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Thank you. That makes sense. To clarify his wife is coming from China.

I understand what you are saying, but I am trying to understand his options so I can help him make this happen without me. By helping him I help myself, and being he is a friend I don't have a problem doing a little digging for him. If he truly does not need to show previous income, and only current paystub/offer letter, than he definitely does not need my assistance.

Thank you. I was told he needs his tax records and even three years of tax history. If this is the case, it solves most of the problem.

Thank you for the response. I read a bit about "Emergency Medicaid" and I wasn't clear if that would qualify as a means tested benefit.

I am hoping someone can help me understand options with this scenario. I have a friend who is a US Citizen and has been living overseas for some time now where he also recently got married. He has recently come back to the US for a job and at this job he makes more than enough to meet the minimum requirements to sponsor his wife. That said, because he was overseas he didn’t make any income in the US and when he has filed taxes it shows no income in prior years. He has asked me to co-sponsor his wife which obviously is a big risk for me (at least how I understand it). His wife does have assets in her home country (multiple properties, etc) and she doesn’t appear to be much of a financial risk. Is the only option for me to co-sponsor or can he use his current employment (offer letter, pay stub, etc.) as financial proof even though he does not have 3 years of income? How risky is this for me if I do it? He is stating the responsibility for any payments would fall to him first. I don’t see her going on public assistance, but what if she ended up at the emergency room from an accident or something of that nature? Can I draft any sort of legal agreement between myself and my friend that relieves any of the risk associated with sponsorship? Is there other ways that make more sense for him to achieve getting his wife here sooner? Any help on this is greatly appreciated. Thanks!