tax related (I-130 filer)

[AlexKissley 3]

hi friends, Im hoping someone can help with my questions and thank you in advance. Im about ready to file my tax, I just worked 3 months last year and I didn't have a health insurance for the whole year. I got a waived on the health insurance penalty since I claimed I couldn't afford it. I also didn't work parts of 2016 because I was in the Philippines for 9 months. I still filed my taxes though. I don't have a job up til now because I just got back from the Philippines again. But I was only there for 2 months. I know that I will be needing a co sponsor since I don't have anything to prove that I can support my dad and husband (I'm petitioning both with the help of my mom) financially. I just received our NOA2 so i know I should prepare AOS. my questions are:

 

1) Will my claimed as I cant afford health insurance affect my petition?

2) My husband's mom & stepdad are in California (Im in Oregon and when my dad and husband come they will living in Oregon), Can they be our co sponsors?

 

I guess that would be it. Im just worried that I might face a problem with NVC since I dont have a job for a really long time. Thank you to those who will answer. I appreciate it so much.

[POA 178]

Hi,

 

My apologies, I see that you are looking to get insurance. Let's wait for others with experience.

Edited February 5, 2018 by POA

[AlexKissley 3]

Just now, POA said:

Hi,

 

Your profile shows you are IR-1/CR-1. Are you already in the US? Who filed your petition? Why would you need a co-sponsor?

Hi, Thank you for your reply. Im a US Citizen and Im here in US. I am filed for my husband and dad. My mom is helping me financially.

[POA 178]

3 minutes ago, AlexKissley said:

Hi, Thank you for your reply. Im a US Citizen and Im here in US. I am filed for my husband and dad. My mom is helping me financially.

Yes it will affect your petition. Whoever is going to help you financially can be your joint sponsor but they would have to meet the poverty guidelines. They can be your co-sponsor if they all live with you.

Edited February 5, 2018 by POA

[AlexKissley 3]

2 minutes ago, POA said:

Yes it will affect your petition. Your mom and dad can help you by becoming your sponsor. Co-sponsor is when you live together.

The Co-sponsor has to live with me? I have a co sponsor but she is in California.

[POA 178]

3 minutes ago, AlexKissley said:

The Co-sponsor has to live with me? I have a co sponsor but she is in California.

Check this out https://www.uscis.gov/greencard/affidavit-support

 

A joint sponsor is someone who is willing to accept legal responsibility for supporting your family member with you. A joint sponsor must meet all the same requirements as you, except the joint sponsor does not need to be related to the immigrant. The joint sponsor (or the joint sponsor and his or her household) must reach the 125% income requirement alone. You cannot combine your income with that of a joint sponsor to meet the income requirement.

 

This one is for co-sponsor https://www.uscis.gov/i-864a

If you cannot meet the minimum income requirements using your earned income, you have various options:

• You may add the cash value of your assets. This includes money in savings accounts, stocks, bonds, and property. To determine the amount of assets required to qualify, subtract your household income from the minimum income requirement (125% of the poverty level for your family size). You must prove the cash value of your assets is worth five times this difference (the amount left over).
  • Exceptions:
    • If the person being sponsored is a spouse, or son/daughter (who is 18 years or older) of a U.S. citizen: The minimum cash value of assets must be three times the difference between the sponsor’s household income and 125% of the federal poverty guide line for the household.
    • If the person being sponsored is an orphan coming to the United States for adoption: The adoptive parents’ assets need to equal or exceed the difference between the household income and 125% of the federal poverty line for the household size.
• You may count the income and assets of members of your household who are related to you by birth, marriage, or adoption. To use their income you must have listed them as dependents on your most recent federal tax return or they must have lived with you for the last 6 months. They must also complete a Form I-864A, Contract Between Sponsor and Household Member . If the relative you are sponsoring meets these criteria you may include the value of their income and assets, but the immigrant does not need to complete Form I-864A unless he or she has accompanying family members.
• You may count the assets of the relatives you are sponsoring.

 

[POA 178]

7 minutes ago, AlexKissley said:

The Co-sponsor has to live with me? I have a co sponsor but she is in California.

They should be living with your or they are your dependents in your tax return.

If she meets the poverty guideline though, she can just be your joint sponsor instead of co-sponsor.

[AlexKissley 3]

1 minute ago, POA said:

They should be living with your or they are your dependents in your tax return.

huh? Actually I dont think its like that. My aunt was a co sponsor of her brother. They don't live in the same house nor my uncle claim her in her tax return. Im confused. Im sorry If I misinterpreting what youre trying to say.

[POA 178]

Just now, AlexKissley said:

huh? Actually I dont think its like that. My aunt was a co sponsor of her brother. They don't live in the same house nor my uncle claim her in her tax return. Im confused. Im sorry If I misinterpreting what youre trying to say.

 You can either use a co-sponsor or joint sponsor. They may have been joint sponsor and not co-sponsor. I know it can be confusing and I am probably not as clear as I should be. But the USCIS website should give you a better idea on what I was talking about.

[AlexKissley 3]

1 minute ago, POA said:

 You can either use a co-sponsor or joint sponsor. They may have been joint sponsor and not co-sponsor. I know it can be confusing and I am probably not as clear as I should be. But the USCIS website should give you a better idea on what I was talking about.

Oh, I guess it should be joint sponsor then. My badddd. Yeah, so I have a joint sponsor which is my husband's mom but she reside in California. Would she be ok as my joint sponsor?

[POA 178]

1 minute ago, AlexKissley said:

Oh, I guess it should be joint sponsor then. My badddd. Yeah, so I have a joint sponsor which is my husband's mom but she reside in California. Would she be ok as my joint sponsor?

Yes! She can be your joint sponsor as long as she meets the poverty guidelines.  

[AlexKissley 3]

1 minute ago, POA said:

Yes! She can be your joint sponsor as long as she meets the poverty guidelines.  

Great! Thank you! ans sorry for misunderstanding. I thought co sponsor and joint sponsor are the same. So what I am getting I wont get any red flags because I dont have work and claimed I cant afford the health insurance as long as I have a joint sponsor?

 

[POA 178]

2 minutes ago, AlexKissley said:

Great! Thank you! ans sorry for misunderstanding. I thought co sponsor and joint sponsor are the same. So what I am getting I wont get any red flags because I dont have work and claimed I cant afford the health insurance as long as I have a joint sponsor?

 

That is correct. Be mindful though that when they count the number of household, you will be included in the count. 

[AlexKissley 3]

20 hours ago, POA said:

That is correct. Be mindful though that when they count the number of household, you will be included in the count. 

I have to submit my tax forms too as well even if I have joint sponsor?

[POA 178]

5 hours ago, AlexKissley said:

I have to submit my tax forms too as well even if I have joint sponsor?

Yes, each of you will be submitting I-864.

Edited February 7, 2018 by POA