phoenixrising

Thank you so much, all. I have enough in savings and live in a cheap enough part of the country that I'm not worried about having enough money in the long run, but the government makes the whole process so daunting. I'm not sure where this will lead, but I feel like I'm armed with more information now.

I've been reading a lot about K1 visas, and I have some concerns that I hope someone can help me with.

I (the American) am well educated (Master's degree) but underemployed because I was trying to forge my way as a sole proprietor business. Big mistake. Anyway, because of that, my tax returns show income consistently hovering at the poverty line. I haven't received welfare, but I have received Medicaid. I plan on just sucking it up and getting whatever job pays ASAP, but obviously, my last three years of tax returns will show poverty 😢. The sponsee would be an unemployed Brazilian (from an area with very high unemployment). 

I have money in savings and 3-4 close family members who could cosponsor, but I understand cosponsor applications are often not trusted. Would we have any options for immigration, or is that out of the question? I don't even know if we're going in that direction, but I don't want to let myself feel a certain way if this could never work out logistically.

Thank you so much for your help!