Dr.Doom2022

I don't get it. What do you mean? It's the first time I'm asking this type of question.

Hi. I'm planning to begin the process of reunification with my mother, a green-card holder, as an F2B categorised alien via consular processing. For the past couple of days I have been examining the topic of public charge determination based on the totality of the applicant's (my) circumstances. Have found a bunch of publications and legal docs delineating the process but, unfortunately, all of them relate solely to adjustment of status. Would really much appreciate if someone provided me with a link to some posting or a legal document that explains public charge determination as it relates to the consular processing applicants. Thanks in advance.

Appreciate you chiming in. Thank you so much. First, it's quite flattering to hear such words from an eloquent English speaker like yourself. Nevertheless, wouldn't necessarily call mine impeccable. Mostly trying to hone it on my own to the best of my ability. Secondly, just wanted to clarify one thing. How likely is the CO to include things like her age (circa 60-ish), her chronic conditions (though being fully covered by private insurance), and the fact that I would be leaving my 70-year old father behind to remain in our home country in his/her adjudication? Or are things of such nature just ancillary, and therefore won't have any feasible impact on my case?

Hello. Can I as an applicant for the Family based Immigration visa solely rely on the cash savings of the primary sponsor with the latter having no income and no joint sponsors included? The required amount as per "The 5X rule" would be somewhere around 115 000 dollars whereas the sponsor's savings are in the ballpark of 200 000. Thanks in advance.

Yeah, we are well aware of the premiums. All her expenses will be fully covered while I wait for my I130 to receive approval. So she will never even try to make use of any of the public benefits. Given this, could I just solely rely on those cash assets on her bank account with no income from her and no joint sponsor in order to clear the public charge req? Thanks in advance.

Thanks. This all sounds like unnecessary hassle to me. As an alternative, could I just solely use the cash assets on her US bank account? She has no dependents in the household (barring myself) and the sum of her savings is somewhere to the tune of 200 000 dollars. Secondly, both she and my father would be over 60 years of age by the time I reunite with her and they also have some chronic conditions. Would such circumstances negatively impact my case given that her medical will be fully covered by a private insurance plan. My father and I are covering all her living expenses with our home-country income, and thus she won't have to work in the US.

Thanks. Yeah, by "pick" I mean kindly ask to become a joint sponsor while making sure the person is fully aware of all the terms and caveats that will ensue. But the question lingers. Am I allowed to ask a person to whom I as an applicant have little to no relation? The person is just my mother's friend and they aren't like besties or something

Thank you for your reply. So is it true that for the joint sponsoring you can only pick people who have been long and well acquainted both with the applicant and the sponsor. We are considering to ask my mother's acquaintance, but I wouldn't necessarily call her a close friend of my mother per se whereas I myself barely know her.

Hi. Unlike my prior post, I"ll try to make this short and to the point. I am a future applicant for the F2b route and will be reuniting with my mother in the US. Are factors like old age and poor health of the sponsor (my mother), no income from the sponsor (mom has enough assets to qualify), having an old father back in my home country, being a dentist, and thus having to undergo relicensing in the US likely to have a highly negative impact on my case as a potential public charge? I myself am a healthy young adult and will also be able to contribute to the case with my knowledge of the English language, passive income and medical education. What are my chances? Will I inevitably be required to find a joint sponsor? We don't have any relatives or close friends in the US, and I've been told that you can't just pick any casual acquaintance for this role. Thanks in advance.

Thank you so much for the swift response. I'm just worried that simply meeting the sponsor's asset or income requirement won't be enough. Have examined quite a few posts on the forum regarding the topic and a number of users emphasised on the fact that the CO's usually review the totality of circumstances and as such pay a lot of attention to things like age, health of the sponsor (not just the applicant), whether both the applicant and the sponsor have any dependents like children or old parents, and so on. Based on your experience, is it a widespread practice amongst CO's?

Hi. My mom has just successfully passed her DV lottery interview and will be flying to the US shortly. My father (62 years of age) and I are going to remain in our home country of Russia and will be providing her with full financial support. I'm currently planning to take the F2B route in order to immigrate to the US through my mother. I'm well aware that it could take up to 8 years. My father has already decided to stay in Russia for the remainder of his lifetime and won't be joining me. My only concern about the whole process is pertained to the issue around the public charge rule and affidavit of support that have to be dealt with in order for me to receive approval on my visa. I just wanted to know could the following circumstances increase my chances of being deemed as a potential public charge, and thus lead to a rejection: 1) My mother's age at the time of the interview will be circa 60 to 61 and she's also been suffering from a mild form of multiple sclerosis ever since she was a teen. We'll definitely make that she has full private medical coverage payed out of our own pockets. 2) She almost definitely won't have any income whatsoever by the time of the interview but will be able to show a sum of assets consisting of cash and stocks located in the US bank that is safely above the required minimum. 3) My father will basically be staying in Russia on his own as a 70-year old but with a passive income stream 4) I'm a dentist and so I'll have to go through a torturous and expensive process of licensing in order to work legally in the US. I'm planning to use the aforementioned assets of my mother in order to fund it. 5)I'll also try to contribute to the case with my young age, proficiency in English, medical education, prior employment history, property in Russia Thanks in advance.