UK Husband - Do we have a chance?

[Sheepish Mareep 0]

Sorry I've been posting here so much, but I just need some reassurance/advice!

Okay, so I'm 22 years old. A recent college graduate, looking for work.

My soon-to-be-husband is 19 years old and lives in the United Kingdom. Clean record. Sweet, great guy and my best friend.

He's visiting me on the visa waiver program. He leaves next week. We've decided to get married (the benefits for this are better than the fiance visa). He's obviously still leaving the country next week to be within the law.

I'm just nervous. I'm trying to find a permanent job, and once I land one that pays above the income level I plan on applying for the CR-1. Because I made less than the income requirement for the past three years due to being a student, I was told here to find a co-sponsor. I'm considering my parents.

So on top of the waiting game of finding a job in the economy, I'm worried that he won't be allowed to come here on the spouse visa because I'll have a cosponsor. They'll say I wouldn't be able to support him or something. If I find work that pays under the requirement while I search for something my degree applies to, would having a cosponsor hurt me? Could they find that I wouldn't make enough to support him, even though he plans on working once he's able to here. I'm scared and just want to be with my best friend!

Thank you Your advice is appreciated!

[sdw 10]

No it won't hurt you a lot of people need to use a co sponsor.

[Nik+Heather 121]

London accepts cosponsors. If your parents are willing and qualify, you don't need to have a job at all. You can have zero income and the cosponsor can carry all of it (you would still need to file as primary sponsor despite no income). No need to wait to file the I-130 once you have the marriage certificate to mail with your packet.

Happy wedding!!!

[Sheepish Mareep 0]

London accepts cosponsors. If your parents are willing and qualify, you don't need to have a job at all. You can have zero income and the cosponsor can carry all of it (you would still need to file as primary sponsor despite no income). No need to wait to file the I-130 once you have the marriage certificate to mail with your packet.

Happy wedding!!!

Oh my goodness, thank you so much!

I really am a hardworking person, I just need to get a decent job with this degree.. I've been temping from part-time to full-time with the federal government throughout college, so my income has never been enough. Thank you so much, you've made my day!

[Lovebirds2009 3]

Sorry I've been posting here so much, but I just need some reassurance/advice!

Okay, so I'm 22 years old. A recent college graduate, looking for work.

My soon-to-be-husband is 19 years old and lives in the United Kingdom. Clean record. Sweet, great guy and my best friend.

He's visiting me on the visa waiver program. He leaves next week. We've decided to get married (the benefits for this are better than the fiance visa). He's obviously still leaving the country next week to be within the law.

I'm just nervous. I'm trying to find a permanent job, and once I land one that pays above the income level I plan on applying for the CR-1. Because I made less than the income requirement for the past three years due to being a student, I was told here to find a co-sponsor. I'm considering my parents.

So on top of the waiting game of finding a job in the economy, I'm worried that he won't be allowed to come here on the spouse visa because I'll have a cosponsor. They'll say I wouldn't be able to support him or something. If I find work that pays under the requirement while I search for something my degree applies to, would having a cosponsor hurt me? Could they find that I wouldn't make enough to support him, even though he plans on working once he's able to here. I'm scared and just want to be with my best friend!

Thank you Your advice is appreciated!

Do you want to be with your boyfriend,and soon to be with your husband OR YOUR BEST FRIEND???

That's no-no for embassy

[Sheepish Mareep 0]

Do you want to be with your boyfriend,and soon to be with your husband OR YOUR BEST FRIEND???

That's no-no for embassy

lol I guess right now he's all three!

I won't apply with no income, but it's nice to know even if I have to work entry-level retail I have a safety net!

I'm so glad the London embassy is open with cosponsors!

Do they do credit checks or anything for the affidavit of support? I think my parents have pretty bad credit (bad decisions in the past).. but they make well above the required income.

Again, thank you!

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

He also doesn't have to go home. You can file for Adjustment of Status and he stays in the country. Cosponsors are fine for that too. That might not be an option for you if he has business to take care of at home, but since he did not plan on immigrating when he entered, it is not illegal, as you suggest.

Edit: There are some more risks doing this from VWP, but I just want you to know all of your options and you can weigh them and decide what is best for you. Congrats!!

Edited September 8, 2010 by Harpa Timsah

[Sheepish Mareep 0]

Thank you very much

I didn't know it was possible for him to stay, but he does have some things to sort out back home so I figure we can do it this way. I'm just relieved that the cosponsors will be enough!

Also, I'm kind of in a transitional stage considering where I live. If I petition to bring him over here and I'm using my parents as a co-sponsor, can I just use their address and change it when I move? I figure in the time it takes the visa process, I'll have a permanent place to call home. Would that cause a lot of problems during the process?

[LotofPatience 65]

Would that cause a lot of problems during the process?

Not at all.

Co-sponsorship is not only for London. It is for everybody where the petitioner does not meet the min. income to overcome the poverty lines.

Loto

[Sheepish Mareep 0]

So we got married and I had to say goodbye to him! It was so hard! I'm still looking for a job, heard something from a good employer so hopefully I'll go somewhere with that. Once I get the marriage cert in the mail and legally change my name I'm going to file. I'm going to use my parents as cosponsors, would explaining my situation (degree holder seeking employment) in a cover letter in my app be beneficial? Thanks

[Nik+Heather 121]

So we got married and I had to say goodbye to him! It was so hard! I'm still looking for a job, heard something from a good employer so hopefully I'll go somewhere with that. Once I get the marriage cert in the mail and legally change my name I'm going to file. I'm going to use my parents as cosponsors, would explaining my situation (degree holder seeking employment) in a cover letter in my app be beneficial? Thanks

I think it will be more that it is beneficial to you (from a feel-good standpoint) than necessary for the processing. There are lots of young/just out of college applicants on these boards who are in just the same situation.