I file to extend my stay with the USCIS? 'Cuz we will need more time to keep looking for a joint sponsor. I don't know anyone here and he doesn't have any close friends... We just want to be together

Thanks!

Your husband will need to secure another job giving him more income to qualify for sponsorship. Though not the most advisable course, you can put off filing AOS until you are ready...you will not be able to work, or travel outside the US, but your 'overstay' as long as you entered legally (which if you came on a B-2, you're OK) is forgiven once AOS is approved.

There is no way to appeal...and the I-864 is the affidavit of support guaranteeing to the US government that you the 'immigrant' will not become a public charge. If you do, the I-864 gives the government the right to sue the person who signed the form to recoup their monetary loss.

Unless your hubby can get a cosponsor the options are for you to stay illegally until hubby pulls in more bucks. You can go home a start the spouse visa process when he makes enough to qualify financially. If there isn't much chance of him coming thru with the money requirements then!

You guys didn't plan well.

[furiousng 2]

There is no way around meeting the requirements of the i-864 as it is what indicates you will not be a public charge.. Your husband's relatives are still your best bet so try and explain what it is. Most people think they will be responsible for you on a day to day basis so explain its just to meet requirements, nothing more. Other option is for your hubby to get a second and if necessary a third job.. All the best

[Chica Yeyé 41]

Indeed, there is not much alternative. Like BertieMae said; you might want to explain to potential co-sponsors what the thing actually entails; and hubby might want to get a second job indeed. Best of luck.

[Menaxoxo 1]

Thank you so much everyone for helping us!

We're going to ask everyone that we know to be our joint sponsor!

I have more questions:

If I apply for a green card without a joint sponsor (which I need), will the USCIS send us a letter to let us know that we need a joint sponsor? Will they give us time to find one? I just want to apply ASAP before my visa expires which is in less than 60 days!

Thanks!

[AkikoA 0]

they will give you RFE about you need to have joint sponsor.

but still, I think always better to submit everything at once.

if you have about 60 days, thats sounds a lot of days if you work hard.

[Anh map 2,098]

Thank you so much everyone for helping us!

We're going to ask everyone that we know to be our joint sponsor!

I have more questions:

If I apply for a green card without a joint sponsor (which I need), will the USCIS send us a letter to let us know that we need a joint sponsor? Will they give us time to find one? I just want to apply ASAP before my visa expires which is in less than 60 days!

Thanks!

The processing of your papers stops when you are sent an RFE. So you aren't buying any time.

Don't leave the US until your AOS is complete.

[Bobby+Umit 161]

Thank you so much everyone for helping us!

We're going to ask everyone that we know to be our joint sponsor!

I have more questions:

If I apply for a green card without a joint sponsor (which I need), will the USCIS send us a letter to let us know that we need a joint sponsor? Will they give us time to find one? I just want to apply ASAP before my visa expires which is in less than 60 days!

Thanks!

They may send you an RFE or they may just reject it upon receipt (and find missing documents) - it's really up to the person receiving it initially.

I wouldn't plan on sending it in, in essence, "kiting" the application to buy more time, unless you have all the forms required.

Most RFE's need to be acted on within 30 days or so. If you miss that deadline, your AOS is considered abandoned and you lose it. (fees/time) and your status reverts to "out of status", accruing days toward the ban, as applicable.

You may want to consider going back to you country (since you used the visitors visa, it appears you two didn't plan this out completely), this way, you can protect your status, and take time to get everything ready.

(I seriously doubt they would extend your B-2 when you tell you need more time to locate a joint sponsor to AOS....)

[Menaxoxo 1]

I know we didn't plan it well but that's because we didn't plan to get married! And the possible joint sponsors that we know..they don't want to do it. That's our main problem. We have all the paperwork and documents required ready. We just need a joint sponsor! It's so stressful!!

We would consider me going back to my country but it's not going to do anything better because he still won't be able to make that money to meet the requirement and we don't know a lot of people that would be our joint sponsor

We do not want to be apart but we'll keep looking!!

Thank you so much for your advice.

If you have anything at all that you want to let us know, please please do!

[Menaxoxo 1]

One more question, my family in Thailand has just bought a new house. I think it's in my name too. I'll have to check..

If it is in my name, can I add the value of the house to the I-864?

'Cuz I read in the instruction and it says that we can add my income (from continuous resource) and my assets to combine with my husband's income to meet the requirement.

Thanks!

[itsmyname 0]

why dont you ask your spouse's relatives to help you and be your co-sponsor? you need to have a valid reason to request for an extension and it takes about two months processing time. Also, request for extension is $300 with no guarantees. i would rather use the money for the AOS application instead of asking for an extension. overstay is not an issue when your application is approved.

Congratulation and that you finally get your visa..I was reading the whole thing and i think this is almost like my situation, I got married in Philippines and we applied for a K-3 last march 2007 and supposedly had an appointment last october the same year but what happened my husband came to Philippines and decided to stay and get a dual citizenship and we haven't gone through on it because he went back to USA. The first appointment was canceled and i look at my papers and receipt coz i was already paid for my medical exam it says that it is good for 1 year and that is until april 30, 2009 so a month before the expiry date my husband tried to call the embassy manila and rescheduled the interview but sad to say that for the second time it was canceled again because he do not have enough income not when he resign to his job before. He is making less to how much it is required. Can we ask someone from his family to have a sponsorship letter and how does it work? From the embassy manila says possible termination does it mean i still have chances and if not what type of visa do i prefer to re file for the second time? I am really confused .I really wanted to be with my husband and i miss him so bad coz we are 9 months away from each other since he go back to the USA. I am terribly sad and i hope you good give me some advices. thanks

[Anh map 2,098]

One more question, my family in Thailand has just bought a new house. I think it's in my name too. I'll have to check..

If it is in my name, can I add the value of the house to the I-864?

'Cuz I read in the instruction and it says that we can add my income (from continuous resource) and my assets to combine with my husband's income to meet the requirement.

Thanks!

From the I-864 instructions:

Only assets that can be converted into cash within one year and without considerable hardship or financial loss to the owner may be included. The owner of the asset must include a description of the asset, proof of ownership, and the basis for the owner's claim of its net cash value.

You may include the net value of your home as an asset. The net value of the home is the appraised value of the home,minus the sum of any and all loans secured by a mortgage, trust deed, or other lien on the home. If you wish to include the net value of your home, this, you must include documentation demonstrating that you own it, a recent appraisal by a licensed appraiser, and evidence of the amount of any and all loans secured by a mortgage, trust deed, orother lien on the home.