Can a joint sponsor just show assets?

[Mand 1]

Hi

Can a joint sponsor (husband's Grandfather) just show assets if they have no income? And has this to amount to 5 x 125% of the poverty level for our household size which is 4 (my husband, myself and our 2 girls) or would it be for 6? (Grandfather, Grandmother, my husband, myself and our 2 girls)

I just also thought, is there an age limit on the person who can be a joint sponsor?

Thanks

[PK and PK 13]

Hi

Can a joint sponsor (husband's Grandfather) just show assets if they have no income? And has this to amount to 5 x 125% of the poverty level for our household size which is 4 (my husband, myself and our 2 girls) or would it be for 6? (Grandfather, Grandmother, my husband, myself and our 2 girls)

I just also thought, is there an age limit on the person who can be a joint sponsor?

Thanks

It has to include everyone he supports and sponsors. As for the age there is no strict limit but they look at everything in totality. From the visa website...

http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/in...rements_for_the

"Even though the I-864 is a contract and the U.S. government prohibits giving immigrants most federal means-tested public benefits for at least the first five years after their arrival in the U.S., consular officers look at other public charge issues. They will look at the complete financial situation of the sponsor and the applicant. This means looking at the age, health, education, skills, financial resources and family status of the applicant and the sponsor. They will confirm to the extent possible that the applicant will have adequate financial support and is not likely to become a public charge."

[Mand 1]

Thanks PK and PK!

[txladykat 1]

So...to clarify the co-sponsor does not include the USC and their children, only the immigrant, and the spouse of the co-sponsor (if there is one). So the number is going to be 2 or 3

[Mand 1]

That's how I see it txladykat.