I-944 with joint sponsor

[Sara0101 27]

Hey everyone!

 

I arrived in the U.S. in the beginning of March on a K1 Visa and I got married before everything closed. Now we’re finally getting ready to send our AOS. My husband graduated in March und should’ve started his first real job in May.. Through the Corona Crisis he couldn’t start in May and probably has to start in late June, early July. My husband works at DoorDash now to at least make some money during that time and we’re not gonna file for unemployment. 
 

The mom and dad of my husband are our joint sponsors for the greencard but we don’t live with them and his dad is in our lease for our apartment too. 
 

My question now is if I should put his parents in the I-944 too in the household because they still have my husband as a dependent on their tax return and his dad is on our lease or not? If we don’t put him on there our income is too less because my husband only made about $10.000 last year (I made about $40.000 but I don’t know if that really counts because I lived in Germany when I made that money). 
 

Sorry for the long text but thank you for all your answers!!

[Letspaintcookies 2,198]

Can't answer a lot of your questions but you're correct, your income doesn't count and there is nothing wrong with your husband filing for unemployment if he's able too.

[Sara0101 27]

5 minutes ago, Letspaintcookies said:

Can't answer a lot of your questions but you're correct, your income doesn't count and there is nothing wrong with your husband filing for unemployment if he's able too.

I just feel like it’s not a good sign and we have enough money to live right now and he can hopefully start working very soon so we’ll probably not file for unemployment for him..

[Johnny6751 4]

I feel like we are in the same boat, my partner doesn't have a job right now, he's the petitioner, and we have a joint sponsor that makes over $100K a year but just filling out this I-944 is very discouraging. I don't have any education (sadly) but just my GED from my home country, we don't have assets or big savings, I'm so frustrated about this form. 

[Crazy Cat 39,152]

On 5/18/2020 at 9:11 AM, Sara0101 said:

I just feel like it’s not a good sign and we have enough money to live right now and he can hopefully start working very soon so we’ll probably not file for unemployment for him..

Filing for unemployment insurance will have no effect on immigration.  It is not a public benefit.

[Crazy Cat 39,152]

On 5/27/2020 at 6:03 PM, Johnny6751 said:

I feel like we are in the same boat, my partner doesn't have a job right now, he's the petitioner, and we have a joint sponsor that makes over $100K a year but just filling out this I-944 is very discouraging. I don't have any education (sadly) but just my GED from my home country, we don't have assets or big savings, I'm so frustrated about this form. 

Your joint sponsor will help from the I-864 aspect.  But the I-944 looks at a whole range of factors to help the IO decide if you are likely, in the future, to become a public charge.