I-864 questions

[boardercrosser 8]

Hello Everybody,

I am getting a little nervous about submitting my AOS documents. I quit my job last year and moved to Canada thinking we were going to make it our home. However we both agreed the states would be a better fit.

I moved back to LA in June and had a job from July to November but was laid off. I just started another job and am getting ready to submit our papers for the I-864. I have my date of hire as 12/31/13 and might not have a pay stub yet or only 1 when I submit.

My income is not enough for the poverty guidelines but my assets make it right there just over.. I am worried the officer might want a joint sponsor. I have my 2010,11,12 tax returns which show me well over the limit. for those years. Also my 2013 work and assets are well over also.

But it says current income and I am making less money now.

I dont want to use my father as a joint sponsor. I read that I can use my spouse, the intending immigrant and her assets to help satisfy the income requirement? Is this right? Has anyone done this? Just curious what other people have done to navigate this hurdle. If I include my wifes savings I should be well over.

Thanks in advance

[Ryan H 3,813]

Moved from Progress Reports to Process & Procedures.

[NikLR 13,227]

is your CURRENT income over? What kind of assets are you using?

[NikLR 13,227]

You can only use your spouses income if it's going to be continuing after she immigrates. I'm not sure how assets would work there, but lets say you needed 10 or 20k more in assets which you have in the bank, something like that can easily be moved from a Canadian bank to a US one.

[Lakehouse 293]

Hello Everybody,

I am getting a little nervous about submitting my AOS documents. I quit my job last year and moved to Canada thinking we were going to make it our home. However we both agreed the states would be a better fit.

I moved back to LA in June and had a job from July to November but was laid off. I just started another job and am getting ready to submit our papers for the I-864. I have my date of hire as 12/31/13 and might not have a pay stub yet or only 1 when I submit.

My income is not enough for the poverty guidelines but my assets make it right there just over.. I am worried the officer might want a joint sponsor. I have my 2010,11,12 tax returns which show me well over the limit. for those years. Also my 2013 work and assets are well over also.

But it says current income and I am making less money now.

I dont want to use my father as a joint sponsor. I read that I can use my spouse, the intending immigrant and her assets to help satisfy the income requirement? Is this right? Has anyone done this? Just curious what other people have done to navigate this hurdle. If I include my wifes savings I should be well over.

Thanks in advance

Hi boardercrosser, we're in a similar situation. I'm the beneficiary, and we had also started out with my husband coming to Canada and getting his PR here before deciding to head south instead. He also moved back to the US just before we filed, to get a job and set up our future 'home'.

His income is not enough/ he doesn't currently have a job (only 2 months in late 2013), nor did he have income in ~ half of 2011, and all of 2012 while he was here and awaiting immigration to Canada, so his situation sounds even a little more financially dire than yours.

According to the information and instructions on the I-864, it appears my assets should work. ie the house which I will sell right before I leave Canada and the monies I have in the bank or invested. At least the instructions outline how to use these amounts on the form.

I'd be lying if I said I wasn't still nervous that it could be an issue, but as long as I obtain print-outs of my financial savings and investments, and the Property Statement +/or an Appraisal statement on the value of my home, that should suffice.

I believe I read somewhere here on VJ a few months back, that someone was required at the interview to readdress the issue of the spouse not having enough to meet the requirements, and they used their documentation of their Canadian assets to satisfy Immigration.

It would be most helpful and appreciated if you could update this thread, or me! with what you decide and how it goes for you.

We're considering having his sister be a joint sponsor just to alleviate the nerves though

Edited January 12, 2014 by Lakehouse