I-864A

[Somalf 3]

Help! 

Joint sponsors spouse decline to sign form i-864A. 

Joint sponsor makes sufficient funds independently (an MD), but files tax jointly with his spouse. nvc asked for i-864a from spouse but declined to sign. 

Don't know anyone else who can be a joint sponsor. This is the only person we got. Would appreciate suggestion for best course of action. Thanks

 

Edited May 10 by Somalf

[Crazy Cat 43,689]

The path of least resistance is to find another joint sponsor.  You could write a letter to NVC.  However, the chances of that working are unknown.  Has the I-864 been accepted or rejected?  If NVC schedules an interview, the Consulate Officer will be the sole approval authority for the visa.  He/she can either accept the I-864 without an I-864a...or he/she could demand one.  As I said, the easiest path is to find another joint sponsor.....or convince the spouse to sign the I-864a.

[Somalf 3]

4 minutes ago, Crazy Cat said:

The path of least resistance is to find another joint sponsor.  You could write a letter to NVC.  However, the chances of that working are unknown.  Has the I-864 been accepted or rejected?  If NVC schedules an interview, the Consulate Officer will be the sole approval authority for the visa.  He/she can either accept the I-864 without an I-864a...or he/she could demand one.  As I said, the easiest path is to find another joint sponsor.....or convince the spouse to sign the I-864a.

Thank you. The joint sponsors i-864 has been accepted, but After submitting tax documents, they now ask for i-864A.  Biggest challenge is we can't find another joint Sponsor. Few person's we know all gave excuses why they can't do it. It took us a while to find only this joint sponsor who has agreed to support us. 

Has writing a letter worked for anyone before, we could try that.

[Boiler 46,946]

I have not seen one, are you a Student? When will you start working?

[Somalf 3]

4 minutes ago, Boiler said:

I have not seen one, are you a Student? When will you start working?

No I'm not a student. I'm working presently in Nigeria, just working on the visa process with my spouse who is a USC but temporarily residing with me in Nigeria,till the visa process is done

 

[appleblossom 3,920]

13 minutes ago, Somalf said:

No I'm not a student. I'm working presently in Nigeria, just working on the visa process with my spouse who is a USC but temporarily residing with me in Nigeria,till the visa process is done

 

Your spouse may have to return to the US and starting working there to meet the financial requirements. 

Edited May 10 by appleblossom

[Somalf 3]

1 minute ago, appleblossom said:

Your spouse may have to return to the US and starting working to meet the financial requirements. 

She just gave birth and needs support 

[appleblossom 3,920]

3 minutes ago, Somalf said:

She just gave birth and needs support 

Congrats! If she can’t currently meet the financial requirements, and you can’t find a joint sponsor, then there doesn’t seem to be any option other than waiting until your wife can work again then. 
 

I assume she doesn’t have assets in the US she can use? 
 

FWIW, I don’t think it’s ’excuses’ that people are giving you if they’re declining to be a sponsor. It’s a huge financial obligation you’re asking of them, potentially for life. I certainly wouldn’t even consider it for anybody other than a very close family member. 

Edited May 10 by appleblossom

[Somalf 3]

1 minute ago, appleblossom said:

Congrats! If she can’t currently meet the financial requirements, and you can’t find a joint sponsor, then there doesn’t seem to be any option other than waiting until your wife can work again then. 
 

I assume she doesn’t have assets in the US she can use? 

Thank you. This is difficult 

[Somalf 3]

1 minute ago, Somalf said:

Thank you. This is difficult 

No assets, no strong social support system 

[appleblossom 3,920]

1 minute ago, Somalf said:

Thank you. This is difficult 

Do you have assets in Nigeria by any chance? 

[Crazy Cat 43,689]

36 minutes ago, Somalf said:

Has writing a letter worked for anyone before, we could try that.

I have never seen it, but desperate times call for desperate measures.  The other option is as mentioned above by @appleblossom.

[Somalf 3]

8 minutes ago, appleblossom said:

Do you have assets in Nigeria by any chance? 

Not really just a car and household stuff. An average guy

[Somalf 3]

9 minutes ago, Crazy Cat said:

I have never seen it, but desperate times call for desperate measures.  The other option is as mentioned above by @appleblossom.

True and thanks. We will try our chance. While considering the other option mentioned 

[JeanneAdil 6,931]

33 minutes ago, Somalf said:

She just gave birth and needs support 

She's a USC ; she has family and friends in the USA so she has support here from family and friends

 

the income statement is needed for a visa and she is going to have to produce it / that's the jist of it

if she can not produce a joint sponsor (and they only are obligated to the government -not support you 3), she needs income (job)

even having a baby there are day care centers and/ or babysitters in the US / working as a new mother is not unheard of 

she needs to return , find work,  have a US address to satisfy that section of the visa 

 

You can put a 1 year hold on meeting the requirements at the NVC stage by writing once a month to keep the case open while she returns and finds a job