How long do we have to get a co sponsor after interview?

[little immigrant 800]

28 minutes ago, babyblue22 said:

but my husbands income is 26k, why do I still need it to be 3 times more? 

That's for the assets

 

They told me the same thing at my interview (CR1) and we ended up putting down my co-sponsor house as an asset. They finally accepted it and I was approved. I didn't get a time frame either, at least I don't recall one. 

[babyblue22 0]

1 minute ago, little immigrant said:

That's for the assets

 

They told me the same thing at my interview (CR1) and we ended up putting down my co-sponsor house as an asset. They finally accepted it and I was approved. I didn't get a time frame either, at least I don't recall one. 

What was the co sponsors income before adding the asset? did your spouse have no income at all?

[Canadian87 67]

42 minutes ago, babyblue22 said:

but my husbands income is 26k, why do I still need it to be 3 times more? 

if his income is 26k then you are above the poverty line and won't need a co-sponsor or use your own assets. 

as to why they require 3-5 times the value; I have no idea. 

 

https://www.***removed***/affidavit-of-support/using-assets-meet-income-requirements.html

Edited June 20, 2019 by Canadian87

[babyblue22 0]

1 minute ago, Canadian87 said:

if his income is 26k then you are above the poverty line and won't need a co-sponsor or use your own assets. 

as to why they require 3-5 times the value; I have no idea. 

 

https://www.***removed***/affidavit-of-support/using-assets-meet-income-requirements.html

He didn't work in 2017 so this is why we are worried.

[Ben&Zian 4,397]

26k is above the requirement, but the requirements is just a "guideline"... at the interview the CO could take many factors into consideration such as location the petitioner lives (a.k.a cost of living) and determine that amount just wouldn't be enough for two people. Just meeting the or surpassing the minimum is not always enough. And to be honest, that is not much for two people to live on anywhere.

[USS_Voyager 1,971]

39 minutes ago, babyblue22 said:

but my husbands income is 26k, why do I still need it to be 3 times more? 

No, what he means is the assets counts only in ratio of 1:3 -1:5 when you converts into income. For example, if you have $30,000 worth of assets, it will be treated as $10,000 worth of income, so that will make the sponsoring income effectively $36,000. Is that gonna the be enough? Who knows? The CO makes that decision, based on the totality of your circumstances, such as where you live, age, medical history, ... For example, $26k or $36k is nowhere near enough if you live in NYC or LA, maybe enough if you live in the Appalachians and you grow on own food and milk your own cows. Obviously the older you are, the more medical costs you will encounter so they take that into account. If you have a medical condition that requires lots of monthly costs, they will take a look at that too, ... 

[carmel34 3,533]

One thing that has become clear these last few months, is that COs are cracking down on the public charge concern at the interview when looking at the I-1864 and the petitioner's US-based income.  They look at the totality of the situation, the minimums are sometimes not enough.  We have seen many recent examples here on VJ of COs asking for a co-sponsor, and sometimes even after providing one, they are still refused on the public charge issue.  As for time to get a co-sponsor if they ask for one at the interview, you can stretch it out for a year if needed.  There was a thread yesterday here on VJ where a couple did not provide a co-sponsor within a year of being denied a visa at the interview, and three years after the interview they finally found one.  When they submitted it to the consulate they discovered that their file had been destroyed so they have to start all over again with a new I-130.  So if you need a co-sponsor, you will have about a year.  I would suggest that you add all the assets you can to the I-864 as it will help your case.  Good luck with your interview!

 

 

Edited June 20, 2019 by carmel34

[babyblue22 0]

1 hour ago, carmel34 said:

One thing that has become clear these last few months, is that COs are cracking down on the public charge concern at the interview when looking at the I-1864 and the petitioner's US-based income.  They look at the totality of the situation, the minimums are sometimes not enough.  We have seen many recent examples here on VJ of COs asking for a co-sponsor, and sometimes even after providing one, they are still refused on the public charge issue.  As for time to get a co-sponsor if they ask for one at the interview, you can stretch it out for a year if needed.  There was a thread yesterday here on VJ where a couple did not provide a co-sponsor within a year of being denied a visa at the interview, and three years after the interview they finally found one.  When they submitted it to the consulate they discovered that their file had been destroyed so they have to start all over again with a new I-130.  So if you need a co-sponsor, you will have about a year.  I would suggest that you add all the assets you can to the I-864 as it will help your case.  Good luck with your interview!

 

 

If they ask for a co sponsor, will there be another interview? or just to send them the updated forms?

[USS_Voyager 1,971]

58 minutes ago, babyblue22 said:

If they ask for a co sponsor, will there be another interview? or just to send them the updated forms?

No, just send them the updated form and the support documents from the sponsor (tax transcripts, ...)

[little immigrant 800]

4 hours ago, babyblue22 said:

What was the co sponsors income before adding the asset? did your spouse have no income at all?

It was as a few dollars below the guideline at that time. Yes my then-husband didn't work. 

[Ash.1101 1,755]

When we were asked for a cosponsor for K-1, the paper said that my husband (fiance at the time) had a year to submit the documents before the application for the visa would be considered abandoned. You will need to make sure that if you want to take a year, that you keep in contact with the embassy to keep your case "alive". There have been people who just never had any communication with the embassy after the interview because they were waiting to get their 221g requested documents together, and the embassy went ahead and closed the case based on nothing going on with it.

[ValeCali 2]

18 hours ago, givionte said:

I would try to line up a joint sponsor right away, as a backup, and just hang on to the file and be ready to submit if they do RFE for a joint sponsor.  Should they not need it, you can shred or hand back the papers to your joint sponsor.

 

The delays an RFE can cause can set you back several months sometimes, so I wouldn't want to be in a position to be running around begging people to sponsor your spouse.

Which file are you referring to? Is there a specific document needed to be filled out for co-sponsors? 

[givionte 138]

3 hours ago, ValeCali said:

Which file are you referring to? Is there a specific document needed to be filled out for co-sponsors? 

I-864 affidavit of support form, along with all required documents mentioned in the instructions.