Affidavit of support

[Jersey Girl 2]

I'm the USC, sponsoring my Canadian husband. I'm worried, since I don't have a job. I recently moved back to the States after living in Canada for decades. My resume is floating around now, but I don't expect to have a history of pay checks by interview time.

My tax return for 2005 puts me below the poverty line since it was a sabbatical year.

I have normal returns going back 7 years, always self-employed. I have substantial savings and investment assets on both sides of the border.

But without an employer (ever) and without an income (right now), it looks like I'm going into the supermarket and buying what I need on my good looks alone. Should I be lining up a co-sponsor?

[Ladylethal 12]

Simple answer: Definitly.

[sarah and hicham 3]

I think it depends on your assets but I would say the easiest thing would be to be safe and get that co sponsor.

[meauxna 15]

Jersey,

Rock on!

I was:

-"living" overseas on an island

-jobless

-hadn't had one for two years and am self employed (wasn't earning then)

-had two zero income years' returns (also had some good ones to back it up)

-had substantial assets and had planned for the time off

Don't know how the fuzzy bunny ears are doing for you in the produce aisle, but we both know it can be done. Shoot, we gained some weight even!

I think you look great, but I'm open minded.

We just got the naturalization interview letter, so the above worked out OK.

(I'm trying to say we qualified on assets and some UK pension income for flavoring)

[MrsBruce5 0]

Hi,

Definitely line up a co-sponsor, as they only require one year of tax returns...

Good luck to you and wishing you a speedy journey !

-Rose

[Yodrak 7]

Jersey Girl,

Define "substantial".

One needs to have income, and income can come from places other employment.

It can come from savings and investments, for example. There are a lot of people who buy their groceries that way since the days when they had good looks are as far behind them as their days of employment are.

Yodrak

I'm the USC, sponsoring my Canadian husband. I'm worried, since I don't have a job. I recently moved back to the States after living in Canada for decades. My resume is floating around now, but I don't expect to have a history of pay checks by interview time.

My tax return for 2005 puts me below the poverty line since it was a sabbatical year.

I have normal returns going back 7 years, always self-employed. I have substantial savings and investment assets on both sides of the border.

But without an employer (ever) and without an income (right now), it looks like I'm going into the supermarket and buying what I need on my good looks alone. Should I be lining up a co-sponsor?

[Jersey Girl 2]

I took the advice of the majority here and asked my brother to co-sponsor. He's a nurse who's worried he might be on the hook for catastrophic medical bills if the immigrant had his first heart attack, a real possibility when you live in Weird New Jersey.

Yodrak, I have no income per se at this time, only savings and investments I don't wish to disclose here. (And the investments took a 10% hit in this week's stock market correction.) Hopefully, I'll have a job soon so I can show income as well as assets. If I still appear shakey to them, I'll have my brother as back-up. Good plan?

[Yodrak 7]

Jersey Girl,

I don't blame you for not wanting to disclose your financial detail. It was something of a rhetorical question. To get an idea of where I was coming from take a look at I-864, which you'll be faced with when your husband applies to adjust status. And read meauxna's post again.

Having a back-up is a good plan.

Yodrak

I took the advice of the majority here and asked my brother to co-sponsor. He's a nurse who's worried he might be on the hook for catastrophic medical bills if the immigrant had his first heart attack, a real possibility when you live in Weird New Jersey.

Yodrak, I have no income per se at this time, only savings and investments I don't wish to disclose here. (And the investments took a 10% hit in this week's stock market correction.) Hopefully, I'll have a job soon so I can show income as well as assets. If I still appear shakey to them, I'll have my brother as back-up. Good plan?

[Jersey Girl 2]

Thanks, Yodrak, I did look at the I-864, and unlike the I-134, the immigrant's assets can be factored in. That's a plus. When it's time to adjust status, I believe I'll be working, and can, as meauxna suggests, get by on our combined assets as well as an employer's letter. At this point though, I want to be well prepared (with a co-sponsor) rather than SOL because I didn't do enough preparation. Who said: "The harder I work, the luckier I get"?