Co-Sponsor??

[felipe2121 0]

Ok so I tried to search the whole forum for co-sponsor information but couldnt find anything......

After making the math my wife makes under the poverty level, however it wouldnt be hard for me to find someone here including my friend

who is a police officer to sponsor me. However I dont know were to get started and what documents need to be submited and/or what the requirements

are for a sponsor.

Any Help is appreciated.

Thanks

[Otto 83]

searched the whole forum did ya?

Actually this question (or similar) gets asked a lot - A co-sponsor completes the same form as the sponsor does - supplies the same types of supporting evidence (tax returns, pay stubs etc) with the addition of proof of citizenship. A co sponsor must meet the minimum income requirements for his/her household size AND the person being sponsored.

[Inky 1,111]

Please fill in your timeline and information.

The petitioner is the one who has to get a co-sponcer to help if they can't sponcer fully above the poverty line.

[felipe2121 0]

Please fill in your timeline and information.

The petitioner is the one who has to get a co-sponcer to help if they can't sponcer fully above the poverty line.

Please fill in your timeline and information.

The petitioner is the one who has to get a co-sponcer to help if they can't sponcer fully above the poverty line.

So do they just fill out the same I-864a? along with recent paystubs and W-2 and a copy of a birth certificate the co-sponsor would be a friend of the sponsor, the Co-sponsor is currently employed by the Las Vegas Police Dept.

[Otto 83]

So do they just fill out the same I-864a? along with recent paystubs and W-2 and a copy of a birth certificate the co-sponsor would be a friend of the sponsor, the Co-sponsor is currently employed by the Las Vegas Police Dept.

I-864 not I-864A

[Minya's wife 25]

What kind of visa are you applying for or are you already in the US and adjusting status?

[felipe2121 0]

What kind of visa are you applying for or are you already in the US and adjusting status?

I am adjusting status in the USA. I am just so confused I can find someone who is well above the poverty line but dont know what the requirements are to be a co-sponsor.

[Minya's wife 25]

What kind of visa are you applying for or are you already in the US and adjusting status?

I am adjusting status in the USA. I am just so confused I can find someone who is well above the poverty line but dont know what the requirements are to be a co-sponsor.

The joint sponsor's income has to be 125% above the 'poverty level' for the size of his/her household. That means that if the person has, for example, a wife and two kids and is thinking of being a joint-sponsor for an intending immigrant...their household size would be 5.

Joint sponsor + wife + 2 kids + intending immigrant = 5 people SO, salary must be 125% of poverty guideline for 5 people which =$32,238

I-864 forms must be filled out by both your wife - sponsor (even if her income is not sufficient) and the joint-sponsor and the accompanying income tax transcripts or returns must be included for both.

Instructions on how to fill out the I-864 are here:

http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/I-864.pdf

Edited November 24, 2009 by Minya's wife

[felipe2121 0]

What kind of visa are you applying for or are you already in the US and adjusting status?

I am adjusting status in the USA. I am just so confused I can find someone who is well above the poverty line but dont know what the requirements are to be a co-sponsor.

The joint sponsor's income has to be 125% above the 'poverty level' for the size of his/her household. That means that if the person has, for example, a wife and two kids and is thinking of being a joint-sponsor for an intending immigrant...their household size would be 5.

Joint sponsor + wife + 2 kids + intending immigrant = 5 people SO, salary must be 125% of poverty guideline for 5 people which =$32,238

I-864 forms must be filled out by both your wife - sponsor (even if her income is not sufficient) and the joint-sponsor and the accompanying income tax transcripts or returns must be included for both.

Instructions on how to fill out the I-864 are here:

http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/I-864.pdf

So basicly the co-sponsor does not need to be family related, I will have to submit the following for both sponsor and co-sponsor correct me if I am wrong:

*I-864

*Recent paystubs

*Last Years W-2's

*Birth certificate

Besides this information is there anything else that needs to be submited for the Co-sponsor

[Nik+Heather 121]

Not just the W-2s. You have to submit the whole tax return.

The easier alternative is tax transcripts. They are free. They are fast. They are all inclusive! (hooray!)

[felipe2121 0]

Not just the W-2s. You have to submit the whole tax return.

The easier alternative is tax transcripts. They are free. They are fast. They are all inclusive! (hooray!)

How do I obtain the Tax Transcripts? Any specific IRS form?

[felipe2121 0]

Not just the W-2s. You have to submit the whole tax return.

The easier alternative is tax transcripts. They are free. They are fast. They are all inclusive! (hooray!)

Ok so I should order a 4506 form, but besides this there is nothing else that is not listed on the list above right?

[Nik+Heather 121]

You can order the tax transcripts over the phone and have them mailed or faxed to you.

http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=105370,00.html