about sponsor

[glock 1]

hi guys,

l have friend he needs your help..he just got married to USC in USA.he is gonna apply for AOS.He is wife income like 16000 but she has two kids from previous marriage but kids live with her.this money is enough or do they need to find sponsor? if they need sponsor will her father be their sponsor and how much has to be her father's income.thanks for your interest

Edited January 30, 2009 by glock

[YuAndDan 153]

If wife is getting child support, that income can be added to the 16,000, if still not enough for a family of 4, then may need to get a joint sponsor. Ex is NOT required to be a joint sponsor, more than likely someone else will need to be a joint sponsor.

[glock 1]

If wife is getting child support, that income can be added to the 16,000, if still not enough for a family of 4, then may need to get a joint sponsor. Ex is NOT required to be a joint sponsor, more than likely someone else will need to be a joint sponsor.

she doesn't get child sport..if her father be sponsor how much has to be his income do u have any idea?

[YuAndDan 153]

If wife is getting child support, that income can be added to the 16,000, if still not enough for a family of 4, then may need to get a joint sponsor. Ex is NOT required to be a joint sponsor, more than likely someone else will need to be a joint sponsor.

she doesn't get child sport..if her father be sponsor how much has to be his income do u have any idea?

Father will be a joint sponsor, his income needs to be enough for 2 or more people depending on father's dependents. Wife will still be primary sponsor.

[Mint518 0]

If wife is getting child support, that income can be added to the 16,000, if still not enough for a family of 4, then may need to get a joint sponsor. Ex is NOT required to be a joint sponsor, more than likely someone else will need to be a joint sponsor.

she doesn't get child sport..if her father be sponsor how much has to be his income do u have any idea?

Father will be a joint sponsor, his income needs to be enough for 2 or more people depending on father's dependents. Wife will still be primary sponsor.

This is the chart for poverty line. http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/I-864P.pdf

If your friend's wife will be a sole sponsor, she needs an annual income of $26,500 (125% poverty line for 4 household, consisting of your friend, his wife and 2 children) assuming she is not in military. Since you mentioned her income is $16,000 she needs a joint sponsor.

If your friend's wife's father ("Father") will be a joint suponsor, level of annual income he needs depend on whether he is married as well as number of dependants he need to support, etc. as YuAndDan noted, because number of household for Father for purpose of I-864 will be sum of the following (this is part 5, item 21 of I-864).

a. (number of immigrants Father is sponsoring), which is 1.

b. (Father himself), which is 1.

c. 1, if Father is married

d. nunmber of Father's dependents (which is children under the age of 21, and/or any other dependents listed on Father's most recent Federal income tax return)

e. number of other immigrants Father priviously sponsored (by filing a Form I-864/Form I-864 EZ affidavit of support whom Father is still obligated to support).

So, if Father is not married and has no dependents nor supporting no other immigrant, he needs to meet the poverty line for 2 househould ($17,500).

If Father is married and has no dependents nor supporting no other immigrant, he needs to meet the poverty line for 3 househould ($22,000).

If Father is married and have one dependent but no other immigrant, he needs to meet the poverty line for 4 househould ($26,500).

and so on.

[Mint518 0]

This is the chart for poverty line. http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/I-864P.pdf

If your friend's wife will be a sole sponsor, she needs an annual income of $26,500 (125% poverty line for 4 household, consisting of your friend, his wife and 2 children) assuming she is not in military. Since you mentioned her income is $16,000 she needs a joint sponsor.

If your friend's wife's father ("Father") will be a joint suponsor, level of annual income he needs depend on whether he is married as well as number of dependants he need to support, etc. as YuAndDan noted, because number of household for Father for purpose of I-864 will be sum of the following (this is part 5, item 21 of I-864).

a. (number of immigrants Father is sponsoring), which is 1.

b. (Father himself), which is 1.

c. 1, if Father is married

d. nunmber of Father's dependents (which is children under the age of 21, and/or any other dependents listed on Father's most recent Federal income tax return)

e. number of other immigrants Father priviously sponsored (by filing a Form I-864/Form I-864 EZ affidavit of support whom Father is still obligated to support).

