I-864 Do we need a co-sponsor?

[Dee&Bryan 3]

Hi Guys,

So I am just wondering we are filling up the I-864 (Affidavit Of Support)and not sure if we are below poverty line. What is it anyway?

Right now yy Husband is a 1099 Independent Contractor who makes about $42,000/year. I am unemployed and not making any money. We did not ask his Mom or Dad to co-sponsor for me and I think we won't be asking help from them anyway as his Dad and my husband are not really in good terms right now. His parents divorced when he was a kid. =( Sux I know.

Anyway, my husband did pretty well 3 years ago as he was making 70K/year but it did not end pretty good financially. When I met him he's already a 1099 Independent Contractor and was only making enough, had save only a little amount of money. His parents never gave him anything. He gave up his car and Apartment in America just to move here with me in the Philippines. So basically, he owns nothing in America but instead owes 50K at the IRS.

So do you guys think we are below poverty line? Do we need a co-sponsor? Any Help?

And also we used his Mom's address as "address in america where we intend to live" another quick question, Do we put them also in the household size even if my husband is the only one supporting me? Well inside the house there is his Mom and her new husband (No kids) and there will be me and my husband eventually, total is 4. How do we do this? Do we also need to count them as household size? Also we won't be living with them anyway, we plan on getting our own apartment once we get to america, we are only using their address for my husband's mail and etc, but my husband does not actually lived there.

Any Advice?

Thanks Guys!!

Dee

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Guideline can be seen here http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=73c63591ec04d010VgnVCM10000048f3d6a1RCRD&vgnextchannel=db029c7755cb9010VgnVCM10000045f3d6a1RCRD

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[dindo and patty 20]

If you're husband has no current income, then you must find a co-sponsor unless he has a lot of monies in the bank that he can use in place of current income.

May be you both can agree that he go to the US first and find himself a good job and show current income by the time you get approved. If that is not an option,

then a co-sponsor is a must. You must think long and hard before making any decision, especially the way the economy is in the USA. Good luck to both of you!