Devestated about Cr1 sponsor finacial requirements help please

[dwheels76 5,486]

26 minutes ago, Bradfordx2 said:

Ok so how do I go about that?  

In 2 weeks the poverty guidelines will go about about #300 to $400. Financials you don't submit until you are at NVC. So about 8 to 10 months from when you file you will need to submit financials.
Get a joint sponsor that makes the income guideline. It will be their household size plus your wife.

[Ben&Zian 4,398]

6 minutes ago, dwheels76 said:

I'm in Houston also. $18K Lord no way. and California!!

 

Well not quite that much, more like 13-14k but still.  Would easy be twice in Cali or more.

[Bradfordx2 0]

19 minutes ago, dwheels76 said:

In 2 weeks the poverty guidelines will go about about #300 to $400. Financials you don't submit until you are at NVC. So about 8 to 10 months from when you file you will need to submit financials.
Get a joint sponsor that makes the income guideline. It will be their household size plus your wife.

Ok thanks.  I know this year ill make more but they want 3 years of tax returns so i will have to get co sponsor

Edited February 14, 2018 by Bradfordx2

[Illiria 980]

They increase the sponsor income requirements each year, we never know how much and whilst it is usually around $300 to $400 it can be up to $1000 more hopefully it will be changed soon so you will know what you are up against

 

Have you and your wife discussed where you are going to live when she gets here? No offense is intended but she might have expectations of your own apartment or even a house. Does she have employable skills? Will she need to retrain or go to school? 

 

 

Edited February 14, 2018 by Illiria

[Bradfordx2 0]

She has bussiness skills runs her own bussiness through her sisters bussiness but its just a little food store connected to house.  She does have a degree 2yr in computer programing but she doesnt remember what she learned.  Few years ago.

I was gonna go to school for heating and air conditioning once she got here if not start personal training my own bussiness.

 

I guess i could see if my dad could co sponsor me but hes living off disablity and ss i think

Edited February 14, 2018 by Bradfordx2

[Beth & Achraf 328]

1 hour ago, Ben&Zian said:

 

 

I also wonder how someone survive in Cali on that much. I pay almost that amount just in rent a lone per year in Houston and cost of living here is a lot cheaper.

 

Exactly, Im in Houston too.....   and pay that much and a few pennies more.

[Illiria 980]

10 minutes ago, Bradfordx2 said:

She has bussiness skills runs her own bussiness through her sisters bussiness but its just a little food store connected to house.  She does have a degree 2yr in computer programing but she doesnt remember what she learned.  

I was gonna go to school for heating and air conditioning once she got here if not start personal training my own bussiness.

It sounds like she is established there, maybe you moving to the Philippines would be best, she has businesses that are established and her family is there. Starting a new business here requires capital. Can you afford to train once she’s here if she can’t find a job quickly? 

 

Sorry if this sounds off but we have seen a bunch of people who bring someone over and fall into a cycle of not being able to make progress as the immigrant can’t find a job quickly so the petitioner can’t afford to move out of their current job to train for a better one or move into a better living situation. 

Edited February 14, 2018 by Illiria

[databit 328]

1 hour ago, Bradfordx2 said:

I rent out a room for$550 a month 

Have you thought about what if you impregnate her? Sounds like you can barely support yourself.

[Jorge V 195]

18 minutes ago, Bradfordx2 said:

Ok thanks.  I know this year ill make more but they want 3 years of tax returns so i will have to get co sponsor

While you may be asked for up to 3 years of tax returns, you are not required to have made above the requirement all three years. You only need to show that your income at the time of filing the I-864 during the NVC stage (8+ months after filing as someone else mentioned) meets or exceeds the minimum requirement. So lets say you make under the requirement now, but 6 months from now you get a job that pays you $30k/year, then 2 months later when you file the I-864 you will be asked for your current income. At this point you are free to write down $30k. You will most likely be asked to provide supporting documents such as pay stubs and bank statements, but if you truly are making above the requirement these should be easy to provide. 

Edited February 14, 2018 by Jorge V

[AshMarty 360]

31 minutes ago, Bradfordx2 said:

 

 

I guess i could see if my dad could co sponsor me but hes living off disablity and ss i think

Disability and SSI will likely not cover the co sponsorship. Typically you are not allowed to make more than 12,000 dollars a year to stay on disability (as a single adult). If you make sure than that is will be taken away. It's kind of a backwards system to get people doing things again. 

