Question about Co-Sponsor

[linhph610 0]

Hello everyone,

 

How many times a co-sponsor can sponsor each year? Is there a limit of how many people they can co-sponsor?  I've looked around and I found an answer back in 2017 said that there's no limit. I'm just wondering if there is any change this year.

 

Also, when they calculate the income, do they do it separately for each family that you co-sponsor. For example, someone co-sponsors 2 families. One family has 3 people, the other has 2 people. So does a co-sponsor need to make income for 6 people in total (himself included), or it will be 4 people for the first family and 3 people for the 2nd family?

 

Thank you,

Edited October 29, 2018 by linhph610

[geowrian 22,335]

Still no limit....just the additional financial burden due to a  larger household size each time they sponsor somebody.

 

When you sponsor somebody, you remain on the hook for them until they become a USC, lose their green card status, earn 40 quarters of work, or die. This increases the financial burden for each new family member being sponsored (at least until they meet those conditions). So in your example that's all 6 people (plus their own spouse, other tax dependents, etc.).

[linhph610 0]

Thank you for your fast response. 

 

I have another question though. My aunt and her husband are sponsoring for their brothers and sisters to come to America. They file tax together even though the husband has retired. The husband is going to sponsor for a family of 3 members and their case is coming up this month I believe. My aunt is sponsoring for another family of 3 next year. So my question is will my aunt's petition get affected by her husband. I mean, when she files I-864, will her income need to be enough to cover for 8 people total (her and her husband, her husband's family side of 3, and my aunt's family side of 3), or just 5 people?

 

Thank you.

[hope2018 25]

8 minutes ago, linhph610 said:

Thank you for your fast response. 

 

I have another question though. My aunt and her husband are sponsoring for their brothers and sisters to come to America. They file tax together even though the husband has retired. The husband is going to sponsor for a family of 3 members and their case is coming up this month I believe. My aunt is sponsoring for another family of 3 next year. So my question is will my aunt's petition get affected by her husband. I mean, when she files I-864, will her income need to be enough to cover for 8 people total (her and her husband, her husband's family side of 3, and my aunt's family side of 3), or just 5 people?

 

Thank you.

The income will need to be enough for 8 people total.

https://www.uscis.gov/i-864p

[linhph610 0]

Thank you,

 

Is there any way for them to sponsor separately?  In part 6 of I-864, if my aunt decides to use her income only, will it count only the people she is sponsoring (in this case, 5 people)? 

[aleful 1,905]

 

 

herself and her husband will always be counted, it is part of her household, it's their household plus the beneficiaries 

 

 

[geowrian 22,335]

Generally, when a married couple is sponsoring somebody, one person files an I-864 as a joint sponsor and the other files an I-864A as a household member agreement. Some people have  success without this, but others get an NVC checklist or a 221g at the embassy requesting this.