HELP with I-864 package (AOS)

[RebeccaS 7]

Hi,

I'm reading about what I need to do to fill out I-864 form. I'm petitioning for my spouse. I have never had a job in my whole life. I have no tax returns or income at all to show. My question is do I need 2 joint sponsors (one as a household member to combine incomes (which would be my father)) and another joint sponsor to show the support for my spouse?

My overall question is what is the reason for having 2 joint sponsors. I know I kind of need my father to combine my income with. But if I show that do I even need to have another sponsor because my fathers income is more than enough, it's over the income for the poverty guidelines.

PLEASE HELP. so confused.

[Roosha 51]

The only reason to get a second joint sponsor is if the first joint sponsor's income does not meet guidelines. If your father meets it then there's no reason to get another joint sponsor.

[RebeccaS 7]

ok.. lets say thats the case.. then i would only fill out a I-864 for myself and a I-864a correct?

[RebeccaS 7]

But heres another thing I'm worried about. We have a big family so my father has a lot of dependents, I don't know if his income is enough. So If that's the case I would put him as my first joint sponsor, because I need a household member to join our incomes so that it's enough for me to qualify as a sponsor. And use a second joint sponsor right? So then I would fill out an I-864 for me, an I-864a for my dad, and an I-864 for the 2nd joint sponsor.

The only thing throwing me off is that I don't make any money, I have no income. But me being the petitioner, I need to show that I can sponsor him.

[Roosha 51]

Um yea ok I'm going to back away from this one, don't want to give you wrong information! But the first thing you need to do is figure out if your dad's income is enough, b/c only then will you know if you need another joint sponsor.

[Ryan H 3,790]

Moved from Progress Reports to Process & Procedures.

[H&A&N 13]

i agree, first thing you should see is if your father's income is enough then you only need one sponsor but if he is under the guidelines then a second sponsor is needed. yet, that doesn't mean it HAS to be a household member, it can be anyone who is willing to sponsor him and show proof that he is capable of doing so.

[loveydovey 2]

same here! no job and never had one. i used my father as a joint sponsor.. . all is well that ends well.. just make sure he meets the poverty line. my dad has 7 dependents and he's above the poverty line.. .