Sponsor related question

[kumar1234 0]

We are getting sponsorship from a friend of ours who lives with her parents and siblings in a joint family. She (our friend) doesn't support any of her family members as her parents are earning.

Now the question is, if she sponsors us would it be subjected to a household size of 3 (she and 2 of us) or would the household size include her parents/siblings as well?

Thanks.

[bassagitator 1]

We are getting sponsorship from a friend of ours who lives with her parents and siblings in a joint family. She (our friend) doesn't support any of her family members as her parents are earning.

Now the question is, if she sponsors us would it be subjected to a household size of 3 (she and 2 of us) or would the household size include her parents/siblings as well?

Thanks.

It would include ALL that are in the household, including her parents/siblings.

[kumar1234 0]

We are getting sponsorship from a friend of ours who lives with her parents and siblings in a joint family. She (our friend) doesn't support any of her family members as her parents are earning.

Now the question is, if she sponsors us would it be subjected to a household size of 3 (she and 2 of us) or would the household size include her parents/siblings as well?

Thanks.

It would include ALL that are in the household, including her parents/siblings.

Even though she is not supporting any of her family members?!

[bassagitator 1]

We are getting sponsorship from a friend of ours who lives with her parents and siblings in a joint family. She (our friend) doesn't support any of her family members as her parents are earning.

Now the question is, if she sponsors us would it be subjected to a household size of 3 (she and 2 of us) or would the household size include her parents/siblings as well?

Thanks.

It would include ALL that are in the household, including her parents/siblings.

Even though she is not supporting any of her family members?!

I beleive so, yes. Because if someone in the family looses there job, then the family will have to make it up, to keep that family member afloat.

[kumar1234 0]

We are getting sponsorship from a friend of ours who lives with her parents and siblings in a joint family. She (our friend) doesn't support any of her family members as her parents are earning.

Now the question is, if she sponsors us would it be subjected to a household size of 3 (she and 2 of us) or would the household size include her parents/siblings as well?

Thanks.

It would include ALL that are in the household, including her parents/siblings.

Even though she is not supporting any of her family members?!

I beleive so, yes. Because if someone in the family looses there job, then the family will have to make it up, to keep that family member afloat.

Makes sense. Her dad is earning and her mother gets social, so following questions:

* Can they jointly sponsor us?

* Does social security count towards household income?

Thanks

[Mint518 0]

We are getting sponsorship from a friend of ours who lives with her parents and siblings in a joint family. She (our friend) doesn't support any of her family members as her parents are earning.

Now the question is, if she sponsors us would it be subjected to a household size of 3 (she and 2 of us) or would the household size include her parents/siblings as well?

Thanks.

Assuming your friend does not list her parents and her siblings as her dependents in her tax return, has no spouse nor children, and this is the first time she sponsor any immigrants, her household size is 2 (she and you or your spouse, whichever an intending immigrant).

Following is an except from the instruction to I-845:

How Do I Count Household Size?

Your household size includes yourself and the following individuals, no matter where they live: any spouse, any dependent children under the age of 21, any other dependents listed on your most recent Federal income tax return, all persons being sponsored in this affidavit of support, and any immigrants previously sponsored with a Form I-864 or FormI-864 EZ affidavit of support whom you are still obligated to support.

Dependent for purpsose of Federal income tax return is very narrow (which you can find in page 18 of instruction to Form 1040) and among other things you cannot claim anybody as your dependents if one has income over $3,500 (in case of 2008), who filed joint return, to whom you provid support less than 50%. So from the reading of the post, I doubt your friend claimed her parents/siblings as her dependents in her tax return.

Also she does not need to sponsor USC spouse in the petition (either you or your spouse, whichever USC)

Edited February 6, 2009 by Mint518

[pushbrk 13,167]

We are getting sponsorship from a friend of ours who lives with her parents and siblings in a joint family. She (our friend) doesn't support any of her family members as her parents are earning.

Now the question is, if she sponsors us would it be subjected to a household size of 3 (she and 2 of us) or would the household size include her parents/siblings as well?

Thanks.

It would include ALL that are in the household, including her parents/siblings.

Since none of her family members are her dependents, her household size for sponsorship is two, herself and the intending immigrant. She is not sponsoring the US Citizen Petitioner. The above response is absolutely incorrect.

[kumar1234 0]

Mint518 & pushbrk: Thank you very much for your replies and clarifying the reason