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is it bad if joint sponsor is not related (family member) ?? pls help

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Chalupa718   0

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At my husband's interview they requested for a joint sponsor since i am unemployed...

Now we have someone who is willing to help us, but she is only a friend, not related ...

she is not married and makes descent amount...(and does not live with me)

Would it matter ??

Does she only fill out the form I864?? (1 form) ??

Please help..

thanks in advance!

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k.loveh   0

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At my husband's interview they requested for a joint sponsor since i am unemployed...

Now we have someone who is willing to help us, but she is only a friend, not related ...

she is not married and makes descent amount...(and does not live with me)

Would it matter ??

Does she only fill out the form I864?? (1 form) ??

Please help..

thanks in advance!

She is not required to be a relative, does not have to live with you. She only needs to be a domiciled US Citizen and financially make 125% above the US poverty guidelines.

Yes, she needs to fill out the I-864, just as you did.

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Peter&Jaime   1

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At my husband's interview they requested for a joint sponsor since i am unemployed...

Now we have someone who is willing to help us, but she is only a friend, not related ...

she is not married and makes descent amount...(and does not live with me)

Would it matter ??

Does she only fill out the form I864?? (1 form) ??

Please help..

thanks in advance!

I agree with k.loveh. The directions on page 3 of the I-864 state: "A joint sponsor does not have to be related to the petitioning sponsor or the intending immigrant." The co-signer's relationship to the beneficiary and petitioner does not matter. The only thing that matters is that make over 125% or over 100% if they are in the military.

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sachinky   465

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Just to add: the co sponsor can be a LPR as well.

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champi   13

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Maybe this is already assumed, but I wanted to just make a comment. My cousin had similar situation like you. Her income was not enuf so she got her friend to sponser her parents. However, at interview time, consulate asked for the co-sponsor's tax return. So, be sure to have co-sponsor fill out I-864 along with supporting evidence of income such as employment letter, pay stubs, tax returns, etc.

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Chalupa718   0

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Maybe this is already assumed, but I wanted to just make a comment. My cousin had similar situation like you. Her income was not enuf so she got her friend to sponser her parents. However, at interview time, consulate asked for the co-sponsor's tax return. So, be sure to have co-sponsor fill out I-864 along with supporting evidence of income such as employment letter, pay stubs, tax returns, etc.

Thanks!!!! I got my friend to do the I-864 and her taxes too!!!

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christeen   966

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Maybe this is already assumed, but I wanted to just make a comment. My cousin had similar situation like you. Her income was not enuf so she got her friend to sponser her parents. However, at interview time, consulate asked for the co-sponsor's tax return. So, be sure to have co-sponsor fill out I-864 along with supporting evidence of income such as employment letter, pay stubs, tax returns, etc.

Thanks!!!! I got my friend to do the I-864 and her taxes too!!!

Dont forget to get a copy of proof of residency (passport copy, birth certificate, green card) and current proof of income (pay stubs or letter of empolyment) from your sponsor and you will be good to go

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sachinky Mentor

sachinky   465

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I know it's not required that the joint sponsor be related to the petitioner but I have a different question. My joint sponsor is my (the intending immigrant's) cousin. Not my USC husband's. That's not going to be a problem, right? Logic tells me that as long as the cousin is a USC and makes more than the required amount it shouldn't be an issue who he is related to. We'd have gone with his parents but my father-in-law is in between jobs currently and I was under the impression that the joint sponsor must be currently employed. So we went with the next best option, my naturalized USC cousin who works in the government.

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03/27/2009: Engaged in Ithaca, New York.
08/17/2009: Wedding in Calcutta, India.
09/29/2009: I-130 NOA1
01/25/2010: I-130 NOA2
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12/07/2012: 10 year card production ordered.

09/25/2013: N-400 NOA1

10/16/2013: Biometrics completed

12/03/2013: Interview

12/20/2013: Oath ceremony

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