So, if Father is not married and has no dependents nor supporting no other immigrant, he needs to meet the poverty line for 2 househould ($17,500).

If Father is married and has no dependents nor supporting no other immigrant, he needs to meet the poverty line for 3 househould ($22,000).

If Father is married and have one dependent but no other immigrant, he needs to meet the poverty line for 4 househould ($26,500).

and so on.

woops, I forgot to mention. You might have noticed, but the above poverty line level is only for 48 states. If your friend is living in Hawaii or Alaska, there are separate scales - those are included in the chart for poverty line mentinoed ealier.

[glock 1]

This is the chart for poverty line. http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/I-864P.pdf

If your friend's wife will be a sole sponsor, she needs an annual income of $26,500 (125% poverty line for 4 household, consisting of your friend, his wife and 2 children) assuming she is not in military. Since you mentioned her income is $16,000 she needs a joint sponsor.

If your friend's wife's father ("Father") will be a joint suponsor, level of annual income he needs depend on whether he is married as well as number of dependants he need to support, etc. as YuAndDan noted, because number of household for Father for purpose of I-864 will be sum of the following (this is part 5, item 21 of I-864).

a. (number of immigrants Father is sponsoring), which is 1.

b. (Father himself), which is 1.

c. 1, if Father is married

d. nunmber of Father's dependents (which is children under the age of 21, and/or any other dependents listed on Father's most recent Federal income tax return)

e. number of other immigrants Father priviously sponsored (by filing a Form I-864/Form I-864 EZ affidavit of support whom Father is still obligated to support).

So, if Father is not married and has no dependents nor supporting no other immigrant, he needs to meet the poverty line for 2 househould ($17,500).

If Father is married and has no dependents nor supporting no other immigrant, he needs to meet the poverty line for 3 househould ($22,000).

If Father is married and have one dependent but no other immigrant, he needs to meet the poverty line for 4 househould ($26,500).

and so on.

woops, I forgot to mention. You might have noticed, but the above poverty line level is only for 48 states. If your friend is living in Hawaii or Alaska, there are separate scales - those are included in the chart for poverty line mentinoed ealier.

thaks for your helps..and l forgot to write children are usc ctizens it makes any difference..becasu l read that in one forum.situation looks like same.

So I just graduated as a practical nurse before I married and since arriving back home started a part time position (which will most likely turn full time before I have to fill out I864), however until then and because I am a single mother without court ordered child support from my ex husband I will make just under the 125% for 3 person household.

However my mother, in her own single household makes just over for a 3 person. But as I was reading, it is not clear if she has to make 125% for herself, myself and my daughter, AND my husband (immigrant) ??? Or does she have to make enough for herself and the immigrant?

I know you have probably answered before so I appologize, but I so appreciate the help and consideration.

Peace,

Mariah

You and your daughter are US citizens. You don't need someone to support you, you are both eligible for the government programs that are available for those in need.

Your immigrant husband, on the other hand, is not eligible for government assistance. Immigration law requires that some individual must support him. So your mother needs to be able to provide for herself and him.

Sit down with an I-864, read the instructions and the questions, and fill out the form from your mother's perspective and it should be clear.

[Mint518 0]

thaks for your helps..and l forgot to write children are usc ctizens it makes any difference..becasu l read that in one forum.situation looks like same.

Sicne mother (your friend's wife) is USC, I figured out children are USC as well. That's why I noted "a. (number of immigrants Father is sponsoring), which is 1." in the previous response in counting household size for Father (your firend's wife's father), i.e., Father does not need to support USC children. FYI - If two children are also immigrants, "a. (number of immigrants Father is sponsoring)" would have been 3.

Householder size for your friend's wife is 4 regardless of the nationality of her children.

Edited February 1, 2009 by Mint518