I-864 AoS question

[an915 0]

im done with filling out this form for my dad now. paid all fees and ready to send. However, my mom's income is less than 125 percent of the Federal povert. Is this going to lead to rejection?

[JimVaPhuong 4,863]

im done with filling out this form for my dad now. paid all fees and ready to send. However, my mom's income is less than 125 percent of the Federal povert. Is this going to lead to rejection?

Details, please. Who is sponsoring whom? Is your mother sponsoring your dad? Is she the petitioner? Is she the sole sponsor?

If she's the only sponsor, then the answer is yes - the affidavit of support will be rejected for being insufficient. You'll need a joint sponsor.

[an915 0]

my mom filed for my dad. so she is petitioner and dad is applicant? If she get rejected, can we use any other way? my mom is getting support from my dad so her income is very low. But also my dad doesn't make much. So they are going to live together in US to save more money, and save money on rents. In this kind of situation, what can my mom do for my dad? please help us

[RICARDO4EVA2 194]

im done with filling out this form for my dad now. paid all fees and ready to send. However, my mom's income is less than 125 percent of the Federal povert. Is this going to lead to rejection?

yes so dont send it untill you have 125%. perhaps you can co-sponsor using the I-864 or house member using I-864A

[JimVaPhuong 4,863]

my mom filed for my dad. so she is petitioner and dad is applicant? If she get rejected, can we use any other way? my mom is getting support from my dad so her income is very low. But also my dad doesn't make much. So they are going to live together in US to save more money, and save money on rents. In this kind of situation, what can my mom do for my dad? please help us

The law requires a sponsor to submit a sufficient affidavit of support. The petitioner is required to submit an affidavit of support in any case, but if the petitioner's affidavit of support is not sufficient then there are several ways they can overcome this.

One way is to get a "household member" to add their income to the petitioner's using an I-864A. For the purpose of the affidavit of support, a "household member" is a relative (spouse, adult child, parent, or sibling) living in the same house, or a dependent the petitioner claimed on their most recent tax return. The household member's fills out and signs an I-864A, and the household member's income is added to the petitioner's income on the petitioner's I-864. Obviously, anyone who qualifies as a "household member" for the I-864A would also be included in the petitioner's household size, which raises the minimum income requirement, but at least this route allows the household member's income to considered as part of the total household income.

Another way is to get a joint sponsor. A joint sponsor can be any US citizen or permanent resident who is domiciled in the US, who is willing to submit an I-864, and whose income is sufficient for their own household size. The joint sponsor's household size includes the immigrant.

[an915 0]

thank you for the reply...looks like we have to wait until our income increase or ask to cousin..i didn't know the income was so important for this form. Is the fee we paid going to get expired if we don't send for long time?

[RICARDO4EVA2 194]

The fee will expire one year after your contact with the nvc.

[an915 0]

thank you!