I134 Co-Sponsor

[Adriana&Karel 7]

First, Thank you all for taking the time to read and provide me with any guidance.

I have research this topic here but i keep getting mixed inputs.

Here is my situation:

A friend of mine wants to help my qualify for my fiance, so she offered to be my co-sponsor. She is single, no kids or dependends and has a good job at a great company making about 32,000$ a year. However, she lives with her parents and her brother.

The doubt here is if she has to include them when calculating the household size??....I mean, I read before that for the I-134 it is a sponsor's individual income that is used. No combinination of incomes. I also read that co-sponsor must qualify on their own for all members of their household + my fiance (and children if applicable). And at last i read too that it doesnt really matter because she would be just helping me "Boost" my income (which its short for about 5000$).

I am soooo confused with all these mixed answers and i would really love to take on her offer since i don't really have many co-sponsor options. How would that work? I am going to be switching soon to a full time position making 10$ x hour, i have 500 monthly payment from Child support, i only live with my daughter and i am in a hurry to solve this situation since i already got my NOA2.

Does anybody have any advice? Thank!!!

[Hank_ 9,174]

Very straight forward, does your friend include her parents and brother on her tax return as dependents? Big NO there I am sure. So the only ones to be included on the I-134c would be you and your fiancé(e) and your friend. Your friends income must be adequate to support all of you by the I-864P 125% guideline

Very straight forward, does your friend include her parents and brother on her tax return as dependents? Big NO there I am sure. So the only ones to be included on the I-134c would be you and your fiancé(e) and your friend. Your friends income must be adequate to support all of you by the I-864P 125% guideline

[Adriana&Karel 7]

Very straight forward, does your friend include her parents and brother on her tax return as dependents? Big NO there I am sure. So the only ones to be included on the I-134c would be you and your fiancé(e) and your friend. Your friends income must be adequate to support all of you by the I-864P 125% guideline

Very straight forward, does your friend include her parents and brother on her tax return as dependents? Big NO there I am sure. So the only ones to be included on the I-134c would be you and your fiancé(e) and your friend. Your friends income must be adequate to support all of you by the I-864P 125% guideline

No, I dont believe that is the case...

Now, you mention filing a I-134c instead of the I-134, what is the difference between them?

I am under the assumption that i still have to fill out one of the forms as a sponsor and my friend needs to fill out the other as a co-sponsor right? When she fills out hers, does she still has to include me even if i have a job to support me? So, her household size would be 3....(her, my fiance and me)???

And when i fill mine out, my household size would be 3 ( me+ daughter+ fiance) right?

Sorry for so many questions, and Thaaaaanks a lot for the help

[Hank_ 9,174]

That's an opps! on my part... the form is an I-134. Sorry....

Sponsor and co-sponsor need to complete the forms and provide supporting documents.

yes she needs to include you also.

Edited May 29, 2013 by Hank_

[Adriana&Karel 7]

That's an opps! on my part... the form is an I-134. Sorry....

Sponsor and co-sponsor need to complete the forms and provide supporting documents.

yes she needs to include you also.

Ok Thank you very much for the info ...i was going crazy trying to find that I-134C lol

[KayDeeCee 4,893]

No, I dont believe that is the case...

Now, you mention filing a I-134c instead of the I-134, what is the difference between them?

I am under the assumption that i still have to fill out one of the forms as a sponsor and my friend needs to fill out the other as a co-sponsor right? When she fills out hers, does she still has to include me even if i have a job to support me? So, her household size would be 3....(her, my fiance and me)???

And when i fill mine out, my household size would be 3 ( me+ daughter+ fiance) right?

Sorry for so many questions, and Thaaaaanks a lot for the help

You and your co-sponsor fill out an I-134 and provide most recent tax transcript(free from the IRS), letter from employer and most recent pay stub(s). The co-sponsor should also provide proof of being a USC or LPR.

Since your co-sponsor is single with no dependents, their household size is only 2, herself plus the foreign fiance(e). She makes more than enough at $32k a year for 2 people. You are the USC and do not require a sponsor. She is not agreeing to sponsor you, just your fiance.

Your household size is 3: you, your child and your fiance.

That's an opps! on my part... the form is an I-134. Sorry....

Sponsor and co-sponsor need to complete the forms and provide supporting documents.

yes she needs to include you also.

This is incorrect information. A co-sponsor does not include the USC petitioner in their household count unless the USC is a dependent of theirs and claimed on their taxes, which is almost never the case.

[Adriana&Karel 7]

You and your co-sponsor fill out an I-134 and provide most recent tax transcript(free from the IRS), letter from employer and most recent pay stub(s). The co-sponsor should also provide proof of being a USC or LPR.

Since your co-sponsor is single with no dependents, their household size is only 2, herself plus the foreign fiance(e). She makes more than enough at $32k a year for 2 people. You are the USC and do not require a sponsor. She is not agreeing to sponsor you, just your fiance.

Your household size is 3: you, your child and your fiance.

This is incorrect information. A co-sponsor does not include the USC petitioner in their household count unless the USC is a dependent of theirs and claimed on their taxes, which is almost never the case

Thanks for the correction, it's even better like that.

One more question though...With the help of child support I make it to the 100% poverty guidelines (5000$ shy from 125%) is my friends income helping me boost mine only or they would use hers as a whole support without mine? I hope that makes sense.

Edited May 30, 2013 by Adriana&Karel

[KayDeeCee 4,893]

Thanks for the correction, it's even better like that.

One more question though...With the help of child support I make it to the 100% poverty guidelines (5000$ shy from 125%) is my friends income helping me boost mine only or they would use hers as a whole support without mine? I hope that makes sense.

If you have a court order for the child support, then include that income and provide a copy of the court order along with bank statements or check stubs showing that you actually receive that amount each month. Have the co-sponsor paperwork lined up and ready to present in case they still feel your income is not enough. There is no combining of incomes with the I-134. The co-sponsor qualifies on their own.

[Alex&Amy 28]

You and your co-sponsor fill out an I-134 and provide most recent tax transcript(free from the IRS), letter from employer and most recent pay stub(s). The co-sponsor should also provide proof of being a USC or LPR.

Since your co-sponsor is single with no dependents, their household size is only 2, herself plus the foreign fiance(e). She makes more than enough at $32k a year for 2 people. You are the USC and do not require a sponsor. She is not agreeing to sponsor you, just your fiance.

Your household size is 3: you, your child and your fiance.

This is incorrect information. A co-sponsor does not include the USC petitioner in their household count unless the USC is a dependent of theirs and claimed on their taxes, which is almost never the case.

Are you sure the Co-Sponsor includes the beneficiary on the I-134 as a dependent? They aren't counted as a dependent at time of filling out the I-134 and won't have appeared on any tax returns as a dependent before.

Edited May 30, 2013 by Alex&Amy

[KayDeeCee 4,893]

Are you sure the Co-Sponsor includes the beneficiary on the I-134 as a dependent? They aren't counted as a dependent at time of filling out the I-134 and won't have appeared on any tax returns as a dependent before.

No, they are not listed as a dependent on the I-134. They will be counted in the household size. It will be the petitioner/co-sponsor, however many dependents they have, plus the foreign fiance(e) as the total household count that determines how much income the petitioner/co-sponsor needs to have.