Joint sponsor retired and on Social Security

[Mk&Ang 2]

Hello

Here is the question: As I am living abroad for several years with my husband and my income doesn't meet the poverty guidelines, I need a joint sponsor for my husband. My parents are eager to help, but they are retired and on Social Security. This is a nontaxable income and we have the SSI explanation of this fact. I have heard that this type of income may be a problem. My parents also have a moderate savings in CD. Otherwise their SSI appears to meet the required income. Has anyone successfully used a joint sponsor on social security, and if so, what other supporting evidence was included to explain the tax exemption and lack of tax return documents?

Thank you

[florida4life 29]

My co-sponsor was retired and they recieved social security but its different from SSI there is different types of social security. My co-sponsor they wasnt required to file taxes because they are not working but they got a tax transcript of their SS payment to that effect also we used their bank account statement which shows the amount of money in his account. Let me inform you if both of their names is on that bank account the spouse wife will have to do a I-864a the husband will do I-864 as well. Trust me, my husband had to make another appt. to bring that info back in.

[Mk&Ang 2]

My co-sponsor was retired and they recieved social security but its different from SSI there is different types of social security. My co-sponsor they wasnt required to file taxes because they are not working but they got a tax transcript of their SS payment to that effect also we used their bank account statement which shows the amount of money in his account. Let me inform you if both of their names is on that bank account the spouse wife will have to do a I-864a the husband will do I-864 as well. Trust me, my husband had to make another appt. to bring that info back in.

Thank you. This is pretty good news that this kind of sponsor was acceptable. l am sure Social Security basically works the same no matter the reason a person is allowed to draw it. My father started as disabled, but was switched to the regular retirement benefits shortly after drawing it.Mother Is on the normal retirement benefits. I have already had both my parents respectively fill out both of the forms that mentioned. I will have to verify that we have the correct transcripts from yhe IRS as well as the statement from the Social Security office. Thanks again for your response.

[Tayri n Tudert 11]

Have you called or emailed the consulate about this? Though they are a pain to get through to but with a lot of patience and multiple queries all of our questions were answered especially regarding the co-sponsor dilemmas