Income and Questions

[spyro100 0]

Hey guys,

 

Sorry if this is the wrong place to post as this is my first time to this site.

 

I have been married to my wife which lives in Canada for a little over a year now. We are going to go through with the sponsorship through form I -130 but I got one concern and a few questions.

 

My concern is about my income. I was working earlier this year, in August, but I left that place and am just focusing on school as am I wrapping up with my studies. With that being said, I know that you need to be 125% above poverty level (correct me if I am wrong)  which I am not at since I don't have an income. Should I be getting a job right now because if I don't start having an income then we have a higher chance of refusal? Or is there ways around having no income / being below the threshold? Currently I am living with my family here in the US and that is why I do not have an income currently because my family is helping me out while I finish school.

 

Another question I have is about moving. If I currently am living in NY, and I sponsor my wife, when she gets accepted are we able to move to lets say Cali later down the road? Or do we have restrictions that we need to stay in the same state that we started the sponsorship in?

 

Thank you anyone and everyone for the help in advanced.

[Nitas_man 3,100]

3 minutes ago, spyro100 said:

Hey guys,

 

Sorry if this is the wrong place to post as this is my first time to this site.

 

I have been married to my wife which lives in Canada for a little over a year now. We are going to go through with the sponsorship through form I -130 but I got one concern and a few questions.

 

My concern is about my income. I was working earlier this year, in August, but I left that place and am just focusing on school as am I wrapping up with my studies. With that being said, I know that you need to be 125% above poverty level (correct me if I am wrong)  which I am not at since I don't have an income. Should I be getting a job right now because if I don't start having an income then we have a higher chance of refusal? Or is there ways around having no income / being below the threshold? Currently I am living with my family here in the US and that is why I do not have an income currently because my family is helping me out while I finish school.

 

Another question I have is about moving. If I currently am living in NY, and I sponsor my wife, when she gets accepted are we able to move to lets say Cali later down the road? Or do we have restrictions that we need to stay in the same state that we started the sponsorship in?

 

Thank you anyone and everyone for the help in advanced.

You have 3 choices:  Income, assets, or joint sponsor

 

There is no restriction on where you live or what you do after your wife arrives

[pushbrk 13,837]

43 minutes ago, spyro100 said:

 

Another question I have is about moving. If I currently am living in NY, and I sponsor my wife, when she gets accepted are we able to move to lets say Cali later down the road? Or do we have restrictions that we need to stay in the same state that we started the sponsorship in?

It would be terrific if you stayed in the same state of BLISS, you were in when the relationship was started, but it is the UNITED STATES of AMERICA, in which the foreigner must maintain permanent residence after immigrating, not any particular State.  She's immigrating to a "Country" not a State.  

[spyro100 0]

I am filling out form I-130 currently and I got a few questions.

 

Part 5. Other Information

1. Have you EVER previously filed a petition for this beneficiary or any other alien?
 

I have never sponsored my spouse before but, my spouse has sponsored me (almost). Our previous plan was for me to move up to Canada so we were in the application process for me to move up there. We didn't get approved nor denied we just canceled the application before it was done because we found a better opportunity for us both if she would move to the US instead of going through with the Canadian immigration process. Do they want me fill that in this section? Or would I say No because I personally have never filed a petition FOR her. She filed a petition FOR ME in the past so I could move to Canada.

[truelove29 218]

6 hours ago, spyro100 said:

I am filling out form I-130 currently and I got a few questions.

 

Part 5. Other Information

1. Have you EVER previously filed a petition for this beneficiary or any other alien?
 

I have never sponsored my spouse before but, my spouse has sponsored me (almost). Our previous plan was for me to move up to Canada so we were in the application process for me to move up there. We didn't get approved nor denied we just canceled the application before it was done because we found a better opportunity for us both if she would move to the US instead of going through with the Canadian immigration process. Do they want me fill that in this section? Or would I say No because I personally have never filed a petition FOR her. She filed a petition FOR ME in the past so I could move to Canada.

The answer is no, you have never filed a petition for her or anyone else.