My income is not enough what do i do now?

[MichaelGeronimo 2]

Ok so here is my situation, I make $34,000 yearly and im trying to bring my fiancee and my kids from another country to the united states through a k1 visa. So basically i have 1 dependent already which is my Mother. That would make 6 of us including me, my wife and my 3 kids. The poverty guidelines state that i must make over $40,000 yearly but i only make $34,000. Some years i manage to make over $50,000 but thats including overtime pay and holiday pay. I had talked to a consulate officer and they told me i would need a co sponsor. How would i go about getting a co sponsor? What forms do they need to fill up and how much more income should they have in order to pass the poverty guidelines?

[Mike-eeh and Odie 193]

Well, if you don't claim your mother as a dependent on your taxes, then your household is 5.

[MichaelGeronimo 2]

Well, if you don't claim your mother as a dependent on your taxes, then your household is 5.

Yes i claim only my mother on my taxes, So that would be a household of 6. Please help i need advice?

[Ash.1101 1,756]

A cosponsor would fill out the same papers as you and they have to meet the same requirements financially.

So they would fill out a I-134, provide tax returns, W2, employer letter, paystubs, etc.

Are your kids USC?


The cosponsor would have to make enough for themselves and who ever isn't a USC.

If your kids are USC, then the cosponsor would only have to make 19,912$. That covers themselves and the foreign fiance.

If your kids are not USC, then the cosponsor would have to make 35,512$. The cosponsor, the fiance, the three children.

You can not combine incomes. The cosponsor has to make the amount needed by themselves.


http://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/files/form/i-864p.pdf

The "household" size is the cosponsor plus ANY people dependent on them AND the foreign fiance and children, and it will be 125% because K1 is with intent to immigrate.

So over all, assuming that your children are not USC's, you need to find someone who makes at least 35,512$ a year.

Edited October 7, 2015 by Ash.1101

[MichaelGeronimo 2]

A cosponsor would fill out the same papers as you and they have to meet the same requirements financially.

So they would fill out a I-134, provide tax returns, W2, employer letter, paystubs, etc.

Are your kids USC?

The cosponsor would have to make enough for themselves and who ever isn't a USC.

If your kids are USC, then the cosponsor would only have to make 19,912$. That covers themselves and the foreign fiance.

If your kids are not USC, then the cosponsor would have to make 35,512$. The cosponsor, the fiance, the three children.

You can not combine incomes. The cosponsor has to make the amount needed by themselves.

http://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/files/form/i-864p.pdf

The "household" size is the cosponsor plus ANY people dependent on them AND the foreign fiance and children, and it will be 125% because K1 is with intent to immigrate.

So over all, assuming that your children are not USC's, you need to find someone who makes at least 35,512$ a year.

Thanks for the help.