VJ experienced members help needed please ??

[grrrrreat 110]

Thank you every one for advice and support We are so thankful we found this site and such great ppl who always helpful!

Still have some questions that we need to get answers for , like my house that i have in morocco we are going to add it but not completely sure if they are going to add it or not with my wife's income at my interview or NVC ??

And if we should list my wife's 40 Working credits with the I-864 too?

Thanks again for your patience and help

Any other good advices are so appreciate

Farid.

You're confusing a different rule regarding the working credits. Working credits are for the immigrant, not the U.S. citizen. An immigrant that has 40 working credits under the Social Security Act does not need a sponsor because they qualify for Social Security retirement and disability benefits, and are unlikely to become a public charge.

The US citizen's working credits are not relevant unless they were earned while you were married. If the US citizen has earned 40 working credits during the marriage, they can be credited to the spouse. Otherwise, they are not relevant.

If your wife earned 40 credits while she was married to you, you would file I-864W and not I-864. One working credit is equal to one quarter, so you would have had to be married for at least ten years.

Edited April 24, 2012 by grrrrreat

[leith@Ievgeniia 8]

ss credits means absolute nothing to anybody. it is like useless info they send out to everybody. now if she has a ira or 401k or anyting like that yes you list it! it is real assets and real money.

[grrrrreat 110]

ss credits means absolute nothing to anybody. it is like useless info they send out to everybody. now if she has a ira or 401k or anyting like that yes you list it! it is real assets and real money.

This is not true. Aliens with 40 working credits (40 quarters of work above a certain amount) under Social Security do not have to provide an affidavit of support and file I-864W instead of I-864. Credits earned by a US citizen spouse during the marriage are also credited to the alien spouse.

[pushbrk 14,106]

This is not true. Aliens with 40 working credits (40 quarters of work above a certain amount) under Social Security do not have to provide an affidavit of support and file I-864W instead of I-864. Credits earned by a US citizen spouse during the marriage are also credited to the alien spouse.

Yes, for example, if the couple has been married ten years or more with the US Citizen accumulating 40 quarters of work credits, the I-864W could be used. However it would be rare that such a circumstance would result in an unqualified sponsor to begin with. Kind of a Catch 22, certainly not applicable in THIS case.

[R & F 0]

Okay ..Thnk you for your explication about the 40 credits ! so we dont need to send them to the NVC even as additional evidence to proof the eligibility of the US citizen be a sponsor !

Thank you

[pushbrk 14,106]

Okay ..Thnk you for your explication about the 40 credits ! so we dont need to send them to the NVC even as additional evidence to proof the eligibility of the US citizen be a sponsor !

Thank you

Correct. They are not evidence of sponsor eligibility.

[grrrrreat 110]

Yes, for example, if the couple has been married ten years or more with the US Citizen accumulating 40 quarters of work credits, the I-864W could be used. However it would be rare that such a circumstance would result in an unqualified sponsor to begin with. Kind of a Catch 22, certainly not applicable in THIS case.

I don't know, if someone had worked for 10 years while married to an alien and suddenly became disabled and jobless, they would still be able to sponsor their alien spouse using I-864W, even if they weren't yet getting disability benefits. Also, filing I-864W together with an earnings history from the SS office might be able than proving income for some people?

You can also combine credits from the spouse and alien. So if the alien has worked for five years and the spouse worked for five years while married to the alien, that adds up to the 40 credits that are creditable to the alien. You're right though that people with jobs for that long generally are going to qualify under the income guidelines.

I wasn't suggesting it applies here though, just correcting the misperception above that SS credits are never relevant.

Edited April 24, 2012 by grrrrreat

[trojam227 18]

Interesting...so since I will be married for 2yrs in Sept, does that mean my husband will have 8 SS work credits before even moving to the states? The credits begin from date of marriage, not LPR?

[grrrrreat 110]

Interesting...so since I will be married for 2yrs in Sept, does that mean my husband will have 8 SS work credits before even moving to the states? The credits begin from date of marriage, not LPR?

Provided you've been earning enough income and paying social security taxes during that time, he can be credited with 8 work credits. Someone who has 40 work credits is eligible for SS old-age or disability benefits. Your spouse, for instance, can receive spouse benefits based on your earning records up to about 50% of what you are receiving. A widow or widower can also qualify on their spouse's record for about 70% of the benefits, if they can be credited with 40 credits.

5. INA SECTION 213 (A)(A)(3)(B) NOTES THAT, IN DETERMINING THE NUMBER OF QUARTERS, THE ALIEN SHALL BE CREDITED WITH (I) ALL OF THE QUALIFYING QUARTERS OF COVERAGE AS DEFINED UNDER TITLE II OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT WORKED BY A PARENT OF SUCH ALIEN WHILE THE ALIEN WAS UNDER AGE 18, AND (II) ALL OF THE QUALIFYING QUARTERS WORKED BY A SPOUSE OF SUCH ALIEN DURING THEIR MARRIAGE AND THE ALIEN REMAUSCIS MARRIED TO SUCH SPOUSE OR SUCH SPOUSE IS DECEASED. (NOTE: TITLE II OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT REFERS TO FEDERAL OLD-AGE, SURVIVORS, AND DISABILITY INSURANCE BENEFITS.)