Co-Sponsors, Direct Consular Filing

[NYN 0]

Hello again to everyone, my name is Nydia, and after some advice from some of you and consultation with my soon to be husband Neftaly, we have decided that direct consular filing sounds like the best option for us.

I have checked and El Salvador does allow for direct consular filing, and since I have been there for a year studying I am technically a resident there. I also can still claim my former residence with my mom as my US address.

Since I have been outside the US, I have no US income, so I was thinking about the co-sponsor option to meet the 125% above poverty line threshold.

Has any of you out there used the co-sponsor process? Any tips? Would the threshold include me since I would also be in in El Salvador and would therefore be a potential burden to the state? So would my co-sponsor need to make enough for a three person household, instead of just enough for my husband? Or would it be best to do the direct consular filing and then move to the US to work after I have filed to get some extra income and prove I don't have to be a burden to the co-sponsor?

Thank you in advance for any help you may provide!

[Chica Yeyé 41]

Do make sure you check your residency requirements directly from the Consulate. you might need to prove legal status of some sort (usually NOT a tourist visa), and a certain residency period which varies.

[NYN 0]

Thank you for the tip. I will definitely check. I traveled there on a regular visa though. I was born in El Salvador and became a naturalized citizen before leaving to study there. My dad lives there, and I have been staying with him while I studied. I was there for a little over a year before coming here for what I thought would be a short trip. I hope I am OK, but I will definitely check.

Thanks

[NYN 0]

P.S. I also got their verstion of the state issued ID, or the only document you can use for identification purpses, and which is known oddly enough as a DUI. =)

I also have a bank account and can probably prove residency through the University I attended.

[The Robinsons 0]

hi,

We have soooooo many problems trying to find a co-sponsor. My husband (U.S. citizen) had been living in Denmark so he had no U.S. income. DCF was and still is the fastest way. So we ended up convincing his cousin to be a co-sponsor. This is how it works.

You will be for husband's main sponsor. Since you have no U.S. income you will need a co-sponsor too. That can be a family member, friend....who ever.

Their income will have to meet the requirements for a certain number of people. If they are single with no dependents then the household number will be 2. Them and your husband. You will never be included because you are a U.S. citizen. The visa is not for you and you can be as big a strain on the public system as you want to

As far as you going back to the U.S. to earn some money....if you want to do it so you won't need a co-sponsor...forget it. You would have to wait until 2009 to be his sponsor because you will need for 2008 tax return to show your income and stability. And you will still need to meet the 125% income requirement for a 2 person household.

As a note.......if you end up like we did and can't find a sponsor with a high enough income. Then all you would need is the difference between their income and the 125% income x4 (i think it's 4 or 2) in assets or cash. That's how we did it.

I wish you all the best and good luck.