My wife and I have been married for 1.5 years and I have been in the US living with her for about 11 months (I overstay my tourist visa). She had two kids and we recently had a baby together. She has struggled for so many years (mostly because her family is not the best), so she has been unable to work consistenly, to the point she has only filed a tax return this year. As a mom of three, it is almost impossible for her to reach the income neccesary to be my sponsor, or it would take so many years to achieve. However, due to the recent administration changes, waiting is something we cannot afford anymore.
She already submitted the form I-130 with all the evidence of our relationship, just to get things started and to show good morale and our intention to "follow the rules" in case the worst happens. We are aware that filling this form won't really help to get the AOS to happen by itself, but we decided it is better to do something than nothing. I also got my I693 completed and I got the sealed envelope already.
As I mentioned previously, her family is not an option as she is virtually alone. She has basically no friends, and I don't have a support group in this country either. We have been trying to look for a sponsor but it has been impossible. We are also aware that a strange is not going to help us just because, and for that reason we have been considering trying to get some money somewhere to offer someone to help us, because again, no one would like to take the risk just for a "thank you" message.
We want to do this process the right way, so before doing something that may not be allowed we would like to know what could be the cons of finding someone that is willing to be the sponsor in exchange of money. I couldn't find anything specific forbidding this, but personally we feel is not 100% ethical. Again, our options are extremely limited.
Thank you so much for taking the time to read and we appreciate your answers in advance!