 

You might want to look for another co-sponsor. Good Luck! 

Edited February 14, 2018 by AshMarty

[Crazy Cat 44,533]

1 hour ago, geowrian said:

Not the difference. The joint sponsor would need to earn enough to cover their household + the intending immigrant. You cannot combine incomes from petitioner to joint sponsor.

That is a great point which should be emphasized.  I have seen posters who thought that, and later they had issues and delays...

[Bradfordx2 0]

Gonna at least pick up extra job so all together make more than 20,400 yearly so by the time comes i have input that i should be ok

[Jaquelly 1,647]

28 minutes ago, Bradfordx2 said:

Gonna at least pick up extra job so all together make more than 20,400 yearly so by the time comes i have input that i should be ok

Dude, let's be real with yourself. You're about to start a life with a woman who is coming to a country that she doesn't know.

 

1. She's going to want her own space and a place for you to build a life.

2. She's going to want to go out to eat and do things around town.

3. She's going to want to have either the same or better quality of life that she had in her own country.

 

How are you going to, with $20,400:

1. Going to help her get a job and a car?

2. Help her replace everything that she's leaving behind, and buy her new things like clothes and shoes?

3. Going to support both of you until she finds a job?

 

$20,400 a year is not enough for two people in California. You need to think ahead. Personal trainers are a dime a dozen, and HVAC work can be profitable, but there are a lot of people who have those skills and it is especially competitive in areas where there are more skilled, non-English speaking workers.

[Ben&Zian 4,398]

1 hour ago, Jaquelly said:

Dude, let's be real with yourself. You're about to start a life with a woman who is coming to a country that she doesn't know.

 

1. She's going to want her own space and a place for you to build a life.

2. She's going to want to go out to eat and do things around town.

3. She's going to want to have either the same or better quality of life that she had in her own country.

 

How are you going to, with $20,400:

1. Going to help her get a job and a car?

2. Help her replace everything that she's leaving behind, and buy her new things like clothes and shoes?

3. Going to support both of you until she finds a job?

 

$20,400 a year is not enough for two people in California. You need to think ahead. Personal trainers are a dime a dozen, and HVAC work can be profitable, but there are a lot of people who have those skills and it is especially competitive in areas where there are more skilled, non-English speaking workers.

 

 

Some valid points. While I had ensured I had adequate funds for the petitioning process and AOS, I even took a 5k loan out of my 401k account so we could put down payment on a car for him (he makes the payments and all), get some driver ed courses done. Hell, until we got the car if I couldn't take him for work/somewhere he used Uber and that added up quickly. we bought a few extra little things of furniture( let him kind of customize a bit).

 

Think a lot of people don't maybe realize the overall costs that come up when trying to settle in. Hell just the extra groceries add up fast. And it isn't even "fancy" stuff, just kind of necessities.

[AshMarty 360]

12 minutes ago, Ben&Zian said:

 

 

Some valid points. While I had ensured I had adequate funds for the petitioning process and AOS, I even took a 5k loan out of my 401k account so we could put down payment on a car for him (he makes the payments and all), get some driver ed courses done. Hell, until we got the car if I couldn't take him for work/somewhere he used Uber and that added up quickly. we bought a few extra little things of furniture( let him kind of customize a bit).

 

Think a lot of people don't maybe realize the overall costs that come up when trying to settle in. Hell just the extra groceries add up fast. And it isn't even "fancy" stuff, just kind of necessities.

Agreed!

 

We were planning on purchasing one car over the AOS period for my husband (we specifically had 10,000 dollars saved for the down payment) but we didn't expect another driver to run a stop sign and total my car. So then we added a second unplanned car purchase with another 8,000 dollar down payment.

 

Add this to having a small wedding and the immigration fees (immigration fees were the least expensive thing over the 6 month AOS period). We were lucky my husband had employment the week after the EAD arrived (the timing worked out perfectly with a job offer). My husband had previously worked in Maryland and kept up with contacts over the 2 years he was overseas to help his job opportunities when he would move back but finding employment can also be very challenging. 

 

We spent 18 months both working 2 jobs to save for the AOS prior to his move to the US. 

Edited February 14, 2018 by AshMarty