i-130 approved but our joint sponsor suddenly no longer wants to help.

[ditwar 1]

My case is the following. Me and my husband are doing the process of applying for a green card by the consulate in Frankfurt. We got the I-130 approved and I received the notice from the consulate (package 3) that we can apply for CR-1 visa. My problem is that I have not enough income to sponsor my husband. I already had a joint sponsor since June, who told me that he would help us in this matter. I sent him early July all documents plus instructions on how to fill it. But when I wrote him (after 1 month) that I received the package 3 and I asked him when he could send me the filled documents, he told me he could not (or want) to fill the documents.

I live in Germany and for me it is not easy to get someone in so little time .. .My questions are: In this stage, how many time do I have to gather all the papers and get a joint sponsor? What will happen to my approved I-130 if I do not get a joint sponsor? What other options do we have? In the packet 3 they ask me for intended a travel date, but with this problem now, I do not know what travel date should I give.

The other problem is that we can not be so flexible because we must give up our apartment minimum three months before leaving.

[mallafri76 1,012]

Oh no. We've been in your situation so I know how stressed and worried you are right now. Before we even filed our I-130, we had checked with my husband's aunt who promised she would be our joint sponsor. Once at NVC, we sent her all the papers for her to complete, which she said she'd do. Six week's later, she said she couldn't do it because she wasn't comfortable with it. We felt like that was it and we were never gonna find another joint sponsor, as it's a big responsibility. Eventually, my husband guilt tripped his sister into doing it. You will find a way around this too.

I know at NVC, you have one year between each contact with them. Not sure about DCF but I would think it would be at least a year.

I take it you work in Germany and will resign that job when moving back to the US or will you transfer with your current employer? If you can't find another joint sponsor, maybe you can look into flying over to the US and getting a job offer with the salary that meets the federal poverty guidelines? It might be that you now have to move to the US before your husband, to ensure you meet the financial requirements.

[ditwar 1]

Oh no. We've been in your situation so I know how stressed and worried you are right now. Before we even filed our I-130, we had checked with my husband's aunt who promised she would be our joint sponsor. Once at NVC, we sent her all the papers for her to complete, which she said she'd do. Six week's later, she said she couldn't do it because she wasn't comfortable with it. We felt like that was it and we were never gonna find another joint sponsor, as it's a big responsibility. Eventually, my husband guilt tripped his sister into doing it. You will find a way around this too.

I know at NVC, you have one year between each contact with them. Not sure about DCF but I would think it would be at least a year.

I take it you work in Germany and will resign that job when moving back to the US or will you transfer with your current employer? If you can't find another joint sponsor, maybe you can look into flying over to the US and getting a job offer with the salary that meets the federal poverty guidelines? It might be that you now have to move to the US before your husband, to ensure you meet the financial requirements.

I do not work, since 2008 I'm retired because of illness. If I can not find anyone, that would be the only thing I can do. I have to work at any job, no matter how I feel. That why it is so important for me to know how much time do I have to apply for the CR-1. I really do not want to lose my approved i-130 petition.

Edited August 21, 2015 by ditwar

[ditwar 1]

How long is an approved i-130 valid?

[Boiler 43,401]

Indefinitely.

A job or a joint sponsor.

[mydonna 0]

How long is an approved i-130 valid?

as far as I can remember, I read it somewhere that once the petition has been approved, The immigrant/ petitioner is given at least a year to reply or apply for the visa. I think you just have to inform the US embassy that you have some delays on gathering documents to continue processing. so They are aware of your willingness to comply